1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: And we understand that ten territory businesses have indeed been 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: nominated for the twenty twenty two Chief Minister's Export Awards. 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: Now theyred you to be announced on Friday night, and 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: the awards are aimed at promoting the importance, of course 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: of international trade and the industry and recognizing the outstanding 6 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: achievements and success stories of the Northern Territories export leaders. 7 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 1: Now joining me on the line to tell us more 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: about the event is the Chief Operating Officer with the 9 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: Chamber of Commerce, Nicole Walsh. 10 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Good morning, thank you for having 11 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 2: me on. Nicole, great to have a chat with you. 12 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: Now tell us what are the awards all about. 13 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 3: Like you mentioned, Katie, it's all about recognizing international trade 14 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 3: and export. We know for some it's been a tough years, 15 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 3: a tough couple of years with COVID and it's just 16 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 3: a great opportunity to recognize the great work that's been done. 17 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 3: And of course the winners of this Friday's categories do 18 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 3: go into the international stage. I compete against other state 19 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 3: and territory to the Export of the Year, which is 20 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 3: very exciting. 21 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: Now I understand that there are team finalists, what kind 22 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: of industries do they operating. 23 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 3: Right across the right across the different sectors. You know, 24 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 3: some of the categories include, you know, the Agrian food business, manufacturing, 25 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 3: advanced materials, professional services. There's actually really quite a range. 26 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 3: Of course, we've got ones that that have been involved 27 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 3: in the export industry for some for some time, and 28 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 3: there's some newer nominees in there as well, so a 29 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 3: Catherine and Alice Springs nominee as well, which is always 30 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 3: excellens to see, Nicole. 31 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: Why is international trade or you know that exports so 32 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: important in the territory. 33 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, Look, it's it's when we talk about export, we 34 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 3: think about the businesses of course that of exporting over 35 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 3: and doing business, but the actual the supply chain and 36 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 3: how the flows through impacts of business in the Northern 37 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 3: Territory from you know, people that they employ or the 38 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 3: people that supporting that business. Exporting so incredibly important for 39 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 3: our economy and the whole not just the explorer themselves, 40 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 3: but everything else that goes with it. Is really is 41 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 3: such an economy booster. 42 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I guess when you talk about that economy booster, 43 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: I'm sure makes a huge contribution as well, you know 44 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: to the Northern Territory more generally. 45 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm just looking at the figures. Actually sixteen point 46 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,399 Speaker 3: three billions, so it's a it's a pretty big thing 47 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 3: of exporting. And of course we know that there's been 48 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 3: lots of different talks with different countries that where you know, 49 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 3: the territories really looking how we can sort of reach 50 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,239 Speaker 3: the you know, the the forty billion by twenty thirty 51 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 3: and how that works with other countries with importing and 52 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 3: exporting as well. So it's something that's you know, that 53 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 3: really pushing through. 54 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: With Yeah, well when you do talk about sort of 55 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: growing the economy and you know, and that economy building 56 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: up to forty billion, how important are our exports. I 57 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: know you've touched on the fact that you obviously need 58 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: to be working with you know, with different countries, but 59 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: like how important is this piece of the puzzle. 60 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 3: It's hugely important because we do as a territory there's 61 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 3: so much opportunity for business and again to grunting economy, 62 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 3: so it's really important. And the more we can export, 63 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 3: the more the more resources that we'll go into supporting 64 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 3: those exporters, which is generating more business for full territory business. 65 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 3: So you might have someone doing something really big in 66 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 3: if they have a Catherine region, that part of that 67 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 3: part of supply chain is coming from you from Alice 68 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 3: Springs or from Tennant Creek, or however from on other 69 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 3: islands and Nolan Boy or go. So you know, working 70 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 3: together as a as a business community to support export 71 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 3: well just will benefit everyone and the economics goes back 72 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 3: into our communities and our businesses and it just makes 73 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 3: for a stronger economy. 74 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: And I'd imagine that an event like Friday Nights as 75 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: well is you know, a really great opportunity to sort 76 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: of highlight the wonderful exporters. So the wonderful businesses that 77 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: we've got in the Northern Territory that are exporting and 78 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: the great work that they're doing. 79 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, look, it absolutely is for the nominees, of course, 80 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 3: I just spoken. It's been released by the Chiefments as 81 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 3: offices a great way because they don't all have to 82 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 3: be multinational organizations. We've got some you know privately own 83 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 3: some bigger organizations. And it's also you know, I think 84 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 3: it's really different people to see, but we have lots 85 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 3: of conversations as a chamber throughout all reasons because we're 86 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 3: basically the territory and I think it's a great way 87 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 3: to aspires as people are talking to Antenta Crete last 88 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 3: week that they're looking at becoming exporters. So seeing what's 89 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 3: happening here has seen people being recognized as you know what, 90 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 3: I think we can actually do that and this is 91 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 3: what we're aiming to do. Northern CHURCHI Government does a 92 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 3: lot around the support. It was a round table yesterday 93 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 3: in our springs that you know, people wanting to look 94 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 3: at who are in and the challenges that who are 95 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 3: looking to export as well. There's always those conversations happening 96 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 3: and it's just highlights, you know, how people are doing 97 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 3: it really really well. 98 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 2: Nicole, How long have these awards been running for? 99 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 3: They have been all that's running for a very very 100 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 3: long time. It's over twenty thirty it's about twenty or 101 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 3: thirty years. I believe Chamber has had it for a 102 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 3: long time. The National ones have been around for a while. 103 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 3: Of course we had monsoons the National National Awards last year, 104 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 3: but they've been around for a very very long time. 105 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 3: And I can just see that strength and me now 106 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 3: we'll have it like we all know. Yeah, a couple 107 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 3: of very different years. And it's not just about export 108 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 3: and ours, of course, it's all about supply chain as well, 109 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 3: so to strengths for strengths. It's been a busy week 110 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 3: with OBM and everything else that's happening now this week, 111 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 3: that's for sure. 112 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, no doubt about it. So it will be a 113 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 2: massive night. 114 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 1: Are there still tickets available if there is anybody out 115 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,239 Speaker 1: there listening that is keen to support are the Northern 116 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: Territory Export Awards. 117 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, look absolutely, it's like to jump on our website 118 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 3: to the Chamber empt website. I'll give us a call, 119 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 3: to me a call and we can certainly organize. We're 120 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 3: down at the convention Center and it's going to be 121 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 3: a great great get Jeff a great speaker. Jeff Well, 122 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 3: he's coming. He is an exporter from New South wel 123 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 3: it's someone from the Export Awards. So it's going to 124 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 3: be a great. 125 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 2: Night, no doubt about it. 126 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 3: Jump on them, buy ticket, Yeah, yeah. 127 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 2: I reckon, it'll be wonderful. I'm looking forward to it. 128 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 1: Well. Nicole Walsh, the Chief operating officer with the Chamber 129 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: of Commerce, really good to catch up with you this 130 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: morning and I'm excited to see you know who takes 131 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: these awards out. 132 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 3: I'm very happy to have you on Friday night. It's 133 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 3: going to be a wonderful night. So thank you, and 134 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 3: we'll see he gets re ignized on Friday. But it's 135 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 3: all about the nominee. So thank you. 136 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, it really is good on you, Nicole. Thanks so 137 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 2: much for your time this morning. 138 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:20,919 Speaker 3: Thank you, babe.