Community
Engagement in the
Northern Territory
2021 activities update

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A message from
Roland Houareau
INPEX General Manager,
Northern Territory

the strong performance of our onshore workforce andleadership team, together with the extended Ichthys LNG
ecosystem including contractors, service providers andTerritorians who are instrumental to our continued success.
Around 500 Territorians are working each day to support
the safe operations and maintenance of our Ichthys LNG
onshore production facilities. We thank our teammates andtheir families for their continuous efforts.

It has been another productive, challenging and yet
satisfying year for INPEX in the Northern Territory.
In 2021, ACIL Allen completed an independent social andeconomic analysis to estimate the benefits flowing from
Ichthys LNG across the Territory from 2020-2030.
We are pleased to be contributing $2.8 billion in income
to the Territory each year to 2030, or $251 million on
average annually. More broadly, the Gross Territory Productis expected to be boosted by $87.1 billion a year to 2030,
as a result of Ichthys LNG’s operations.
Local employment is a beneficiary: for every job createdby Ichthys LNG, another 2.2 jobs are generated here in
the Territory.
Our people are proudly contributing to the vibrancy of our
local communities, having volunteered more than 50,000
hours of time across the past 12 months.
Pleasingly, more than 600 cargoes have safely departed
Ichthys LNG, with our shipments supporting socialand economic benefits in the Territory. This provenperformance, in just three short years of production is something we are particularly proud of. Our sincere
thanks to the NT business community for its ongoingsupport, and to our highly capable people for helping
deliver this impressive milestone – and for the many
more yet to come!
In mid-2021, to support Ichthys LNG’s continued safe
and stable production we completed a major turnaround
event at Bladin Point, with approximately 1,600 people
safely delivering more than 140,000 maintenance hours.
This achievement would not have been possible without

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Throughout 2021, INPEX and the Ichthys Joint Venture
continued to invest in our local community, with highlights
including our major partnership with the iconic Darwin
Festival and renewing existing partnerships with NT AFL,
Youth Shak (operated by Australian Red Cross), Australian
Volunteer Coast Guard, Menzies School of Health Research
as well as increasing our support for the Energy Club NT
and Foodbank NT.
We also worked proactively with community partners
and sponsorship recipients during turbulent times whenplanned activities and events were postponed, assuring
them of our ongoing relationship and providing flexibility
and certainty around our support.
We continued to deliver our second Stretch Reconciliation
Action Plan commitments through maintaining positive
relationships with, and creating opportunities for, Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander peoples - in particular the
Larrakia people.
Despite the continued uncertainties brought about by
COVID-19, the Territory community stood together, foundways to support each other and moved effectively throughthe second year of this global crisis.
We sincerely thank everyone in the Northern Territorycommunity for your valuable support in 2021 – and welook forward to working in partnership with you again
in 2022.
Kind regards,

Owner and Managing Director, Stuart Kenny, bought
the business in 2018 and has transformed it into aworld-class supply, installation and calibration service for
instrumentation equipment.
Stuart, who has lived in the Territory for 22 years andworked in the cattle industry before roles servicing theresource and defence sectors, knows the Territory offers
unique opportunities for local businesses.
To capitalise on this opportunity, Stuart set about upskilling
the locally owned and operated business. He spent 18
months going through a rigorous National Association of
Test Authorities (NATA) accreditation process for calibrationand manufacturing to bring Territory Instruments up toAustralian and international standards.

INPEX instrumental to successThree years ago, Territory Instruments was an industrial
electrical business with two employees. Now the businessemploys seven staff and offers an internationally accredited
service from Darwin used by some of the giants of theenergy industry.

The initiative proved to be a game changer for thecompany, which went on to secure INPEX as a long-termclient. Stuart is proud of the company’s reputation andrecognition as a leading supplier to global companies in the
resources, defence, construction, health, water and clean
energy industries.
The company recently expanded its supply services into the
medical industry, supplying $150 000 of COVID-19 testing
equipment to the Department of Health for the Howard
Springs quarantine facility.
Stuart credits his company’s success with developing close
relationships with clients such as INPEX, a dedicated andskilled team and affiliations with world-class suppliers of
instrumentation and equipment.

Winnellie Hydraulics
Max Nicholson grew up in his father’s hydraulics workshop
with his first memories as a three-year-old sweeping thefloor and running ice creams to the workers.
Fast forward 30 years and Max has not only taken over thereins of his father’s family-owned and operated company,
Winnellie Hydraulics, but is also taking it to a national andglobal level.
Originally specialising in servicing hydraulic components
for the growing transport, commercial fishing andearthmoving industries in the Territory, Winnellie Hydraulics
now services major global clients in the region’s growing
energy industry.
A highlight of that growth was securing INPEX as a clientin the local energy industry.
Max said working with and supplying INPEX built thecompany’s confidence to expand into an area that wasn’t
being offered in Darwin – valve supply.
“There was not a single valve supplier in Darwin and there isno one up here doing it, so we thought, ‘Well, we will do it’.”Now the proud father of a baby boy, Max is keen to see abright future for the family-owned company.

“The valve business has been so successful, and INPEX has
been so supportive, we have brought it out to be a separate
division of Winnellie Hydraulics that directly employs
several people in the business in Darwin and other states.”“The company was started by my old man in 1983 andnow we are winning big projects in Darwin and across thecountry – the sky is the limit for us,” he said.

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Celebrating our people
2021 was an exciting year where exceptional INPEX and Ichthys
LNG team members were recognised for excellence outside
the fence, across a range of industry awards.

Women in Resources NT Awards 2021
Three exceptional employees were recognised fortheir achievements in front of a crowd of 280 industry
professionals at the 2021 Women in Resources Awards
in Darwin.

Jamie, a finalist in the Exceptional Young
Woman category, was recognised forher significant contribution in supporting
school-based programs.

Jamie Collins, Stuart Miles and Caris Witty who support
Ichthys LNG’s onshore operations in Darwin were
finalists across three categories at the 2021 Womenin Resources awards.

Stuart was among three contenders
for the Gender Diversity Champion
category.

Caris was a finalist in the highly
competitive Exceptional Tradeswoman
and Operator category.

2021 GTNT Awards

Northern Territory
Engineer of the Year

Five TRACE apprentices who workat Ichthys LNG were finalists in the
GTNT apprentice of the year: Britta
Wilson, Doni Robertson, Cooper
Norris, Eddie Clarke and Matthew
Cubis, with Matthew winning ‘Most
Outstanding Apprentice Stage 3’.

Kimberley Robertson was a finalist
in the Northern Territory ‘Engineerof the Year’ awards, hosted byEngineers Australia Northern,
recognised for her outstanding
contribution to the industry.

NAIDOC Apprentice of the Year
Eddie Clarke, fourth year apprentice with TRACE (whois no stranger to winning awards, having picked up two
in 2020 for his contributions to our organisation andthe wider community) won NAIDOC apprentice of theyear which was announced at this year’s NAIDOC ball.

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Investing in education
for Territorians
Did you know INPEX offers two scholarships each year
to students at Charles Darwin University (CDU)? The
scholarships provide financial support for NT-resident
students who wish to study full-time undergraduate
courses relevant to the energy industry.
Four scholarships have been awarded since thecommencement of the scholarships in 2020.
Kimberley Doukas, who is studying a Bachelor ofEnvironmental Science says the benefits of the INPEX
scholarship are beyond financial support.
“The scholarship has also been so amazing for manyreasons. It provided networking opportunities where I havemet a great number of professionals in my discipline andalso helped me to stand out amongst my peers and gain
vacation employment in my field of study.”
The CDU scholarships are one of the ways INPEX is
supporting the community through education and building
capability in the local workforce.
More information about INPEX scholarships is available
on the CDU website Scholarships at CDU.

CDU scholarship recipients: Kimberley Doukas

Michael Long Learning andLeadership Centre reopenedin 2021

The MLLLC is committed to evolution in program
engagement and delivery; this year the MLLLC partneredwith Charles Darwin University to evaluate in-houseprograms and ensure ongoing excellence.

The Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre(MLLLC), supported by INPEX-led Ichthys Joint Venture,facilitates leadership programs to increase the school
attendance, engagement and behaviour of remote
Indigenous youth across the Northern Territory. Following
a 14-month dormancy due to COVID-19, MLLLC programs
re-commenced in May 2021 with avid uptake by schools
across the Northern Territory.
Since May 2021, 153 students have participated in MLLLC
programs, with an additional 70 students postponed toearly 2022 due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the NT.
From Central Australia to North East Arnhem Land, thisyear 15 remote Indigenous communities have travelled an
accumulative total of 20,000 kilometres to attend MLLLC
Make Your Mark Leadership programs this year.
The MLLLC Make Your Mark Leadership Program is afootball-themed week of education covering health, literacy
and numeracy, team building, leadership skills, creativearts and goal setting. Students experience local boarding
schools and Darwin sightseeing including thewave pool, bowling, Darwin museum and the beach.
5Study shows 2,000 local jobs supported
every year from INPEX-operated
Ichthys LNG

INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG is forecast to support morethan 2000 jobs every year in the Northern Territory up
to 2030, according to a recent independent social andeconomic study.
Leading independent economics firm, ACIL Allen, has
released a report into the long-term economic and social
benefits of Ichthys LNG’s operations over the next decade.

Each year, Ichthys LNG will directly pay $132 million
in wages and salaries to its Northern Territory-based
workforce.
In addition, a further $118 million in indirect wages andsalaries will be earned by workers across other sectors of
the economy in roles created as a result of Ichthys LNG’soperations in the Northern Territory.

The report – A social and economic impact assessment:
Ichthys LNG 2020 – 2030, which was commissioned by
the INPEX-led Ichthys Joint Venture, estimates the extent
to which the Northern Territory economy and the broader
community benefits from Ichthys LNG’s operations.

Other key economic and social benefits identified in thereport included:

The report found that for every full-time job created by
Ichthys LNG an additional two jobs were generated in the
Northern Territory.

• $2.8bn of income to be generated, or $251m each year

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• $7.1bn in total tax revenue to be generated, with anaverage of $649m going to the Australian and Northern
Territory governments each year
• $84.3bn in exports to be contributed, equating to$7.7bn each year• $2.8bn to be contributed indirectly to the local economy,
equating to $251m each year of benefits to Northern
Territory businesses• 2,056 full-time equivalent jobs to be supported
each year

opportunities that Ichthys LNG will provide the Northern
Territory population and local businesses.
These benefits and opportunities are expected to continue
throughout Ichthys LNG’s 40-year operational life.

• more than 1,000 individuals relocated to the Territory
for work associated with Ichthys LNG’s operations,
supporting a population and economic boost“The size and scale of Ichthys LNG has had adisproportionate benefit on the growth and developmentof the Northern Territory economy over the past decade,”
Mr Nicolaou said.

• 50,862 hours’ volunteered time by INPEX workers,
contractors and their families at local sports clubs
and associations on an annual basis, valued at
approximately $1m“While the transition of the project from construction tooperations has had temporary side effects, over the longer
term Ichthys LNG will support lasting benefits to the NT.

ACIL Allen Executive Director John Nicolaou said thereport showed that the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG energy
development has had a transformational impact in the
Northern Territory.
“It has helped anchor the Northern Territory as an
emerging gas province, which has the potential to becomea world-class production, manufacturing and services hub,”
Mr Nicolaou said.
“Ichthys LNG provides the economic base to support
a range of other industry sectors, thereby creating
employment opportunities and supporting population
growth in the Territory.”
The report recognises local community views that thelabour-intensive construction phase had significant, but
short-term, economic and social benefits and highlighted
the long-term employment and service and supply“This includes reducing the Territory’s reliance onAustralian Government-funded sectors to drive economic
opportunities for businesses and individuals.”
The report highlights that the employment created by
Ichthys LNG has helped boost the Territory’s population
by more than 1,000 since it commenced operations.
A growing number of families in the Territory generates
demand for important social services, including childcare,primary and secondary school enrolments, as well as
health services.
In 2019–20, Ichthys LNG generated an economic output
across a range of sectors that was equal to one quarterof the Northern Territory’s entire economy.
While the primary benefit of Ichthys LNG is through thebillions of dollars in exports generated each year, there
are significant benefits that accrue to local industry in the
Territory. ACIL Allen’s study found that Ichthys LNG would
generate on average:• $48.8m each year in activity for the transport andlogistics sector• $46.2m each year for the professional, technical andscientific services sectors• $43m each year for the rental, hiring and real estateservices.

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Community
highlights
Darwin Festival

No More campaign

INPEX was proud to once again partner with Darwin
Festival in 2021 with naming rights to the INPEX Sunset
Stage in Festival Park and supporting the local artist projectTransforming the INPEX Sunset Stage. We also supported
the installation outcome for the multi-year project Fly Me
Up To Where You Are.

INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG welcomed veteran sports
broadcaster Charlie King to the onshore facilities at Bladin
Point in November to talk to the workforce about the‘No More’ campaign and to provide support with theimplementation of the ‘INPEX Australia Domestic andFamily Violence Action Plan 2021-2023’.

The popular INPEX Sunset Stage returned with an ambitious
2021 program, and despite the rollercoaster of events, over
11,000 audience members enjoyed 35 events across the
14-day Festival. The open-air stage was home to a vibrantmix of comedy, cabaret and music from local andinterstate artists.
With the assistance of INPEX since 2017, Darwin Festival
has seen the corrugated iron shell of the Festival’s mainstage in the Festival Park hub transformed by local Darwin
artists. And in 2021, the newly named INPEX Sunset Stage
exterior was once again brought to life through the projectTransforming the INPEX Sunset Stage by local Larrakia
artists Shaun and Trent Lee with a stunning saltwaterthemed mural.
In 2020, INPEX supported the hands-on conceptual arts
project Fly Me Up To Where You Are. The project engaged
thousands of students from across the Northern Territory
to each create their own unique dream flag with an image
or message expressing their own hopes and dreams forthe future. These flags came together as part of the 2021
program to form a large-scale community art installation
at the Darwin Waterfront, attracting over 50,000 visitors
over the Festival dates.

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During the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based
Violence, which is an annual international campaign thatkicks off on 25 November and runs until 10 December,Charlie King and Tayla Falconer from Catholic Care NT
addressed INPEX and contractor employees to raiseawareness about the stunning statistics of family violencein Australia and to start the conversation about what weall must do to stop it.
As well as raising awareness about the damning statistics,
practical tips were shared about things both men andwomen can do to end family violence. Ichthys LNG
employees joined the campaign and linked arms
to demonstrate their personal commitment to end
family violence.

Trachoma Trailer update
Back in 2020, INPEX, TRACE and the Darwin Rotary Club
presented the Katherine West Health Board (KWHB) with aninteractive Trachoma Trailer which has become an integral
part of a KWHB education program.
The program aims to eliminate blinding trachoma
from remote communities by engaging children andyoung people in an interactive water trailer to educate
communities about trachoma, the importance of personal
hygiene and practical advice on facial cleanliness.

Darwin Harbour Clean Up
INPEX and Ichthys Joint Venture have been proud
sponsors of the annual Darwin Harbour Clean Up forjust over a decade.
This year, a team of Ichthys LNG volunteers scoured the
Elizabeth River Bridge boat ramp, filling an entire ute
tray with rubbish. A total of 95 kilograms of rubbish wascollected by the team and removed from the environment.
More than 200 volunteers supported this year’s clean-up
which is organised by Larrakia Nation with funding support
from City of Darwin, Santos, INPEX, Territory Natural
Resource Management and SeaLink NT.

The trailer has been on the road throughout the dry season
and most recently the KWHB held school holiday programsin Lajamanu, Kalkaringi and Daguragu, where they had up
to 40 children per community engaged in the ‘six steps to
selfcare’ activities and even made an appearance at the
Big Rivers AFL game.

Menzies School of
Health Research
In November, the Aboriginal and Islander Mental healthinitiative (AIMhi) ‘Stay Strong’ app was launched in Darwin,in collaboration with Menzies School of Health Research(Menzies) with funding support from INPEX-led Ichthys
Joint Venture.
AIMhi Stay Strong app is a colourful, user-friendly digitalmental health tool developed by Menzies with AustralianFirst Nations people.
The app incorporates Pitjantjatjara language and Aboriginal
English with plans to include other Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander languages. The Stay Strong app supports
service providers to have wellbeing conversations with First
Nations people in primary care and specialist settings.
NT Minister for Health, Natasha Fyles, attended the launch
as well as Professor Alan Cass, Professor Tricia Nagel and
Brendon Douglas from Menzies, along with representatives
from INPEX.
For more information about the AIMhi Stay Strong
projects visit https://www.aimhistaystrong.com.au/.

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building and events

2021 Meet the Buyer

Northern Territory Training Awards

INPEX was the proud naming rights sponsor of the Energy
Club NT’s ‘Meet the Buyer’ event for 2021.

In September, INPEX Digital Mobility Lead, Ryan King,
presented VET lecturer Wendy Blight with the vocational
education and training (VET) /Teacher/Trainer of theyear award at the NT Training Awards. INPEX is a proudsupporter of these awards which are an official recognitionof excellence and achievements in gaining the highest
standards of knowledge and skills, in contributing to highstandards of training, and for personal achievement in the
VET sector.

The Meet the Buyer event brings together local businesses
and operators in a ‘speed dating’ style networking forum. It’san opportunity for local businesses to demonstrate capacityand proven experience in the resources sector and an
opportunity to meet with operators and contractors.
The event promotes the diversity of the NT local businessdemographic and targets the inclusion of Indigenousowned businesses.

Around 100 people, including representatives from morethan 20 local businesses, gathered at the Pavilion at
Mindil Beach Casino.
On the event, INPEX Onshore Implementation Manager,
Mark Wilson said, “It was great to see so many businesses
in the room that support our operations, notably, Winnellie
Hydraulics, ERGT, Territory Instruments, Sage
and Skymax.”

Women in Resources NT
INPEX was pleased to sponsor the Women in Resources NTAwards which took place in June 2021. For the past six years,
INPEX and the Ichthys Joint Venture has proudly sponsoredthe Exceptional Tradeswoman and Operator category. Photo:
Dave Dann, General Manager Onshore Operations presented
Lauren O’Neill from South 32 with the award.

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Chief Minister’s NT Export andIndustry Awards
INPEX General Manager NT Roland Houareau was pleased
to present Beatrice Tcherna from Thamarrurr Plums with
the Indigenous Business award at the Chief Minister’s
Export and Industry awards in November. Thamarrurr
Plums harvested more than 11 tonnes of Kakadu Plum in
2021, engaging 179 local harvesters to work on country.
INPEX was pleased to sponsor the NT Export and Industry
Awards, which recognises exporters and leaders across
16 industry categories.

UpLIFTing programsfor Larrakia

If you have an idea for a program that will benefit Larrakia
people or queries about the LIFT, please email:
ILAC_LIFT_queries@INPEX.com.au.

The Larrakia Ichthys LNG Foundation Trust (LIFT) wasestablished in 2018 for the sole benefit of the Larrakia
people, the Traditional Owners of the land and waters
on which the Ichthys LNG onshore processing
facilities operate.
In the three years since the LIFT programs commenced,
more than 500 Larrakia people from across Australia
have benefited from a range of programs in the areasof education and training, support for the elderly andsupport for the community.
The Larrakia Aged Care Services bus has made 468 trips
each quarter this year – a very welcome program for
the Larrakia elderly.
New programs approved in 2021 include access to agedcare activities, allowances for trade tools and assistancewith home grounds maintenance.
For more information about the LIFT, please referto the video produced by FiRST NATiONS TV for
the Larrakia Ichthys LNG Foundation Trust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM2E8gKswDY

INPEX Larrakia Advisory Committee members.
L to R: Darryn Wilson, Chrissy Jenner, Justine Williams,
Bill Townsend, Carol Quill, Mark Motlop.

Sharing the Harbour safely
INPEX is committed to sharing Darwin Harbour safely
with all recreational and commercial users.
Up to three liquefied natural gas (LNG) export carriers
and one liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier are
received each week at the Ichthys LNG onshore
processing facilities at Bladin Point. In addition, up
to one condensate carrier is received each fortnight.
The Regional Harbourmaster has declared a marine
safety zone restricting access around Bladin Point,
including the product loading jetty, to ensure thesafety of everyone on the water.
All Harbour users are encouraged to observe theHarbourmaster’s marine safety zone, available
at Marine safety - NT.GOV.AU

Contact: 1800 705 010
enquiries@INPEX.com.au
INPEX.com.au

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INPEX is committed to engaging
with Territorians
INPEX is committed to keeping Territorians informed about INPEX and Ichthys LNG activities. We use a rangeof tools including community feedback lines, advertising, industry forums, traditional and social media. We
value your feedback and managed approximately 400 direct enquiries in 2021.
Who weengaged with

Areas of interest

INPEX team activities in 2021

Territorians

Career opportunities

Approximately 400 enquiries addressed

Business opportunities

Regular social media updates

Opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples

TV commercial for Solid Pathways Program recruitment

Sponsorship

Timely updates in local media including Territory Q, NT News and
ABC radio.
More than 200 face to face meetings with NT stakeholders
ACIL Allen report launched

Community
partners

Impacts of COVID-19 on organisations
and opportunities for INPEX to provide
assistance» Health and Wellbeing, Education andTraining, supporting Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander peoples, business capacity building and community events» Sponsorship and long-term partnerships» In-kind support and opportunities tocollaborate with INPEX including employee engagement and volunteering

Government

Proactively engaged with all community and sponsorship partners
with assurance of continued and flexible support despite uncertainties
around COVID-19• 20 NT programs supported in 2021, including 12 partnerships
and 8 sponsorships• Two new CDU scholarships awarded in 2021
» More than 100 INPEX employees cumulatively participated in community activities including volunteering and mentoring» INPEX employees contribute 50,000 hours of volunteering annually.
» In-kind support provided to community partners through paid-for
advertising and promotional opportunities, employee volunteering
and INPEX leadership presentations at ceremonies and events.

» Key Ichthys LNG onshore activities
and future business growthprospects» Briefings and updates with Federal politicians, NTG ministers anddepartments» COVID-19 impacts» Worked proactively with NTG to manage COVID-19 impacts» Educational engagement about operation of onshore facilities» Industry insights and technical briefings and ACIL Allen briefings» Opportunities to support NTG audio
visual and communicatio materials» Collaboration with NTG departments and provision of audio-visualmaterials for NTG use.
» Engagement with local government in the Ichthys LNG footprint.

» Engagement opportunities withsenior INPEX representatives based in
and visiting Darwin
Local Business» Key Ichthys LNG onshore activities
and future business growth» Regular face-to-face meetings with peak body representatives» Prospects» INPEX and contractor representatives volunteering on various business committees and Boards, including NT Chamber of Commerce,
Energy Club NT, Women in Resources NT and NT Manufacturer’s
Council.

» Opportunities to support Ichthys LNG
and INPEX business activities» Opportunities to collaborate andshare success stories» Opportunities to engage with INPEX
personnel» Regular representation at industry events and networking activities» ACIL Allen report launch» Co-hosted two events with NT Chamber of Commerce» Associate membership of NT IBN» Naming rights sponsor of Energy Club NT’s ‘Meet the Buyer’ event» Celebrating the success of local businesses supporting Ichthys LNG.

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