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Bagot Aboriginal community still opposes Dan Murphy’s bid for Darwin megastore despite location change
Helen Fejo-Frith says the Bagot Aboriginal community does not want a Dan Murphy’s store in Darwin — at any location — and that her feelings about it could not be any stronger.
Key points:
- Endeavour Group has spent years pushing for a Darwin Dan Murphy’s
- Last week it shifted the store’s proposed location
- The Government also pushed new laws through to “cut red tape”
“We don’t want another [alcohol] outlet here, we’ve got enough as it is,” Ms Fejo-Frith said.
Endeavour Group — owned by Woolworths Group — has spent several years trying to get approval for a Dan Murphy’s store on Bagot Road in Darwin’s northern suburbs.
Ms Fejo-Frith, the Bagot community advisory group president, was one of the…
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