1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Five double A Nights with Matthew Pantalas. 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 2: To clarify something I said, a business has closed, It 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 2: actually hasn't. They have closed their doors facing the beach, 4 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:15,079 Speaker 2: so you can't get in that way anymore. It's the 5 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 2: bws at well down on the coast, I think in 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 2: the Henley area. Let's find out. Jake Hall Evans fair 7 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 2: Go candidate for the seat of Coulton at the upcoming 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 2: state election, which takes in Henley Beach. Jake's been talking 9 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: to people in the area about the effects the toxins 10 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: have been having on their health, wellbeing and lifestyle. This 11 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 2: alga bloom, toxic algal bloom. Jake, good evening, Good evening, Matthew, 12 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 2: how are you all right? What response have you had? 13 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 2: And by the way, to anyone along the beach. I 14 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 2: was down at Henley Beach this morning about eight thirty 15 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 2: and the foam that was everywhere this morning just unreal. 16 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 2: All the way along the Metro coast. It looked like looked. 17 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: Less like a beach and more like a snowfield. 18 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: It be honest, totally yeah. So I don't know the 19 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 2: waves were driving that in. 20 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: I suppose, oh, the waves and the wind, but look, 21 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: people that live along the coast have known for a 22 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: long time now that this harmful algae bloom is affecting 23 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 1: their health and lifestyle, and I've spoken to many residents. 24 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: In fact, the government held an algae bloom forum in 25 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: Henley a number of months ago now and people were 26 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: raising their concerns about itchy eyes and lack of ability 27 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: to breathe out in the open air, sore throats and coughing, 28 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: and it was almost dismissed and just you know, the 29 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: residents were told to close their windows and doors. That 30 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 1: was the health advice that was provided at the forum. 31 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: And throughout campaigning, I've spoken to many people that have said, 32 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: we deserve, you know, for our concerns to really be recorded. 33 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: We don't feel as if we'd been heard. We deserve better, 34 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: say they deserve a fair go. But what we've then 35 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: seen on the weekend is a business has now had 36 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: to close the roller door at a BWS drive through 37 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: because the staff we're experiencing those health impacts and irritations. 38 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: So when you know something because iconic as driving through 39 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: the bottleow can't happen, and that people are being invited 40 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: to walk in to purchase what they might need for 41 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 1: the weekend. There's something not. 42 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 2: Right, so they're only accepting walk ins, which must have 43 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 2: an effect on their business, their bottom line, because if 44 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 2: you're in the car and see walk in only, you think, well, 45 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 2: I'll just go to the next one, wouldn't you? I 46 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 2: would Well. 47 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: The great thing about the community in Coleton is that 48 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: they really get behind businesses that use their initiatives to 49 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: protect their staff. So the results on Facebook has been 50 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: quite positive. There's a local page that is said that 51 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: they admire the businesses that look after their staff and 52 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: that we should support them. So I won't speak for 53 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: that business that have to talk about the support that 54 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: they're receiving. But to change your operation, I'm a small 55 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: business owner and to change your operation has huge effect, 56 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: you know, in terms of communicating that to your customers. 57 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: How can they transact with you? It disrupts their regular pattern. 58 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: But it goes back to the issue that there is 59 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: a health impact with this algae bloom and as far 60 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: as I'm aware, the summer plan doesn't really include any 61 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: mechanism for people to report through their health impacts. And 62 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: in fact, on the ABC the other day I heard 63 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: them say, oh, well, the government said there's no increase 64 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: in hospital presentations or GP visits due to the algae bloom. 65 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: But I spoke to a harmacist who said, I've actually 66 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: had people come in and ask the asthma pumps who 67 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: aren't necessarily asthmatic. So the community may be looking for 68 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 1: treatments to their ailments that doesn't necessarily result in hospital 69 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: presentations or GP visits. And I mean many people in 70 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: our community also are raising that it's hard enough to 71 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: get in to see a GP or they don't want 72 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: to be waiting at an hospital d for a long time, 73 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: So that might be another reason they're not preventing. 74 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, exactly, exactly right. You know, this morning on the 75 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 2: beach and I stayed on the footpath area over the beach, 76 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 2: but there was me and I was only there for 77 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 2: minutes really five if that, and a jogger, a soule 78 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 2: jogger who didn't seem bothered by it. He was pounding 79 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 2: the footpath and that was all okay. It was cold, 80 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 2: it was windy, but we were the only two at 81 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,359 Speaker 2: around eight point fifteen, and even with the algal bloom, 82 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 2: normally that part of Adelaide is just packed with people. 83 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 2: So I don't know if it was the weather or 84 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 2: the fact the phone was right up and the waves 85 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 2: were right up as well, right down by the road 86 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 2: just underneath. Well. 87 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: Look, I'm also a beach jogger and I was running 88 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: along West Beach to Henley on Saturday, and the one 89 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: thing that I noticed it was quite nice weather on 90 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: the weekend, and even though we had surf Life savers 91 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: patrolling the beach, it was very quiet. There was more 92 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: surf Life savers on the beach than there were people visiting. 93 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: It was a nice day, so there should have been 94 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 1: a lot more people out. But in terms of people 95 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 1: reducing their beach activity, there are residents that I've spoken 96 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: to that are regular beach walkers and they walk every morning. 97 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: Many of them would walk along the sand. They're not 98 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 1: walking along the sand anymore, not change their activity and 99 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: are walking the streets further back. So it's clear that 100 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 1: there's an impact. I don't think that these health concerns 101 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: should be dismissed, and in fact, on your channel I 102 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 1: had that they were kind of dismissed as a watery 103 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: eyes or whatever. You know, people are seeing this as 104 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: a huge impact on their health, wellbeing and lifestyle. So 105 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: we've started a survey. Their GOO has started a survey 106 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: so that people have a mechanism to record what impact 107 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: this is having and will try and give that data 108 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: to say health to say, hey, here's a starting point 109 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: for you. Maybe you should start looking in and researching 110 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: what impacts this has. 111 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, all right, well, hopefully goes that goes well. And 112 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 2: it's a shame, isn't it. The businesses, as you say, 113 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 2: to protect their staff have to take these precautions. That's 114 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 2: what it is. And the bottle shop now closed at 115 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 2: the western end and no drive through unreal. All right, Hey, 116 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 2: while I've got you, Jake, on another issue that you're 117 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 2: concerned about a soccer club down in the area. Money 118 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 2: that has been promised by the federal government to the 119 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 2: Adelaide Jaguars female soccer club. What's the story with that? 120 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: Yes, so, look, a five million dollar commitment was made 121 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: during the last federal election. Because the soccer club that 122 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: received the grant needs a home. They've grown, they need 123 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: a home. But what has occurred is that the grant 124 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: was the election commitment was delivered in the form of 125 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: a grant, and it's exclusive and it's non competitive, it's 126 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: titled the Adelaide Jaguar Soccer Club Grant and it can 127 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: only be applied to by the City of charlest to 128 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: deliver a very prescriptive list, including a fenced pitch now 129 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: Jubilee Reserve where it's been proposed to be implemented and delivered. 130 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 1: It currently accommodates over nine user groups and stakeholders, one 131 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: of which and the reason I was alerted to is 132 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: my children play in the school soccer what is commonly 133 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: referred to as school soccer, but it's run by the 134 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: Northwest Junior Soccer Association. Now there's three thousand, six hundred 135 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: children that play across the Western suburbs from Brighton to 136 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:33,079 Speaker 1: jeps Cross in this really low barrier to entry initiative. 137 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: It's fifty dollars for the season and they've been told 138 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: that this soccer pitch will potentially take a third of 139 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: Jubilee Reserve. In council workshops with's Jubilee Reserve that's located 140 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: in West Lakes. Sure that's obviously accommodating three thousand, six 141 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 1: hundred kids from Brighton to jeps Cross. There are many 142 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: families in Colton, so you know there's schools by West 143 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: Beach Primary, Saint Francis all participate in this competition and 144 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: we started a save School Soccer campaign and we've now 145 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: got over five hundred signatures to save School Soccer, which 146 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 1: is more than the grant would accommodate. But what is 147 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: really disappointing is that the scenes that the council was 148 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: involved in costing the grant, and then they told stakeholders 149 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: we were unaware it was coming, we couldn't consult with you. 150 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: And now because consultation is a legislative requirement, they're going 151 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 1: through a consultation stage that has no plan because they're 152 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: saying we're going to consult on what the community wants 153 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 1: and then come up with a plan. But in their 154 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: council meeting they conceded they have to deliver very prescriptive 155 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 1: requirements that will involve two fences, one for the pitch 156 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: and one for spectators. So it's going to lock out 157 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: not only school soccer, but a lot of the other 158 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: stakeholders like Smash West Lakes Softball, and the community is 159 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: up in arms that there was a council meeting that 160 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: went to midnight because there were fourteen deputations that night. True, 161 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:14,599 Speaker 1: so and you know I'm really worried about this consultation 162 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:19,839 Speaker 1: because it's been posted on the website and that's it. 163 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: So those who are in the know will know to 164 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: go on and be involved in that consultation. But a 165 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: lot of elderly people in West Lakes who you know, 166 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: walk down to Jubilee Reserve, a lot of people take 167 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 1: their dogs down there, then none the wiser. So it's 168 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: really disappointing. And you know, I would like to see 169 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 1: that money go towards a community pledge, not an exclusive 170 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: pledge for one club. Considering there's nine stakeholders there, Well. 171 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 2: That's right, I mean everyone should be able to benefit surely, 172 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 2: and the fences would mean to be locked off the 173 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 2: rest of the time, and there's no matches presumably. 174 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: Well, you know, we haven't got that clarity, and we're 175 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: being asked as a community to provide our consent with 176 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: no plan. I mean, how can you be consulted on 177 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: no plan? But then the grant documentation. So this is 178 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 1: the other thing that I find very concerning. The community 179 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 1: doesn't have transparency because they have to go to multiple 180 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: documents to find out the truth of what is being proposed. 181 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: And I believe that the community deserves better than that. 182 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: They deserve a fair go. 183 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 2: All right, jakeble Evans, thank you for your time, Thank you. 184 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:42,599 Speaker 2: A couple of issues there on, when the Western Suburbs 185 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 2: seat of Colton