1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: We know that there was a shocking incident late last 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: week which has left a senior volunteers shaken after three 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: teenagers stormed the Red Cross and well threatened her and 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: two other volunteers with a stick. I believe that a 5 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: knife was also involved. Now joining me on the phone 6 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: line is the daughter of that volunteer, Joe. Good morning 7 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: to you. Joe. 8 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 2: Hi Katie, Hey, you going. 9 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: Not too bad? Thanks so much for your time this morning. Joe. 10 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: How's your mum? 11 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 2: She's doing really well? Yeah, said a few days to 12 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: let it all think in now, And no, she's doing 13 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: as well as could be expected, like in the circumstances. 14 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 2: But I will say her are the two colleagues that 15 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 2: were involved aren't doing it as well? I mean, my 16 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 2: mum is the kind of person that stands fast in 17 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: the face of adversity. She's a bit of a fighter 18 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: in those responses. But the other tea ladies, Yeah, they're 19 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 2: sort of finding it a bit hard to deal with 20 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 2: moving forward. So yeah, I hopeful they're going to be 21 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 2: getting the support they need and yeah, and feel better 22 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: about things soon. 23 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: Jo, Your mum's seventy nine, isn't she correct? Yep, she is, 24 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: And the other volunteers senior territorians as well. 25 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're senior territorians, you know, volunteering for a charitable organization, 26 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 2: doing the right thing for their community. It's a beautiful 27 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 2: little opshop there, and yeah, and they're just you know, 28 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 2: they're just lovely people going about their day, you know, 29 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 2: doing the right thing for the community. And yeah, and 30 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 2: of course no one should ever go to work, you know, 31 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 2: whether it's voluntary or paid, and have an incident like 32 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 2: this happened. But just the fact that it is elderly 33 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 2: citizens volunteering and in a charitable organization just makes just 34 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: a little I mean it's already you know, just skule. 35 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: Behavior, but that just it makes you blood boiled. 36 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: Absolutely, just it does. It's infuriating. And that was my 37 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: first response as well, you know, like being told about 38 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: it when mum rang told me, I was just curious, God, 39 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 2: how dare they exactly? 40 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: How dare they? 41 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: Now? 42 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: What did your mom tell you? Talk us through her 43 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: recollection of the events, and and you know, she's more 44 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: than happy for you to be a spokesperson for her, 45 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: I know, So tell me exactly what she's told you. 46 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 2: All right, So basically she's she told me that they were. 47 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 2: These students came in. There was about five of them, 48 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 2: and they came into the shop. They you know, the 49 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: air in the shop changed immediately because you could tell 50 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: that they were sort of in there up to no good. 51 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 2: Had you know, mum and her colleagues on edge already 52 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 2: and they're sort of like going, oh, what's going on here? 53 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 2: You know. So they came in and basically case to 54 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 2: joint and then went out I don't know how long for, 55 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 2: but then came back in with a large stick. The 56 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 2: student that was threatening my mum with a large stick 57 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 2: obviously knew it was her car because he went to 58 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: her asking for the keys. So they must have been 59 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 2: watching a post for some time, which, you know, given 60 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: the fact that it is premeditated, they know that they're 61 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 2: elderly people and doubtless empoweredly was I'm concerned however, Yeah, 62 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: So basically the intimidation tactics started straight away. He was 63 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 2: brandishing this sick. Thankfully he didn't hit her or the 64 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 2: other you know, no one was harmed, but you know, 65 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 2: they were banging things around demanding the keys, and Mum 66 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 2: was like, no, it's nope, not giving you the keys 67 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 2: because my mom was a fighter, like was not bugger. Yeah, 68 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: I'm not giving it to you and the other ladies 69 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 2: that are froze. They were absolutely terrified and yeah, basically 70 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 2: he wrestled the bag off her and ran out. But 71 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 2: the positives of this is that there was a gentleman 72 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 2: from Star Trek that was doing deliveries at the time 73 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 2: and chased after these people. And because they were telling 74 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 2: everything out of the bag they were they just wanted 75 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 2: the car keys. It was a joy rise that they 76 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 2: had in their minds. So through the phone out through 77 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 2: the walllet out, dump the bag and he went running 78 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 2: after them and collected everything and took it back there, 79 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 2: and he was a mum just wanted to do a 80 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: shout out. I'm not sure if his name, but whoever 81 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 2: was there on Thursday afternoon last week. Yeah, it was 82 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 2: sort of a comforting thing that he was there to 83 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 2: kind of help out that what a legend just after them. 84 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, what a legend. If he's listening this morning, if 85 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 1: you are that driver from Star Trek and you want 86 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: to give us a call eight nine four one one 87 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: four nine, give us a call, and what a good bloke. 88 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 1: And you know that's always the great thing, isn't it, Joe, 89 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 1: that in these terrible situations you actually see that true 90 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 1: territory spirit and the really wonderful people come out and 91 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: help out when you need it. 92 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 2: Yep. And you definitely do need to be grateful. And 93 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 2: the first responders, the police were brilliant. They responded very 94 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 2: quickly to this situation. Also, as we know from the 95 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 2: news reports, you know, the car chase through the suburbs 96 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 2: and everything, which you know, another effect of like a 97 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 2: crime if not only was it violence and everything towards 98 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 2: the you know, the people like my mum and her colleagues, 99 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 2: but then to get in the car and drive around 100 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 2: the way they were. I mean, you've seen the footage 101 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 2: that could have been. There could have been you know, 102 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 2: horrible consequences to that as well, and thankfully there wasn't. 103 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 2: But yeah, the police were brilliant and apparently draped the dog, 104 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 2: the police dog veiled these guys up after the crash 105 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 2: and molden and everything. So just a big thank you 106 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 2: to everybody that you know, made sure that it didn't 107 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 2: turn out worse than what it could have been. 108 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: Your spot on and you know, well done to the 109 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: police and everybody that helped out all of those first responders. Joe, 110 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: can I ask you, is your mum's car a ride off? 111 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 2: How is it definitely is a ride Yeah, I was. 112 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 2: I was told that once the air bag is deployed, 113 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 2: it's yeah, it's no longer fixable. So a few other 114 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 2: things that happened to it. It was a very old car. Yeah, 115 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 2: it was sentimental in our family. It took her grandkids, 116 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 2: my kids for school and back and everything like that. 117 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 2: And we were watching the footage going, well, God, there's 118 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 2: nanny's little car. Yeah. So yeah, but now to answer 119 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 2: the question, yes it is a rite. 120 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,479 Speaker 1: Off, what's it going to mean to your mum in 121 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: terms of her independence and not having that vehicle? I 122 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: would imagine it has a big impact. 123 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 2: It does have a big impact on her independence, you know. 124 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 2: So yeah, so I'm going to be moving forward. I'm 125 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 2: just going to be contacting victims of crime and seeing 126 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 2: what I can do, you know, just to try and 127 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 2: get her independence back. 128 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: Yeah. 129 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 2: It's you know, taken in such a such an awful way, 130 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 2: and I just want to make sure that you know, 131 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 2: there's a silver lining to all of this, because she 132 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 2: doesn't deserve it. Nobody deserves to be a victim of 133 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 2: crime at all, and just want to make sure that, yeah, 134 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 2: that she's compensated copy for it. 135 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, absolutely spot on. She does not deserve that. Look, 136 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:53,559 Speaker 1: you know, just a little change of hopefully a nice 137 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: change for her. I'd like to make her a territory 138 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: and of the week for this week. I know it's 139 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 1: very early days, love that it's only Monday, but I 140 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: love that she stood her ground. I love that she 141 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: you know that she said no, you're not taking my stuff, 142 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: and she did her best to keep an eye out 143 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: for the other two volunteers as well. So look, I'd 144 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: like to make her our territory and of the week, 145 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: which means that she does get a voucher for Malone's 146 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: butchery out there at Gateway. I hope that that gives 147 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: her a bit of a change of her luck. And 148 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: you know, I just think it's terrible what's happened to 149 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: your mum. I think it's mortifying that she had to 150 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: go through that. And Joe, my understanding is that you 151 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: know that those young people that two of them had 152 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: ankle bracelets on as well. Is that correct? 153 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 2: Correct? Yeah, they did, and clearly it's not a deterrent, 154 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 2: but that. Yeah, no, they did have ankle bracelets on. 155 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 2: That was one of the first things they noticed when 156 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 2: they came into the shop and that have went what's 157 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 2: going on here? So yeah, clearly, clearly it's not a 158 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 2: deterrent to you know, to stop them from from these 159 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 2: these acts in the community, which you know has everybody 160 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 2: on edge, you know, so safety is concerned. But listen, 161 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 2: thank you so much. She's going to be so happy 162 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 2: to get that now, going. 163 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, you know, I like, I just really feel 164 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: for your mum and the two women that were there, 165 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: because I think when you get into your senior years, 166 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: you should be able to go and volunteer at the 167 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: Red Cross and not have to worry about something like 168 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: this happening and say right, yeah, right, And I. 169 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 2: Feel for moving about in the community without having fear 170 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 2: of you know, I know that one of them may 171 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 2: not be going back at all, so that's an end 172 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 2: of a ten year voluntary service. So yeah, just the 173 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 2: impact that these sorts of crimes have is yeah, it's 174 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 2: a ripple effect that you know, clearly these young people 175 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 2: don't have any thought of of course they don't because 176 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 2: they just do acting in the moment and doing what 177 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 2: they're doing, but they just don't realize the impact that 178 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 2: it has not just on the victims, that their families 179 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 2: and yeah, their life moving forward. So but just want 180 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 2: to make sure that you know everybody involved is after 181 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 2: and yeah, we'll get everyone around for a barbecue with 182 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 2: the Mulane voucher. 183 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: Oh much that your a legend. No worries at all. 184 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: Let us know how it goes the barbecue, and please 185 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: don't keep me in contact as well in terms of 186 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: you know what you hear with the you know, with 187 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: the ramifications of the actions of these young people and 188 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: and you know whether whether they do sort of get 189 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: in trouble or whether there is a consequence for their action, 190 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: because there needs to be. And I just think that 191 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: we have to people have to have young people have 192 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: to have more respect for those in the community that 193 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: are a little bit older that are out there doing 194 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: the right thing. You know, your mum's out there volunteering 195 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: for the community for goodness sake, and the other two 196 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: women they shouldn't have to worry about this. 197 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 2: No, not at all. And and I'm in complete agreeance 198 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 2: with you. There does need to be consequences for that, 199 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 2: and it is a violent crime. You can't. You can't 200 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 2: pretty this number is definitely a violent crime that's happened. 201 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 2: And yes, I'll definitely keep you in the league with 202 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 2: what's going on and it will be watching that closely 203 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 2: over the next couple of weeks of course. Yeah, I'll 204 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 2: get back in contact and let you know what to do. 205 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: Please do And Joe, can you just clarify for us 206 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: as well. So there was a big stick? Was there 207 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: also a knife in that incident. 208 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,959 Speaker 2: What happened was one of the other young people grabbed 209 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 2: a knife out of the cutlery area in the back room. 210 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 2: There's a back room there that has you know, cups 211 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 2: and plates and things like that, and he's just on 212 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 2: a whim, grabbed a knife and was holding it. He 213 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 2: wasn't holding it to the person's death or anything like that, 214 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 2: but he had it in his hand. That's enough of 215 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 2: a threat, you know, that's intention. So yeah, that's definitely 216 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 2: it was. It definitely happened. But the person that my 217 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 2: mum was fighting with, so to speak, had the stick. 218 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: Yeah. 219 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 2: Just thank god that no one was touched or harmed. 220 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, thank goodness for that. Thank god that all three 221 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: of those women are okay. Joe pass on our love 222 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: to your mum and to the other two women that 223 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: were with her, and I hope that I hope they 224 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: have a nice barbecue with that shar with that boucher. 225 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: But please keep in contact with us and let us 226 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 1: know how things are tracking along as well. 227 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 2: I will do. Katie, you have a great day. 228 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: Thank you too, Thanks so much for your time this morning.