1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Jews that affect you every day and only on Mix 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: one O four point nine. Well, if you have just 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,399 Speaker 1: joined us this morning, we are meeting the candidates in 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,319 Speaker 1: Fanny Bay. And joining me live on the line right 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: now is the CLP candidate for Fanny Bay, Lourie ze O. 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Hi, Katie. How are you? Yeah? 7 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 2: Really good? 8 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: Great to have you on the show now, Laurie, because 9 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: we've got a few listener questions for each of our 10 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: candidates today. You've got seven minutes forty Are you ready 11 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: to get started there? 12 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 2: I am. 13 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: Let's do it, Laurie. Why did you decide to put 14 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: your hand up to run? So? 15 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 2: Basically, I just decided that I didn't want to be 16 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: somebody who sat on the sidelines and inconsistently complained about 17 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 2: the state of the territory anymore. My family and I 18 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: moved to als Rings when I was young. I was fourteen, 19 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 2: and even as a young teenager, I quickly realized that 20 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: that was the best best move that they could have 21 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 2: made for my future, and I absolutely loved being Territorian. 22 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 2: But busward thirty years later, so you're thirty years now, 23 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 2: I'm married. I've been managing nearly twenty two years, those 24 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 2: three amazing talent to them beautiful children. And I've traveled 25 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 2: territory with my work with their education sector and also 26 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 2: with my husband's work as a police officer. We've seen 27 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 2: so many being involved in and seen so many amazing 28 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:15,399 Speaker 2: things over the years. But when breaking sort of breaking, 29 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: stolen cars, smashed windows, physical verbal and sexual assaults in 30 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 2: public and normal lives and almost expected in our lives, 31 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: the reality really is that territory and is raising their 32 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 2: family tick simply can't say that moving to the territory 33 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 2: was the best move that they could have made for 34 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 2: their family. So for many families, that's been the worst 35 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 2: decision they've made. And a while back, I just got 36 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: to a point where I decided not to sit back 37 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 2: and watch as victims take it back seat to criminals. 38 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 2: And when I did get to that point, I made 39 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 2: sure I worked in roles and participated in learning opportunities 40 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: that supported my move into the space. And here I 41 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 2: am with you, talking to you now, Laurie. 42 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: Tell me what you know, Tell our listeners a bit 43 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: more about your work experience and your work within the 44 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: community and how you think that would help you in 45 00:01:58,160 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: this role. 46 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, worries. So at a community level, I've got 47 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 2: a really long history of volunteering, leading, supporting, and contributing 48 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: to the community of the Northern Territory. I've regularly volunteered 49 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 2: with organizations. I've taken on roles like vice president of 50 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 2: a football club. I was the lead thought trainer of 51 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 2: the football club for a number of years. I've coached 52 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 2: kids in different sports and at many levels. I've managed 53 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 2: sporting teams at intra and interstate competitions, anticipated on school councils. 54 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 2: I've been a volunteer firefighter and a volunteer lifeguard. Professionally, 55 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 2: I've got a long diverse career that sort of spans 56 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 2: across many fields over many years. Education, program and project development, 57 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 2: human resources and in logistics, construction, racing and gaming years ago, 58 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: in hospitality, in retail, and I've worked in and out 59 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 2: of schools Cross Territory for the last twenty years or 60 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,399 Speaker 2: twenty five years probably, but by far my biggest work 61 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 2: at working in senior roles in the Department of Education, 62 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: and I've continually found myself in roles that support schools, 63 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 2: their operations and their staff. I'm extremely hard worker and 64 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: I actually have a few key attributes that many of 65 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 2: listeners won't attribute politicians. I'm open, honors, transparent, and accountable 66 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: for my actions. I'm really happy to put my hands 67 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 2: up when I get things wrong, learn from my mistakes, 68 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 2: and ensure that I improved the future decisions. 69 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: Now, Laurie, tell me, obviously out about on the doors, 70 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: what do you see as the biggest issues in the 71 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 1: electrocy well. 72 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 2: Number one is overwhelmingly but really not surprisingly prime the crime, 73 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 2: personal safety and antisocial behavior. I've had a story recently 74 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 2: where she's a resident has been broken into seven times 75 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: over the last few months, and the last time she 76 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 2: was on the phone weikly while these enders were still 77 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 2: in her house, and she and her kids had to 78 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 2: barricade themselves in a lockable room until police arrived at 79 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 2: at ten to eighty. The next morning, another resident told 80 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 2: me that her husband was not unconscious out the front 81 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: of their house when he went to help a young 82 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 2: person who had seemingly fallen off his bike. And as 83 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 2: he was helping that child, another person approaching from behind 84 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 2: and hit him over the head, which was with what 85 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 2: they think was a piece of steel, and he lays 86 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 2: their unconscious while they ran into the yard and stole 87 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 2: his children's right. That family is currently passing up the 88 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: house and moving into state. And on Monday just gone 89 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 2: my a friend of mine's older sister who was holidays 90 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 2: here and daw and she's a disabled pensioner. She went 91 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: for a walk on her own while my friend was 92 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 2: actually volunteering in the city and she was assaulted at 93 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 2: the end of the smitch Smith Street mall in broad 94 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 2: daylight at one point thirty in the afternoon. And she's 95 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 2: now got back to going back to her hometown and 96 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 2: has made it very clear that she never wants to 97 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 2: return to Darwin. There's been cctving put up in Sunday shops, 98 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 2: but since the installation there's continues to be breakings at 99 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 2: the shops and these termstics continue to go on and on. 100 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 2: The number piece for the electorates seems to be the 101 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 2: ever increasing cost of living. Families are really sacrificing the 102 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 2: essential life dog behaviors to make meet. They're missing out 103 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 2: on things like sport, which we know have many many 104 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 2: betefits for everybody. And number three would have to be 105 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 2: the ripple effect on crime and business. You know, business 106 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 2: keep on getting told by government to increase their site 107 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 2: security because the route towards the crime is not being 108 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 2: addressed by the government. 109 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: Laurie, we're at about four minutes thirty. A question from 110 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: a listener Michael, who lives in Parrap. He wants to 111 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: know from all of the candidates from the parties, are 112 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: you going to continue the TPS security in the per 113 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: Rap area. 114 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 2: I absolutely support the continuation of that service where we're 115 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 2: definitely not at a position now where we can remove 116 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 2: that service for the residents. 117 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: Another listener question in terms of zoning in the gardens, 118 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: So Sue is questioning an issue with residents, particularly those 119 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: in the gardens, is rezoning of community purpose land for 120 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: private development and profit, particularly the CP land known as 121 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: the Pints Club adjoining the George Brown Botanic Gardens. It'd 122 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: be good to hear the views of the candidates and 123 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: their parties about this issue. 124 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. Sure, So I am absolutely pro development. I believe 125 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 2: that we need to develop the territory to make sure 126 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 2: that we keep pulling people in and we create jobs, 127 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 2: all that sort of stuff. I also believe that we 128 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 2: need to make sure that developments need to be suitable 129 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 2: for the areas that they're proposed for. I'm absolutely committed 130 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 2: to working with the community in the gardens to make 131 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 2: sure that any development that goes in on that space 132 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 2: is suited to the area. It suits the land, the infrastructure, 133 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 2: you know, the roads, all that sort of stuff that 134 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 2: it suits in environment, and I'm absolutely committed to working 135 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 2: with them and making sure that we get everybody happy. 136 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: Another one are Saint Vinnie's moving into Coconut Grove? Do 137 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 1: you support that move? No? 138 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:38,559 Speaker 2: I don't support that move. I believe that the Labor 139 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 2: government failed to act earlier to support the Vineys in 140 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 2: their move, and that was the last minute decision that 141 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 2: has impacted a lot of members, specifically in the Kokonot 142 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 2: Grove area. 143 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: Now I want to ask you, why do you think 144 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: you're the best person for the role. 145 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 2: Oh? Well, I'd like to think I'm a candidate and 146 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 2: a person that reflects and represents people of the electorates. 147 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 2: I'm not so sure. I don't claim to be the 148 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 2: smartest person in the room or the absolute best person 149 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 2: for the role. I'm simply passionate enough about the territory 150 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 2: to put my hand up. What I do have is, 151 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 2: you know, apart from the things that I've already mentioned, 152 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 2: is really good listening skills and the ability to identify 153 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 2: and include the stars people in the room in any 154 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 2: policy and excisions that we make. I have real life 155 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 2: working experience with the community and the government to achieve 156 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 2: outcomes that improve our territory. And I have bravery in 157 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 2: commitment to have to go. Most people that know me 158 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 2: have really Most peole that know me know that I 159 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 2: have really strong moral values and ethics. I'm a huge 160 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 2: advocate for all of our frontline services and the stuff 161 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: that work in that space, and I will absolutely sprite 162 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 2: to the death to work towards making their lives easier. 163 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 2: I have really high levels of emotional intelligence and common sense. 164 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 2: Then I can get along with all stakeholders to ensure 165 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 2: their best outcomes is achieved. And I think for way 166 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 2: too long now people in the territory have been spoken 167 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 2: at by their electric members. So people that have met 168 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 2: me while store knocking will know that I'm a strong listener. 169 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 2: I don't believe people just want to hear the sound 170 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 2: of my voy's territories. Territories want their voices heard, so 171 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 2: I can ensure the people of Fanny Bay. But if 172 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 2: I get the opportunity to have the absolute privilege to 173 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 2: represent them. They can be sure that the first thing 174 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 2: I will do is listen to them. 175 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: Well, Laurie, that is time. I really appreciate you having 176 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: a chat with me this morning. Good to speak with you. 177 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Thank you you too. 178 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: That's Laurie z O there, who is indeed running for 179 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: the CLP.