1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,920 Speaker 1: We are going to head across right now. And joining 2 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: us on the line is the president of the Eastern 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: and Blue Society known as the Hog Shed, Dan Wag. 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 2: Good morning, Dan, Good morning to you too. How are you? 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, really good, Thanks so much for your time this morning. Now, Dan, 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: when I got this message a couple of days ago 7 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: saying to me Katie, there has been you know, there's 8 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: been some awesome money raised as a result of a 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: fundraiser in Nulan Boy, thought to myself, we're going to 10 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,639 Speaker 1: have to get Dan or now tell us a little 11 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: bit more about the fundraising that's happened. 12 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: So yeah, every year in November we do a toy Run, 13 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 2: so we raised money for special needs kids, the women 14 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 2: domestic Violence Shelter in Nullen Boy, the Nullen Boy Motorcycle Club, 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 2: for the kids for their junior coaching clinics, and also 16 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 2: for the whole kit to keep the whole kit running. 17 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 2: So yeah, this year was one of the biggest. We 18 00:00:53,880 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 2: had fifty two entries in the toy run. Cars, bikes, utes, trucks, 19 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 2: all sorts of things. There's some speedway cars down there 20 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: as well. The whole community gets behind us, which is awesome. 21 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 2: And yeah, we just do a trip around town and 22 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 2: we have raffles and lucky doorpos throughout the day and 23 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: then we get back to the whole shed in the 24 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 2: afternoon and have an auction and the auction went off 25 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 2: well as well. 26 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: Oh mate, that's awesome. And it must be so cool 27 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: in a place like nlan Boy to see you know, 28 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: everybody get together in that way and so many people 29 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: involved in that toy run. 30 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's great. And all the kids are out on 31 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 2: the street and we throw lollies to them and yeah, 32 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 2: we go up to the hospital and we put presents 33 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 2: under the trees for the under the Christmas tree for 34 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 2: the kids that are in hospital. Most of the time 35 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 2: we get there's no one there, which is great. We 36 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 2: don't want to see sick kids. That's what it's all about. 37 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 2: Supporting the community. And like I said, everybody, all the 38 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 2: businesses in town get behind us. And we're actually raised 39 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 2: over thirty grand in the day. The money still coming in, 40 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 2: so it's a huge amount. Yeah, over thirty which is 41 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 2: the biggest one we've had and we're nearly just over 42 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: three hundred and sixty grand for the last eighteen years 43 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: in the community. Good on you. 44 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: Guys. That is so cool. I mean more than thirty 45 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: grand this year. But it's been running for eighteen years. 46 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: How did this sort of all come about In the 47 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: first instance. 48 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 2: It's just a couple of guys, like one of the 49 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 2: guys and motorbikes and stuff in town that wanted to 50 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 2: just do something for the community. And it started off, 51 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 2: you know, quite small, and it's just grown through the years. 52 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 2: Some years, you know, obviously COVID knocked this over a 53 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: little bit. We couldn't do one that year, but every 54 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 2: other year we've done great. And yeah, the community comes 55 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: and supports us in the Hole Shed which is just 56 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 2: a little outback tin shed the industrial area and Nullen Boy, 57 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 2: it's parked. You can't move in there, and we have 58 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 2: live music through the night as well, and that's a 59 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 2: great day. 60 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: So tell me, I know you touched on this before 61 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 1: in terms of that money that was raised, what it's 62 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: going to go towards. But just talk us through it 63 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: a little bit more. 64 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 2: So we will live it up over as fair as 65 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 2: we can, and then we'll actually go to each school 66 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 2: in the next year and donate x amount of money 67 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 2: to the special needs departments for each of the schools 68 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 2: in Nullen Boys, So there's three schools that we do 69 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 2: that for and then we also go to the women's 70 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 2: shelter and we have a big check and we obviously 71 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 2: have a real check as well to give them. But yeah, 72 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: take a few photos, a bit of a publicity for us, 73 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 2: just to show the community that we're actually giving it 74 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 2: back because it is a lot of money. We don't 75 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: want to be seen to be keeping the money for 76 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 2: the whole shared because it's not about that. It's all 77 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 2: about giving the money back. The whole shed just runs 78 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 2: on donations anyway. So we'd say, like I said, a 79 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:38,839 Speaker 2: shed out in the back of industrial that is open 80 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: every Sunday afternoon and local musos come and just play 81 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 2: and all the instruments are there and you can just 82 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 2: come and have a jam, come out on the during 83 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 2: the week if you want to, if you're a member 84 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: and practice. We support all the local bands throughout the 85 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: community's indigenous and non indigenous bands and also when the 86 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 2: Gama festival's on, we have lots of bands coming in 87 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 2: and just bracing at the hog Shed just to get 88 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 2: their music right before they go on stage. And if 89 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 2: there's any local bands kill any bands coming into town 90 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 2: for anything, we always try and get them out to 91 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 2: the shed just for a jam, for something different, you know, 92 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 2: just to support us. 93 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: That is wonderful. Look, I love the way that some 94 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: of our smaller towns, whether it's in the Northern Territory 95 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: or other parts of regional Australia. I love the way 96 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: that the community comes together and that you can organize 97 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 1: such fantastic events that really benefit the whole community. And 98 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: this sounds like it is one of those. And even 99 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: you know what you guys do there at the hog 100 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: Shed as well, sounds like it's a really great thing 101 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: for everybody. In terms of the reaction from the community. 102 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: Does everyone realize that thirty more than thirty grand's being 103 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: raised and what if they all said. 104 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, we get a lot of support back about it. 105 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: I mean we're very a very small committee that actually 106 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 2: makes all this happen. So we're very proud of what 107 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 2: we can do within the community and we always get 108 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 2: a lot of support. Don't have to do much really, 109 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 2: people who's just donate, you know, they know it's on 110 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 2: and they will just call me or just put money 111 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 2: in the bank, and it's just that it'll just happens. 112 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 2: Because we've been doing it for so long, everybody knows 113 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 2: what we do and what we're about. But yeah, it's 114 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 2: a great thing. The whole shed is a very special place. 115 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 2: It's been around for a long time and it's got 116 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 2: a lot of people that have left town, but it 117 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 2: wouldn't be there without their support of building. This is 118 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 2: the shed that we're in out there. 119 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: Oh good on you guys. So tell me again. When 120 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: are the funds going to be presented to the local schools? Know? 121 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: Are you expecting they're going to be absolutely pumped. 122 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, they will be normally first term, first assembly, and 123 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 2: hopefully it's all sort of in one or two weeks 124 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 2: when that happens. So I can just get around and 125 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 2: get all that done and get the money out, you know, 126 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 2: like I said, we don't want the money, we want 127 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 2: to get it out. The other thing that we're doing 128 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 2: this yet is a local guy in town called Frankie 129 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 2: Moore that has started up a cancer fund. It's called 130 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 2: Kings of Cancer and he donated a lot of merchandise 131 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 2: which we raised seven hundred dollars for and we've donated 132 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 2: that back to the Kings of Cancer because obviously the 133 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 2: cancer is a big problem in the world, and he's 134 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 2: told us his story on what was going on, and 135 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 2: he's very proud of his little thing that he's doing, 136 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 2: which we're happy to support as well. 137 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: Oh good on you guys. Well let us not like, 138 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: feel free to keep in contact with us. If there's 139 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 1: anything going on that you reckon, we should know about it. 140 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: I love hearing you know of different community groups, different 141 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: people doing really good things within the community. So big 142 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: congratulations to you guys. Dan. I know that it's difficult 143 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: work in a lot of ways in terms of having 144 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: a little like a little committee trying to organize all 145 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: this stuff. So well done to all of you guys 146 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: there at the hoog Shed, no the problem. 147 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 2: Thanks for your time. 148 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: Thanks mate, Good on you, well done on all of 149 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: that work. It's incredible. 150 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 2: Cheers, have a good day. We've also got the Facebook 151 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 2: page the whole Shed if anyone just have a look, 152 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 2: just look us up on Facebook there and the whole 153 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 2: shin and all the photos will be there from the 154 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 2: toy run that we've just done. 155 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: Oh good stuff. Good on you, Dan, Thanks for having 156 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 1: a chat with me this morning. 157 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,080 Speaker 2: Cheers, Thank you.