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Speaker 1: Now a bit of a change of pace because tomorrow

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Speaker 1: is Walk Safely to School Day. It's going to see

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Speaker 1: primary school kids ditch the car and pound the pavement

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Speaker 1: to get to the classroom. And it is all about

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Speaker 1: raising awareness of health and well being benefits of regular walking,

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Speaker 1: not just on May sixteenth, but every day of the year.

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Speaker 1: And a special event's going to be happening at Jinglely

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Speaker 1: Pa Jingly Primary School, I should say to Mark the

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Speaker 1: occasion and their principal, Mark Mangohi joins me on the line.

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Speaker 1: Good morning to your Mark, Good.

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Speaker 2: Morning Katie, and good morning to hear listeners.

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Speaker 1: Lovely to have you on the show. Now, Mark, I

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Speaker 1: understand that you have got something special planned at Jingly

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Speaker 1: Primary tomorrow.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, we do. We are taking part in Walk Safely

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Speaker 2: the School Day and we've got Hector the Cat coming

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Speaker 2: to school to get involved in the event and just

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Speaker 2: the greater community vibe and everyone's really excited to participate

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Speaker 2: in that.

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Speaker 1: Well, so you've got a special est by the sound

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Speaker 1: of a Hector the Cat.

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Speaker 2: Everyone loves Hector doren't they Yes, they do, they do.

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Speaker 1: Absolutely, will the kids, I mean the kids will probably

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Speaker 1: be very excited. I'm assuming to see Hector the cat they.

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Speaker 2: Are, and we have a special early Childhood Assembly as well,

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Speaker 2: so Hector's going to pay a visit to that right

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Speaker 2: after the event, which is exciting.

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Speaker 1: Oh how awesome. Now for those out there listening that

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Speaker 1: don't know a lot about walk safely to school day,

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Speaker 1: what is it all about?

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Speaker 2: Hey, Look, it's just a great opportunity to promote a

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Speaker 2: lot of road safety stuff, so you had to be

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Speaker 2: a really good pedestrian, but also promote a lot of

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Speaker 2: health aspects and benefits of healthy lifestyle, and walking obviously

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Speaker 2: is a great way to promote a healthy lifestyle. And

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Speaker 2: we know the benefits of being physically healthy affects our

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Speaker 2: mental health as well, and the importance of that connection.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, you spot on, And I find even early in

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Speaker 1: the morning or in the morning, and particularly for kids too,

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Speaker 1: sometimes it takes them a little to wake up, but

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Speaker 1: if you're walking to school, it probably gets that brain

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Speaker 1: moving a little bit faster.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely absolutely, And we're encouraging all our staff to do

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Speaker 2: the same too, to help with that same the same issue.

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Speaker 1: Well, I know I have that problem, So that's why

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Speaker 1: I wake up at about four point thirty every morning

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Speaker 1: mark to make sure you great choice. Now tell me.

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Speaker 1: I mean there's obviously those safety messages, there's those health

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Speaker 1: messages as well. What are some of those key takeaways

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Speaker 1: for both kids and parents when it comes to road safety.

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Speaker 2: Well, like, the great thing about is we know families

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Speaker 2: are their kids' first teachers. So the great thing about

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Speaker 2: this event it gives them an opportunity to have an

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Speaker 2: intentional conversation with them about road safety. And we have

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Speaker 2: a very active community here in Jingle and it's really

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Speaker 2: nice to see our families really get involved in this.

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Speaker 2: But you know, just how to be a good pedestrian,

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Speaker 2: looking both ways when crossing the road, use all your senses,

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Speaker 2: use your site, use your hearing, although different things, and

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Speaker 2: just to support that, I guess culture of safety within

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Speaker 2: our community is really important.

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Speaker 1: Are you expecting quite a few families to take part tomorrow.

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Speaker 2: We hope. So we've we've spread that message widely through

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Speaker 2: our communication platform, so we're really hoping that we have

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Speaker 2: a great, great involvement from our community.

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Speaker 1: Well, I reckon, it's a fantastic thing to do, Mark,

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Speaker 1: and and you know anything we can do as well

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Speaker 1: when it comes to road safety with our young kids.

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Speaker 1: I mean we've seen this week alone in the Northern Territory,

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Speaker 1: some terrible incidents on our roads and just you know,

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Speaker 1: having those conversations like you said, with our kids. I

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Speaker 1: reckon He's so very important.

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Speaker 2: Such an important thing. Absolutely well.

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Speaker 1: Jingly Primary School Principal Mark MANGOHI lovely to speak with

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Speaker 1: you this morning. Thank you so much. Have fun tomorrow.

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Speaker 1: Have a hoope Hector has a fantastic time.

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Speaker 2: I'm sure he will. He'll be a very busy man,

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Speaker 2: very busy cat.

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Speaker 1: I should good stuff. Thank you, thank you, thanks so much.

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