1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,720 Speaker 1: But over the course of the weekend, I received a 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: number of photos of rubbish being dumped and also burnt 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: over the weekend out at Gunpoint. Now, this is something 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: that has been raised with me in the past. We've 5 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: spoken about it on air, and there's real concerns out 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: there that people just head out there, they leave their 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: rubbish around the place, and then we know that yeah, 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: on the weekend they'd lost everything. Apparently there was a 9 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: person out there who'd lost everything on Sunday after his 10 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: caravan was burnt to a crisp sorry on Friday. Now, 11 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: apparently there was back burning happening in the area and 12 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: it must have gotten away and they'd obviously been a 13 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: situation where where the van then caught a light. So 14 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: that was part of the issue that we've been told 15 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: about over the weekend. But then we'd also received a 16 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: number of messages over recent weeks about the volume of 17 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: rubbish and the different things happening out there. Now joining 18 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: us on the line is Jared Mayley, who is the 19 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: colp's member for Nelson, which does encompass Gunpoint. Good morning 20 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: to you, Jared. 21 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 2: Good morning, Katie, Good morning listeners. 22 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: Jared. Have you been have you had it raised with 23 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: you that there is an issue out there at the moment, 24 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: firstly when it comes to the dumping of different rubbish 25 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: and people just not treating the place in the way 26 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: that they should be. 27 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, people have raised that with me. Gunpoint is a 28 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 2: beautiful location and it's close to the city, and I 29 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 2: think what the problem is is the new Gunpoint Road 30 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: makes it so you can drive basically any Corolla out 31 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 2: there to Gunpoint, where previously it was full drive only 32 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 2: and in the middle of the wet season the road 33 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: was shut because it was just too boggy and damage. 34 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 2: So it's just skinning you so much now because it 35 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 2: is a beautiful location, unfortunately people are going out there 36 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 2: doing the wrong thing, leaving their rubbish everywhere, which makes 37 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 2: it an impact on the environment and just the whole 38 00:01:58,600 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: natural beauty off the location. 39 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, this is the thing, like, who's responsibility is 40 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: it out that way? You know, to make sure that 41 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: the area does stay clean and make sure that this 42 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: isn't happening. 43 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 2: Well, my understanding is owned by Landcorp. And it comes 44 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 2: within the literal chaire, So I'm assuming the responsibility is 45 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 2: between those two people in relasion two. Keeping the area clean, 46 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 2: But this just shows a bit of black of foresight. 47 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 2: The government put the road out there, I think for 48 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 2: the prawn farm, the pat treat that's going to go 49 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 2: out there, and then there's done nothing else with it. 50 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 2: So unfortunately the extra people out there have causing the 51 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 2: problem because it is a beautiful location. 52 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: Lock Do you go out there very often? Jared? And 53 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: is it like, is it pretty bad? Because that's the 54 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: you know, that's certainly the rhetoric that we're hearing from 55 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: a lot of listeners that it's really, you know, it's 56 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: a pretty bad situation. In some cases, it's quite disgraceful 57 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: some of the mess that people are leaving out there. 58 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 2: I've got a young family and I take my children 59 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 2: because I live in how It Springs and it's really 60 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 2: only a thirty minute drive out there, and I also 61 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 2: go fishing out near on Leader's Creek and Salt Water on, 62 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 2: so I do go out there, and I do notice 63 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: that the rubbish is getting worse and worse, and it 64 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 2: is about time that something gets done. And in relation 65 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 2: to trying to fix the problem, because there's erosion, there's 66 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 2: people driving up and down the beach on registered vehicles, 67 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 2: and I know that there's big signs up when you 68 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 2: go down on access to the beach saying no unregistered vehicles. 69 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: But the problem is, I think the enforcement offer out 70 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 2: there because it is a fair way out and people 71 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 2: traditionally go out there and drive up and down the beach. 72 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, look, i'd received photos over the weekend of 73 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: you know, like some of the rubbish and that, and 74 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: we've received photos over recent weeks about it as well. 75 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: But then on over the weekend and also this morning, 76 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: I've got a message as well about a bloke out 77 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: at gunpoint. He'd lost everything after his caravan was apparently 78 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: burnt to a crisp on Friday. Apparently there was back 79 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: burning happening in the air and it must have gotten 80 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: away and must have obviously taken where he was camped, 81 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: is what I'm being to He went into town for 82 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: supplies and when he got back everything was gone. He 83 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: was lucky that to pass it by had apparently saved 84 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: his dogs that were tied up with the van. But 85 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: after seeing what had happened, these guys went back to 86 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: town and got him a heap of supplies. But it 87 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: literally sounds like he'd lost everything. We'll try and get 88 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: a bit more detail about the situation for him. But 89 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: it sort of sounds like there's stuff happening out there, 90 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: you know that I suppose people have got no idea. 91 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 2: About Yeah, well exactly. It is a beautiful location and 92 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 2: it is quite uninhabited. It's not many people live out 93 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 2: there that I don't think there's any unreal urban houses. 94 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 2: I think there's people who live at the Leader's Creek 95 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 2: boat ram, which is on the other side of the peninsula. 96 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 2: But the actual Gunpoint Beach where people go and visit 97 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 2: and do the day is the tracks go down on 98 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 2: the beach, and there would be at least seven or 99 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 2: eight different spots you can drive down onto the beach, 100 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 2: and there is a lot of natural bush there, and 101 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 2: you know, I'm not sure the circumsansers surrounding this if 102 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 2: it was a bushfire or a backburn or whatever it 103 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 2: might be as certainly unfortunately, imagine going going away and 104 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 2: coming back and find everything your own burnt to the ground. 105 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: Feel absolutely, Jared, I'm really sorry, mate. We are going 106 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: to have to leave it there because we're going to 107 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: have to head across to this press conference, which is 108 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: expected to start in just a couple of minutes to 109 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: see whether whether indeed we are going into lockdown here 110 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: in the territory or what's going on. 111 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 2: I just hope that whatever the advice or the health 112 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 2: advice is, that Territorians follow that advice because that's what 113 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 2: it's going to keep territorians safe. 114 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: Absolutely. Jared Mayleie good to catch up with you this morning. 115 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: Obviously the Deputy Opposition later, but also the Member Foran Nelson. 116 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: Thank you for your time. 117 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 2: Thank you bye.