1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Now onto a very different topic, and it is around 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: footpaths in bees Creek. In the Bees Creek area, we 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,319 Speaker 1: know that rural residents are ramping up their calls for 4 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: footpaths around the bees Creek Road area. It comes after 5 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: we know that a young boy was struck by a 6 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: car after getting off of bus last year, and also 7 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: a woman and a man hit while walking their dogs 8 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: last month. Now the woman was seriously injured and their 9 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: two dogs died at the scene. Joining me on the 10 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: line right now is a Bee's Creek resident, Claire Haynes. 11 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 2: Good morning, Claire, good morning, how are you? 12 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, really good, Thank you so much for your time 13 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: this morning, Claire. 14 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 2: I understand that there are quite a few. 15 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: People that live out in the bees Creek area, particularly 16 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: around bees Creek Road, that are really keen to have 17 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: some footpaths put in because you've got some fears really 18 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:53,959 Speaker 1: around safety. 19 00:00:55,200 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 3: Yes, absolutely, especially after these two horrible incidents have occurred 20 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 3: quite recently. Yeah, absolutely, exactly what. 21 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,559 Speaker 2: Exactly a resident sort of came to see happened. 22 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 3: Well, I suppose a footpath along the road we're somewhere 23 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 3: safe to walk basically and ride a bike would be great, 24 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 3: especially you know, for walking your dogs and for kids 25 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 3: particularly going along the road to get to school, like 26 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 3: it is a very long road. It's about eight kilometers 27 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 3: long from the highway down towards the Elizabeth River, so 28 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 3: you know, we're not expecting miracles and all the way along. 29 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 3: And I do understand that, you know, it would be 30 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 3: a costly exercise for the council because there are quite 31 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 3: big culverts and it is pretty uneven surfaces, but just 32 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 3: somewhere safe for people to be able to exercise, get 33 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 3: to and from places, all that kind of thing would 34 00:01:59,560 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 3: be great. 35 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: So, Claire, is it something that you've raised with counsel 36 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: at this point in time, because my understanding is that 37 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: there's quite the push for this on social media at 38 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: the moment, plenty of residents saying that they do want 39 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 1: to see a footpaths. 40 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, there is definitely a big conversation off the 41 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 3: back of what's happened on social media, and yeah, I 42 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 3: strongly urge people to take it to council because they 43 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 3: don't know necessarily everything that's going on on Facebook or 44 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 3: you know, whichever platform, so I took it to them. 45 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,679 Speaker 3: You can go on the liter Field Council website and 46 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 3: there's a public question page. So I did take it 47 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 3: to or initially I took it to Keijia Puic who's 48 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 3: our local member, and then she directed me towards our 49 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 3: local counselor, and then I emailed her and she encouraged 50 00:02:55,919 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 3: me to do a public question, which was really great. Yeah, 51 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 3: race that probably almost a year ago now, would have 52 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 3: been dry season last year. And yeah, I didn't really 53 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 3: hear too much after that, just that that noted my question. 54 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 3: But I did contact them again the day this incident 55 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 3: occurred with the couple walking their dogs, and it did 56 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 3: bring it to light again. But really, you know, we 57 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 3: shouldn't have to have all these awful incidents happened for 58 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 3: it to be you know, pushed even Yeah. 59 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, so so by the sounds of it, there's not 60 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: been a huge amount of of sort of feedback from 61 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: the from the council following on from you raising it 62 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: with them. 63 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 3: Yes, well, thankfully the day that that incident happened, I 64 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 3: did hear back from the council and she was saying, yes, 65 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 3: you know, it is on the you know, pretty close 66 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 3: to the forefront of her mind. But yeah, I suppose 67 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 3: it's just convincing the rest of the council that it 68 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 3: is a priority, and yeah, I totally understand with counsel. 69 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 3: You know, it comes down to money, but I really 70 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 3: think that it is a priority and it is time 71 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 3: for this to be pushed in further. 72 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 2: And Claire, do you reckon that. 73 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: We've got a bit of a situation though as well 74 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: at the moment where there are a lot more families 75 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: moving out to the rural area. So it does actually 76 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: mean that you've got kids that are wanting to ride 77 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: their bikes, go for a walk, that kind of thing, 78 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: and it is a little bit dangerous when there's not 79 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:30,559 Speaker 1: a safe place for them to walk. 80 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, for sure. Yeah, the demographic of the rural area 81 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 3: is changing big time. You know, so many people are 82 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 3: moving out and you know, people going for that rural lifestyle. 83 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 3: And I even put a Facebook post up a couple 84 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 3: of years ago when we first moved up. We've been 85 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 3: in the rural area for three years now, yep, and 86 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 3: I put a post up and I did get a 87 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 3: fair bit of backlash. There was some young families like, yeah, 88 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 3: for sure, we would love footpaths, and then I was 89 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 3: getting you know, the opposite of you know, a lot 90 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 3: of keeper rule will go back to the Northern Suburbs 91 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 3: kind of rhetoric as well. So yeah, like not you 92 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 3: know everyone wants, but I think, you know, moving forward, 93 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 3: you know, we do need to have a safe place 94 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 3: to be able to exercise. 95 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: And do you reckon like would footpads be enough or 96 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: do you think that there needs to be some extra 97 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: signage as well? 98 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 2: You know, what are your thoughts on that? 99 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, signage could help. I suppose you know, people 100 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 3: need to slow down down beef Peak roads. It is 101 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 3: an eighty k zone and yeah, definitely, yeah, you do 102 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 3: witness people going above that. Yeah, and yeah, like yeah, 103 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 3: science could definitely help, especially near bus stops and things 104 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 3: like that. Yeah, it's a tricky one really, but yeah, 105 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 3: I think there's no space on the shoulder of the 106 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 3: road for people to be so yeah, whether the council 107 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 3: can kind of create a bit more space there or 108 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 3: you know, better signage about the road way, yeah, whatever 109 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 3: can make it safer. 110 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: Well. 111 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: And look, I understand that these kinds of things cost 112 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: money one hundred get that. But also I understand I mean, 113 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: you guys are paying your rates out there, aren't you. 114 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly, we pay very similar like almost as much 115 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 3: as what we pay in town, and we get a 116 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 3: lot less for that, yeah, right, to be honest, Yeah, 117 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 3: we don't have any postal service or rubbish collection. There's 118 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 3: you know, we get free access to the tip, but 119 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 3: we have to bring it there ourselves. And the quality 120 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 3: of the roads is a lot less. Like I was 121 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 3: riding my bike a bit when we first moved out there, 122 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 3: but the road surface is so rough that it's kind 123 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 3: of just shakes you along a bit. So have definitely 124 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 3: reduced my amount of cycling, which yeah, I totally understand. 125 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 3: You know, living in a real area. You're out there 126 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 3: to be in the bush, and you know, out there 127 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 3: for luxury. 128 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, but yeah, but there would be good. 129 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 3: To have more recreational spaces across the board. Yeah, well 130 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 3: for too much. 131 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 2: And that's the thing. And you know, I don't think 132 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 2: you are. Look, I'm a mum with little kids. 133 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: And so you know, I kind of think to myself, 134 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: I would imagine if I lived out that way, that 135 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: if the kids are riding bikes and that kind of thing, 136 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: that you would want to make sure that there was 137 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: somewhere safe that they could do so. But I also 138 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: know that there are a lot of families out in 139 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: the rural area. All you've got to do is is, 140 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: you know, go to any of the sports that are 141 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: being played out there in terms of you know, being 142 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: played out at Fred's Pass, and you can see just 143 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: how many families do live out in. 144 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 2: The rural area. 145 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, definitely. Yeah, Yo is great and I love that 146 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 3: there are a lot of families out that way. But yeah, 147 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 3: I suppose it's just a changing demographic that the council 148 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 3: needs to move along with. 149 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 2: Yeah. 150 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: Well, Claire, I really appreciate you having a chat with us, 151 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: and we might try and get in contact with the 152 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: counselor as well, just to find out a bit more because, 153 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: look for me as well, I do think the fact 154 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: that there has been those very serious incidents it does 155 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: make a question whether there does need to be a 156 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: bit of work. So we'll get in contact with the 157 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,079 Speaker 1: counsel and we'll see how we go see what we 158 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: can find out. 159 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 3: Great. Thank you so much, Katie. 160 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 2: Thanks Claire, I appreciate your time.