1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: We know, an exciting announcement for NT Cricket, which has 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: been successful in securing funding for women and girls to 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: get involved in the sport through a federal government initiative. Now, 4 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: as I understand it, last year the Commonwealth government stumped up. 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: They're like what I did there, stumped hope two hundred 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 1: million dollars for facilities and participation programs to boost women 7 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: and children participating in the sport as well as physical activity. 8 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:28,639 Speaker 1: Now joining me in the studio to tell us a 9 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: little bit more, I'll make sure I've got the right 10 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: microphone on. It is Gavin Dovey, the CEO of cricket 11 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: here in the Northern Territory. 12 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 2: Good morning Gav, Morning Katie, thanks for having me. 13 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: Good to see you. Now tell me a little bit 14 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: more about all this funding and what it's going to 15 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: go towards. 16 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely pumped to be the successful recipient city's funding 17 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: from the federal government that's going to go directly towards 18 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 2: female cricket and participation and creating a new generation of 19 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: girls that love the game. 20 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: It is wonderful and I love seeing kids in general, 21 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: people in general play sport. But then when you look 22 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: at female participation, I reckon, it's awesome. 23 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, and you can see you know, I think 24 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: female participation in cricket has gone through the roof over 25 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 2: the last decade and obviously probably one of the more 26 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 2: successful national teams we've got. They've been incredible and so 27 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 2: I think, yeah, we're really keen to invest more into 28 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 2: female participation in the territory and get more girls in 29 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 2: Darwin and Analys and some of our remote communities playing cricket. 30 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: So how much money did Nent Cricket. 31 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 2: Receive About three quarters of a million dollars, which is awesome, 32 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 2: so over three years, so about two hundred and fifty 33 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 2: k a year for three years, and we're going to 34 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 2: directly invest that into creating roles up here in the 35 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: top end and in Central Australia, Central Australia, and that'll 36 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 2: go into running programs lot w Wors Cricket Blast, which 37 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 2: is our entry level program, school holiday clinics and pilots, 38 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 2: and new programs such as Dads and Daughters which has 39 00:01:57,880 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 2: taken off in New South Wales. Yeah, really cool program 40 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: getting dads to bring their girls along and get them 41 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 2: introduced to cricket. 42 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I reckon, that's a wonderful idea. So tell me 43 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: what's participation like in the Northern Territory at the moment 44 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: when it comes two females playing cricket. 45 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, well it's really come along the last couple of years. Yeah, 46 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 2: And we had as an example, we had a girl's 47 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 2: only school holiday clinic recently and we had sixty girls 48 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 2: here in dahw And turn up keen to give cricket 49 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 2: a try. So we're seeing lots of interest. Our numbers 50 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: are increasing, and you're also saying that in our dah 51 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 2: And District's cricket competition that's yeah, each year has been growing, 52 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 2: so hopefully this will give that another kick along. 53 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: It's a really good thing. Like I mean, quite often 54 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: when you look at different sports, so when you look 55 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: at different organizations in the territory, if you don't have 56 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: that certainty around funding, it can make it hard to 57 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: start new things or you know, produce different programs. So 58 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: this does give you some real certainty, doesn't it. 59 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, it does, and that's it. There's lots of barriers 60 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: to participation as we know, and there's lots of choice 61 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 2: out there, so I think this just gives us a 62 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 2: really great platform now to kick onto another phase of 63 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 2: growth gave have we got. 64 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: Many kids in remote communities playing crickesh. 65 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: Well at the moment, we've got a couple of our 66 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: staff who have headed about eight hundred k south to 67 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: Timber Creek, Marylyn e Ljah Marno, and they're out there 68 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 2: now at the moment, engaging with schools and getting cricked 69 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 2: out into some of those remote communities. And the feedback 70 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 2: we get when we do those exercises is, you know, 71 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 2: the kids love playing all different types of sports. You know, 72 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 2: they don't just want to play one sport. So funding 73 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: lot this just gives us an opportunity to get out 74 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,239 Speaker 2: there and make sure girls in some of these remote 75 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: places the territory have a chance to play cricket. 76 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: Well, you know yourself, like depending on where you grow up, 77 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: the sport is like your lifeline to everything. 78 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 2: I know. 79 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: For me and Mount Eiser, it's literally all you did 80 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: when you finished school in the afternoon. So then I 81 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: would imagine if you're in a more remote area or 82 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: a more regional area, sports everything right. If you're able 83 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: to pick up a ball and. 84 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 2: Play one hundred percent, and you know everyone in the 85 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 2: territory knows you know, it's a highly dispersed pop Yeah, 86 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 2: places are far apart, so getting out there and making 87 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: sports accessible can be a challenge and it can be costly, 88 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 2: so that's why funding lo this is just critical. And 89 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: the other thing which I think is really important part 90 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 2: of this is getting some of the female players at 91 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,479 Speaker 2: the top of the game up here to the territory. 92 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 2: We've done a little bit of that where we've had 93 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 2: past players or players that have played for Australia here 94 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,559 Speaker 2: to sort of inspire, you know. I think that's another 95 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 2: important part. So we're hopeful this funding can hopefully get 96 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 2: some of those female stars you see on the TV 97 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 2: playing for Australia or Women's Big Bash up here to 98 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 2: inspire a new generation as well. 99 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: And it does make a big difference to two young people. 100 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,919 Speaker 1: Like they're saying, goes, if you can't see it can't 101 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: be and I think it is really important for young 102 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 1: people to see that, particularly in a place like Darwin. 103 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: We're you know, it may be a little bit different 104 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: to some of those capital cities where you can go 105 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: and see the NRL players, you can go and see 106 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: the you know, the cricket a bit more often, but 107 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: here you don't get that opportunity as much, particularly when 108 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: you look women's sport. So if you can do that, 109 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 1: it's a great. 110 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 2: Thing, I reckon, Yeah, definitely, And you know, obviously we're 111 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: trying to get international cricket back. We've had really successful 112 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 2: top end T twenty recently, so lots of parts of 113 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 2: the game are moving forward, but we want to make 114 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 2: sure that that sort of gender equality aspect and girls 115 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 2: who are growing up in the territory where they've got 116 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 2: different choices see cricket as a sport that they can 117 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 2: play if they want to. So yeah, fantastic announcement. And 118 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 2: I think there was about six hundred applications for this 119 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 2: funding around Australia. Only one hundred and twenty was successful. 120 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 2: So for us to be one of those, I think 121 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 2: says a lot about the opportunity. 122 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, good stuff, Good on you. There's so much going on, 123 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: isn't there when it comes to. 124 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 2: Cricket plenty, And obviously the rest of the country's just 125 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 2: starting to ramp up now for a huge, huge summer 126 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 2: of cricket in India coming out five Test series which 127 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 2: would be big. And then on the female front, we've 128 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 2: got a women's Ashes Test at the start of next 129 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 2: year at the MCG which is going to be incredible. 130 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 2: So seeing our our elite female cricket is playing a 131 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 2: test the j will be awesome. Yeah. 132 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: Oh well, we'll be relying on you to keep us 133 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: up to date with what's going on. 134 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 2: GAV. 135 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: Thank you as always lovely to catch up with you. 136 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you again, so fantastic. Thank you.