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Speaker 1: We are going to head across right now actually, and

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Speaker 1: the Labor Party. Joining us on the line right now

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Speaker 1: is Nick Lovering, the ALP candidate for Katherine. Good morning

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Speaker 1: to you, Nick, Good morning Katie.

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Speaker 2: Are you doing yeah? Really well? Now?

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Speaker 1: Nick, I'm assuming you've heard how we've done to meet

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Speaker 1: the candidates before. Are you ready to do it?

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Speaker 2: I'm ready to go.

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Speaker 1: All right, let's go now. You will have a little

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Speaker 1: we got up to just under eight minutes. But I'll

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Speaker 1: start the clock for you right now now. Nick, tell

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Speaker 1: me why did you decide to put your hand up

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Speaker 1: to run.

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Speaker 2: Well, I've spent twenty five years in education, and two

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Speaker 2: thirds of that time here in the Northern Territory and

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Speaker 2: fourteen years here in Katherine, and I've got a good

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Speaker 2: understanding of how Catherine works, running schools, recruiting people to

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Speaker 2: Katherine and supporting them through their experienceperience of moving to Catherine,

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Speaker 2: living in Catherine, and then also listening to them when

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Speaker 2: they decide either to stay or to go. I've also

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Speaker 2: got an understanding of how Cathern works as a logistical

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Speaker 1: Nick, what do you see as being the biggest issues

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Speaker 2: Well, our biggest issue is fighting for our fair share

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Speaker 2: here in Catherine and making sure that we've got equity

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Speaker 2: comes to facilities for recreation, I've heard about the issues

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Speaker 2: a fantastic pool. We'd love some new facilities for our

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Speaker 2: have an indoor sports stadium where young people can play

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Speaker 2: a place for the community to hold functions. But also

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Speaker 1: Just on that indoor sports facility. I mean, is that

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Speaker 2: I mean discussions at the moment, and I've definitely raised

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Speaker 2: I'm still learning about the process, but you know it's

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Speaker 1: So taking into account those different issues, how do you well,

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Speaker 1: why do you feel that your best place to try

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Speaker 2: Well, I suppose working at Katherine he in the last

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Speaker 2: an opportunity for that currot. What's what can we provide

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Speaker 1: Now, I want to ask you. Beck from Willow Blue

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Speaker 2: Well, I will be. I've visited some businesses and I

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Speaker 1: Now we're at about five minutes forty we'll go intil

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Speaker 1: for labor, is there going to be any more investment

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Speaker 2: Look, I've raised it with the Chief Minister. I understand

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Speaker 2: we would love to have a super facility, but we've

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Speaker 2: I'm really confident that we'll get a good outcome.

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Speaker 1: Nick quick One, Binjari Aboriginal Community corporation. They joined us

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Speaker 2: Absolutely? And you know I'm a regular visitor to Binjari

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Speaker 2: to listen and work on those concerns. And I see

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Speaker 2: that as a strength. I'm a bit of a strategizer.

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Speaker 2: You know. When I went to Catherine High we had

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Speaker 2: to look at solutions.

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Speaker 1: All right, Nick, we have run out of time very quickly,

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Speaker 1: thirty seconds. Tell us why should people vote for you?

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Speaker 2: Well, because I can convert strategy into effective action, and

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Speaker 2: I've proved that at Catherine High School. I know how

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Speaker 2: we can set a vision for our town and then

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Speaker 2: I can piece out the actions towards that. And I

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Speaker 2: want people to give me that opportunity to do that

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Speaker 2: and we haven't seen that. In the last four years.

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Speaker 2: We've seen a highlighting of the issues, but where are

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Speaker 1: All Right, we are out of time. Nick Lovering, the

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Speaker 1: ALP candidate, the labor candidate for Catherine. Thank you very

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Speaker 1: much for having a chat with us this morning and

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Speaker 1: being part of our Meet the Candidates Well segment.

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Speaker 2: Thanks for having me.

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Speaker 1: Thank you