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Speaker 1: We are just about to head beyond the bear of

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Speaker 1: right now is the member for Catherine, Joe Hersey. Good

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Speaker 1: morning to you, Joe.

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Speaker 2: Good morning Katie, and good morning listeners. Welcome beyond the

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Speaker 2: bear and Maline, Katie, I.

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Speaker 1: Bet Joe will we know we've got plenty of listeners

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Speaker 1: in Catherine as well, so it's good to catch up

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's absolutely busy as down here in Catherine at

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Speaker 2: the moment. You know, it's the dry season when all

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Speaker 2: the events are on and tourists around town, the caravan pass,

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Speaker 2: the fool, you know, the tourism operators having a having

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Speaker 2: a busy time. So it's great, it really is great

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Speaker 1: That is good to hear and and Joe. Before I

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Speaker 1: that even when it comes to the weather, well, yesterday

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Speaker 2: It kicked in last night, Katie, and it was fresh

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Speaker 1: Did you need a jumper, Joe? I think that's did

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Speaker 1: you need a jumper? That's the important question.

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Speaker 2: Well, my daughter had a jumper on, but I didn't.

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Speaker 2: You probably could have had a light, a light jumper on.

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Speaker 2: But even now it is absolutely beautiful outside, and we've

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Speaker 2: actually got to have our office doors open. I'd just

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Speaker 2: Bank is back open again today. They've had wrapped in

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Speaker 1: Oh no, what do you mean?

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Speaker 2: There was a smells coming that had rated sort of

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Speaker 2: So they ended up they ended up closing and the

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Speaker 2: smells coming to our office to we're right next door.

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Speaker 2: But yeah, as anyone knows, did rat it's discussing.

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Speaker 1: Oh the poor buggers. Well, hopefully that's all all sorted

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Speaker 1: and they're able to get back in there and yeah,

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Speaker 2: They're back in there today, but the steatch is pretty bad.

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Speaker 2: But anyway, you know, they they can't even have their

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Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely, Oh that's no good to hear any.

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Speaker 2: More important matters. Yeah, there's been a lot going on

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Speaker 2: over seventy seven thousand dollars for our beautiful little museum,

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Speaker 2: it's very well supported in the community. How wonderful.

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Speaker 1: Seventy seven thousand dollars did you say?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so that's that's the that's not the final figure.

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Speaker 1: That's wonderful stuff. And is that the only fundraiser that's

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Speaker 2: We've had the Dreaming under the Stars to do It

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Speaker 2: for Dolly fundraiser and a big shout out to both

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Speaker 2: So Dreaming under the Stars they raised over one hundred

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Speaker 1: That's phenomenal. What an enormous amount of money, I mean,

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Speaker 2: It absolutely is, Katie. Yeah, So other things that we've

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Speaker 2: They have a purpose built gallery which is just superb.

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Speaker 2: The art's great. They've got a great little dish shop there.

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Speaker 2: It's a heritage listard hush and the gardens are beautiful.

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Speaker 2: They open up in the in the shady ground. Thank

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Speaker 2: you Devin's year teas and this year they've also Katie

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Speaker 1: How wonderful.

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Speaker 2: They do extremely well there.

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Speaker 1: Well, jo it sounds like there is an enormous amount

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Speaker 1: like if you don't already have plans for the long

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Speaker 2: Well, that's right, we've got the Speedway Round two happening

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Speaker 2: listen to their concerns. And one of the teams up

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Speaker 2: Just a simple thing like that to bring to attention.

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Speaker 2: You know, it's dangerous for grandmothers walk across the road

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Speaker 2: potentially the bus could come into the community and you know,

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Speaker 1: So well, yeah, absolutely, and try to get it sorted. Well,

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Speaker 1: the bus situation. We are going to have to leave

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Speaker 1: it there because we understand that the Chief Minister is

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Speaker 1: just now making an announcement about this vaccine, the vaccine mandates.

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Speaker 1: Joe Hersey, thanks so much for heading beyond the bear

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Speaker 1: of the line with us this morning.

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Speaker 2: Thanks Katie, and I hope to talk to you again

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Speaker 2: beyond the barra of the Ligne scene.

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Speaker 1: Sounds like a plan. Good on you, Joe, you too,