1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: If you want to know what's happening on the local 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: political landscape, Katie Wolf has it covered on three sixty 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: every one is Listening Mix one oh four point nine. 4 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 2: Today is First Responded Day. 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 3: It is really a day for us to thank our 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 3: first responders and show our support for these wonderful people 7 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 3: who do so much in our community. 8 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 2: Now joining us on the line right now to. 9 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 3: Talk a little bit more about first Responder's Day, but 10 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 3: also some of that work that they do is the 11 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 3: police Commander Janelle Tonkin, Good morning to you. 12 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: Good morning, Katie. Thank you very much for having me. 13 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 3: It's great to have you on the show. It's been 14 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 3: a while since we last caught up. It has Yeah, Janelle, 15 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,319 Speaker 3: I know that you're obviously a commander and you are 16 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 3: well you're part of that team yesterday that rescued Maggie, 17 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 3: the missing lady in Lichfield. Can you talk us through 18 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 3: exactly what happened and really give us that context of 19 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 3: the way in which our first responders operate. 20 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: Absolutely, Katie. Yeah, So an amazing result yesterday with this 21 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: successful rescue of that seventy one year old tourist in 22 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 1: the Northern Territory. So Maggie went hiking in Litchfield National Park, 23 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: not far from one guy falls. Unfortunately, on her walk, 24 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: she became disorientated and was able to find her way 25 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: back to camp. Now she spent two nights sleeping out. 26 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,639 Speaker 1: Fortunately though she was very well prepared with enough food, 27 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: She found some fresh water, and she had a silver 28 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: blanket with her. Now, police, emergency Services, Parks and Wildlife volunteers, 29 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: members of the public commenced a large scale multi agency 30 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: land and air search on started on Sunday night and 31 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: then really rammed up on Monday morning. We were able 32 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: to successfully locate her yesterday. She waved down helicopter with 33 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: a police spot her in it just just around lunchtime yesterday. 34 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: So an amazing result. And I certainly think every single 35 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: person that was involved in that operation for their efforts 36 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 1: and their professionalism. 37 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 3: And Maggie had a big thank you for our first responders. 38 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 2: Take a listen to this from the ABSA. 39 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 3: I can only say that guys here and girls have 40 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 3: done an absolutely fantastic job. 41 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: I'm eternally greatful to all of them. You're lucky you've 42 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 2: got them up here. 43 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 3: And I mean it is just such an example, isn't it. 44 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 3: Janelle of the way in which all of those coordinated 45 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 3: services can work together for a great outcome. 46 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, it really is. Look, certainly, everybody does in the 47 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: an extraordinary job every day to save lives, protect our community. 48 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: And what today is really about is it's an opportunity 49 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: for the community to say thank you to those people. 50 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: There's a couple of ways that you can do that. 51 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: You can do that through our social media Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, 52 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: but what's really important is that you can actually just 53 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: walk up to a first responder in the street and 54 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: thank them, just let them know that you are grateful 55 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 1: for the work that they do every day. 56 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I reckon, that's a really nice way of doing it. 57 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 3: You know, it's at the end of the day. I 58 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 3: know that you guys probably think to yourself while we're 59 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 3: just doing our jobs, but so often some of those 60 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 3: different situations that our first responders are involved in, they 61 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 3: are actually situations that are quite life changing for the 62 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 3: people that you're helping. And you know that thank you 63 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 3: from those people that you've assisted, even if you've not 64 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 3: in that real sort of face to face way, but 65 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 3: if you have been able to help in different ways 66 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 3: throughout the community, it is something that thank you is 67 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 3: always a nice thing to hear, I would imagine when 68 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 3: you're out there, you know, doing that hard work each 69 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 3: and every day. 70 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're absolutely right. It's really important I think to 71 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: acknowledge though that that hero label actually doesn't sit very 72 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: well with a lot of personness. Most of us do 73 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: this work out of a desire to help others. Yeah, 74 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: you know, but we are all. 75 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 3: Human, Yeah, and I reckon that mostly very humble as well. 76 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: A lot of our first responders. 77 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 3: Janelle, you have been a police officer for quite a 78 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 3: long period of time. What are some of those, you know, 79 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 3: some of those incidents that you've been involved in that 80 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 3: I guess sort of stand out in your professional career. Yeah. 81 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: Look, Katie, I've been the police commander now for just 82 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 1: over twelve months in Northern Commands, and in my time 83 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: here in just the last six to twelve months, we've 84 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: had obviously the larger scale floods of the wet season, 85 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: so that affected a number of communities, but particularly Daily River. 86 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:33,119 Speaker 1: We had the evacuation of Jimingen community in February this year. 87 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: We've had more recently a vertical rescue in Litchfield National Park, 88 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: multiple marine rescues out of Darwin East Darnham. We've got 89 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: a fire and rescue services responding at the moment to 90 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: a number of grass fires and lots and lots of 91 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: unfortunately road crash rescue operations. 92 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 3: And this is the thing, like you said, it is 93 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 3: it's day to day for our first responders, but it 94 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 3: is work that is so incredibly appreciated by the community. 95 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 3: So from us Janelle here at Mix one O four 96 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 3: nine and me personally, big thank you to you to 97 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 3: all of our amazing police officers, all of our emergency 98 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 3: service crews, our paramedics well as we've heard this morning, 99 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 3: you know, our correction stuff. You even pointed out before 100 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 3: our Parks and Wildlife who were helping yesterday with that rescue. 101 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 3: Our volunteers. There are so many out there who respond 102 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 3: to pretty serious situations daily and we are very grateful 103 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 3: for the work. 104 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: That you do. 105 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely, And I'm glad that you mentioned volunteers because 106 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: they are a crucial part of the emergency services response 107 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: in the Northern Territory and right across Australia the way, 108 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 1: I want to thank them as well. 109 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. Oh, Janelle Tonkin. 110 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 3: Great to catch up with you today and we hope 111 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 3: that you have a good day, if you know, I 112 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 3: do hope that people get out there and if they 113 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 3: see you or any of our other wonderful first responders around, 114 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 3: come over and say get a and say a big 115 00:05:58,200 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 3: thank you for the work you do. 116 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: Thanks, Katie Lovely to chat thank you. 117 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 3: That is Janelle Tonkin there, who is the police commander 118 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 3: of the Northern Command, And it is really a day 119 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 3: for us to make sure that we do recognize the 120 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,239 Speaker 3: work that our first responders do. I know that hopefully 121 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 3: I haven't forgotten anybody. I know that there are so 122 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 3: many first responders that are out there each and every 123 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 3: day doing incredible work. As Janelle had said, you know, 124 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 3: they're not comfortable with that hero. 125 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 2: Label, and I get that. 126 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 3: You know a lot of people do not into those jobs, 127 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 3: you know, for the thank you or for the praise. 128 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 3: But the reality is I reckon that a huge number 129 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 3: of us could actually, you know, could actually recall a 130 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 3: moment where we have required those first responders and that 131 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 3: they've helped us, you know, in massive ways. For me, 132 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 3: I've worked with the Northern Territory Police before in their 133 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 3: media unit, so I've sort of seen firsthand some of 134 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 3: that phenomenal work that not only our police officers do, 135 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 3: but also the Emergency Services crew and indeed the paramedics. 136 00:06:58,200 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 2: But you know, I know myself. 137 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 3: I've been first on the scene at car crashes, a 138 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 3: couple of pretty serious ones, and the work that you 139 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 3: then see those paramedics and our fieries and others do 140 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 3: when they get there is simply amazing and life saving 141 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 3: work in a lot of cases. So a big thank 142 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 3: you to our first responders today.