1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Out in Palmerston is where we're focusing on today and 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: I have got on the line with me right now, 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: Rob Waters, one of our mayoral hopefuls. Good morning to 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: your Rob. 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 2: Katie. How are you? Yeah? 6 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: Really good? Good to have you on the show mate. 7 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: You've got six minutes, no worries. You got six minutes 8 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: and a number of questions to get through. Are you 9 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: ready to get started? 10 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: I can only do my best and that's what I offer. 11 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: All right, let's do it. Rob. Why have you decided 12 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: to put your hand up to be me? 13 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 2: Ok? Katie? Obviously I work in sales, and after speaking 14 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 2: to a lot of community because I walk in out 15 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 2: of a lot of restaurants and businesses up here in 16 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 2: PARMI a lot of them as well as working at 17 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 2: the fuel station, a lot of people continually say to 18 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: me that, you know, they're looking for a leader that 19 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 2: can actually lead from the front and be hands on 20 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 2: and not dismissive of people. And I believe that I've 21 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 2: got those qualifications and that as a major part of 22 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 2: why I've put my hand up for mayor Rob. 23 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: In terms of qualifications and work experience, what qualifications and 24 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: work experience do you have which you reckon make you 25 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: best placed for the position. 26 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a great question. And look Katie, as I 27 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 2: don't come from the mainstream corporate background. I am a 28 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 2: chef by trade and the last half of my career 29 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 2: as an executive chef, working both in Australia. I am Australia, 30 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 2: Europe Middle East where I've managed some five style hotels 31 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 2: over there, as well as in Indonesia in Asia where 32 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: I had three hundred and fifty employees underneath me directly. 33 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 2: I managed both front of house and back a house 34 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 2: there to deliver main results and that was done by 35 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 2: you know, obviously strong strong management with regards to financial 36 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: matters all the rest of it I do. I had 37 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 2: to have budgets across front of house, back a house 38 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: and including operations. Also back here in Darwin where I 39 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: led a team both in fruit and vagi and also 40 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 2: in the meat game, I rode a lot of tenders 41 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 2: that was successful and in procurement there I had to 42 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 2: I had to obviously deliver what I promised, which I 43 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 2: believe I did a fantastic job. And as a candidate, 44 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 2: I'm well aware that there's a professional development allowance that 45 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 2: I shall use to complete the Australian Institute of Company 46 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 2: Director's course. 47 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: Now, in terms of what you see as the most 48 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: important issues in Palmerston, what would you say they are? 49 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 2: Well, look, each rate player has a different issues. If 50 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 2: you ask me for my personal one and the firebreaks 51 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 2: around the Gun community. If you ask my next door neighbor, well, 52 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 2: his is the greening of the parks around gun that 53 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 2: seems to have seemed to have been lacking over the years. Now, 54 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 2: Danny touched on a fantastic area with regards to laneways. 55 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 2: I personally have an issue with that due to the 56 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 2: fact that a friend of mine was sort of forced 57 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 2: by his partner to lee Darwin after an attempted assault 58 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,839 Speaker 2: happened in a dark laneway. I walk my dogs through 59 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 2: these laneways at night and they can be quite scary. 60 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,399 Speaker 2: And I believe that, you know, in one of those 61 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 2: issues is that. Also, I've had an opportunity to speak 62 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 2: to numerous candidates that are running for Cancelor and obviously 63 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 2: we need to work together as a team. Another issue 64 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 2: that came forward that resonnated with me was social workers 65 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: in the library. I mean, that's a fantastic idea. My 66 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 2: son who's dyslexic. I've had firsthand experience where he was 67 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 2: sort of pushed away because he couldn't get the help 68 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: that he needed and as a result, you know, he 69 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 2: sort of hasn't been back to the library. And finally, 70 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: I suppose the biggest and best you're all cards of 71 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: Parmeerston is our markets Activate Activate. Palmerston has worked extremely well, 72 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 2: but at the moment, from what I'm led to believe, 73 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 2: there's an incident at the market, it's pushed back on 74 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 2: the association and under a cancel. I believe Cancel and 75 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 2: ATG need to work together to provide better security at 76 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: the moment with no one wants to see a repeat 77 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 2: of what happened at the show. And we want to 78 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 2: build our markets. We want to bring people into the center. 79 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 2: We want our markets to be better than Mindle. Sorry Darwin, 80 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 2: but that's what we want and that's the way that 81 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 2: we need to go. 82 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: Now, Rob, what are your top three commitments to voters 83 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: or your policy platforms? 84 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 2: Well, pretty much exactly what I've just pointed out, Katie. 85 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: I just really want to make Palmerston the biggest and 86 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 2: the best liberal place in the Northern Territory. Athena has 87 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 2: done a fantastic job over the years, and there's no 88 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 2: there's no there's no doubt that she's done a great job. 89 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 2: Danny's got fantastic ideas. My my one at the moment 90 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 2: is to get in there have a look at what's 91 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 2: planned for the future, because there's no point in if 92 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 2: I was to get in and then try to lobby 93 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 2: everything that's been done over the last eight years to 94 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 2: change that. We need We need to look at what 95 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 2: we've got now and move forward. And personally, my biggest 96 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 2: one is Cisco and budget management. That's where a lot 97 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 2: of people are asking the question where is the money 98 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 2: going and what is doing? The last thing we want 99 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 2: to see is what I believe could be a waste 100 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 2: of money. We don't need a concrete slab down the 101 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 2: middle of a road that doesn't need to be there. 102 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 2: For instance. Yes that may not the money may not 103 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 2: have come from cancel, but it's still what I believe 104 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 2: is wasted money. And that's that's where I want to 105 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 2: hold our cancel and myself accountable and will always be 106 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 2: approachable and I want to lead a CANCEL that is 107 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 2: working together for the community. 108 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: Rob You've got about thirty seconds left, but I want 109 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: to ask, are you a member of a political party 110 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 1: or have you ever been. 111 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 2: Full disclosure, I did join the COLP back in twenty 112 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 2: twenty three, twenty four prior to the elections. I wanted 113 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 2: to run in Drysdale once again because I wanted to 114 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 2: help the community. I wanted to I wanted to make 115 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 2: our area a much better place to live in and 116 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 2: I believe I may be still a member, but I 117 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: haven't paid my dues so I could have dropped off. 118 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: Well, Rob, you're right on six minutes mate. Thank you 119 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: very much for having a chat with us and for 120 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: putting a hand up. 121 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 2: No wh Katie, and I would just like to leave 122 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 2: with the fact that myself and five other people are 123 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 2: willing to put their hands up and try and help 124 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 2: the community, to be mayor, and a further fourteen others 125 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 2: including myself, so fifteen in total putting themselves out there 126 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 2: to be cancelers. I fully endorse absolutely everyone, and I 127 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 2: thank everyone for having a go. We've all seen some 128 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 2: pretty nasty things said about one another, and for myself, 129 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 2: I don't like driving around picking up people's signs and 130 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 2: hammering them back in, but I think it's fantastic. We 131 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 2: live in a society where people want to contribute to 132 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 2: their community. 133 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: Yeah true. Rob, thanks so much for your time this morning. 134 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: Much appreciated. 135 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 2: Thanks very much, Katie, you too.