1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: So as you'll recall at the start of the year 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: the tragic news at Jingly Primary School that their chicken 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: coop had been broken into and several chickens had been 4 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: killed others injured. It devastated the students and the school community, 5 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: with the principal, Gemma Rusk, telling us at the time 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: that those responsible had cut the wire to the pen. 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: So nine months on now efforts are underway to rebuild 8 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: and the new coop is set to be hopefully a 9 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: really good one that nobody's able to break into again. 10 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: Joining us on the line right now is the principle 11 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: of Jingly Primary School, Gemma Rust. Good morning to you. 12 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 2: Gemma, Oh, good morning, Katie. 13 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for your time. Now talk us through 14 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: the plans that you've got for the new chicken coop. 15 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, we're really excited. I mean, I know everybody 16 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 2: is aware of the devastation that our school experienced earlier 17 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 2: in the year, and we were overwhelmed by thought and 18 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: tributes and the generosity of the community at that point. 19 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 2: And I think at that point too, we weren't really 20 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 2: sure what we needed to do and where we needed 21 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: to go. But we've got a plan in place. That 22 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 2: we're going to rebuild our chicken coop structure. And you know, 23 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 2: we've had some contributions already in terms of Lee and 24 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 2: Dave Brown from Brown All Around and Chris Ranahan from 25 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 2: Moonbeam Designs who sort of engineered a starting point for 26 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 2: us with our design. So we're at that point where 27 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 2: you know, we can call on people to support this 28 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 2: work that we're doing. 29 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 1: Well, it sounds our chickens back. Yeah, that's exactly right. 30 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: You want to get those chickens back. And you know, 31 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: I did have a big impact on the school community, 32 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: didn't it, And particularly the kids. 33 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: Are huge impact our kids, you know, and even though 34 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 2: you know, we haven't been broadcasting, but you know, our 35 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: kids are really still feeling it. I know, Miss Jodie 36 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 2: has been sort of taking care of our Omelet, who 37 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 2: you know, we had some support from Darwin Vett's to 38 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 2: help with her journey of recovery. She's brought in Omelet 39 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 2: so that the kids could see and other chicks that 40 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 2: she's had from her home. So we're continuing the learning, 41 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 2: but certainly not in the same way. And the students 42 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,679 Speaker 2: are still every kitchen and garden lesson asking about the 43 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 2: chickens and you know they miss them dearly. 44 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: I bet they do. And it's such a great part 45 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: of you know, of what the school did in terms 46 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: of teaching the kids really so much, so much about 47 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: caring for those animals, but also you know about the 48 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: way in which you need to look after them, look 49 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: after their environment, all that kind of thing. 50 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 2: Oh. Look, it's limitless the learning that goes on in 51 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 2: terms of you know, from science all the way to 52 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 2: personal and social capabilities that you're building with our kids. 53 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 2: And you know that they provide our kids with some 54 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 2: well being therapy as well, you know, which is really important. 55 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, So tell me what efforts are going to be 56 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: made with the new chicken coop to make sure that 57 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: it's that it is really quite secure. I mean, you 58 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: shouldn't have to do that. You should be able to 59 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: rely on the fact that they can be there in 60 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: the yard. But you know, unfortunately it sounds as though 61 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: you're going to have to make things a bit more secure. 62 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. And look, I'm no builder, Katie, but obviously galvanized 63 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 2: steel mesh is the way that we're going so that 64 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 2: it sort of seems to be the most impenetrable material 65 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 2: that we can have and I guess that's with that 66 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 2: comes the rise in the cost in building it. So 67 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 2: I guess, you know, we just want to make sure 68 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: that this does not happen for our community because it's 69 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 2: not just our school, it's our preschool and our KINDI 70 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 2: that access from our chickens. 71 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, do you know how much money you're going to 72 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: need to raise or how much money is sorry, how 73 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: much money is actually going to be needed to build this. 74 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. Look a shout out to two of our driving 75 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 2: parents behind a force, Penny Frost and Lee Brown, who 76 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 2: have sort of created a go Fundme page and a 77 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 2: Facebook page and we're hoping to raise thirty five thousand dollars. 78 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 2: That's sort of what's going to be needed to get 79 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 2: it all up to scratch with certification, et cetera. 80 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 1: And look, I know some people listening might think, gee, 81 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: that's a lot of money, but anyone that's built anything 82 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: of late, it's actually, you know, it's unfortunately how much 83 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: it costs for materials and to make sure that you 84 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: know that it is secure, that it's safe for the 85 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: kids to be able to go into as well, and 86 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: to be able to keep those chucks safe. Tell me, 87 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: did you know what kind of things are you going 88 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 1: to need. Are you gonna have to go down the 89 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: path of having security cameras or anything like that. There. 90 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 2: Look, we're hoping with the rebuild that won't be necessary, 91 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 2: so we're looking for sort of the materials that are required. 92 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 2: And I guess it's just the expertise in having the 93 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 2: qual lolifications because you know, in terms of well being 94 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 2: out the world and things like that. Yeah, so yeah, 95 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 2: it's part of the expense. 96 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: It's you know, I just think it's really it really is. 97 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: It's a real shame that you've got to go down 98 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: this path, but it's really so important that it is 99 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: able to be rebuilt for the kids and and for 100 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: you guys, you know, for the school. It's something that 101 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: I reckons a wonderful aspect of educating the kids being 102 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: able to have those chickens as part of their learning. 103 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. Look, our kitchen garden program with a Stephanie Alexander program, 104 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 2: you know, that's a cornerstone of our learning. It's the 105 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 2: twelve years sustainable program that our two jodies who you 106 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 2: know run the program are very passionate and driven. 107 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,559 Speaker 1: About how are the kids feeling, how are they feeling 108 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: about it? Being rebuilt, and you know how like, are 109 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 1: they quite eager for it to happen sooner rather than later? 110 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 2: Look there, which is when I announced it at the 111 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 2: So Yeah, I think that speaks volume. 112 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: And as you said, though it is, it is going 113 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: to be a costly thing. I reckon, it's wonderful that 114 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: these parents have started the go fundme page, and I 115 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: reckon what that shows is how important it is to 116 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: the school community that the chicken coop does get rebuilt. 117 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: And it's it's obviously something that's important to the kids, 118 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: to the parents, and to you guys, to the teaching staff. 119 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely. 120 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: Now before I let you go, do you know if 121 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,919 Speaker 1: police ended up charging anyone over the incident? 122 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, I no that I don't think there was substantial 123 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 2: finger prints or anything that they could they could use 124 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 2: to to sort of go down that avenue. 125 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: Yeah. What a shame, you know, just what a shame 126 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 1: that it all happened, and and that you guys, particularly 127 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: the kids have and those that were caring, the two 128 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: jodies that were caring for the chooks as well, that 129 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: you've had to go down this path. But I do 130 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: love the fact that you've still they have still beening 131 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: those chickens into to see the kids as well. 132 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, And I mean I rewatched some of the 133 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 2: news footage from when it happened, and you know the 134 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 2: devastation in our kids that somebody could come into our 135 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 2: community and do that in a very reckless way. But 136 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 2: I think you know, we've been working through our grief 137 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 2: and we're at that point where we're ready to have 138 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 2: our chickens back. Yeah. 139 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: Good on you guys. Well, I really appreciate you having 140 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: a chat with us this morning and letting us know 141 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: exactly where things are at Gemma Jemma Russ, the Jingly 142 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: Primary School principal, thank you so much for your time. 143 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 2: Thanks Katie, thank you.