1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Karama and Malac. Well, there's going to be a community 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: safety forum. And joining me on the line to talk 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: more about this and exactly what we can expect is 4 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: Stephen Farrewell, one of the organizers. Good morning Stephen, Good 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: morning Katie Stephen. This is going to be a safety forum, 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: is it? 7 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 2: What exactly is going to be happening at the event? 8 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 3: Okay, Well, what we've done, We're have invited people to 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 3: come along and as you know, the issues around Karama 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 3: and Malacca have received a lot of attention. People have 11 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 3: had enough. The problem is that it's where to direct 12 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 3: those concerns. And what we're happing to do from the 13 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 3: forum is that people come and speak up and share 14 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 3: their issues. And I think that's an important activity to 15 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 3: do so that people can actually get up and have 16 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 3: their voice. We've invited some key people from a number 17 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 3: of Agent season organizations to attend, So the first part 18 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: of the session will people will be given an opportunity 19 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 3: to get up and say their bit. Then the panel 20 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 3: members will have the opportunity to get up and respond 21 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 3: to to what they've heard. 22 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: Who's on the panel. 23 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 3: Well, we've invited Anti Police, Department of Families, Department of housing, 24 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 3: Darwine City Council, the local elected members at local and 25 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 3: territory government level, some key indigenous organizations, so there's a 26 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 3: bit of a cross section. But this is just the 27 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 3: first set because we're still very much in our infancy 28 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 3: stages and this has created a bit of a tidal 29 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 3: wave and courts a bit of guard. But it's great 30 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: that there's so much community interest. So what we're happening 31 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 3: we're going to take all these issues on board and 32 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 3: what we want to be able to be for people 33 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 3: is establish a formal channel of communication to take those 34 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 3: issues up with the relevant people and actually keep plugging 35 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 3: away until we see some positive results. So it's not 36 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 3: just about a forum, it's what happens between the forums. 37 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 3: We're going to hold these on a six monthly basis, 38 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 3: so the next one will be what we've achieved since 39 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 3: the last one, what we're proposing to do, and any 40 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 3: other issues that people want to bring up. 41 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: Stephen, have you had any feedback from the police, territory, families, housing, etc. 42 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: Are they going to attend? 43 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 2: Yes, they are perfect And. 44 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: Have you had much feedback from the community. How many 45 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: people are you expecting to attend? 46 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 3: Well over one hundred at this stage, the local community 47 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 3: faces pages. We've actually had requests from will Argue residents 48 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 3: to include them as well because they're experiencing the same issues. 49 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 3: But these issues are pretty universal everywhere, and we just started, 50 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 3: you know, the nucleus was we're just sort of doing 51 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 3: something at our local level, but it's growing by the minute, 52 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 3: so because everyone has the same issues, but what's about 53 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 3: them is that it is the challenge. So that's what 54 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 3: we're hoping to take up. 55 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, Stephen, What are some of the concerns that 56 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: you're hearing from people that you know that live near you, 57 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: that live in those suburbs. 58 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 3: Well, it's obviously the break ins and the vandalism. There's 59 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 3: kids out on the streets at night, families that need help, 60 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 3: and it's pretty fairly universally recognized that most of these 61 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 3: problems get back to the family unit and dysfunctional families 62 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 3: probably in at least ninety percent of the cases. And 63 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 3: it's not just it's not a racist thing. It's not 64 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 3: about Indigenous families, it's all families. It's having the appropriate 65 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 3: welfare and support systems in place to help them break 66 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 3: the cycle that they're in. That's really the key underlying issue, 67 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 3: which is a big challenge, and it's not you know, 68 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 3: change isn't going to happen overnight, but there are obvious 69 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,799 Speaker 3: breakdowns in some of the services that are being provided. 70 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 3: We want to tap these and broad and highlight them 71 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 3: and work with agencies and NGOs in perhaps fixing some 72 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 3: of those so that we have better systems in place 73 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 3: to the people that need it. 74 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: I know that there had been some criticism of the 75 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:55,239 Speaker 1: local member of the last meeting that she'd had at 76 00:04:55,279 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: her office. Is this meeting really aimed at including more 77 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: people who actually live in the area. 78 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, there was a bit of that was a bit 79 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 3: unfortunate that meeting. I think everyone and myself included, was 80 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 3: under the impression that it wasn't open for everyone to attend. 81 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 3: But the actual intension was that the local member had 82 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 3: identified a few people in the community who she had 83 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 3: direct contact with, and it wasn't just about expressing concern 84 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 3: about the issues, that people who actually wanted to do something, 85 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 3: and it was the doers that she invited to get 86 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 3: together to try and work out a way forward to 87 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 3: address these issues. 88 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 2: So so sorry, were you Were you one of those people? 89 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 3: Yes? I ye, So this forum is open for everyone 90 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 3: to attend, and hopefully that those that couldn't attend the 91 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 3: initial meeting will turn up at this one and share their. 92 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: Can Yeah, I guess the big you know, the big 93 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: concern out of any meeting like this, and I know 94 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: I've been to a few to report on them myself 95 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: as well, is that, you know, sometimes these meetings are 96 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: held and the decision makers are in the room, they 97 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 1: say the right things, but they're nothing really changes. How 98 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: are you how do you foresee getting past that? 99 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 3: Well, that's our challenge to establishing ourselves as a legitimate 100 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 3: voice to advocate for those changes and just keep hammering 101 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 3: away and say, okay, we've raised these issues, what progress 102 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 3: have you made and what are you going to do? 103 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 3: And just keep plugging and plugging away. I've had a 104 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 3: fair amount of experience with this type of work in 105 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 3: previous jobs I've had, and it does work. It's fine 106 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 3: for everyone to complain, but unless actually someone sits down 107 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 3: and gets the right message to the right people in 108 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 3: in a proper manner, nothing will change. 109 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: I hope you're right, Steve, and I know that there's 110 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: lots of people in the community who will also be 111 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: hoping that you're right. You know, even for us in here, 112 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: we've certainly had difficulties with it at different times. We 113 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: know the right people and know which areas to go 114 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: to as well, but sometimes it can be really tough. 115 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: I know that we get a lot of calls to 116 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: the show, certainly from people in Karama and Malak who've 117 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: got real worries about some of the events that have 118 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: been unfolding in recent times. I wish you all the 119 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: very best, and I hope that you get a great turnout. Now, 120 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: for anybody listening who does live in those areas where 121 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: is the event happening, give us a bit further details 122 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: so they can make sure that their voices can be heard. 123 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 3: Okay, the meeting is this Thursday day out tomorrow at 124 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 3: kj's at the Malach Shopping Center and it starts at 125 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 3: five pm, so we're having to have it roughly over 126 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 3: two hours. So Thursday the seventeenth, five to seven pm 127 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 3: at kj's at Malact Shopping Center. 128 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: Awesome, Well, Stephen, we might try and catch up with 129 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: you again on Friday and find out how it's all gone. 130 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 3: Okay, that'd be great, Thank. 131 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: You, No worries, all the best, mate, I hope you 132 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: get a great turnout and we'll make sure that we 133 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: make mention of it again a couple of times so 134 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: that people are aware of exactly where they need to. 135 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 2: Go and what's going on. 136 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 3: Thank you so much, no worries. 137 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: Thank you, Stephen, We appreciate your time. That's Stephen Farrelwellby 138 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: who is one of the organizers for the Karama and 139 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: Malac Community Safety Forum that's happening. So it is this Thursday, 140 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: the seventeenth of December five until seven pm at kj's 141 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: at Malac Shopping Center. It's an opportunity for you to 142 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: voice your concerns, share your ideas, to guide a way 143 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: forward to make our community a better place.