1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: We are continuing our discussions with some of the people 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: who've put their hand up to be the mayor of Litchfield. Now, 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: they've each got about six minutes to answer a series 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: of questions, and joining us on the line right now 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: is one of the other candidates, Rachel Reich. Good morning 6 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: to you, Rachel. 7 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. How are you today? 8 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, really good. Good to have you on the show now, Rachel, 9 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: six minutes, a few of my questions and a few 10 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: listener questions. Are you ready to get started? 11 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,159 Speaker 2: Absolutely? I look forward to any opportunity to talk to 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:32,480 Speaker 2: the members of my community. 13 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: Good stuff. Well, let's go, all right, Rachel. Why have 14 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: you decided to put your hand up to be meyor. 15 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 2: Well? I have lived in Lichfield for decades. My family 16 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 2: spans multiple generations in Lichfield, from elderly parents to young children, 17 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:55,639 Speaker 2: to siblings, nieces, nephews, even a few grandnieces and nephews. 18 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: The age range for all of my family in Lichfield 19 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: ranges between the eighties all the way through to I 20 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: think the youngest family member is one years old. And 21 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 2: for me, it's really trying to represent the full demographics 22 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 2: and all of the demographics of the people that live 23 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: in the community that I live in and I love. 24 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: Now, in terms of your qualifications or work experience, what 25 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: qualifications or work experience do you have which you think 26 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: make you best placed for the position. 27 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 2: So my day job profession, I've devoted twenty two years 28 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 2: of experience to human services. So I've worked for Northern 29 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 2: Territory government, I've worked for not for profits. I've worked 30 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 2: for charity. I come from human resources and human services 31 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 2: background and I'm an executive in a large charity and 32 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 2: I over the high impact service delivery across housing, age care, homelessness, 33 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 2: emergency release for the top end. And so outside of 34 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 2: my day job, because I love Lichfield so much, I 35 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 2: have devoted a big portion of my life to I 36 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 2: serve as a Lichfield counselor. I sit on the Litchfield 37 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 2: Risk ord At and Compliance Committee. I also sit on 38 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:34,519 Speaker 2: the Lichfield Development Consent Authority to make sure that all 39 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 2: of the development approval that's going through Lichfield meets with 40 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 2: the way it should. I also have sat on the 41 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: Lichfield Women in Business Committee, and I chair the Knuckies 42 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 2: Lagoon Reserve Community Committee. And on top of that, I 43 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:58,679 Speaker 2: have three beautiful children who have all been active in 44 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 2: all of the reserves and go to have gone to schools. 45 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 2: Well two of them still go to school in Lichfield 46 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 2: and so I've pretty much they've been involved in every 47 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 2: part of the community for decades. 48 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 1: Rachel, what are your top three commitments to voters? 49 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 2: Well, I would probably say my number one top commitment 50 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 2: is let's keep rates low. So I come from a 51 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: very financially conservative background and I'm good at managing money, 52 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 2: and we've really pulled the budget in line since I've 53 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 2: been on counsel to make sure that we got back 54 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 2: to basics and we identified where we actually needed to 55 00:03:54,960 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 2: spend money. And so for me, strengthening our financial reserves 56 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 2: and keeping rates low is my number one. My second 57 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 2: one is invest in infrastructure and community facilities. And I 58 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 2: sort of feel like we've been a little bit of 59 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 2: a one trick pony for a while now and all 60 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 2: we've focused on is roads, roads, roads. And you've got 61 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 2: to know your demographic, and Lichfield has quite a demographic, 62 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 2: and it's covering from all the way up at northward, 63 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 2: which is Holps and Kuwandy, and we need to look 64 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 2: at our changing demographic and our evolving demographic and the 65 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 2: ages of the people and the needs of the people. 66 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 2: So I think we need to also focus on some 67 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 2: of the not just roads, because roads are very important 68 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 2: and that will still be a big agenda, but we 69 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 2: also need to focus on our reserves and focus on 70 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 2: community facilities and social infrastructure as well. And so number 71 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 2: three is a strong and inclusive future focused leadership. I 72 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 2: think currently Council, even though I think we as a team, 73 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 2: we've done a really good job, but we haven't really 74 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 2: had much innovative vision, and I think there's a big 75 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 2: opportunity for improvement in vision and having a strong, inclusive, 76 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 2: future focused leadership. So that's my number three. 77 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: Rachel, we've got just over a minute. Are you a 78 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: member of a political party or have you ever been? 79 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 2: I'm not a member of a political party. That in 80 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 2: twenty twenty I ran for the seat of Gooida because 81 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 2: I love literally not so much and I joined Territory 82 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 2: Alliance and that doesn't exist anymore. And the reason why 83 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 2: I chose that was because it was sort of aligned 84 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 2: with my values, which was kind of center right all 85 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 2: right now, but I'm no longer part of that. 86 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 1: No fair enough, all right? Well, we've got about twenty 87 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: seconds left, but probably a little bit longer. I gave 88 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: the other candidates slightly longer because we had some listener questions. 89 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: Now one of them was, do counsel have any plans 90 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: to completely take over the operation of Fred's Pass Reserves? 91 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 2: Not if I'm at the helm, because I believe that. 92 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 2: So I'm a big believer that community have to have 93 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 2: skin in the game, and the volunteers at Fred's Path 94 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 2: have devoted their heart and soul into it for generation 95 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 2: and that's why it's so fantastic. And I wouldn't recommend 96 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 2: that Lichfield Council take over Fred's Pass Reserve at all. 97 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: Now I've got about thirty second kens. The other question 98 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:04,359 Speaker 1: that we've been asking is where do you see the 99 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 1: future of Fred's Past Show. There has been some discussion 100 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: about whether it's going to be relocating to Livingstone Reserve, 101 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,679 Speaker 1: So where do you see the future of Fred's Pass Show? 102 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 2: I believe it should remain at Fred's Pass And I 103 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 2: actually was quite surprised when I heard you mentioned that 104 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 2: when you were talking to the other candidates. And this 105 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 2: is the thing, there hasn't been open and transparency. Today 106 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 2: was the first time I even heard that was on 107 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 2: the table. Yeah, look, it's something disappointed. 108 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: We've been contacted about by one of our listeners, so 109 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: we'll try and get in contact with the fred's past 110 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: show organizers and find out what the goal is. But 111 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: yeahs it is obviously something that a few people are 112 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: concerned about. But look, Rachel, that's about seven minutes fifteen, 113 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: so I think we've been fair with everybody. We've gone 114 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: over a little bit of time. But I really appreciate 115 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: you having a chat with me this morning and letting 116 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: us know why you've decided to put your hand up. 117 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Katie, take care. 118 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: Thank you.