1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: And we were talking just a little while ago, or 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: a bit earlier this morning to Mark Turner, the member 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: for blame. We know that he'd certainly had an interesting weekend. 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: He'd been in a situation where it'd helped to arrest 5 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: a man who was acting erradically at a service station. 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: But it sounds as though he's not the only politician 7 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: who's been in an interesting situation. Another Polly, Bill Yan 8 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: had to climb a tree to escape from a crocodile 9 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: while out fishing, and it was well, Bill Yan joins 10 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: me on the line right now, Good morning to you, Bill. 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. How are you going? 12 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: Oh? 13 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 3: Not too bad mate. When did this happen? 14 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 2: It was Sunday week ago, on National Gone Fishing Day. 15 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: I had a bit of time up me sleeve. On 16 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: the Sundays, I thought, well, National Gone Fishing Day, Better 17 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: get out for a fish. 18 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 3: Well, it sounds like it was easier said than done. 19 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 3: What happened with the crocodile? 20 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 2: Well, oh, went from fishing to tree climbing really quickly. 21 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 2: I've had a bill of bye, I know, out of town, 22 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 2: and I knew I'd get a couple of fish out there, 23 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 2: so I shot out there and fishing off the bank. 24 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 2: I was walking around the back of the bill of 25 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 2: wonging to get to another spot, and walking on a 26 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 2: game trail, so the croc slide and the game trail. 27 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 2: Crock slide, okay, going in under a tree, but it 28 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 2: was pretty old because there was footprints across it. Yes, 29 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 2: But as I went to step over the croc slide, 30 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 2: there was a fair commotion from under the tree. So 31 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: it was like there was a bit of a one 32 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 2: of those come to God moments, as you would say, 33 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 2: I can't say what I really said on the radio 34 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 2: and the channel my inner youth and went up straight 35 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 2: up the tree next to me, and that's when the 36 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 2: Mexican standals started. 37 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 3: How long were you then up the tree for a bell? 38 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: Well, like, it wasn't up there for really long, cad, 39 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: I reckon, it's about five minutes. I was calling the 40 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 2: crocodile all sorts of horrible names and fashion me fishing 41 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 2: and ride and make a noise and trail and sticks 42 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 2: at it, trying to figure out when one of us 43 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: was going to move first. But after about five minutes, 44 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 2: the crop sided that it was heading to the Billbong, 45 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: so it shot off to the billbong, and I didn't 46 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 2: have to worry about coming up with a plan B 47 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 2: to get out of the tree and get away from them. 48 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 3: Where So whereabouts were you? 49 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 1: And I suppose people will be asking were you too 50 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: close to the water or were you being crock wise? 51 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: Oh? I know certainly been crockwise. I fished this billboard 52 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: quite a few times, and I know there's a really 53 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: big crocs there, so I was being extra careful. The 54 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 2: water was law so you could see them in the 55 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 2: water quite easily. But of course this run was anywhere 56 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 2: near the water. It is a long way back from 57 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 2: the billi bong, And at this I had my brains 58 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 2: about me. When I seen the croc slide, went oh, 59 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 2: that's a croc slide. Because if I didn't see that 60 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: and hadn't taken the nails of the noise, it may 61 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 2: result into something a little bit different. 62 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:47,519 Speaker 3: Oh, I reckon. 63 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: So were you pretty scared or did you sort of 64 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: feel as though you're okay once you got up that tree. Oh? 65 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 2: Once I was up the tree, I was pretty okay. 66 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 2: But it was that when that first big noise happened 67 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 2: under tree right beside my left foot. It's just like, oh, oh, 68 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 2: it's time to get out of here in a hurry, 69 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 2: sou up the trail went. 70 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 3: Oh nice. Did you end up going for a fish 71 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 3: after that? 72 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,119 Speaker 2: Oh? I did? Yeah, No, I kept fishing. I got 73 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 2: probably about half a dozen barrow. I done pretty good 74 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 2: actually for the day, and I probably dropped about half 75 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 2: a dozen. But I got I got a dog by 76 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 2: this freshy as well to try to eat one of 77 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: my barre. And everywhere I went after that, this freshy 78 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 2: stalking up and down the bank kind of get a 79 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: cheat feet. 80 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 3: Oh jeez. 81 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: A bit different to what it's like in central Australia 82 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: where you usually be. 83 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 2: Well, as I said, the lizards down here a little 84 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 2: bit smaller reptiles, not as big as your reptile. 85 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 3: So yeah, interesting. 86 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: Time watch it got to watch out for. But you've 87 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 2: got to get out about it. And this bill. It's 88 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 2: just so beautiful out there at the moment, so much, 89 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: so much flora and fauner with at the start of 90 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 2: the wet coming in and geese and dark and seeing 91 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 2: heaps of water monitors and it's just it was really nice. Yeah, 92 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 2: apart from the croc, I want to take a piece 93 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 2: out of it. 94 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 3: Apart from being stalked by a crocodile. 95 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: Bill, any tips for territories following that ordeal or even visitors, Well, I. 96 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 2: Think the thing to take away from it, Katie, is 97 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 2: that you always got to be careful around the water. 98 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 2: And I always am careful around the water, but particularly 99 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: this time here when they're starting to nest, the crops 100 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 2: can be quite a way back from the water. So 101 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 2: that's the one thing I'm going to take away from 102 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 2: it is even though I'm around the waterways I'm being 103 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 2: crop wise along the water's edge, is that they can 104 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 2: be found way way back from the water, and you 105 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 2: need to be looking out and keeping your wits about you, 106 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 2: that's for sure. 107 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I reckon. So it sounds like. 108 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 2: I don't think Leader have forgive me. If I didn't 109 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 2: show up for PARM, I might get in a bit 110 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 2: of trouble. 111 00:04:55,279 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 3: That's exactly right. Even if it was due to a crocodile, 112 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 3: she'd think that. 113 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 1: She'd probably think you're making it up, Bill, if you said, 114 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: you know, I couldn't get their duetial crocodile situation. 115 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, so sorry, sorry, Boss, I didn't make it 116 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 2: to Palm. I'm still suck up this tree with the crocodile. Yeah, 117 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 2: I don't think I could pull that one off. It's 118 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 2: like the dog ate my homework. 119 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's exactly right. 120 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: Oh well, we're pleased that you are all okay, and yeah, 121 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: certainly an interesting one. Did your friends and family believe 122 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 1: you at first? 123 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 3: Bill? 124 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 2: Yeah, well my kids because I know what I'm like 125 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 2: and they've been out fishing with me before, and yeah, 126 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 2: they thought it's just another day in dad's life, that dad, 127 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 2: you'd be crazy. Yeah, they got a good laugh at it. 128 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 2: But the first thing that's did you get any fish? 129 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 3: Oh? Yeah, well that's exactly right. 130 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: That was whatever I was wondering Bill, speaking of crazy, 131 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: I saw you out there doing Park Run on the 132 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: weekend too. 133 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 3: It was a warm one, wasn't it. 134 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 2: For me? Katie was more like park Shuffle. I'm on 135 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 2: a bit of a comeback trail to the run, but yeah, no, 136 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 2: it was pretty steamy out there on Sunday morning. But 137 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 2: it was a great day and I see lots of 138 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 2: people out there on the Espna. It was really good. 139 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 2: I'm looking forward to having in the cracket another one 140 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 2: and maybe actually making the entire five k is running 141 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 2: rather than sort of doing the creep young shuffle ah. 142 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: Good stuff. Well, Bill Yane, good to speak with you 143 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 1: this morning. Thank you for having a chat to us 144 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: about that situation with the crocodiles. 145 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 2: Katy, thanks for having me on. 146 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 3: Thank you.