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Speaker 1: We're going to head to Catherine right now because unfortunately

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Speaker 1: it's going to step further, and I believe Carrie from

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Speaker 2: Now, good morning, carry Hi Katie. What happened last night?

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Speaker 3: Oh? This whole town is an absolute shambles. We've had

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Speaker 3: fifteen businesses broken into, myself included. This is now the

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Speaker 3: fourth time. Yeah that everyone, all the business owners in

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Speaker 3: the main street are just so upset and just yeah,

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Speaker 3: what can we do? We just we need more police,

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Speaker 3: We need something done with these because I'm a small

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Speaker 3: business owner and you know, with what the the pressures

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Speaker 3: that the government's putting on us as business owners is enough,

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Speaker 3: let alone these break ins on top of it, what's

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Speaker 3: going to happen to our regional towns?

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Speaker 2: Carrie? So fifteen business is broken into last night?

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Speaker 3: Yes?

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Speaker 2: Yes, oh mate, how are you feeling this? Mon What

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Speaker 2: damage has been done?

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Speaker 3: Multiple windows smashed everywhere, trash shops, It's just ludicrous.

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Speaker 2: Oh my goodness.

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Speaker 1: So you've had Look how extensive is the damage at

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Speaker 3: So every room has been They've just trashed every room basically,

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Speaker 3: you know, like I've got some expensive equipment in here.

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Speaker 3: I have been working so hard for to be able

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Speaker 3: to provide such a great service to this town of Catherine.

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Speaker 3: And you know, there's just bits of my equipment everywhere.

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Speaker 3: They've smashed things, they've taken things, They've sat in my

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Speaker 3: pedicued chairs with a beer getting their drinking beer. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: Oh, you must be absolutely devastated.

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Speaker 3: So devastated. Devastated doesn't even cover it. Like I have

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Speaker 3: been working at my business for twelve years now, and

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Speaker 3: you know, and this is what it is. What's the

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Speaker 3: go Katie? What do we do? Oh? Mate?

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Speaker 1: I I feel quite really quite sad and emotional hearing

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Speaker 1: what you're saying, because I can only imagine, you know,

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Speaker 1: how many pedicures you've had to do, how many different

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Speaker 1: treatments you've had to do, the hard work that you've

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Speaker 1: and then to have somebody come in or people come

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Speaker 1: in and treat it in that way would be devastating.

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Speaker 3: Not only that, Katie, We've got multiple functions going on

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Speaker 3: had appointments book and we've just had to cancel them all. Mt.

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Speaker 3: Oh it's not just me, it's it's clients. You know.

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Speaker 3: It's just horrible. It's just a complete role on effect.

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Speaker 2: Was it captured on CCTV?

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Speaker 3: Yes? Absolutely?

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Speaker 2: What did you say in.

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Speaker 3: Four offenders breaking in? And then they've also taken the

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Speaker 3: cameras at the end and we're still yet to locate

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Speaker 1: Oh my god, Carrie, what what is going to be

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Speaker 1: the process for you today?

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Speaker 3: Now?

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Speaker 1: So you've had to cancel all of your bookings that

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Speaker 1: you had in today.

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Speaker 3: Have you yes?

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Speaker 1: Yes?

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Speaker 3: Now, as a small business owner, I've got to pay

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Speaker 3: way just to my staff. I've got two staff members

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Speaker 3: it's a struggle. It's an absolute struggle. And why should

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Speaker 3: we keep going a small business owners? What's going on

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Speaker 3: in parliament? They worrying about babing Carrie?

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Speaker 2: What is your message for you know?

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Speaker 1: We actually we had the Minister for Small Business in

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Speaker 1: the other parliamentarians. You know, look, what do you want

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Speaker 3: They need to come down and see the damaging effects

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Speaker 3: it's having on small business, the mental state that's putting

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Speaker 1: Carrie, do you have any idea how much this break

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Speaker 3: Well, I'll just let you know. My laser machine, for example,

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Speaker 3: they just purchased. Last year's cost one hundred and seventy grand.

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Speaker 2: What did they do to it?

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Speaker 3: That's just the beginning. Let alone, Let alone all the

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Speaker 1: Oh, Carrie, I feel really heartbroken for you. Hey, it's

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Speaker 1: you know. The thing that I find so upsetting about

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Speaker 2: They see it as.

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Speaker 3: It is absolutely devastating, Katie. What makes it worse is

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Speaker 3: we've actually got three offenders that have been located and

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Speaker 2: So they're there now.

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Speaker 3: Yep, yep, they're in the salon right now.

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Speaker 2: Are the police there as well?

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Speaker 3: Now?

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Speaker 1: Yep?

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Speaker 1: They don't appear to be upset, worried in any way,

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Speaker 1: nothing at all.

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Speaker 3: It's like talking to a brick wall.

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Speaker 1: Oh my god, Carry, I I can't even, like, honestly,

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Speaker 1: I can't imagine the emotions that are going through you

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Speaker 1: you'd just be absolutely at your wits end.

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Speaker 3: Despare just complete despair.

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Speaker 2: Carry.

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Speaker 3: I just been telling this. There's actually ten eleven year olds.

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Speaker 1: Oh my goodness, ten eleven year olds have been involved

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Speaker 1: in this what's gone on last night?

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Speaker 3: Sorry? Two ten year olds and an eleven year old.

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Speaker 2: Two ten year olds.

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Speaker 3: I'm sitting in the salon right now.

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Speaker 1: Oh honestly, Carrie, I can't. I can hardly believe what

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Speaker 2: I just you can't believe it. What's going on at

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Speaker 2: the moment.

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Speaker 3: That is, well, I've just questioned one and said to

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Speaker 1: Carrie, I don't even know what else to say. Can

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Speaker 1: you please keep us, keep in contact with us, so

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Speaker 1: I'd be keen to even catch up with you maybe

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Speaker 1: you know, after these discussions this morning. Well we've got

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Speaker 1: So can we touch base again early next week if

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Speaker 1: that works.

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Speaker 2: Out for you?

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Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, Katie.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, Carrie, we're thinking of your mate. If I could

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Speaker 1: give you a hard right now, I would. I'm so

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Speaker 1: sorry for what's happened to you.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, thank you Katie Mank for taking time to listen

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Speaker 3: to me.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, no worries at all. We will catch up with

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Speaker 1: you again next week. Thank you, Carrie,