1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: Now let's move along. There's plenty happening around the place. 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: It has been a packed show this morning and it 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:11,039 Speaker 1: continues right now because the countdown is on, with Christmas 4 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: now just days away, and it's a mad dash for 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: the organizer of Operation Secret Center Aged Care NT, who 6 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: is on a mission to make sure that older Territorians 7 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: have a gift to open on Christmas Day, Tory Cole 8 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: star Will. She started this initiative about nine years ago 9 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,919 Speaker 1: to spread Christmas cheer to those in aged care who 10 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: can often be forgotten in festivities after a first hand 11 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: experience with her only family members in aged care facilities interstate. 12 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: And she joins me on the line right now. Good 13 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: morning to you, Tory. 14 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie Tory. 15 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: Where are things at? How many gifts do you still need? 16 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 2: Well, we've already done over a thousand gifts. We've shipped 17 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 2: out one thy and twelve presents already to the entire 18 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 2: of Central Australia, the Catherine East Arnham Big Daily regions. 19 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 2: So now we're working on the Greater Darwin Region and 20 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 2: West Arnham and West Daily and we still have six 21 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 2: hundred and twenty one present to distribute before Christmas Eve. 22 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 2: We need about five hundred and seventy of those to 23 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 2: be packed this weekend. 24 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: So do you still need about five hundred and seventy donations? 25 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, we still do need donations. So my biggest daughter 26 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 2: is actually out today in the bus driving around all 27 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 2: the donation points and picking up what's been dropped off 28 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 2: in the last week. But we are just putting one 29 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 2: last call for help out for territory and to help 30 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: us get it over the line. 31 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: Oh Tory, have they dug deep so far? 32 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 2: It sounds like they have a thousand presents. We've packed 33 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: one thousand presents already. So last year we packed fourteen 34 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 2: hundred presents. The entire project we've already packed in MOUs 35 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: and like I said, I think all in total we 36 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: need about six hundred and twenty one more to go. 37 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 2: But we've still got some presence packed over at CWA ready. 38 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 2: So it's just one one last push and we can 39 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 2: hopefully get this over the line by Christmas Eve. 40 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: All right, Well, we've got to make it happen. You know, 41 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:25,399 Speaker 1: this is for our beautiful territory. Considerin aged care facilities. 42 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 2: Right, yeah, absolutely, so, not only those that are in 43 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 2: the facilities, but also those that are in home aged care, 44 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 2: which can have its own challenges and isolations as well. 45 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 2: So we're trying to make sure that no one's left fined. 46 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: And so what's been the reaction, as you know, as 47 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: some of those gifts have now been delivered to different areas, 48 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: what's been. 49 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 2: The reaction gratitude? People are really really grateful. A lot 50 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 2: of the organizations that go around to the homes in 51 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 2: particular drop them off when they drop their food meal 52 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 2: packs off and yeah, overwhelmingly the feedback is always positive 53 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 2: and no different this year. People are just really really 54 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 2: grateful and really surprised that someone took the time to 55 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 2: think of them. And that's on Territory and Territorians have 56 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: done this through their donations and through helping provide goods 57 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 2: and monetary donations to make it happen. 58 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: So it is a beautiful thing that you facilitate every 59 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,959 Speaker 1: year to make sure that there are gifts. Tory talk 60 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: us through exactly what you need at this point and 61 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: where people can drop those donations if they're in a 62 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: position to do so. 63 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 2: Sure, so, we have a full list on our Facebook 64 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 2: page of all the donation drop off points. We actually 65 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 2: have a new one in the Oasis shopping Center. In 66 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 2: the shopping center itself, there's a donation box. Now they've 67 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 2: been lovely enough to go out and set that up 68 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 2: for me. So if it's after hours, for example, and 69 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 2: you're heading into Coals of an evening, you can drop 70 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 2: your donations off into the box and they'll be taken 71 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 2: and locked away for the night and we'll receive them 72 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 2: that way. You can obviously also drop them off at 73 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 2: all of the local clp MLAs in the Greater Darwin region. 74 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 2: You can drop them off to the George Brown Botanic Gardens, 75 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 2: Nightcliff News Agency and the Amcallet Hump you do as well. 76 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,119 Speaker 1: And you just really you're after you know, if people 77 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: want to drop a pressy off, it's you know, it's 78 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: anything that they might ordinarily give to maybe their grandparents. 79 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, so we've had things like sets of dominoes and 80 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 2: board games, chest sets, toilet trees. You know, your gift 81 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: packs where they have a hand cream and a nail 82 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 2: file and a nail polish, or men's gift packs, men's 83 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 2: toilet trees, body washers, bas puffs, flannels, hanky socks, magazines, 84 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 2: coloring books, stuff that is practical that can be utilized 85 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 2: by the res and yeah, basically, if you'd buy it 86 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 2: for your nana and pop, we love it. 87 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: Now, if they're able to make a monetary donation, they 88 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: can do so by heading to you go fund me 89 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: page as well, can't they. 90 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, so we're on go fund me under Operation Secret 91 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: Santa Aged Care NT and if they could pop those 92 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 2: monetary donations through, and then our volunteers will go out 93 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 2: and buy the buy the products themselves and we'll bag 94 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 2: them up on the weekend and hopefully have them all 95 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 2: shipped out before the twenty fourth. 96 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 1: Oh, Tory, what you're doing is amazing. It's such a 97 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: beautiful thing to you know, to organize for those well 98 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: for those older Territorians. I know that they will greatly 99 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: appreciate it. So I really hope that over the next 100 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: couple of days you are able to get all of 101 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: the donations required. 102 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 2: Thanks so much, Katie, and thanks for your support. And 103 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 2: I hope you'll be able to send you an update 104 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 2: on the twenty fourth and let you know that we've 105 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 2: we've done it for another year. 106 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: Please do let us know, keep keep us in the loop. 107 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: Tory will do. Thank you. Have a lovely Christmas. 108 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for Merry Christmas to everyone, and thank 109 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 2: you to everyone who'd helped the project again this year. 110 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 2: I couldn't do it without all of the territorianes who 111 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 2: donate and a team of helpers who come forward every 112 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 2: year and give up their time to make it happen. 113 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 1: Oh good on your Tory. Thank you, thanks so much.