1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: We know that today is Remembrance Day, and every year, 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: eleventh month, millions around the world pause in silence to 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: remember the sacrifices many have made so we can enjoy 5 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: life today. Now joining me on the line to tell 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: us more about what is planned in Darwin today. It 7 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: is Dan the Tank tell them RSL Vice President, Good morning. 8 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 2: To you, Dan, Good morning, miss Katie. 9 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: How are you. I'm very well, mate, Thank you so 10 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: much for your time this morning. Now, Dan, tell us 11 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: what does Remembrance Day mean to you? 12 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 2: Remembrance Day is the day we give back to remember 13 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 2: all of our guys have fallen. I believe it's more 14 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 2: important than Anzact Day, inject days where we celebrate what 15 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 2: they did for us. But today is the day we 16 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 2: actually remember our fallen mate, how amp just done that too? 17 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 2: If I could spare two minutes at the end of 18 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: end of this broadcast, I'd just like to say a 19 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: poem that I really believe our diggers who have passed 20 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 2: away would like to say to us. 21 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: Of course, do you want to do it nowadays? 22 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:17,759 Speaker 2: Oh? Yes, please tell Okay, here we go, goodbye, my mates. 23 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 2: My time has passed. My love for you will always last. 24 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 2: Grieve not for me, but courage, take and love one 25 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 2: another for my sake. As time goes by and you 26 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 2: grow older, my hands will rest upon all your shoulders. 27 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 2: Don't be sad or weak for me. Be happy, my mates, 28 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: when you think of me, lest we forget beautiful. 29 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: Well, I was just thinking exactly the same thing. That is. 30 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: That's beautiful, mate. And when you think about yeah, yeah, sorry, 31 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: we're both talking over the top of each other. I mean, 32 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: when you think about today, what do you hope that 33 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: Territorians will think about, you know when they pause. 34 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 2: What I would really like to think about too, is 35 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 2: our current veterans that have passed away, that are in hospitals, 36 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 2: age cares, homeless and without family. I found that this 37 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 2: year to be I've been very, very wrapped up, and 38 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 2: I've got a lot a lot of veterans that have 39 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 2: done that. In particular, gentleman called Alexander Gordon Mackenzie. He 40 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 2: passed away on the thirtieth of April, and I dedicate 41 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 2: that poem to him. He passed away without any family 42 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 2: up here, and he served twenty years in the Navy. 43 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 2: He was a clearance bomb diver in Vietnam and on 44 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 2: the twenty second of November, I'll be holding a little 45 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 2: memorial site, a little memorial get together for him at 46 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 2: the Thorac Regional Cemetery where I applied to the Australian 47 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 2: War Graves and we got him a plaque him to 48 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 2: remember him by it. So yeah, so that sort of stuff. 49 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: If we need, we have more people going out and 50 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 2: doing that. One of them make my volunteering a lot easier. 51 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 2: And to our veterans to. 52 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: Get looked after, yeah, as they should be. You know, 53 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: you guys have served, You've sacrificed for our great country 54 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: and the place wouldn't be what it is if you 55 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: hadn't done that. 56 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 2: And the thing, because I've been here fairly early this morning, 57 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 2: the thing I've noticed the most nobody, nobody has complained 58 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 2: about the heat or the uncomfortable conditions that we're here 59 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 2: for two hours after what these people did for us. 60 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 2: So it's asolutely perfect. 61 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: Mat tell me what is planned for today. 62 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: At about ten twenty we're asking people to be seated. 63 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 2: About ten twenty five we will call the people to 64 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 2: rise while the administrator comes in twenty five past to 65 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 2: how past the dignitaries will start their speech. Then around 66 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 2: ten two, five to two, I'll get up to the 67 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 2: so the ode, we will play the national anthem, the 68 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 2: flags will go back up for full mast, and the 69 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 2: ceremony should be done and dusted by a quarter past eleventh. 70 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: So, mate, has it had to be sort of cut 71 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: a little bit shorter or have there had to be 72 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,239 Speaker 1: measures put in place due to the heat. 73 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:27,119 Speaker 2: Yep, We've got shade down here for approximately four hundred 74 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 2: people to be seated. I would really like if there's 75 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 2: any disabled people to have first posy at those chairs. 76 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:37,239 Speaker 2: We've got Legacy up the back selling some water and stuff, 77 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: and we've got tent cover for the band and the choir, 78 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 2: and they sent a tough party. Are in the air 79 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 2: condition now getting changed and getting ready. 80 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: Good stuff. Now, Dan, before I let you go, I 81 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: understand well, I know that you are also the coordinator 82 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: of Bill roy House, which is a drop in center 83 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: for ex service personnel to access advice, assistance and support. 84 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: But as understand it is he going to be shutting down? 85 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 2: Yes, Unfortunately, our last functions there will be the sixth 86 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 2: of December Friday, the sixth of December, seven o'clock in 87 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 2: the morning. It will be a very very last fun 88 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 2: run slash walk, barbecue breakfast. And on the ninth of December, 89 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 2: our lease has ran out, which the reason we're closing 90 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 2: has not been renewed by Defense. 91 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: Oh that's a real shame. I mean, is there anything 92 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: that can happen or how much of a loss is 93 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: it if you can't find a new home. 94 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 2: Well, when I first learned out learned about it midway 95 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 2: through this year, I was gutted and I just just 96 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 2: lost the plot and went into a dark space. But 97 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 2: I've come to realize the fact that we only wanted 98 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 2: it for three years after the RSL went down, so 99 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 2: we haven't out have an outstanding out done our welcome. 100 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 2: As such, it's going to be a big hole in 101 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 2: my life. And some of the veterans that just come 102 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 2: there and do their washing and sit there and enjoy 103 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 2: the garden and do some gardening, and when it gets 104 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 2: too hot we go upstairs and stuff and our Wednesday 105 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 2: morning morning teas they're coming up fast and few between, 106 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 2: because that all finishes as well. So on the as 107 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 2: of the ninth of December, we no longer have a 108 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 2: lease at Belleri House. We've gotten that we've got many 109 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 2: people that have laid their ashes at Bellaire House, but 110 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 2: we told that it's not going to be flowed. It's 111 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,799 Speaker 2: a beautiful spot. And I've got my own little puppies 112 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 2: ashes in there too, so I had eighteen years. 113 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: Well, mate, look, let's let's maybe have another Chash on 114 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: air over the coming weeks to find out a little 115 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: bit more about that fun run that's going to be 116 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: happening in December and to potentially talk a little bit 117 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: more about it. And yeah, because look, I know we're 118 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: fast running out of time, and I know that you 119 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: are so busy this morning. Of course we remember it 120 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: to day, so let's try and catch up at another 121 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: day and talk a little bit more about. 122 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 2: Bill roy House and also about the remember service for 123 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 2: Alex Gordon Mackenzie. 124 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: Yep, well yeah, let's definitely do that, Dan, I'll let 125 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: you go. I know that you are very busy. Mate. 126 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: Thank you, and thank you to all of the current 127 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: and past serving men and women. We appreciate what you've 128 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: done for this wonderful country and we will be pausing 129 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: to remember today. 130 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 2: Thank you very much, Katie, and we hope everyone else 131 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 2: has a lovely day and reflect on what these people 132 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 2: have actually done for us. 133 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: You spot on Dan. Thank you. I really appreciate you 134 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: having a chat with me this morning.