1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,680 Speaker 1: Now, we have had a few people get in contact 2 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: with us over recent days about per Rap and they've 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: got concerns that there's a bit more public drinking, a 4 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: little bit more anti social behavior, or that things have 5 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: maybe increased a little bit over the last couple of weeks. 6 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: Now joining us in the studio is the COLP member 7 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: for Fanny Bay, Laurie Zeo. Good morning to you, Laurie. 8 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie, and good morning to everybody out there. 9 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: Good to have you on the show. Now, Laurie, have 10 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,319 Speaker 1: you seen a bit of an increase in recent weeks 11 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: when it comes to some of that public drinking and 12 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: just anti social behavior in Parap. 13 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, I wouldn't say that I've seen an increase. 14 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 3: I think Parap is pretty well known to sort of 15 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 3: be a bit of a roller coaster of a ride 16 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 3: when it comes to people coming into town, the influx 17 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 3: of people staying in the area. 18 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 2: It sort of is a bit of a roller coaster. 19 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 2: We ride the wave, but. 20 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 3: I don't think it's too different to years gone by 21 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 3: as to the fluctuations as what happens in the area. 22 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: So do you reckon We're just going through a bit 23 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: of a stage where there's people in town. Additional people 24 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: in town they are they're sleeping raf in the parap area, 25 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: and you know, as a result, you might see some 26 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:07,199 Speaker 1: additional drinking in the area. 27 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, I think there are a few additional people 28 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 3: in the area at the moment. They've come in and 29 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 3: might be stuck in Darwin because of the weather. There's 30 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 3: quite a few faces that I haven't seen before. I've 31 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 3: been around for a while. We've lived in the area 32 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 3: for twenty years or so, so kind of get used 33 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 3: to the faces in the area, and I've seen a 34 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 3: few new faces around and how to chat to quite 35 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 3: a few people. So there's definitely some different people in 36 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 3: the area, and you know that brings its challenges sometimes, 37 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 3: but we will definitely see that sort of ease off 38 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 3: again sometime soon. 39 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: Is it something that you've got residents locals contacting your 40 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: office about. 41 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I've had a few people contact to it, but 42 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 3: that's pretty standard over the last year and a half 43 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 3: that we've sort of been around in this role, and 44 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 3: it comes and goes. So at the moment, we've got 45 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 3: a few people that have contacted us. I wouldn't say 46 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 3: it's too different to what we've had over the last 47 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 3: period of time since I've been in the role, but 48 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 3: I've spoken to a few people as well. I think 49 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 3: there's a lot of confusion sometimes in the community around 50 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 3: the difference between a reduction in crime and a reduction 51 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 3: in anti social behavior. I think people put them in 52 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 3: the same basket. Antisocial behavior is completely different to people 53 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 3: that are committing crimes. So I know that I was 54 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 3: speaking to one of the glass installers who was repairing 55 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 3: a broken window in Perapt just yesterday morning. He was 56 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 3: saying that they've reduced their amount they order from thirty 57 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 3: tons of glass to eight tons. That's a huge reduction, 58 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 3: so that criminal behavior of the breaking of windows seems 59 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 3: to be reducing. We've got some evidence around that. We've 60 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 3: got the security guys that are coming patrolling the area 61 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 3: and doing labs. They've tipped over three thousand leaders plus 62 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 3: of alcohol in the last few months. Is it just 63 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 3: in Prorapt, not just in prop across the cross the 64 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 3: cross so from Darwin, per Opt to in northern suburbs, 65 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 3: so they work across the area. 66 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 2: But three thousand leaders, that's a huge amount. 67 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: So look, we're hearing that several businesses have closed in 68 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: that area, and we had been told that the Chinese 69 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: restaurant was forced to lock its stores at eight pm 70 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: as a result though of the anti social behavior. So 71 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 1: I guess while it may not be criminal, it's still 72 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: having an impact on businesses and residents in the area. 73 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 74 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 3: The antisocial behavior is what makes us feel unsafe sometimes. 75 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 3: So yeah, I've spoken to Carlos, the owner of Happy 76 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 3: Garden there for a fair few times. He has some 77 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 3: incidents there. People go in there for food and they 78 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 3: cause a bit of disruption. Sometimes there's people that do 79 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 3: sit out outside. You know, where the market area is. 80 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 3: There's the public toilets there. I've actually put a request 81 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 3: through to council to consider the closure of that toilet 82 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 3: after hours, so that it's closed from maybe five o'clock 83 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 3: till seven o'clock in the morning, and I'm hoping that 84 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 3: that gets some traction that might help potentially the evenings. 85 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 2: You know, the amount of people that sort of hang 86 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: around that area, so you reckon that could have a difference. 87 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, there's a public toilet there, and there is 88 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 3: a fair bit of anti social behavior that happens in 89 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 3: and around that area. 90 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: In terms of security in the area, I mean that 91 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: you know, given that this is something that people are 92 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: contacting us about, could there be a bit of an 93 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: increase in patrols or could there be a bit of 94 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: an increase when it comes to security or the police 95 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: even going and checking around there because it is no 96 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: longer You're no longer allowed to drink in public, are you? 97 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, within two kilometers of a bottle shop, So yeah, 98 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 3: there's some rules around that. I've got a really good 99 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 3: relationship with police and the security guards that are patrolling 100 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:16,039 Speaker 3: the PORU and TPS as well, So I'm working really 101 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 3: really closely with police. I'm one of those people that 102 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 3: I get out in the car at eight, nine, ten 103 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 3: o'clock at night and go for drives around the electricity. 104 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 3: Often get in trouble by my husband, but go for 105 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 3: drives and check it out. And I'm constantly talking to 106 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 3: police and the security providers to do patrols if I 107 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 3: see something happening. 108 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: I did it last night. There was a few people 109 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 2: sitting around the area. 110 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 3: They were drinking, and I was straight on the buzzer 111 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 3: to security and police to try and make sure they 112 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 3: were wet. 113 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: Like we're hearing that they're literally drinking across the road 114 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: from the bottle shop as well. So you sort of 115 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: go like, it's great to have the rules and regulations 116 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: in place, but if they're not being adhered to, Yeah, absolutely, 117 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: you know, it's starting to annoy people. 118 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, And hopefully with the things that we're implementing as 119 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 3: a government, we were working to implement a whole lot 120 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 3: of changes through legislatives reform that will start to play 121 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 3: out as things get you know, as time goes on, 122 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 3: and with the ppsos, the police public safety officers that 123 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 3: we're rolling out, that'll be something that will make an 124 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 3: impact on this stuff as well to support the security, 125 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 3: so support the work that police are doing. So whilst 126 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 3: it's not an overnight fix, we are rolling at a 127 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 3: lot of things that will hopefully have an impact over 128 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 3: the coming years. 129 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: So, Laurie, what is your message to you know, the 130 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: people of perhaps this morning that are still concerned about 131 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 1: the anti social behavior that they are saying they feel 132 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: there's an increase, you know, they feel as though maybe 133 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 1: a blind eye is being turned to people drinking publicly. 134 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: What would you say to them. 135 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 2: Oh, I can absolutely say there's no blind eye. 136 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 3: I'm out on those streets every day, I'm walking, I'm 137 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 3: talking to people. I have moved people along. I'm doing 138 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 3: as much as I can. I'm talking to police to 139 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 3: try and get extra support through that area. There's no 140 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 3: blind eye being turned. We're doing as much as we 141 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 3: can in that space with the resources that we've got 142 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 3: to try and support the people of the Fanny Bay electorate. 143 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: Do you reckon they needs like the licensing and service 144 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 1: of alcohol need to like does there need to be 145 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: a bit more responsibility in that place? 146 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, there absolutely. 147 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 3: I have been working really closely with the prep tabin 148 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 3: and the BWS there. Interestingly enough, they're doing some renovations 149 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 3: at the bottle shop there, so they'll be closed down 150 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 3: for a couple of weeks. So I'm going to be 151 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 3: doing a really really close look at what happens in 152 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 3: that period of time when the bottle shops close, to 153 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 3: see if there's a change in behavior and see if 154 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 3: everything settles a little bit. 155 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 2: So I'm working really close. 156 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 3: So I've actually got a meeting looked in the next 157 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 3: week or so with the guys that run the prep 158 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 3: tavern and the bottle shop there so, and I work 159 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 3: with the Liquor Commission and those kind of providers, the 160 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 3: Liquor Record I've been to a few meetings there to 161 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 3: talk about what we can do to help support this work. 162 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 3: So working really hard to try and get all of 163 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 3: the resources wrapped around to make sure that we can 164 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 3: do what we can now. 165 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,040 Speaker 1: Laurie big announcement this morning. Of course, the Chief Minister 166 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: has been out and about. We thought there might have 167 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: been a bit of a cabinet reshuffle on the way, 168 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 1: but it's looking as though each of the Northern Territory 169 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: ministers are going to be assigned a new backbencher assistant 170 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: in a reshuffle of assistant ministries. You're set to become 171 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,359 Speaker 1: the assistant minister to the Chief Minister. What does that 172 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: mean exactly. 173 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 3: I'm really excited, really excited to be working closer, even 174 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 3: closer with Leah to see how she operates and how 175 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 3: that works. Many people who know I have a close 176 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 3: affiliation with the anti Police, so really excited to be 177 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 3: able to support them even more in this role. I'm 178 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 3: actually really sad to be leaving the Assistant Ministry for. 179 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 2: People, Sport and Culture with Jinsen. I really enjoyed that. 180 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 3: Lots people know that I love my sport, I love 181 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 3: my culture, love people. 182 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 2: So really sad to believing that. 183 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 3: But I'm really really excited to be working alongside Lea 184 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 3: in a bigger capacity, to be able to support as 185 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 3: much as I can in that role. 186 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: Look, I said to her earlier, is it just a 187 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: situation here where she's trying to keep the backbenchers busy? 188 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: I mean, are you guys starting to stir some trouble 189 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: or no, You're all like, is it all happy? Fair Belie? 190 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 3: We actually, surprisingly enough, most people will hate to hear this, 191 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 3: but we work well together. We are one combined team 192 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 3: and we're working really hard. Just so everybody knows the 193 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 3: backbenches already work extremely hard for their electorates. 194 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 2: So we're, as. 195 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 3: Leah said this morning on the radio, we are going 196 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 3: over and above to help support additional work with the 197 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 3: government so that we can get these outcomes like making 198 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 3: perhaps safer. 199 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: Well, Laurie Zeo appreciate you coming into the studio with 200 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: us this morning. Thanks so much for your time. 201 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 2: Thanks Katie, Thanks, thank you