1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: Now, last week we spoke to the organizers of the 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: take Back the Track event in Central Australia. It suffered 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: a blow after some who attended were allegedly indecently touched 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: while at that event. Now, the event was about women's safety, 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: with funds being raised to buy personal safety alarms. Joining 6 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 1: us on the line is the Running and Walking Club 7 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: president in Alice Springs, Katie Stroud. Good morning, Katie, good morning. 8 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 2: How are you going? 9 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: Yeah, really good, lovely to have you on the show now, Katie, 10 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: the event was all about taking back the Track. Last 11 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: week we spoke to morgana. She told us it was 12 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 1: seriously hampered after a group were there doing the wrong thing. 13 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: How are the women going who were impacted at that event? 14 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 2: Look, I've had a chat with a couple and I 15 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 2: think this particular group it was children and young teenagers 16 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 2: and we understand that perhaps they don't understand the ramifications 17 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 2: of what they did. But luckily one of the participants 18 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 2: called the kids aside and had to chat and explain 19 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 2: to them that this impacts people when you do that 20 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 2: and it's not the right thing to do. So, yeah, 21 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: it's a bit of a difficult one to get your 22 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 2: head around. But yeah, they're doing all right. 23 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: I'm pleased to hear that they are doing okay. I 24 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: know like it must have. You know, that's the last 25 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: thing you wanted to happen when you organize this fantastic event, 26 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: like you just think, oh my goodness, devastated. 27 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 2: For days, I couldn't run around the river until yesterday, 28 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 2: I couldn't say that was just a bit grumbly. 29 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, So how has it been over the last couple 30 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: of days. You just said, you know, you went for 31 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: a run yesterday. Was it did you feel like it 32 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: was a bit safer? 33 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: Well, actually, the area between the underpath and the Planet gardens, 34 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: I noticed there were three mobile CCTV units from the police. 35 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 2: So the police have really come on board of us 36 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 2: and we're going to have speaking to them Friday. And yeah, 37 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 2: that's brilliant. 38 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: That's good to hear. So you've got those mobile units there. 39 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 1: That means I mean that you can hopefully go for 40 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: a run and not have to worry about anybody trying 41 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: to do anything. 42 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 2: To Yeah, and that's Scott. It's a little bit scary 43 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,399 Speaker 2: because you don't have a road clost by. So I'm 44 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 2: really happy that they picked up on that scot being 45 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: a bit of a bit of a danger for women. 46 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: Now, Katie, the whole reason I wanted to talk to 47 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: you this morning was to find out how the fundraising 48 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: efforts went, because you guys were trying to raise money 49 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: to buy those personal safety alarms. How did it go? On? 50 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 2: My goodness, five eighty two dollars? Who So we purchased 51 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 2: two hundred and forty two personal safety alarms and we 52 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 2: donated the remaining twenty dollars forty to Women's Safety Services 53 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 2: of Central Australia. 54 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: Oh brilliant you that's fantastic. So tell me again how 55 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: many alarms was it able to purchase? 56 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 2: Two hundred and forty two? And we've been talking to 57 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 2: victims of crime. They might have a service twenty to 58 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: throw into the mix, so I'll have a chat with 59 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 2: them next week. And yeah, how good and. 60 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: How women feeling, you know, finding out that you've been 61 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: able to raise that money and that they're going to 62 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: be able to get those personal safety alarms. 63 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 2: From what I've had, everyone is just so please. You 64 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: know it's something small, but it can just mean so much. 65 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 2: I've carried a one personally around me to probably like 66 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: the past eight years and it's just a little sentence 67 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: extra sense of security there. If something does happen like 68 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 2: it can make it a very loud noise and justtraw 69 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 2: a chance in or to tract someone away from me. 70 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 2: So yeah, just another tool in the box. 71 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:54,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, well, and look, I think it's so important 72 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: that you are all able to get out there to 73 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: go for a run, to feel safe when you go 74 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: for a run. 75 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 2: You've like that, right, And we have such amazing women 76 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 2: who are conquering amazing things out that, like they're running 77 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 2: anywhere between twenty to one hundred kilometers a witch and 78 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 2: a lot of that's probably a majority that's solo. So 79 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 2: we need to feel fast to be able to do 80 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 2: these amazing things we want to do. 81 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's spot on your spot on, Katie. Have you 82 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 1: got any running events coming up? Oh? 83 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 2: Do I ever? 84 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: Oh? 85 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 2: Running? We've got a Larapinage trail on Saturday. The ten 86 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 2: dollars from every entry is going towards the traditional landowners 87 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 2: towards trial maintenance. And we've got a welcome to country 88 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 2: from some lovely ladies when we're gonna so yeah, Emily 89 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 2: Dessin's Scout beautiful. And then we have the Running Festival, 90 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 2: so if you want to do a ten k half 91 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 2: marathon marathon, we've got some generous cutoffs, so wonderful you 92 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 2: got to go. 93 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: Hell cool. Good on you guys. I think it's fair, fantastic. 94 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: I love going for a run. I know so many 95 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: of our listeners do, and I'm really pleased to hear 96 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: that you're able to raise that money as well for 97 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: women to be able to get those alarms. Good on you, Katie, awesome, 98 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your time anytime. Thank you, 99 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: wonderful to talk to you.