1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: So we know that crime and anti social behavior it 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: was a real issue for residents in Catherine in recent weeks, 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: and extra resources, including the mounted unit, were surged into 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: town earlier this month following that spike in business break 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: ins and property damage. 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 2: Now joining me on the line. 7 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: To let us know how things are going at the moment, 8 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: It is Trent to with down in Catherine. Good morning 9 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: to your Trent. 10 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 3: Good morning, Davy mate. 11 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: How have things been going. 12 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: We had that terrible spike in crime that you and 13 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: I had spoken about a little while ago. 14 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:34,639 Speaker 2: Has it settled down a bit? 15 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, it absolutely has. I mean seeing the influx of 16 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 3: the booths on the ground, the mounted force police patrolling 17 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 3: the streets. You know, it's been had a huge impact 18 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 3: on the town in a massive positive way. As you 19 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 3: can imagine. The thing about it is, okay, like we 20 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 3: get this quite a lot where we'll go to third 21 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 3: and then we'll get a big influx of police and resources, 22 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 3: and then it'll settle down again and they all sort 23 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 3: of just dwindle away. And so what we're really trying 24 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 3: to keep the pressure on is that let's make this 25 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 3: a permanent change. Let's not let this just be a 26 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 3: Cambrey six and then we go, you and I are 27 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 3: having this conversation again in six months time. So yeah, 28 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 3: we're just calling for that more continuous support, I suppose, 29 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 3: instead of just responding to flare up. 30 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. 31 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: And I guess we all understand that the police need 32 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: to juggle where they have their resources. But this is 33 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: why there's been such a call for additional police, you know, 34 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: right across the board, to make sure that you're not 35 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: just sort of having to surge up and down, and 36 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: that you do have those resources there in the town 37 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: so it doesn't really flare up. 38 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 3: Yeah, one hundred percent. And look, I assume that the 39 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 3: police force is exactly like most other industries at the 40 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 3: moment that we're all screaming for people, no matter what 41 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 3: industry you're in, So I don't think the police force 42 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 3: is shielded from that. So you know, I do obviously 43 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 3: feel their pain trying to find people. But yeah, we're 44 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 3: just resources, resources, resources, like that's just what's needed, you know. 45 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 3: And obviously we don't have the answer to getting more staff. 46 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 3: But I'll tell you, if someone's thinking of Macom's. 47 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: Now's the time. Now is absolutely the time. 48 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 3: What about you A change not for me, mate. 49 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: Not for me, although I reckon I be pretty good 50 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: at investigating stuff I do. 51 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 2: Not a bad job now. 52 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 3: But absolutely good little Pi in the. 53 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: Background, mate, I understand. Did the was the chief minister 54 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: there recently? And did you end up catching. 55 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 2: Up with us? 56 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,519 Speaker 3: Yeah? Yeah we did. We had miss Files come down, 57 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 3: which was you know, amazing to hear that she you know, 58 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,639 Speaker 3: she heard our calls for help and she came down 59 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 3: and we actually went for a walk down the main street, 60 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 3: just her and I on an unannounced visit, which was amazing, 61 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 3: Like I've got I got an hour or two's notice 62 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 3: that they were coming, and so it was really good 63 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 3: because there was nothing cleaned up, there was no prior preparation. 64 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 3: You know. We sprung in to a few businesses to 65 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 3: say today, and it was really amazing to see her 66 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 3: response to you know, a store down here, fees variety 67 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 3: where she sits at the door with the door locked 68 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 3: and we have not to go in there. You know, 69 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 3: that really opened her eyes to what level the crime 70 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 3: was at previous to seeing her here. 71 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, that is. 72 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: Good to hear, you know, Trent, because so often, you know, 73 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 1: you sort of hear that like politicians announce that they're 74 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: going somewhere, everything gets tidied up beforehand, or it feels 75 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,799 Speaker 1: that way, and they don't get a real gauge of 76 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: exactly what's going on. 77 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: So I actually think that that is really good to hear. 78 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 3: No, it was awesome, and look, you know, we had 79 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 3: some really positive chats out of it, and it was 80 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 3: you know, it's it's a step in the right direction 81 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 3: for us, letting us know that our voices are being heard, 82 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 3: but it's also taking the time to come and walk 83 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 3: and see it on a normal day and just to 84 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 3: expose you to to what we deal with on a 85 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 3: daily basis. So it was really positive and definitely want 86 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 3: to see her down here as much as we can. 87 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: But last time we caught up, your trailer was almost 88 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: ready to go, allowing you to go out and help 89 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: locals with immediate repairs if they've been impacted by crime. 90 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 3: Where's that all, Ash, Yeah, she's fully rolling now. We're 91 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 3: happy as where. Yeah, we basically just sit by the 92 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 3: phone at the moment and if someone is a call 93 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 3: for help, we'll mobilize and head out and try to 94 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 3: make their premises stay in saying that it's been really 95 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 3: quite good. We haven't had many calls at all, which 96 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 3: is a positive thing. So yeah, it's been sort of 97 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,679 Speaker 3: sitting there waiting to shine in its moment. 98 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, well that is good to hear, and I think 99 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: it's such a great thing to do, you know, for 100 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 1: the community, and it just shows you what Catherine is 101 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: like and how you guys are always ready to help 102 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 1: each other out and you know, to help a fellow territorium, 103 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: which is such a great way to be. 104 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's okay, And we just want to let people 105 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,359 Speaker 3: know that, you know, you're not alone in this, right 106 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:03,559 Speaker 3: we you know, we're all together through this at the moment. 107 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 3: We're all having major issues with it. You know, it's 108 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 3: not just the NT, it's as failure wide. But our 109 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 3: outlook is us we're in it together, so we might 110 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 3: as well stand up for each other and do what 111 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 3: we can to make you feel that, Look, you're not 112 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 3: alone because you know we've been broken into I know 113 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 3: how violated you feel afterwards, and so to have someone 114 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,359 Speaker 3: there that has been through it all and can just 115 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 3: help you sort of you know, make you feel a 116 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 3: little bit more secure. I think it goes a long way. 117 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, it does, Hey, Trent, any idea you'd spoken to us, 118 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: you know, a little while ago about that fundraiser that 119 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 1: was being held for the dental work for the for 120 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: the young woman who'd been really terribly impacted by pretty 121 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: violent situation with crime. 122 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 2: And how's she going at the moment. 123 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, she's really good. I touched to her regularly. She 124 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 3: still works at the local Brumbies here in town and 125 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 3: works another three jobs at the same time. Yeah, she's Look, 126 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 3: I'll be honest, she has not got the best image 127 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 3: of Catherine because I don't know if you remember you 128 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 3: a month or two ago now, we had a guy 129 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 3: holding up a few servos around town and he set 130 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 3: fire to a counter and stuff like that. Yep, that 131 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 3: during that same sort of period, she was actually exposed 132 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 3: to that again where they were held up at Nice Point. 133 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 3: So that poor girl has not got a good image 134 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 3: of cat or the Northern Territory. But she's Look, she's 135 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 3: aware that there's there's issues in the town and look 136 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 3: she's battling through and we're giving her whatever support we can. 137 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 3: Her dental work's all done and she's, you know, as 138 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 3: far as physical appearances back to normal. But yeah, the 139 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 3: mental side I think is a fair bit of work 140 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 3: to be done in the background there. 141 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, I reckon though, you know what, like it is 142 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: really good that you know that that people like yourself 143 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 1: that are the great members of the community, and Catherine 144 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: rallying around her as well to make sure that she 145 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: knows that, you know that there are so many wonderful 146 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: people here in the Northern Tier Tree and we're all 147 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 1: pretty annoyed with, you know, with the behavior that we 148 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: see go on, and we just wanted to stop. 149 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 3: That's right exactly. We really just want it to stop. 150 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 3: And you know there's a point where you know, we 151 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 3: obviously wings wings wings about it, but you know, I 152 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 3: just want people to take a different route of going Well, 153 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 3: I'm going to put my hand up to help here, 154 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 3: reach out to someone and say how can I help? 155 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 3: How can I in this way? You know, like you've 156 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 3: been in a town long enough, whether it's darl and Catherine, 157 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 3: Tennant Alice, you know, I think you're obliged to help 158 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 3: if you call that place home, well, that's your community, 159 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 3: that's your home. So you know, instead of obviously griping 160 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 3: about it on Facebook and things like that, there are 161 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 3: other ways in the background where you can help through mentoring, 162 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 3: or just you know, simple things like helping a fundaisers 163 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 3: and stuff like that. So I really encourage anyone to 164 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 3: put their hand up and be a part of your 165 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 3: local community. Were all these busy lives, you know, people 166 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 3: have kids, and they have sporting events and all that 167 00:07:58,160 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 3: sort of stuff, But I think it's really important that 168 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 3: that time to give back to your community, you know, 169 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 3: because at the end of the day, it's your town 170 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 3: where you live, and it's the lifestyle you create by 171 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 3: supporting your talent. 172 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:11,239 Speaker 2: Yeah. 173 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: Absolutely, we'll trenked with always. Great to catch up with 174 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: you mate. You like our Catherine correspondent. We appreciate it. 175 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 3: Thank thank you. I appreciate you giving us a little 176 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 3: voice down here. 177 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 2: No worries at all, anytime. Good on your troap. We'll 178 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 2: catch up with you, Sue. Thank you.