1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: The thing that's concerned a lot of people over the 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: last few days is this CCTV vision that emerged following 3 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: a terrible incident on Friday morning, early in the hours 4 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:16,959 Speaker 1: of Friday morning outside the Maybury. Now, what we know 5 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: is that a female staff member there at the Maybury, 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: as we understand it, it asked somebody to leave allegedly. Now 7 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: what unfolded after that is sickening. You know, the vision 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: is horrific. Anybody that's seen it is really just scratching 9 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: their heads, I think, and going, how can something like 10 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: that happen to a female hospitality worker, well to any 11 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: hospitality worker in our CBD. Now joining me in the 12 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: studio right now is Faith Vonlit. Faith is a DJ 13 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: in our hospitality industry. Good morning to your Faith, Good morning, 14 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for joining me in the studio. Now 15 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: you have certainly you know you've shared a bit of 16 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: content on social media over the last few days because 17 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: you are really really concerned about the safety of our 18 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 1: female hospitality workers. First off, let's talk about this situation 19 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: that happened outside the Maybury. Obviously, will be careful what 20 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: we say. It is all alleged, but it's sickening. Stuff, 21 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: isn't it. It's just so disgusting. And the thing is, 22 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: we've heard about so many of these things happening in 23 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:26,839 Speaker 1: our community for a really long time, and we always 24 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: are so angry and disgusted, and we kind of just 25 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: like say like we need help, and then nothing ever happens, 26 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: and it happens again. 27 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: I think it just really hit home for all of 28 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 2: us when we actually saw the footage. It was so triggering, 29 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 2: especially being someone so close to me, and I was 30 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 2: just like, we just can't keep doing this, Like, we 31 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 2: can't keep having this happening. It's just horrific. 32 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: Now, don't expect you to speak on behalf of the victim, 33 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: your friend, But. 34 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: How is she going at the moment? Look, I think 35 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: it's definitely going to be a long road for her. 36 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 2: Sh is just such a sweet and gentle person that 37 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 2: she stuff like this. You know, she's already like she's 38 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 2: just very mentally fragile. But I do have, like I 39 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 2: have seen her, and obviously I do have hope. She's 40 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 2: still a very strong girl in her own way, and 41 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: she's an absolute workaholic. She's already asking about work, So 42 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 2: I have, honestly, I have hoped for her, But I 43 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 2: just know for all of the girls, it's going to 44 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: be such a long journey, truly, Like it's you now. 45 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: There's been sort of conflicting reports or you know, we 46 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: spoke to the police a little earlier this morning. We 47 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: spoke to Kathy Simmons as well, the CEO of Hospitality 48 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: and Tea. As I understand it, it wasn't the only 49 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: was not the only assault on a female hospitality worker 50 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: that weekend? 51 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: Is that right? What's your understanding of it? So from 52 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 2: what I have heard, that group of people had done 53 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 2: multiple assaults that night. I heard of three other ones. 54 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 2: I one of them may not have been reported, but yeah, 55 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 2: I heard a lot, and they pretty much got kicked 56 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 2: out of every venue. And so yeah, it just it's 57 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 2: crazy to me that he was even there in the 58 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 2: first place, Like how did he get there after after 59 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 2: these other things had happened. He should have been, you know, 60 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 2: arrested after the first one. 61 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: Do you reckon that? Like, if you've got a situation 62 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: where one person is banned from one nightclub, well one venue? 63 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: Should they should it be like a blanket rule? Do 64 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: you think? 65 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 2: Or one thousand percent? So this is what we are 66 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 2: trying to work on implementing right now. We need to 67 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 2: sort out ID scanners for one, but also we're we're 68 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: working on an app right now that yeah, it's it's 69 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: an alert app for all the security to alert each 70 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 2: other if there's something happened in one venue. And then 71 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 2: also blanket Life fans for anyone who does anything like this, 72 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 2: like anything violent, like you're Life fan from everywhere. I'd 73 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: never know of them while to say that, but yeah, 74 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 2: and just like making sure that yeah, because we do 75 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 2: need a bit of communication systems. We need things to 76 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 2: happen straight away and needs to be immediate. But I 77 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: do think the ID scanning thing will help a lot 78 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 2: because we don't know what's been happening at other venus 79 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 2: like you know, and we don't have that in place 80 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 2: right now. So yeah, we definitely need a bit of communication. 81 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: FAI. If you've set up this go fund me Paige 82 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: as well, so as I understand it, it's to support 83 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: the two of the women that were assaulted, but also 84 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: three of them, Yeah, three women that were assaulted, but 85 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: also to you know, to support women in the hospitality 86 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 1: sector all generally in terms of feeling safe. Tell me 87 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 1: sort of what you're hoping to raise that money for 88 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: and what you're hoping to achieve with that. 89 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, So it started out because I didn't know too 90 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 2: much about the other ones beforehand. But it started out 91 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: just being amazing and to just give a bunch of 92 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 2: girls some free piper spray. And then I've kind of 93 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 2: been learning as I've been going along more about everything. 94 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 2: So I'm going to give most of the money to 95 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 2: all three girls because they are struggling right now. They 96 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,239 Speaker 2: can't go to work, and I don't think they should 97 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 2: have any pressure on them to go to work right now, 98 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 2: Like that's just so unfair. So in the meantime we 99 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 2: need to just like support them. I've already sent them 100 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 2: food but out and stuff like that and just making 101 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 2: sure that they're fine in the meantime while all this 102 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 2: stuff gets sorted out. And then also I've actually added 103 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 2: another thousand dollars of my own money and just put 104 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 2: it down at the at the fishing and hunting place 105 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 2: in the meantime. But I'm going to keep adding on 106 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 2: to that and using some of those funds for that 107 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 2: as well. If girls want Peter spray. We're also going 108 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 2: to do like a free class for the girls on 109 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 2: how to actually use it, because you've got to just 110 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 2: use it to get away basically, and also maybe some 111 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 2: like self defense stuff, even though a lot of this 112 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 2: stuff may not really have stopped this particular attack at 113 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 2: the end of the day, it's just something you feel safer, right, Yeah, 114 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 2: and it might stop some attacks or I don't know, 115 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 2: but yeah, we're obviously trying to work on like a 116 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 2: number of solutions that we can do. So that's it. 117 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 1: Fishing an outdoor world, you mean the one that's in 118 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: the city. They're just sort of up from the post office. 119 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 2: Yep. It's a pre paid account and if you bring 120 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 2: down your ID, obviously you have to sign up for 121 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 2: it personally and you're personally accountable for anything that happens 122 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 2: with that device. So make sure that it's nothing. Yeah, 123 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 2: I insult. 124 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: And you've got to be a hospital a female hospo worker. 125 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, a female hospital worker. But also if you're just 126 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 2: a female worker in the city who feels unsafe, Like 127 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 2: there's been a few a few people that are working 128 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 2: in other shops and stuff who've said, can I have one? 129 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 2: And yeah, for sure, Like if you're a female worker 130 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 2: that feels unsafe, go and get one. 131 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: That's a really nice thing for you to do as 132 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: an individual. But you must be feeling like you from 133 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: what you're telling me this morning, and from what I've 134 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: seen you posted on the socials, like you're actually really 135 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: upset by everything that's happened. You're really quite horrified by 136 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: everything that's happened, and you want your girls to all 137 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: stick together. 138 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. And I think that's one thing about 139 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: our hospitality industry that I actually really love up here, 140 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 2: is that we all do stick together. Like Maybury's supposed 141 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 2: to be our competition venu, but or we love each other. 142 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 2: We love every person that works there, and yeah, we're 143 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 2: all best friends, Like we're all really good friends. So 144 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 2: it's it's so frustrating. It makes me so angry. And 145 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 2: Mazie works so hard, like truly, and she just doesn't 146 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 2: deserve this to happen to her. She's just the nicest person. 147 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: Faith I you know, I think it's really lovely what 148 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: you're doing. But it's also it's just a really good 149 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,159 Speaker 1: thing to do for other for other women, and to 150 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: look out for each other. And you know, it's it 151 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: sounds like it's tough, it sounds like for you girls 152 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: in hospitality, you already work really bloody hard, so when 153 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: something like this happens, it hits home. The thing that 154 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: you said as well that just struck a chord for 155 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: me is you don't want those other girls to be 156 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: out of pocket either because they. 157 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 2: Can't work at the moment. 158 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,559 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you know, that's the really shitty part about 159 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: all of this is I think these women, you know, 160 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: what has happened to them, it's through no fold of 161 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: their own. And so now to not be able to 162 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: go to work, to not be able to you know, 163 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: to well, to be worrying about how your bills are 164 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: going to be paid through zero fault of your own, 165 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: is it is Really it's a it's a tough pill 166 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: to swallow. 167 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's so messed up. It's definitely so messed up. 168 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 2: And yeah, obviously the girls have some you have a 169 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 2: long way to go, but I know that they really 170 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 2: really appreciate everyone's messages, everyone's support. They can't talk about 171 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 2: it right now, they're still going through that process, but 172 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 2: I know that they really really appreciate everything. And yeah, 173 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 2: very grateful. 174 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: Faith, You're a legend. Good on you for sticking up 175 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: for you know, for the other women in the industry, 176 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: and I love what you've done. I know that you 177 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: know that like having pepper spray, having that OC spray, 178 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:31,679 Speaker 1: like you said, you know, it might not have helped 179 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: in those situations, but if you're feeling unsafe where you're 180 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: trying to get you know, even if you're trying to 181 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: get to work or trying to get home, to have 182 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: that with you, if it feels like it's gonna help, 183 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: that's that's something, right, Yeah, exactly, But we definitely do 184 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 1: need the police and the other Like the ambulance had 185 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 1: come to her for an hour, she had like a 186 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: serious hit and injury and stuff. We definitely do need 187 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: the other parts of you know, the government to step 188 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 1: up because we're really struggling with and it's happened to me. 189 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: Will call the police and they don't show up. So 190 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: this is like a really big problem that we need 191 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: help with, Like it can't just be on us. How often, 192 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: like do you reckon that there's been an increase in 193 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: violent behavior towards hospitality workers in recent weeks or months. 194 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 2: It's hard to say, but definitely recently. Obviously there was, yeah, 195 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 2: there was obviously a lot that happened last week, but 196 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 2: it doesn't feel like it's winding down. And I also 197 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 2: feel really sorry for our security guards. There's been a 198 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 2: lot of attacks on security and they don't have anything 199 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,199 Speaker 2: to defend themselves with either. Like it's just crazy. And 200 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 2: I've spoken to a lot of security guards lately and yeah, 201 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 2: they're putting their lives at risk for us as well, 202 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 2: and it's yeah, it's just it's I don't think it 203 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 2: is getting better, to be honest. 204 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: What about you know, people being armed, you know, like 205 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:48,439 Speaker 1: and even in that video allegedly you know, with a tomahawk. 206 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: I mean we can all see that CCTV. What about 207 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: people being armed? Like is that a worry for you guys? 208 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 2: One thousand percent? There are so many people. I was 209 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 2: just talking to one of the security guards yesterday. He's like, 210 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 2: there are so many people that bring whipper into town. 211 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 2: It's it's it's crazy. I don't understand why, but we 212 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 2: definitely need to. I don't understand when these people are 213 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 2: out on the streets on the first place. This guy 214 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 2: clearly has a history allegedly, Yeah, but like it's these 215 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 2: people should not be out on the streets. They don't understand, 216 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 2: like why they are. 217 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 1: It's it's scary, you know, it's scary for you guys, 218 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: and and look, I think it's really good that you're 219 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: talking about it and you know, and helping other women 220 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: in hospitality as well. So Faith, thank you so much 221 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: for joining us on the show this morning. Please keep 222 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: me in the loop, you know, let us know if anything, 223 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: if anything happens, or how you guys are tracking. But yeah, 224 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: I really appreciate your time. Hand just really quickly for 225 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: that go fund me page. What should people search if 226 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: they jump online? 227 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 2: I think it's called we can double just gone to 228 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,719 Speaker 2: play social media and leagues because I actually don't know. 229 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: What it's we'll find it well, make sure. Faith, thanks 230 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: so much for your time. I really appreciate it. 231 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 2: Thank you