1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: We know that now Easter is done in Dustin for 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: another year, and Zac Day is just around the corner, 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: and it is an important time to remember those who've 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: served in war and made the ultimate sacrifice. We know 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: that NT Legacy is one group supporting the partners and 6 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: children as well of those who gave their lives to 7 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: serve the country and joining me in the studio to 8 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: talk more about the wonderful work that they do as 9 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: project manager. Susie Spedding, Good morning to you, Susie. 10 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 2: Good morning, Katie. 11 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 3: How are you doing. 12 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: I'm really good. And then we have also gotten the 13 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: studio both Aj and John Lenz Good morning to you both, 14 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: Good morning, thank you for joining us this morning. Now, firstly, Susie, 15 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 1: can you remind us about some of the great work 16 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: that Legacy does. 17 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,639 Speaker 2: Yes, thank you Katie, thanks for having us in so Legacy. 18 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: Some people might be familiar with the work that we 19 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 2: do around the NTA and around Australia. We recently had 20 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: our torch reel as for our fiftieth anniversary here in 21 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: the nt and our one hundredth anniversary last year. SO 22 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: Legacy does support families of fallen veterans or incapacitated veterans, 23 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 2: and that basically means helping with health and wellbeing of 24 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 2: the families that are left behind. We do look after, yes, 25 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: war widows, but we do so much more than that. 26 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: So contemporary veterans, they may not have partners that they've 27 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 2: left behind, they may not have children that they've left behind. 28 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 2: They might be quite young veterans, so therefore the parents 29 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 2: of those veterans might fall under our umbrella. So things 30 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 2: like assisting with funeral services and things like that, wading 31 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: through the red tape that is DVA and pensions and 32 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 2: moving forward, it can be a bit of a landmine 33 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 2: for those who are not familiar with those sorts of processes. 34 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: It's a huge amount of work. I would think that 35 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: Legacy is actually able to assist with. And we know 36 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: that some of these issues have really come to prominence 37 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: over the last few years as well. Correct. 38 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 2: Correct, the landscape is changing, so therefore legacy is changing. Yes, 39 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 2: we as I mentioned, we do absolutely look after our 40 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: beautiful widows. We've got two that are turning one hundred 41 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 2: this year, which is very exciting, and we've got our 42 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 2: two youngest beneficiaries here in the studio today we're going 43 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 2: to be hearing about their recent experiences as well. 44 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: Well. 45 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 3: A J. 46 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: And John, you guys have just come back from a 47 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: legacy camp in WI. What did it involve? It involved 48 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: late camp stuff like I wanted you learn. I suppose 49 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: it is, you know, like what kind of stuff did 50 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: you do while you're on that On that camp, we 51 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: did a lot. 52 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 3: Of stuff like tim building activities and stuff getting sent 53 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 3: out to like some random place and trying to survive. 54 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. Right, that sounds a bit frightening to you know, 55 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 1: to some of us who are thinking, oh, I don't 56 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: know how i'd go in that kind of situation. But 57 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: was it pretty like was it pretty important sort of 58 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: stuff to to have a crack ash? 59 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, because they taught you like how to survive some 60 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 3: certain stuff. 61 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, some gets knocked out or something. Yeah. 62 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 3: Right. 63 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: And so then for you John, what was it like, 64 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: you know, going away? At first, were you thinking to 65 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: yourself phone, I'm not really sure if I want to 66 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: go on this camp, But then you thought, once you 67 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,799 Speaker 1: they hang on a sec, this is pretty good. Yeah. 68 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 4: The first time I got there, I was kind of 69 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 4: regretting going there. But first the first few days because 70 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 4: it was cold, yeah, I started to get used to it, 71 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 4: so it was fun. From there, we went horse riding, 72 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 4: we did team building activities. Like my brother said, yep, 73 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 4: there was an inflatable. We went swimming in the seed. 74 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 4: There was inflatables. We went on that. It was like 75 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 4: a trampoline. We kept playing on that for quite a bit. 76 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,119 Speaker 4: But the worst thing you had to swim over there 77 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 4: and there were like many jellyfish that would sting you. 78 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 4: And I got stung a lots of times. 79 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: But you're all right. You survived to tell the tale. 80 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: And was it worth it? I mean, was the cab 81 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: like it does sound like it was great? A great 82 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: thing to be able to do, a great opportunity for 83 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: you guys. Was it a good thing to be able 84 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: to do? 85 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 3: Yeah? It was fine. 86 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, And Susie, wh why is a cab like this 87 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: so important? You know for young fellas like Aja and 88 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: John and and you know what they've lived through. 89 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 2: Well, when young people lose a parent at a young age, yeah, 90 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 2: their mates are a great support at school, but their 91 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 2: mates don't understand what it is like to have a 92 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 2: parent who's never going to come home again. So the 93 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 2: boys were able to be at camp with kids who 94 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 2: have had similar life experiences to them. So not only 95 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 2: were they having these team bonding sessions, so were having 96 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 2: team bonding sessions with kids who know exactly where they're 97 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 2: coming from. So if there was an emotional outburst, they 98 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 2: understand why there's an emotional outburst. If someone doesn't want 99 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 2: to talk to someone for a period of time, these 100 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 2: kids get it, They understand, they know what each other's 101 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 2: going through, and I'm pretty sure that they have made 102 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 2: some bonds that are gonna last a pretty long time. 103 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 2: And just quietly, there wasn't just survival training they was. 104 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 2: The survival training was conducted by the sas. 105 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: Just quietly really, So this is. 106 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 2: Why the photos took a long time to come through, 107 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 2: because we had to block out all the faces off 108 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 2: the people that were doing this. 109 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: Ye, quite right, So it was pretty hardcore by the 110 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: sounds of it. Boys, Yeah, I think they're still recovering. Susy, 111 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: tell me, you know how, like, how are these camps 112 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: made possible? How's this kind of thing made possible? 113 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 2: Well, territories will be familiar with seeing legacy and defense 114 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 2: personnel out and about in shopping centers selling legacy badges. 115 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 2: So this year it's on the fifteenth, sorry, on the 116 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 2: nineteenth of April. In the lead up to Ansact Day, 117 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 2: we're going to be in every major center shopping center 118 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 2: across the territory, including Catherine and Alice, our fabulous volunteers 119 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 2: who work tirelessly to help us raise these funds. These 120 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 2: is the outcome of that fundraising. So not only are 121 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,719 Speaker 2: the boys able to go on these camps, we also 122 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 2: help paying for school fees. We also assist if we've 123 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 2: got a beneficiary with a leaking roof over the wet season, 124 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 2: we had so many leaking roofs. Yeah, So the funds 125 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 2: go towards helping out our beneficiaries, our widows, all of 126 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 2: the people that cut full under that umbrella that we 127 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 2: spoke about before, that fundraising, that badge that you buy 128 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 2: on Legacy Day, the poppy that you buy Remembrance Day 129 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 2: as well, all of those funds they help us and 130 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 2: accumulate to ensure that we can help these people that 131 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 2: are left behind because, like you've mentioned, that their family 132 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 2: member has given the ultimate sacrifice. 133 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: It is incredible work that Legacy does well. Susie Spending 134 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: and also A j and John Lenz, thank you very 135 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: much for joining us. In the studio this morning. Great 136 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: to have you all in here. Thanks for having us, Katie, 137 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: thank you.