1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: Hello, Katie Wolf and three point sixty online at MIXEDBEO 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: four nine dot com. You Matt Hepworth filling in for 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:09,319 Speaker 1: Katie Wolf this morning. Joining me in the studio right 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: now is the Northern Territory Police Superintendent Neil Hayes. 5 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 2: Neil, Good morning. 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: Well Neil, I'll be honest, man, I'm a bit nervous 7 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: because I've heard mixed things about when you come into 8 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: the studio. I know you're here to chat about police recruitment, 9 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: but I know last time you were here, I saw 10 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: photos and in fact I watched it all happening from 11 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: the comfort of my news room. A bit of a 12 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:33,279 Speaker 1: plank off or a planking competition with Katie Wolf. Now 13 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that because I'm in the hot seat today, 14 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: I'm not going to have to do that. 15 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 2: Now. 16 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 3: Today we're going to do the beat test, Okay, a 17 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 3: little bit more challenging, a little bit of cardio. 18 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 2: So they told me you're up to your runner. 19 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,599 Speaker 1: Look cardio I prefer over you know, weights training. These 20 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: little chicken arms are quite evident of that. But I 21 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:51,919 Speaker 1: might have to skip the beat test for today. I've 22 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: got a medical we'll. 23 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 2: Check that, but I know, look we'll get on just 24 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 2: have a chatting and we'll see how we go at 25 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 2: the end. 26 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: All right, sounds good, Hey, Neil, A big day for 27 00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: you guys on Friday with the recruitment Constable Squad one 28 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: three nine graduating. 29 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, so one three nine we're one of the squads 30 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 3: that we graduate we have recruited in the height of 31 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 3: the COVID, so wow, they were one of our first 32 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 3: squads that was all territory and recruits, so it's pretty 33 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 3: exciting for us to get all of those through. 34 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 2: There's twenty eight people that were graduating on Friday are O. 35 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 3: That's at five o'clock and we're actually going to live 36 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 3: stream the graduation on both our anti police page and 37 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 3: the Anti Police Recruitment page on Facebook. So for friends 38 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 3: and family around the place that maybe can't get into it, 39 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 3: that's an opportunity for them to see the graduation and 40 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 3: get some support behind them. 41 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: Definitely, and I guess, especially the territory being such a 42 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: transity place, there would be plenty of those recruits that 43 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: would have family interstate or even overseas. 44 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 3: Yeah. Look like I say, all of those were recruited 45 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 3: from the NT they were residing here prior to but 46 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 3: yes they do. They've all got extended family around the country, 47 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 3: so it's an opportunity with some of the restrictions we've 48 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 3: had that they can still be part of it. 49 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 2: So it's really exciting for us. 50 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: Absolutely, no'll following their graduation where will they be stationed at. 51 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 3: So all of our graduates will go outside of Darwin. 52 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 3: That's standard for anyone that recruits, so they go to 53 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 3: either Catherine, Alice or Tenant Creek. So in this mix, 54 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 3: we've got thirteen going down to Alice Springs, twelve going 55 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 3: down to Catherine, and three going into Tenant Creek at 56 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 3: that twenty eight, so they'll. 57 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 2: All be there. 58 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 3: They know where they're going, they're all excited to get 59 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 3: down there and hit the ground running when they're on 60 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 3: the And. 61 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: So obviously once they do graduate and they've got to 62 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: go to these regional parts of the territory, how long 63 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: is that service for. 64 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 3: So they go across they need to do two years 65 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 3: minimum that location, So that's where they'll do their probationary period. 66 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 3: They'll get there, they'll consolidate everything they've learned through training 67 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 3: so EDU can appreciate through the college. You know, we 68 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 3: can simulate a whole lot of stuff. We can give 69 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 3: them the information they need to know and the legislation 70 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 3: and the practical aspect, but it's when you actually hit 71 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 3: the road that's when the real work starts and they 72 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 3: get the mentoring from the amazing police that we've got 73 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 3: on the road that will train them have to actually 74 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 3: do their job properly and they'll be effective. So they'll 75 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 3: spend two years there and then in the next few 76 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 3: years they'll have the opportunity to go remote locations and 77 00:02:58,320 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 3: things like that. 78 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: How did the recruits find that because I guess, as 79 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: you're flagged doing your training in Darwin, I guess you 80 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: can prepare for all the theory and the practice and 81 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: the legislation that goes with working in those remote places. 82 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:11,679 Speaker 1: But then actually, you know, being out there could be 83 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: quite different. 84 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 3: We're pretty fortunate, I guess that there's a good mix 85 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 3: of people on the squad. So we've got a lot 86 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 3: of people that are actually recruited that, like say this 87 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 3: one in particular, recruited from the NT so a lot 88 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 3: of them actually been and lived in the communities that 89 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 3: are going back to. But you'll find on the squads 90 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 3: that we've got in the College Now, although we've got 91 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 3: a lot of people that have come from into state, 92 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 3: we still have a lot of locals there and so 93 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 3: they actually do provide that the insight because you know, 94 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 3: unfortunately it's not everything that you see on the media, 95 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 3: is what's the reality weing get down there. So you know, 96 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 3: you've got people that actually lived and grown up in 97 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 3: these communities and they prepare them for what they're about 98 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 3: to walk into. And look, I've been in Catherine Alice Springs, Darwin, 99 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 3: and I've loved every location of works across the territory. 100 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, we've got some beautiful locations see in the territory 101 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: definitely outside of Darwin, Neil. Do we have any other 102 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: squads training at the moment. 103 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 2: We do. 104 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 3: Look at the moment, I think we've got a total 105 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 3: of one hundred and thirty three that are still in there. 106 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 3: So of that, theres one hundred and ten recruit constables, 107 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 3: there's eleven recruit acpos and twelve recruit auxiliaries and the 108 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 3: auxiliary squad has actually been run out of our springs 109 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 3: at the moment. So yeah, we've still got quite a 110 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 3: few in there, and we're still recruiting heavily at the moment. 111 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 3: So these guys graduate Friday. We've got two more squads 112 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 3: that we're recruiting for at the moment, one due to 113 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 3: commence in the end of May and another one at 114 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 3: the end of June. 115 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 2: They both have a squad of thirty. 116 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 3: So I've actually got my recruitment teams have been in 117 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 3: Adelaide last week, they're in Brisbane this week and we're 118 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 3: interviewing as we speak. That's why I'm flying solo today, 119 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 3: So just sitting in an interview back at the office now, 120 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 3: and we've got the next two weeks like lined up 121 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 3: with interviews for local applicants as well. So there's still 122 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 3: plenty of people coming through the doors and lots of interest, 123 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 3: still lots of people that are keen to move to 124 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 3: the territory from outside, and lots of people that want 125 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 3: to play their part and give back to the community 126 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 3: and B and T police officers. 127 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: It sounds like recruitment is forever an ongoing process. I know. 128 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: We often hear of recruitment drives where there might be 129 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: a real push or a campaign to cruit officers to 130 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: the Northern Territory or whether they're locals here. But then 131 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 1: sometimes we hear a lull for a while, but really, 132 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: for you, this is a twelve month job, isn't it. 133 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, we've actually mixed it up a fair bit. 134 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 3: We used to sort of recruit by campaign, and we 135 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 3: used to recruit to each individual stream, whether it's be 136 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 3: the constable stream, the Aboriginal community police officer, or the auxiliary. 137 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 3: We kind of mixed it up a little bit and 138 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 3: we find that we assess people across all of those 139 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 3: streams and in one interview we can see what we 140 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 3: think you might be best suited for. So we have 141 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 3: our applications open three hundred and sixty five days a year. 142 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 2: Now. 143 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 3: You can go through our Facebook page. There's a whole 144 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 3: heap of links there. You go to our website. You 145 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 3: can put your application in any time, and we're continually 146 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,160 Speaker 3: assessing putting people through. If there's a squad that's ready 147 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 3: to go, people will fall into those squads if they're successful. 148 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 3: If they're successful but there's not a spot for them, 149 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 3: then we'll hold their details and when a squad's available, 150 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 3: will put them in. So we're recruiting constantly at the moment, 151 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 3: and that's country wide. Yeah, there's a lot of competition 152 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 3: out there at the moment, and it's kind of getting 153 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 3: interesting now. We've got our Instagram page that's just started 154 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 3: to for police recruitment already we've had New South Wales 155 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 3: sort of biting back at us about us poaching people. 156 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 2: From down there. 157 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 3: So put a bit of a challenge out to who 158 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 3: can get the best applicants at the moment. 159 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: I've seen on the socials there is often a bit 160 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: of a rivalry between each state's police department and so 161 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: it sounds like recruitment is a big part of that. 162 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 3: So I think we're going to step into that space 163 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 3: and start challenging a little bit and see what they 164 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 3: can bring to the table. So I reckon we've got 165 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,239 Speaker 3: the best police force up here, and I think recruitment 166 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 3: team goes pretty well. 167 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:30,279 Speaker 1: So I don't know question, without notice here territory cops 168 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: beaming around Australia at the moment, has there been any 169 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: extra interest in recruitment as a result of that. 170 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 3: Do you get a lot of people that reference territory 171 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 3: cops when they are make inquiries to us? So yeah, yeah, look, 172 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 3: I think it can have a bit of a positive 173 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 3: impact on it, and I think we've got some recruitment 174 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 3: ads that are running in the breaks of that as well. 175 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: Excellent. Okay, so we've got the graduation ceremony this Friday. 176 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: Obviously ongoing recruitment at the moment. Do we have a 177 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 1: final goal when it comes to numbers of graduates, albeit 178 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: by the end of the year or the financial year, 179 00:06:57,720 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: what's that we're looking. 180 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 3: Not a specific number at the moment. Like I say, 181 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 3: we've got our squads lined up. So I've got two 182 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 3: further squads that are coming out that will be recruited 183 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 3: for and graduate prior to the end of this year. 184 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 3: So the next two say start in May and June, 185 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 3: they'll graduate in November and December accordingly. And I've also 186 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 3: got an auxiliary squad that we're looking at recruiting to 187 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 3: in August and again they will be graduating. 188 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 2: So you've got one. 189 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 3: Hundred and ten, one hundred and thirty o that are 190 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 3: there now, yep. And there's that another ninety that will 191 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 3: graduate by the end of this year. 192 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: That is excellent. We talk a lot about police numbers 193 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: on this program, and obviously there's many coming out, but 194 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: there's many coming in. 195 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 2: At the same time. 196 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: We're right, yeah, Superintendent Neil Hayes. If people want more 197 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: info just before you go our week and. 198 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 3: They go, yeah, look. The best place to go at 199 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 3: the moment is our Facebook page. If you get into that, 200 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 3: it's got the links to all of it. You can 201 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 3: send us message through Messenger on there, you can send 202 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 3: us emails. You can call the office at any time. 203 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 3: All the info is there and the guys in the 204 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 3: office are more than happy to give you anything you 205 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 3: can help with. 206 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: Perfect Anti Police Superintendent Neil Hayes, thank you so much 207 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: for coming in this morning. Thanks Maddie, and I'm glad 208 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: we don't have to do that beat tests off. We're 209 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: out of time. What a shame.