1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Now throughout the year, we have heard from my next 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: guest on a number of occasions, unfortunately at different times 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: when there's been some pretty ordinary situations unfold at her 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: and her husband's wonderful shop out in Zacholi And well, 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: fortunately they have they've had a few situations of late 6 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: where any break ins have been stopped, and that is 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: because they've got Canine which is patrolling for them. It's 8 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: Shelley Lay on the line from Zacholi, IgA. Good morning 9 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: to you, Shlley, Morning Katie, Helly very well. Shelley, tell 10 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: us a little bit more about Jumbo, who's been patrolling 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: the area and helping you guys out enormously. 12 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 2: He is amazing, that's for sure. He's got his job 13 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 2: cut out for him. But he's been Yeah, he really 14 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 2: has been doing a great job and deterring at least 15 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: six different groups that have come since he started with 16 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: us about six weeks ago. 17 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: Now, well, I know that it's been like it's been 18 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: such a tough time for you guys in some ways 19 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: in terms of those various breakings. So obviously you decided 20 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: to get the Canine security onto it, and Jumbo's been 21 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: patrolling for six weeks tell us about some of the 22 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: situations that he's sort of had to had to help 23 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: with so far. 24 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, so, I guess the most confronting one was the 25 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 2: last one when there were three people that turns out 26 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: to be in a stolen car, came out started yelling 27 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: that they were going to kill the dog, produced a 28 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: metal object, and as Jumbo got closer, they retreated back 29 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 2: into their car and new he meant business. He is 30 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 2: certainly not a dog that you would want to come 31 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 2: across late at night with his handler there. So they 32 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: got back in their stolen car and took off, so 33 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: certainly deter that which would have been potentially the sixth 34 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: robbery on top of the four where they've already actually 35 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 2: gotten in. 36 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: Oh wow, Shelley, when did that most recent one happen? 37 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: That sounds like it would have been very scary. 38 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 2: Terrible case. That was actually on Friday night, so just 39 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 2: a week ago now. And look, the police were great day, 40 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 2: were there very quickly, and they were able to from 41 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 2: the car up the road and got one of the 42 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 2: offenders then, but there were three of them, so there 43 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: were two that weren't caught at the time. 44 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: Shelley, I mean, do you and your husband, think to yourself, 45 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: why are we in a situation where we even have 46 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: to have, you know, a canine patrol dog and his 47 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: handler there at the shop. 48 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: Oh my god. Of course we are at our WIT's 49 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 2: end with the expense number one. And my plan was 50 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: just sort of have this until we were able to 51 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: get roller doors installed, but at a very big stand 52 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 2: still at the moment because we can't get approval for 53 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 2: them to be installed because of the it's doocking the 54 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 2: fire exits, and if we do want to do that, 55 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 2: I need to put in an extra fire exit door, 56 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 2: which of course is structural. It's a massive job. So 57 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 2: I'm trying to deal with and find a work around 58 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 2: about that at the moment. So whilst I thought that 59 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 2: this expense would end sort of at Christmas time when 60 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 2: rollerdors were being installed, it's just going to keep on going. 61 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 2: And we do feel like we can't sustain this, that's 62 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 2: for sure. And as we've seen, if we didn't have 63 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 2: extra protection there, we would have been robbed at least 64 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 2: six times since the other four. So I guess we've 65 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 2: decided started to think of other ways that we can 66 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 2: try and protect the area and just make people more aware, 67 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: and neighborhood Watch came to mind, and we thought, we've 68 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 2: got an amazing community there and people do want to help, 69 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 2: and if we can just get people more involved, more vigilant, 70 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 2: getting to know their neighbors, knowing if they're. 71 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 3: Away, just getting phone numbers, and just been community minded, 72 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 3: getting in there and go, hey, I don't recognize that 73 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 3: kid that's in that backyard. 74 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: Or what have you? 75 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 2: Neighbored the more crimes going on than any police or 76 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 2: people driving past, et cetera. So we just thought maybe 77 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 2: this might be an additional way that we can try 78 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 2: and move forward from this situation that we're in. 79 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: I reckon it sounds like a good idea. I mean, 80 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 1: it's something that used to happen so often, like in 81 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: years gone by. There well, and there is still the 82 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: actual neighborhood watch, but you know, I think that communities 83 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 1: used to kind of keep a bit more of an 84 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: eye out for each other in days gone by. 85 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, they probably did. And these days, you know, you 86 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 2: could live next door to somebody and not even say 87 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 2: hello to them because we're all so busy and going 88 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 2: off in our own little w world. But just even 89 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 2: if it initiates a neighbor going over to the next 90 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 2: door neighbor and saying, hey, I'm a member of the 91 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,799 Speaker 2: neighborhood watch. I've gested that we meet. Get your phone number, 92 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 2: so if you're away and I noticed something, I can 93 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 2: give you a quick call. And that camaraderie within the 94 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 2: community is going to I think be amazing for us. 95 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: Aught. Yeah, well, I reckon, this sounds like a good idea. 96 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: So you want to try and kick it off from 97 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: early next year, you reckon? 98 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was just thinking, and I've had an amazing 99 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 2: response already, messages coming in, people giving me their phone numbers. 100 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 2: They want to be involved. Just thought, even if we 101 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 2: met once a month at the plaza and just saw 102 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 2: got together, maybe we have a bit of a police 103 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 2: report on what's going on in the area and just 104 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 2: really getting to know your neighbors. 105 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: Well, let us know, Shelly, how it all goes. But 106 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 1: let us know as well, you know, from early next 107 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: year when you are sort of planning on having that 108 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 1: first meeting, and we will try to make sure that 109 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: you know that for our residents out iCal area or 110 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: even you know, around that area in Palmerston, if they 111 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 1: want to get involved, how they can do it. 112 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, that'd be amazing, Katie. Thank you very much. We 113 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 2: appreciate that. 114 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: No worries at all, and thank you for you know, 115 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 1: for all of our chats throughout the year. I know 116 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: that it's been tough for you guys in many way, 117 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: but in many ways, but you've also kicked some massive goals, 118 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: won a national award just recently as well, and we 119 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: really appreciate you coming on air and chatting with us. 120 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 2: Ah, thank you. I know it's certainly been some lows, 121 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 2: but there's been some highs always. 122 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: Oh good on you. You and your husband run a 123 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: wonderful business and we really appreciate you chatting today. 124 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 3: Thank you, Shelly, Thanks Mary, Christmas everyone, you too.