1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Alice Springs, counselor Just Enterprise, has been appointed the town's 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: new deputy mayor, and she joins me on the line 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: this morning. Good morning, just into. 4 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 2: Good morning, Katie. 5 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: Congratulations, Thank you very much. 6 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 2: I'm very honored. I think our former deputy mayor, Matt 7 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 2: Patterson has done a wonderful job the last couple of years, 8 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 2: and I'm very very happy to be stepping up into 9 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 2: the role. 10 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: How come you decided now is the time to step 11 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: up and have a crack at the deputy role? Sure? 12 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 2: Well, I think that I'm in a position. You know, 13 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: I was nominated at the beginning of the thirteenth Council 14 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: and I was very busy in terms of, you know, 15 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,319 Speaker 2: in my role and my new job and that sort 16 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 2: of thing, and I thought that I wouldn't be able 17 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 2: to give it a position sort of exactly what it needed, 18 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: you know, needed a good commitment, meant to be, you know, 19 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 2: being a role one hundred and ten percent. And I've 20 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: certainly at a stage at the moment where I can 21 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: offer that, and you know, and given the COVID situation also, 22 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 2: I think I'm the flip side of things. You know, 23 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 2: It's been tough, but on the fifth side of things. 24 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 2: I think it's brought our community together and there's certainly 25 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 2: I've had a lot of individuals also within the community 26 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 2: who have urged me to, you know, consider the role 27 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: from from you know, a wide range from the multicultural 28 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 2: community to the indigenous and the non Indigenous community. So 29 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 2: I thought, well, yep, no, I'm ready for it, certainly. 30 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: And Jainda, what are some of the bigger things that 31 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: are issues at the moment in Alice Springs that your 32 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: reckon council needs to get stuck into. 33 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 2: Well, you know, one of the biggest issues, which is 34 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 2: the same sort of issue right across the territory, is 35 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 2: the issue of crime. And you know, we, I mean, 36 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 2: we do look to their Northern Territory government to be 37 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: able to implement I guess better policies to deal with that. 38 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: And I'm certainly hoping that we're able to as a 39 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: council come come and be at the same table as 40 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 2: the Northern Territory government. Because we're on the front line, 41 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: we get contacted in terms of our residents who are 42 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: concerned about what they're all confronted with. And we did 43 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: have a deputation last night from our police and in 44 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 2: many regards, it almost feels like our police are also 45 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 2: quite hamstrung in what they're able to do, what they 46 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 2: can and sort of can't do. And I've also liked 47 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 2: to see look at the prevention side of things. I'd 48 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 2: like to understand more how we can support in terms 49 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 2: of the rehabilitation organizations like DASA and KAPU and trying 50 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 2: to get in there, you know, and deal with the 51 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 2: prevention side of olcohol and substance abuse harm. 52 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I think that's something that we're dealing with 53 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: right across the territory as well, trying to you know, 54 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: really trying to make inroads in this space. 55 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 2: Definitely. And you know, I mean, I'm well aware of 56 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 2: the fact that we've got an ICE program here in 57 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 2: Alice Springs which services much of the surrounding area as well. 58 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: And I know that they're struggling and that they need 59 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: a lot of support. So I'm hoping perhaps in this 60 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 2: particular role, I can do more to find that sort 61 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 2: of support that they need. And also, you know, it 62 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: was sort of asked Counselor Banks that asked the police 63 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 2: deputation last night what we can do as a counsel 64 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: to help given it's largely an issue that the NTG 65 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: has to deal with, and I found it quite I 66 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 2: mean it was saddening in that the Police Commissioner said, Look, 67 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 2: the Assistant Commissioner said, look, it's everybody's responsibility, and it 68 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: is everyone's responsibility in that you know, what we can 69 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 2: do is call if there's ever any issues or anything 70 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 2: like that. But I think we feel like we certainly 71 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 2: want to do more than just be able to pick 72 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 2: up the line of call crimestoppers when we can see 73 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 2: something happening before us. I mean, you know, I had 74 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 2: to jump in and you know, help a woman being 75 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 2: attacked last year, and in that event I was assaulted 76 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 2: as well, and we don't want to have to deal 77 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 2: with situation once we've got that far. So I'd certainly 78 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 2: be interested to know more about what the plans are 79 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 2: for the Northern Territory Government going forward in terms of 80 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 2: getting these kids off our streets and ensuring that they're 81 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 2: safe as well. 82 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: And Jacina, of course, you know it is a collaborative 83 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: approach in some ways when it comes to Council working 84 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: with the Northern Territory Government. Both you and the mayor 85 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 1: are former COLP candidates on a federal and territory level. 86 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 1: Is it hard to manage that relationship or do you 87 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 1: think that it's quite doable still, well. 88 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 2: There's nothing. I don't feel there's an issue from our 89 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: end of it. You know, we are here to represent 90 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 2: the community and we'd hope that members of the Northern 91 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 2: Territory government are also there in their capacity to support 92 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 2: the wider community and that's where the focus has to be. 93 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 2: It has to be about well, we're elected representatives and 94 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 2: where there to support the community and their needs, and 95 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 2: we need to have a working relationship in order to 96 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 2: be able to do that. And we've always said we're 97 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 2: here at the table. We want we want to be 98 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: part of this and we want to work through this together. 99 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 2: We don't want to be told this is how it's 100 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 2: going to be done and we have no other choice. 101 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 2: We want to be able to work through a lot 102 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 2: of these processes with the entergy and that's always been 103 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:17,799 Speaker 2: the case. 104 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: Well just Enterprise the Deputy Mayor of Allas Springs. Now, 105 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: it's always good to catch up with you, but really 106 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: good to speak with you. 107 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 2: In your new role. You too, Thanks Katie, Thank you