1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: Well, actually we know that nt Field and Game yesterday 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: hosted the election year Pollies Shootout at nt Field and 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: Games Range at Mick and Creek Shooting Complex, and members 4 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: and candidates from both major parties as well as the 5 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: independents were competing for a perpetual trophy and joining us 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: on the line. It sounds like one of those events 7 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: that only happen in the NT. Bart Irwin from nt 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: Field and Game, good morning. 9 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 2: To you, Bart, Good morning Katie. 10 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 3: Mate. 11 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: Does this only happen in the Northern Territory or do 12 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 1: other locations have a shootout amongst our police. 13 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: In Victoria they feeling Game run a similar thing down 14 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: there for both Victorian and Federal Pollie. I'm not too 15 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: sure on the frequency. I don't think it might be annually. 16 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 2: And there's another one they have in Canberra which is 17 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 2: between the press gallery and the police, so we might 18 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: have to get that going. 19 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 3: You in mate, I don't think i'd be very good. 20 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,959 Speaker 1: Can I get like, can I nominate a person to 21 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: do it on my behalf? 22 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 3: Then I might be all right. 23 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 2: Ring Ins have have been part of the system for 24 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 2: a long time, but look, it would help keeping them 25 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 2: once they see you shoot they might play by the 26 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 2: rules on Friday morning could plan. 27 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: But what would be even better, mate, is maybe you 28 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: teach me how to shoot properly first. We do that 29 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: for a few weeks before, so I'm really good at it, 30 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: and then I compete against them. 31 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 3: That'd be the way to go exactly. 32 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 2: Well, we had just that over the lead up to 33 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 2: the event with Kate and Kate Warden and Danny Everly, 34 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 2: the candidates for Blaine. They were out Friday week ago 35 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 2: along with Jared Mayley, Christi Vederus and Andrew McKay. So 36 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: everyone was pretty interested to do their absolute best. 37 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 3: Oh that is so good. 38 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: So Bart talk us through how sort of works, how 39 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: the competition worked yesterday. 40 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 2: Well, I'll say, can I tell you who was there? 41 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 3: Absolutely? 42 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 2: Joel Bowden, mister Tourism, Chris Civitis, the candidate for Daily, 43 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 2: Emanuel Brown, the member for a Refura, Brent Potter or 44 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 2: Police Minister, Clinton Howe, the candidate for Drivers the Bridget McKenzie, 45 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 2: the Victoria Nationals Party senator came all the way for it, 46 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 2: which is great. She's been to them before. Mary Claire Boothby, 47 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 2: the member for Brennan, Caate Warden, Minister for Sport and Environment. 48 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: Sam McMahon, former SELP and Liberal Democrat Senator, Danny Evely 49 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 2: the member for the candidate for Blake, Lellias Forciero, the 50 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 2: opposition leader, Steve Edgington from Berkley, the Member for the Berkley, 51 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: Mark Turner, the Member for Blame, Jared Mayley, the deputy 52 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 2: Opposition leader, Norgell Scog former Seal Peace enator and some 53 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 2: last minute apology do you use from just Enter Price 54 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 2: Luke Gosling until Yeah, so we had over fifteen. 55 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 3: Gee had a good turnout. 56 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 2: I we're very popular, mate. 57 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: Tell me, can I tell you who I'm guessing might 58 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: have been good at this? 59 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 2: Yeah? 60 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 3: And then you tell me the wrong way off the 61 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 3: mark I'm guessing. 62 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 2: I'll tell you there. 63 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: I'm guessing that one of the ones, you know that 64 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: a few of the ones that live more remote or 65 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: a bit more regional, like Bridget Mackenzie, Jared Maylee, Manuel Brown, 66 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: even maybe Nigel Scully and Sam McMahon, that they were 67 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: probably pretty good. 68 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. 69 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 2: Well, Sam, Sam's a regular shooter. She comes up from 70 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 2: Catherine virtually every weekend to shoot with us. Yeah, she 71 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 2: shot well. Jared Mayley shoots with us regularly. He shot 72 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 2: well his score Oh no, he didn't mean any out 73 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 2: of tenne Nigel shot eight out of ten and a 74 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 2: shooter with us Mark Turner was the real Yeah, was 75 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 2: the real surprise packet and got nine out of ten. 76 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: But you would think that when he was a former 77 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: police officer that like that have to do their their 78 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: gun training and that kind of thing, wouldn't they. 79 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, that was where he had an advantage of 80 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 2: prior prior learning. And obviously only one of the ten 81 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: suspects ever got away. Uh And Chris set him and 82 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 2: Mark Turner how to shoot their shootoffs. They both had nine. 83 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 2: Chris took out the men's individual YEP after the shootoff YEP, 84 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 2: and Kate Warden she won the ladies individual. Good honor. 85 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: Well done to both of them. Look, I reckon this 86 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: is a really good idea. 87 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 2: The team's event was taken out with a massive perpetual 88 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 2: trophy that I hope they show off in parliament this 89 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 2: week the Speaker gives them, give them a chance. Took 90 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 2: the perpetual trophy for the second time. 91 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 3: So who took us the c LP? 92 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 1: Oh there you go, So they had a win. But 93 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: I reckon it sounds like a great idea. I think 94 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: it's I reckon. It's a really good thing that you 95 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: guys do out there at NT Field and Game to 96 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: get all the polly's there to, you know, to have 97 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: them shooting at the targets and seeing how they go. 98 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: And surely it's also a bit of an opportunity for 99 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: you guys to you know, to have a chat to 100 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: them in a very casual way about you know, about 101 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: field int Field and Game and what you guys do. 102 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 2: It is. Yeah, Look, we had eighty to one hundred 103 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 2: people in the gallery cheering them on, and they were 104 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 2: from They were Fielding Game members of course, and Doubles, 105 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 2: Double A members and the Day and Rifle Club, which 106 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 2: are all tenants there at the Make a Crept Shooting Complex. 107 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 2: So it was great they all came along, they got access, 108 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 2: everyone got access to the to the pollys and like 109 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 2: we got some splendid news from Brent Potter that I'll 110 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 2: be able to reveal my column on Sunday, a few 111 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 2: facts with him and his advisor during the week. But 112 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 2: it's that sort of interaction that we have that allows 113 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 2: and the other territories blessed with it, that allows us 114 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 2: to get things done in an easy, non confrontational manner, 115 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 2: and we really appreciate it so much. All those pollies 116 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 2: taking time out of a busy weekend with their families. 117 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 2: Like Joel Bouten. He brought his son OUTLP and his 118 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 2: son shot for the ALP. So, yeah, that that was 119 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 2: a good part. Lero's father fab he prepared whole heap 120 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 2: of goose meat for us. We gave goosebergers to all 121 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 2: the polleys, the bad heck with the meat taste, and 122 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 2: they completely understand why we hunt them. 123 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 3: All good stuff. 124 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: But it sounds like it was a heap of fun 125 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: as well. Mate, sounds like a really good day yesterday. 126 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: And I think you know, even though it happens in 127 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: other locations, so they have similar events in other locations, 128 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: it sounds so Northern. 129 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 3: Territory to me. It does. 130 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 2: Seeing to have politicians supporting for our ownership heading it 131 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 2: and sports shooting like that is rare. Often it's done 132 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 2: behind closed doors and things like that. Will we invite 133 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 2: all the media you were happy to talk about doing 134 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 2: a column on it, and they just loved it. 135 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: But I've got messages coming through. Chris Sivatrees's message through 136 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: he said that he's looking forward to the next one, 137 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: and somebody else's message through and said, ed, Joe's been 138 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: out of uniform too. 139 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 3: Long, Otherwise he could have shown a bit better. 140 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: Mary Anne and Virginia said, Katie, you should come to 141 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: the next one. 142 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 3: It was lots of fun. So there's a few messages 143 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 3: already coming through this morning. 144 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 2: Bart Oh, that's great. I'm glare they're they're listening. And 145 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 2: then I'd just like to thank them again for giving 146 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 2: up their job for us. It was a wonderful day. 147 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 3: Oh, wonderful stuff. 148 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: Someone else's message through and said, I can't stop laughing 149 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: thinking about the politician shootout. 150 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 3: I wish I knew it was on. 151 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: I would have duck down and watched, so I would 152 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: have liked to have seen just how skilled they were. 153 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,479 Speaker 2: But well, pick up a Sunday Territory and reading the column. 154 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 3: Well I'm sure they will. 155 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: But lovely to catch up with you as always, mate, 156 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: no doubt we'll talk to you again once we find 157 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: out what the announcement was with Brent Potter, and we 158 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: will catch up with you again very soon. 159 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 2: Thanks again, Katie for you for your Mix one four 160 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 2: point nine FM's support of handing and shooting too. 161 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 3: No worries made any time. Thanks, but we'll talk to 162 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 3: you soon.