1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: As were revealed on the show yesterday, a Palmerston councilor 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: made the tough decision to stand down over the weekend. 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: The decision came after well, my understanding is she was 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: told that she'd breached the council's media policy by speaking 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: to me on the show last week to provide an 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: update on Trevor after his home was allegedly invaded and 7 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: he was seriously injured. Now she joined us as someone 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: who knows Trevor, and we mentioned the fact that she is, 9 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: indeed or she was on the Palmerston council. Danny everly 10 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: joins me on the show. Good morning to you, Danny, 11 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: Good morning Katie, thank you so much for your time. Now, 12 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: what happened following our discussion last week? 13 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 2: So, Katie, on Saturday afternoon I received a or early evening, 14 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 2: I should say I received a text message asking me 15 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 2: to attend a meeting the next day. It was a 16 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 2: coffee chat meeting. I asked why and the response was 17 00:00:55,600 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 2: about your chat on Katie Wolf on Thursday ree Trevor Miller. 18 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 2: My response to that was what have I done wrong? Now? 19 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 2: And then the council elected member media policy was referenced 20 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: and I I guess in the comment what have I 21 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: done wrong? Now you can read into that whichever way 22 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 2: you would like, because that was my automatic response, and 23 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 2: I just said to my husband, you know, I can't 24 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 2: keep having to defend myself. And yes, I appreciate that 25 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: the elected member policy is there, all of our policies 26 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 2: that do exist, and the media policy that is there. 27 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 2: At no point do I feel that in our discussion 28 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 2: on Thursday that I said, this is my thoughts from 29 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 2: my position as counselor. Yes, I know I was introduced 30 00:01:56,080 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 2: as counselor. That is actually my title. Well, all elected 31 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 2: members you have a title, so that is, you know, 32 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: a way to be referenced, do. 33 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: You, I mean, did you think you were breaching policy 34 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: or were you aware that you were breaching policy? 35 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 2: Not at all? 36 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: Okay, and so from your perspective, I mean, because I 37 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: guess for me, you know, as somebody who's known you 38 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: for quite some time and interviewed you about various different things, 39 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: I think, oh no, you know, goodness me, Danny, I 40 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: would not have referred to you as a counselor. You know, 41 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: as far as I was concerned, we were speaking due 42 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: to the fact that that you know Trevor, and you 43 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: were giving us an update because the community was concerned 44 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: about this man and what he's been through. 45 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, Katie, and obviously I'm very concerned about him 46 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 2: as well. And I did reference another counselor when we 47 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 2: were speaking, and my primary reason for that was because 48 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: that counselor and her husband have known Trevor, and I 49 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 2: think that's for over twenty years, but it's actually almost 50 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 2: forty years that they've known him and have been visiting 51 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 2: him every day in hospital. So I did want to 52 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 2: acknowledge that and reference that. You know, the amount of 53 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: amazing people that are behind Trevor and the whole oh gosh, 54 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 2: the whole of the territory is behind him, and everybody 55 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,399 Speaker 2: in Palmerston is coming out in droves to see how 56 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 2: they can support, and you know, what happened with him 57 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 2: is terrible. It's a tragic thing that should never happen. 58 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: Absolutely, it should never happen. You know, never ever should 59 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: we be in a situation where something like that happens. Danny, 60 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: do you regret doing that interview with me last week? 61 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 2: Not at all. 62 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: Do you feel as though it is appropriate and important 63 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: that elected members whether it's council or government or whatever 64 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: level it might be, that they do speak out. 65 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 2: I do, Katie, and it's interesting I've reflected since Saturday 66 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 2: night and with the various people that have reached out 67 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 2: to me. Other councils, the elected members do speak out, 68 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 2: and are you know. I know on your show you've 69 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 2: had had them melt and others on the show at 70 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 2: different times. That's right, And and that's not when they're 71 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 2: in the acting mayor position. That is, when they're still 72 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 2: as the councilor position or alderman for the Darwan City Council. 73 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 2: But yeah, so I just feel that it is a 74 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: little bit odd and a little bit targeted. I do 75 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 2: feel like I've had a target on my back. 76 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: To be honest, like in what other way? I mean, 77 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: has there been other instances where things have happened because 78 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: you did say this is like the final straw for you. 79 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. I don't want to, you know, go into things 80 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 2: or dwell on the past, but yes, there's been a 81 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 2: number of occurrences over the course of my time on 82 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 2: counsel where you know, I've left meetings and been quite 83 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 2: quite emotional for the way in which the meeting had ended. 84 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 2: Or I've you know, received text messages or emails that 85 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 2: you just feel like, oh, my goodness, I'm trying to 86 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 2: do my best here and my best in representing the 87 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 2: community and what the community want. I do feel I've 88 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 2: been quite active in the community and I'm out speaking 89 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 2: with people on a regular basis. And yeah, so it 90 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 2: did get to that point of I just I just 91 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 2: can't keep going through this situation and feeling like I've 92 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 2: got to be defending myself all the time. 93 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 1: In terms of what happened after that letter was sent 94 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 1: after you, after you sent the letters saying that you 95 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: were going to resign, I understand that you did have 96 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: some other and look, I don't want to get there, 97 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: I'm in trouble, but I understand that you did have 98 00:05:58,240 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: some other counselors get in contact with you. 99 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, So I sent an email to CEO and 100 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 2: elected members with my resignation, and you know, I've had 101 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 2: a number majority of the other elected members reach out 102 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 2: a couple that had asked me to rescind or reconsider, 103 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 2: but the resignation was accepted in a rather quick way. Also, 104 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,919 Speaker 2: so I did get a response quite quickly from the 105 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 2: CEO accepting and advising that the Electoral Commission had been notified. 106 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: Is there a morale issue at the Palmerston Council. 107 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 2: There's, Katie. Obviously from as an elected member, we're not 108 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 2: involved in the operational components of council. I know that 109 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 2: there's been different things raised previously. From an elected member perspective, 110 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:59,279 Speaker 2: generally everyone gets along really really well, and they are 111 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:05,239 Speaker 2: quite unified and and are there for the really best 112 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 2: reasons and best outcomes for the community. And I really, 113 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 2: as I'd mentioned, you know, I one hundred percent loved 114 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 2: my role and the ability to be there and do 115 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 2: things with the community and for the community and the 116 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 2: best interests of the community. Yeah, I think that is 117 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 2: that there's probably some underlying things there that we're about 118 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 2: to go into an election and who knows what might come, and. 119 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: The well, speaking of are you going to put your 120 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: hat in the ring for the mere position. 121 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 2: I've I've considered it, Katie, and I've had a number 122 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 2: of people reach out and suggest that I'll take I'll 123 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 2: take a minute and we'll see. Well. 124 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: Danny, everly, it's good to speak with you this morning. 125 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: I really appreciate your time and look, no doubt we 126 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: will talk again in the near future, based on some 127 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: of the other work you do. Walking off the Wall 128 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: with you. Thanks so much, thank you, Thanks so much.