1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: We know that it is International Women's Day this Saturday, 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: and a number of events have been planned across the 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: Northern Territory to celebrate and to recognize the contribution of women. 4 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:13,159 Speaker 1: One of those events is the United Nations Association of 5 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: Australia's nt Lunch. It's happening at il Piato and it's 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: going to feature presentations from a number of exceptional women. 7 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: One of those wonderful women joins me in the studio 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: at the moment the President Kate Heal and good morning Kate, Hi. 9 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,599 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie, and good morning listeners. Thank you so 10 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 2: much for having me on anytime. Thank you. Could I 11 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: take this opportunity to sincerely thank you because back in 12 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 2: twenty twenty one, we'd created this International Women's Day, our lunch, 13 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: and we reached out to you. People didn't know our association, 14 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: people didn't know a lot about us, and you came 15 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 2: on board straight away, ton asking questions. You gave the 16 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 2: most inspiring speech at that lunch and people still in 17 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: member and when you spoke about run with Dad, there 18 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 2: wasn't a dry eye in the restaurant. So Katie, with 19 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 2: all since he thank you so much, because since then 20 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 2: it's gotten larger. People know about it, so we're very excited. 21 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 2: So thank you so much for being the inaugural speaker. 22 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: Oh any time, Kate. You made me feel a bit 23 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: emotional hearing that's it's any time, and I'm all, like 24 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: I always, I love supporting other women. And you know, 25 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,839 Speaker 1: it's funny. Years ago, I kind of thought to myself, 26 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: I don't really consider myself to be a feminist. But 27 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: as the years have gone on, I think the more 28 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: that I listened to, you know, wonderful women like the 29 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: speakers at the lunch that you organize every year, and 30 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: as you talk more and more about some of the 31 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: issues that our young women face and women of all ages, 32 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: I'm finding more and more over the years that I 33 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: am becoming more and more of a feminist. 34 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 3: I think, Kate, I can understand that, so right, And 35 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 3: I think the wonderful thing is we've had the most outstanding, 36 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 3: amazing speaker at the lunch, and we've got three beautiful 37 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 3: women coming up to speak on Saturday. 38 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 2: And the really nice thing is we have Darwin High 39 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 2: School there so that you twelve students always attend, and 40 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 2: the amount of feedback from them has been outstanding. They 41 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 2: talk about how empowered they feel and how inspiring the 42 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 2: speakers were and hopefully they take away something as they 43 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 2: start on their life journey. So we're very proud of 44 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 2: this lunch and it's a wonderful way to celebrate territory women. 45 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: It truly is. I love the way that you do 46 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: that as well. I love the way that you've got 47 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: the students there from Darwin High. I think that's a 48 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: wonderful thing to do. Now, for anybody out there listening 49 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: this morning who doesn't know a huge amount about the 50 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: United Nations Association of Australia here in the Northern Territory, 51 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: tell us a little bit more about the work that 52 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: you do and a little bit more about the lunch 53 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: that's coming up. 54 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 2: Fantastic. Each date and territory in Australia has a United 55 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: Nations Association division. We're the youngest, so we're just over 56 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 2: ten years old and we our aim is to inform, 57 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 2: inspire and engage territorians on the work, the goals and 58 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 2: the values of the United Nations to create a safer, 59 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 2: fairer and more sustainable world. Nationally divisions and so does 60 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: the NT run one hundred and fifty events per year 61 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 2: across Australia with the Young Professionals Network, the UN Youth 62 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 2: Australia and talking about the work of the UN and 63 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: the sustainable Development goals. We're part of a wider what 64 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 2: they call the World Federation of United Nations Associations and 65 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: that feeds into the UN and has a voice at 66 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 2: the UN. So we're here to promote the values of 67 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 2: the UN. 68 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: It's a wonderful, wonderful thing. Now for this year's luncheon, 69 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: it's happening on Saturday, isn't it. Yes, who's speaking this year? 70 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 2: Well, we've got a wonderful lineup. I've got Letitia Lemke's 71 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 2: going to she's wonderful, fantastic, Professor Donna Odergard will do 72 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 2: a welcome to country beautiful. But Donna also has something 73 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 2: very special to announce in relation to the United Nations, 74 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: so I want to do that on the day Honorable 75 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 2: Marie Claire boothby the Attorney General who's representing the Chief 76 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 2: Ministry of the Northern Territory. We'll have some opening room 77 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 2: comments from Minister Jins and Charles the MLA for Youth 78 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 2: Seens in Equality and our wonderful, wonderful wonderful women speakers, 79 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 2: Professor Monika Jai Singh, Alison Reedy, and Christine McConnell. So 80 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 2: I can't wait to hear from them and their stories. 81 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 1: It's always like it is always a really exceptional, you know, 82 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: a really exceptional event in the sense that you do 83 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: here from these really inspiring women. And so often people 84 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: have stories that you've got no idea about, and women 85 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: have these, you know, these things that have happened in 86 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: their lives that they just keep trucking along, they just 87 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: keep working hard, and then they get up and speak 88 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: and you're like, wow, it blows your mind. You don't 89 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: know what other people have dealt with in their lives 90 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,359 Speaker 1: or the adversities that they've overcome to get to the 91 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: point that they're at. And that's what I really like 92 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: about the lunch and is that you're hearing these different stories, 93 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: you're hearing about different people, and you're feeling inspired by 94 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: the time you finish lunch. 95 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 2: Absolutely true. We've had some stories from our women that 96 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 2: are absolutely traumatic. Yeah, and they are so courageous to 97 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 2: be able to get up and impart that story. And afterwards, 98 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 2: I do, and I know many of the people who 99 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 2: come away we feel so empowered and they're so inspirational, 100 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 2: and it's often the support they've had is from another female, 101 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 2: whether it be their mother, their grandmother, sisters, friends, and 102 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 2: to help them during those times. So it really is. 103 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 2: It just shows how its strong women are really and 104 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 2: how supportive they are when someone really needs it at 105 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 2: those times. So yeah, I'm very very proud of the 106 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 2: lunch and looking forward to everybody speaking. I can't wait well. 107 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: And we have got a double pass to give away. 108 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: So to anybody out there listening this morning, if you 109 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: would like to nominate a wonderful woman, send us a 110 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: message if you'd like zero four double nine seven double 111 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: one three six zero. You can also give us a call. 112 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: You can call Crystal eight nine four one one four 113 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: nine and we've got some wonderful nominations already coming through. 114 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: We might give people until the end of the show. 115 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: Will announce the winner at the end of the show, Kate, 116 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: are there's still tickets available if somebody wants to purchase 117 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: one to come along or are they sold? Well? 118 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 2: We sold out prior to us advertising and it happened 119 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 2: to so we hadn't even advertised and when we sold out, 120 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 2: people are booking tables a year in advance, which is 121 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 2: just testament to the wonderful territory women that are speaking. 122 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 2: So we're delighted by that. While he could I just 123 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 2: do a couple of shit out. One is to the 124 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 2: volunteers of the UNAA and T Committee, because without them, 125 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 2: with all the hard work in the background, none of 126 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 2: this would happen. So to doctor Howard Smith, Aaron tran 127 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 2: FRIEDA Evans Stevens, Fenceon and care Devine, my many thanks. 128 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 2: And to mindle Beach Casino Resort to Felicity has been 129 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 2: with us since the very beginning, Thank you so much. 130 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 2: And to Mel they're wonderful. They closed down Il Piato 131 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 2: Restaurant just for us for the lunch every year on 132 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 2: the eighth of March. You know that's just yeah, that's fantastic. 133 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 2: It is so good of them. And they've also donated 134 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 2: a Lucky Dog prize of two hundred dollars which is 135 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 2: for the Lagoon day. 136 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: Spar Oh, that'd be nice to weird good it So 137 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: I reckon we're going to be inundated with people wanting 138 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: to come along, now, Kate. The other thing I really 139 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: like about this every year there are men in the 140 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: room as well, and that's part of it, right, you know, 141 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: to lift each other up. We're all on the journey together, 142 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: and I really like the fact that there are blokes 143 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 1: there too to supper bought the women in the room 144 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: and you know, look, yeah, for us all to be 145 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: on the journey together. 146 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 2: For any change to happen, it has to be global citizens. Yeah, 147 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 2: whether you're a male or female, you all have a 148 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 2: role in making that change and making it all more 149 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 2: equitable for women and girls. 150 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're spot on well, Kate Healing. It is always 151 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: lovely to catch up with you from the United Nations 152 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: Association of Australia's Northern Territory chapter, the President. Lovely to 153 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: have you on the show. 154 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 2: Thank you, oh Katie, thank you so much, and thank 155 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 2: you for your continued support and that of one of 156 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 2: four point nine. No really appreciate it, no worries at all. 157 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:36,439 Speaker 1: Thank you, Kate.