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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Joining us live on the line right now is Joe Hersey,
the current Member for Catherine, the COLP member for Catherine.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Good morning to you, Joe.
Speaker 3 (00:10):
Good morning, Katie, and good morning to the listeners. All right,
Johns and Catherine this morning?
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (00:14):
Is that?
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Yeah? Nice weather by the look of it.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
Lovely.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Now we've got seven minutes. Joe, are you ready?
Speaker 3 (00:21):
I'm ready.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Let's do it.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Joe, why did you decide to put your hand up
to run again?
Speaker 3 (00:28):
So, Katie, the last four years I have been the candidate.
I have been the Member for Catherine and in opposition,
and my role has been basically like the conjurit between
the constituents and the government. There have been a lot
of concerns that we have, you know that I've listened
to in the community. I'm a very strong voice. I'm
a very fierce advocate for the community, and I want
(00:51):
to see this community be better. I want to see
this community be part of a better territory. And I
think as a very strong candidate and a good listener,
with my thirty five years of hairdressing behind me before
I came into this role four years ago, i think
I'm the best person for the job. And I'm certainly
not backward in coming forward, and no one's going to
(01:13):
die wondering what I think of And I think people
find that a little bit refreshing and they want someone
who's going to be a fierce strong advocate for them
to be able to get the issues. And you know,
as you said, we do have some issues here in
Catherine at the moment, but underneath that we have an
amazing community and I think we just have to remember
that at the end of the day as well. We
do have some social issues, but underneath that our community
(01:36):
is amazing and when the chips are down, we all
pull together and that's very important for a community.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Joe, what do you see as being the biggest issues
in the electrodes?
Speaker 3 (01:46):
The biggest issues that I hear on the doors and
when I'm out in the street is crime and anti
social behavior. And I can tell you, Katie, the last
couple of weeks have been extremely tough for the community.
We have had people getting assaulted in their houses. There
is not one business in the main street that has
not been broken into. It is heartbreaking when I go
and talk to the likes of Miranda Outstation Interiors, who's
(02:09):
just had a one year anniversary of being in a
business and then goes in and has graffiti on her walls.
Break in. This is just a daily occurrence. People are
set up with it and they have had an absolute
gutfull and you know, moving forward, should we get the
you know, the privilege of taking on government, you know,
we will make sure that police have stronger powers. We
(02:31):
will make sure that people are held accountable. And I
think that's one thing that I hear in the community
that no one is accountable and there are no consequences,
and that is something that you know under a CELP
government will change. Jo.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
We have had a message come through from Beckett Willow Blue.
She's really asking of the other candidate, you know what
their plans are, but have you been down to meet
with all of those different businesses along the main street.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Is that something that you do regularly?
Speaker 3 (03:00):
That is something I do extremely regularly, probably once a month.
But given that we're a very small community, I do
call into or I'll see them out and about in
the community. And I've spoken to beck at Willow Blue
many times. You know, we now have businesses at the moment,
Katie that they're just so they are struggling so much
that they're not fixing their broken windows, and it's kind
(03:22):
of I understand why they're not, but then it brings
the look of the community down. We've Nicki at the
coffee club got broken into just a couple of days ago,
so she's sort of boarded up. Beck's boarded up, Fees
boarded up, Miranda's got broken windows. Right next to me
in my office here there's a window boarded up. You know,
this is not a good look for our community. And
(03:44):
these people need to be held to account when when
people break in, you know, everyone's got CCTV, but no
one seems to be held to account for these and
that's something under a CLP government that you know, we
will be holding these people to account. So okay to
go out.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
And so we're at about three minutes thirty five.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
I want to ask you, taking those issues into account,
why do you feel that you're the best place to
try and combat them.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
Because under a CLP government, we will make sure that
parents are responsible for their children, work with them in
a school environent to make sure their kids are going
to get back into the school, bring back truancy officers,
make as I said, give police more powers, make sure
that those people that are doing the wrong thing are
(04:31):
going to be held to account. Give the police the
power to be able to go and you know, make
it stronger for the police to be able to pull
these people into line and hold them to account. And
I think as part of a very strong CLP team,
you know, we are grassroots where business people we know
(04:51):
how to run. You know, our businesses that we've come
from before. We talk to people out there on the
on the ground every single day, listen to them and
you know, take their concerns to the government that we
have so far, but moving in moving forward with a
CLP government, you know, it's about making the hard decisions.
(05:12):
And you know, for thirty four years that I've lived
here in Catherine, Katie, I've never seen our community so
broken as it is at the moment.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
Jo I want to ask you about the Pool. I
know you and I have spoken about this before. It's
something that people have raised with me in terms of
that Catherine Pool, is the COLP going to look towards
further investment.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
I think that's something Katie that needs to be discussed
in the future. I know that three years ago there
was a ten million dollar announcement for the pool from
both sides. That money has come true. Three hundred thousand
got given from the government, and I know that potentially
that is not going to be enough to do the
(05:57):
plans that they have for the pool read development, and
I think moving forward, that's something I've actually got a
meeting with counsel tomorrow and that's something that needs to
be discussed moving forward. And you know, we know that
we're eleven billion dollars in debt, but you know, could
some of that money be reprioritized to put towards the pool.
That's something that as a team, we'll have to talk about.
(06:19):
But I'm a fierce advocate for that pool facility. We're
right on the Stuart Highway and it could be an
amazing facility. And I've said that from the get go
of that project.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
JO a very quick one. Binjari Aboriginal Community Corporation. They
joined us on.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
The show a little earlier.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
They said they're at risk of falling over due to
unpaid invoices and continual delays courts by Dipple, bureaucracy and inefficiencies.
What could you do as a local member to try
and support that community?
Speaker 3 (06:49):
I every three months, Katie, I'm out at Binjari. We
do community barbecues. I'm very well aware of the situation
that's going on out there at the moment. I think
it's about having those conversations with people sitting down around
the table working out how this can be worked through
for Binjari to have those invoices paid. As deb had
(07:10):
said previously, there was an arrangement in play for them
to pay that contractor off. And obviously something's fallen down
in their conversations, and I think that's something that, you know,
maybe everyone needs to go and have a very a
good sit down talk about it, discuss what the concerns
(07:30):
are and work through them. And I think you can
only do that by having a good conversation.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
Jo, We've run out of time in terms of the
seven minutes, but I will give you an extra thirty
seconds and I'll do the same for our next candidate
as well.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Nick. Why should people vote for you?
Speaker 3 (07:48):
Why should people vote for me? Katie? I am a
very strong advocate for Catherine, And just coming up, if
I can just talk about this weekend with the show
weekend I would like to see and our community would
love to see the fact that resources are going to
come in here to Catherine, we don't want to be
down like in Alice Springs, where you know, there was
a curfew after the fact of the show. We've got
(08:10):
our show coming up this weekend. It's about talking to
the police, making sure government understand that our community really
needs resources in here so that everyone feels safe in
the community over this weekend and continuing those good conversations
and making sure that you know people in the community
are safe.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
Joe, it is always good to talk to you. We
have run out of time. Thank you very much for
joining us this morning on our Meet.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
The Candidate series. Thanks Katie, thank you
Joining us live on the line right now is Joe Hersey,
the current Member for Catherine, the COLP member for Catherine.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Good morning to you, Joe.
Speaker 3 (00:10):
Good morning, Katie, and good morning to the listeners. All right,
Johns and Catherine this morning?
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (00:14):
Is that?
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Yeah? Nice weather by the look of it.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
Lovely.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Now we've got seven minutes. Joe, are you ready?
Speaker 3 (00:21):
I'm ready.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Let's do it.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Joe, why did you decide to put your hand up
to run again?
Speaker 3 (00:28):
So, Katie, the last four years I have been the candidate.
I have been the Member for Catherine and in opposition,
and my role has been basically like the conjurit between
the constituents and the government. There have been a lot
of concerns that we have, you know that I've listened
to in the community. I'm a very strong voice. I'm
a very fierce advocate for the community, and I want
(00:51):
to see this community be better. I want to see
this community be part of a better territory. And I
think as a very strong candidate and a good listener,
with my thirty five years of hairdressing behind me before
I came into this role four years ago, i think
I'm the best person for the job. And I'm certainly
not backward in coming forward, and no one's going to
(01:13):
die wondering what I think of And I think people
find that a little bit refreshing and they want someone
who's going to be a fierce strong advocate for them
to be able to get the issues. And you know,
as you said, we do have some issues here in
Catherine at the moment, but underneath that we have an
amazing community and I think we just have to remember
that at the end of the day as well. We
do have some social issues, but underneath that our community
(01:36):
is amazing and when the chips are down, we all
pull together and that's very important for a community.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Joe, what do you see as being the biggest issues
in the electrodes?
Speaker 3 (01:46):
The biggest issues that I hear on the doors and
when I'm out in the street is crime and anti
social behavior. And I can tell you, Katie, the last
couple of weeks have been extremely tough for the community.
We have had people getting assaulted in their houses. There
is not one business in the main street that has
not been broken into. It is heartbreaking when I go
and talk to the likes of Miranda Outstation Interiors, who's
(02:09):
just had a one year anniversary of being in a
business and then goes in and has graffiti on her walls.
Break in. This is just a daily occurrence. People are
set up with it and they have had an absolute
gutfull and you know, moving forward, should we get the
you know, the privilege of taking on government, you know,
we will make sure that police have stronger powers. We
(02:31):
will make sure that people are held accountable. And I
think that's one thing that I hear in the community
that no one is accountable and there are no consequences,
and that is something that you know under a CELP
government will change. Jo.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
We have had a message come through from Beckett Willow Blue.
She's really asking of the other candidate, you know what
their plans are, but have you been down to meet
with all of those different businesses along the main street.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Is that something that you do regularly?
Speaker 3 (03:00):
That is something I do extremely regularly, probably once a month.
But given that we're a very small community, I do
call into or I'll see them out and about in
the community. And I've spoken to beck at Willow Blue
many times. You know, we now have businesses at the moment,
Katie that they're just so they are struggling so much
that they're not fixing their broken windows, and it's kind
(03:22):
of I understand why they're not, but then it brings
the look of the community down. We've Nicki at the
coffee club got broken into just a couple of days ago,
so she's sort of boarded up. Beck's boarded up, Fees
boarded up, Miranda's got broken windows. Right next to me
in my office here there's a window boarded up. You know,
this is not a good look for our community. And
(03:44):
these people need to be held to account when when
people break in, you know, everyone's got CCTV, but no
one seems to be held to account for these and
that's something under a CLP government that you know, we
will be holding these people to account. So okay to
go out.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
And so we're at about three minutes thirty five.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
I want to ask you, taking those issues into account,
why do you feel that you're the best place to
try and combat them.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
Because under a CLP government, we will make sure that
parents are responsible for their children, work with them in
a school environent to make sure their kids are going
to get back into the school, bring back truancy officers,
make as I said, give police more powers, make sure
that those people that are doing the wrong thing are
(04:31):
going to be held to account. Give the police the
power to be able to go and you know, make
it stronger for the police to be able to pull
these people into line and hold them to account. And
I think as part of a very strong CLP team,
you know, we are grassroots where business people we know
(04:51):
how to run. You know, our businesses that we've come
from before. We talk to people out there on the
on the ground every single day, listen to them and
you know, take their concerns to the government that we
have so far, but moving in moving forward with a
CLP government, you know, it's about making the hard decisions.
(05:12):
And you know, for thirty four years that I've lived
here in Catherine, Katie, I've never seen our community so
broken as it is at the moment.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
Jo I want to ask you about the Pool. I
know you and I have spoken about this before. It's
something that people have raised with me in terms of
that Catherine Pool, is the COLP going to look towards
further investment.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
I think that's something Katie that needs to be discussed
in the future. I know that three years ago there
was a ten million dollar announcement for the pool from
both sides. That money has come true. Three hundred thousand
got given from the government, and I know that potentially
that is not going to be enough to do the
(05:57):
plans that they have for the pool read development, and
I think moving forward, that's something I've actually got a
meeting with counsel tomorrow and that's something that needs to
be discussed moving forward. And you know, we know that
we're eleven billion dollars in debt, but you know, could
some of that money be reprioritized to put towards the pool.
That's something that as a team, we'll have to talk about.
(06:19):
But I'm a fierce advocate for that pool facility. We're
right on the Stuart Highway and it could be an
amazing facility. And I've said that from the get go
of that project.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
JO a very quick one. Binjari Aboriginal Community Corporation. They
joined us on.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
The show a little earlier.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
They said they're at risk of falling over due to
unpaid invoices and continual delays courts by Dipple, bureaucracy and inefficiencies.
What could you do as a local member to try
and support that community?
Speaker 3 (06:49):
I every three months, Katie, I'm out at Binjari. We
do community barbecues. I'm very well aware of the situation
that's going on out there at the moment. I think
it's about having those conversations with people sitting down around
the table working out how this can be worked through
for Binjari to have those invoices paid. As deb had
(07:10):
said previously, there was an arrangement in play for them
to pay that contractor off. And obviously something's fallen down
in their conversations, and I think that's something that, you know,
maybe everyone needs to go and have a very a
good sit down talk about it, discuss what the concerns
(07:30):
are and work through them. And I think you can
only do that by having a good conversation.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
Jo, We've run out of time in terms of the
seven minutes, but I will give you an extra thirty
seconds and I'll do the same for our next candidate
as well.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Nick. Why should people vote for you?
Speaker 3 (07:48):
Why should people vote for me? Katie? I am a
very strong advocate for Catherine, And just coming up, if
I can just talk about this weekend with the show
weekend I would like to see and our community would
love to see the fact that resources are going to
come in here to Catherine, we don't want to be
down like in Alice Springs, where you know, there was
a curfew after the fact of the show. We've got
(08:10):
our show coming up this weekend. It's about talking to
the police, making sure government understand that our community really
needs resources in here so that everyone feels safe in
the community over this weekend and continuing those good conversations
and making sure that you know people in the community
are safe.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
Joe, it is always good to talk to you. We
have run out of time. Thank you very much for
joining us this morning on our Meet.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
The Candidate series. Thanks Katie, thank you
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