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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The independent candidate who's put their hand up to run
in Catherine. And we have now got that person on
the line, I believe, and just enough time to spare.
Joining us on the line right now is the independent
person who's put their hand up for Catherine. Sam feeling
good morning to you, Sam, Good morning, How are you
(00:20):
really good? First off? Did I pronounce your surname correctly?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Then?
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Sam?
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Yeah it is. It's feeling awesome.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Now, Sam, are you ready to get started?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
I am Matt.
Speaker 1 (00:31):
We've got seven minutes. Let's do it.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Yeah, I'm terribly sorry. It's with a crazy show Stal
and I couldn't hear the phone.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
No worries. All right, let's get into it. Sam. Now,
why did you decide to put your hand up to
run for the seat of Catherine.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I just really think that both sides of politics aren't
serving particularly Catherine particularly well. We've got a lot of
chaos happening here and I don't see anybody really standing
up to change that story in a way that unites
our community rather than divides it. And that's actually what
we need to do to move forward. So I want
(01:09):
to be a force that actually does that.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
So talk me through what you think the biggest issues
in the electrot are.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Without a doubt, the biggest issue in this electorate is crime,
without a doubt. Like we've been door knocking. I've got
a big band of volunteers and every single doorstep after
people have you know, undone two locked doors to get
to us to speak to us is they don't feel
safe and we need to do Police cannot arrest their
(01:38):
way out of this. We cannot. You know, it's not
a fair ask on police to sort this out. We
need to come together as a whole community and sort
this out. And Catherine is good at that. So I
just think we need to refoster that and do it.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
So talk me through based on that, you know, being
the major election issue from what you can see, why
do you think you're the best place to sort through us.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
I've worked at BUSH for a long time, Katie, and
I've worked with Aboriginal people for a long time, and
I've also worked I mean, I'm a vet by trade,
so Invetland you meet different people every fifteen minutes and
you understand people quite well. Because I've also worked at BUSH,
I believe I can be a uniting force that gets
people in a room, gets them to be really honest
(02:26):
about what we're facing, looks at what service delivery isn't happening,
who's been funded and not delivering, who needs to be
funded and isn't being funded, and then really create with
the resources we've got, because let's say we're not in
a fiscal position to build five new billion dollar prisons
and keep prisoners there for two thousand dollars a day
(02:46):
for every nonviolent offender. Now, violent offenders need to be
locked up, but we need all sorts of other wrap
around services that actually change the game in the long term.
We need a short term solution, and I'm proposing an
emergency sum much for Catherine, where people do come into
the room and we put the cards on the table
about what is happening to this town because we're on
(03:08):
a really nasty trajectory and the nature of the crime
in the last six months has really changed. For the work,
it's full on.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Yeah, well, we've spoken about it even earlier in the week,
you know, just to go off track and I will
make sure we give you a bit of extra time.
But about two women's home being broken into ten years
allegedly getting into that home, they're still at large from
what we are told by police a little earlier in
the week, armed with an eaged weapon and allegedly and
decently assaulting those two women. I mean, that's a frightening situation.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
We've also had. It's a terrifying situation. And that is
one of every single night this week I've been doing
knocking Southside and south Side where it is, where it's
going down this week. And that is one night. But
every single night I can tell you a story with
a bladed weapon. We're neither a machete or a long blade.
(04:04):
Every single night this week. It's not okay, No, truly
not live this way. You know, we can rapidly alter
the landscape in this community if we work together. I
know that I have complete faith in the Aboriginal people
that live here and in the rest of the community
that live here that if we come together, we are
(04:26):
a huge hearted community. You know, we are a really
strong community and we can sort this out. But we
need a rapid response. Now. We need to probably look
at grog and mean, part of this story is that
two days a week grog free Yellow Springs, two days
a week grog free Tenant Creek. So moving up the line,
guess where we are. You know, we're the next step.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
So talk us through Sam. I mean taking a look
at your background, your experience. Some people listening this morning
may not know a lot about you. How do you
feel as though your previous work experience. Tell a bit
more about it and how it might help you in
your role.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
So I've lived up here for I first came to
the Churtary in ninety four, moved here permanently in ninety eight,
and by two thousand was a remote area that as
well as a wet season, I'd be in Darwin working
normal clinics. Dry season, I'd be at Bush running my
own business and servicing remote communities and working on animal
(05:27):
management programs with them, and doing that from a perspective
that really improved the state of animal health and that
improved animal management. So we were getting rid of dangerous dogs,
we were tackling stuff that was tricky, and we were
doing it well. You know, I was doing it well
with people with community, bringing community on board, helping people
(05:51):
to understand, you know, really what was going on here,
what the dynamics at play were. And it's not that dissimilar,
it's just a bigger problem. I've worked for regional Council.
I've run my own business. There is a lot that
I've done that feeds into this space that I do
believe I can bring business owners, paramedics, police, traditional owners,
(06:13):
elders into this and all the service providers who do
these reperend services and bring them together and work out
an immediate plan.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Sam, just taking a look at one of the issues
that we've been contacted about by a few people, and
that is the swimming pool. What do you think needs
to happen with the swimming pool at this point in time?
Speaker 2 (06:33):
For Catherine, I think it needs to be an enormous
fast track. We can't go into a build up and
at the moment we're on a trajectory to do two
build ups in this town with no swimming pool where
you have runs. I mean, twenty nineteen we had fifty
four days over forty degrees. You know, you don't want
to be doing that in a town that's already heightened,
(06:54):
that's already got crime as an issue, that's already got
really significant domestic violence as an issue. You don't want
to be doing that hotter than you need to be.
And the toundpool is critical health infrastructure, but it's also
critical mental health and it gives the kids something to
do that isn't running around in the people's yards.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Sam running as an independent, I mean, you've got the
Labor Party in the CLP, both running on very different
platforms when it comes to the issue of crime. As
somebody who is running as an independent, I mean, where
do you sort of sit with these two very different
platforms And you know, how do you think, aside from
having that community summit and trying to deal with things
(07:37):
a bit differently. You said they're about fast tracking this
issue to try and you know, on crime, to try
and really sort through it rapidly. How as an independent
do you reckon you can do that?
Speaker 2 (07:50):
I think the community has answers. I think there are
the more and more people I speak to, you know,
I speak to Department of Primary Prosecutions and she says,
domestic violence is worse because of this. If you just
did this, it would make it heaps easier. I speak
to a lawyer who says, domestic violence is worse because
of this. If you just did this, it would make
it heaps easier. I speak to a paramedic who says,
(08:13):
this is happening. If you just did that. It would
make life heaps easier. If we talk to community. There
are a million small fixes that we can achieve as
a community that would rapidly de escalate what is happening here.
We can do it. Yes, we need the strong arm
of the law as well, I'm not denying that, but
it needs to be with community wrapped around and really
(08:37):
simple fixes. We need a specialist DV. You know, these
sellers are getting out, they're getting a DEVO slapped on them,
then they're getting bailed on their criminal charge for assault
the night before. It's not heard for eight months. That's
eight months that this fella is out, you know, occasionally drinking,
humbugging his missus. Police are called repeatedly. It is such
(08:58):
a waste of resources. Streamline the DV process alone, that
would take so much pressure off police. Sam, we aren't
got a specialist line. Alice Springs has got a specialist
line to DV. We don't you know stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
Look, we are just about doing We're just about out
of time. So I want to give you first off
thirty seconds. Well hang on, tell us. Firstly, do you
know how your preferences are going to go?
Speaker 2 (09:25):
So I'm running as a true independent, Katie. Yeah, whatever
people put as their second will be their second. I'm
not playing a preference game, and I need people to
really believe that that I'm not preferencing. Okay, and I
think that's the nature of being an independent. I'm representing
community and people can represent themselves.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Sam in thirty seconds, why should people vote for you?
Speaker 2 (09:49):
I'm honest, I'm reliable, I'm incredibly hard working. I can
unite people in discussion, I can hear what people are
really saying between the lines. And I love this place.
I love this town.
Speaker 3 (10:06):
Got I reck well, God, I'm just having a look.
I think you're done, but yes, we are out of time.
I'm independent for Catherine, Sam Feelin. Really appreciate your time
this morning. Thank you for making sure that we got
you on the show.
Speaker 2 (10:20):
Thanks Katie, I'm sorry about the delay.
Speaker 1 (10:22):
All good, no worries. How is it all looking good
there for the show this morning?
Speaker 2 (10:26):
Yeah, it's great. It's beautiful as always.
Speaker 1 (10:29):
Good stuff. Thanks so much for having a chat with
us this morning. Much appreciated.
Speaker 2 (10:34):
Thanks Katie, Thank you
The independent candidate who's put their hand up to run
in Catherine. And we have now got that person on
the line, I believe, and just enough time to spare.
Joining us on the line right now is the independent
person who's put their hand up for Catherine. Sam feeling
good morning to you, Sam, Good morning, How are you
(00:20):
really good? First off? Did I pronounce your surname correctly?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Then?
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Sam?
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Yeah it is. It's feeling awesome.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Now, Sam, are you ready to get started?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
I am Matt.
Speaker 1 (00:31):
We've got seven minutes. Let's do it.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Yeah, I'm terribly sorry. It's with a crazy show Stal
and I couldn't hear the phone.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
No worries. All right, let's get into it. Sam. Now,
why did you decide to put your hand up to
run for the seat of Catherine.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I just really think that both sides of politics aren't
serving particularly Catherine particularly well. We've got a lot of
chaos happening here and I don't see anybody really standing
up to change that story in a way that unites
our community rather than divides it. And that's actually what
we need to do to move forward. So I want
(01:09):
to be a force that actually does that.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
So talk me through what you think the biggest issues
in the electrot are.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Without a doubt, the biggest issue in this electorate is crime,
without a doubt. Like we've been door knocking. I've got
a big band of volunteers and every single doorstep after
people have you know, undone two locked doors to get
to us to speak to us is they don't feel
safe and we need to do Police cannot arrest their
(01:38):
way out of this. We cannot. You know, it's not
a fair ask on police to sort this out. We
need to come together as a whole community and sort
this out. And Catherine is good at that. So I
just think we need to refoster that and do it.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
So talk me through based on that, you know, being
the major election issue from what you can see, why
do you think you're the best place to sort through us.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
I've worked at BUSH for a long time, Katie, and
I've worked with Aboriginal people for a long time, and
I've also worked I mean, I'm a vet by trade,
so Invetland you meet different people every fifteen minutes and
you understand people quite well. Because I've also worked at BUSH,
I believe I can be a uniting force that gets
people in a room, gets them to be really honest
(02:26):
about what we're facing, looks at what service delivery isn't happening,
who's been funded and not delivering, who needs to be
funded and isn't being funded, and then really create with
the resources we've got, because let's say we're not in
a fiscal position to build five new billion dollar prisons
and keep prisoners there for two thousand dollars a day
(02:46):
for every nonviolent offender. Now, violent offenders need to be
locked up, but we need all sorts of other wrap
around services that actually change the game in the long term.
We need a short term solution, and I'm proposing an
emergency sum much for Catherine, where people do come into
the room and we put the cards on the table
about what is happening to this town because we're on
(03:08):
a really nasty trajectory and the nature of the crime
in the last six months has really changed. For the work,
it's full on.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Yeah, well, we've spoken about it even earlier in the week,
you know, just to go off track and I will
make sure we give you a bit of extra time.
But about two women's home being broken into ten years
allegedly getting into that home, they're still at large from
what we are told by police a little earlier in
the week, armed with an eaged weapon and allegedly and
decently assaulting those two women. I mean, that's a frightening situation.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
We've also had. It's a terrifying situation. And that is
one of every single night this week I've been doing
knocking Southside and south Side where it is, where it's
going down this week. And that is one night. But
every single night I can tell you a story with
a bladed weapon. We're neither a machete or a long blade.
(04:04):
Every single night this week. It's not okay, No, truly
not live this way. You know, we can rapidly alter
the landscape in this community if we work together. I
know that I have complete faith in the Aboriginal people
that live here and in the rest of the community
that live here that if we come together, we are
(04:26):
a huge hearted community. You know, we are a really
strong community and we can sort this out. But we
need a rapid response. Now. We need to probably look
at grog and mean, part of this story is that
two days a week grog free Yellow Springs, two days
a week grog free Tenant Creek. So moving up the line,
guess where we are. You know, we're the next step.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
So talk us through Sam. I mean taking a look
at your background, your experience. Some people listening this morning
may not know a lot about you. How do you
feel as though your previous work experience. Tell a bit
more about it and how it might help you in
your role.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
So I've lived up here for I first came to
the Churtary in ninety four, moved here permanently in ninety eight,
and by two thousand was a remote area that as
well as a wet season, I'd be in Darwin working
normal clinics. Dry season, I'd be at Bush running my
own business and servicing remote communities and working on animal
(05:27):
management programs with them, and doing that from a perspective
that really improved the state of animal health and that
improved animal management. So we were getting rid of dangerous dogs,
we were tackling stuff that was tricky, and we were
doing it well. You know, I was doing it well
with people with community, bringing community on board, helping people
(05:51):
to understand, you know, really what was going on here,
what the dynamics at play were. And it's not that dissimilar,
it's just a bigger problem. I've worked for regional Council.
I've run my own business. There is a lot that
I've done that feeds into this space that I do
believe I can bring business owners, paramedics, police, traditional owners,
(06:13):
elders into this and all the service providers who do
these reperend services and bring them together and work out
an immediate plan.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Sam, just taking a look at one of the issues
that we've been contacted about by a few people, and
that is the swimming pool. What do you think needs
to happen with the swimming pool at this point in time?
Speaker 2 (06:33):
For Catherine, I think it needs to be an enormous
fast track. We can't go into a build up and
at the moment we're on a trajectory to do two
build ups in this town with no swimming pool where
you have runs. I mean, twenty nineteen we had fifty
four days over forty degrees. You know, you don't want
to be doing that in a town that's already heightened,
(06:54):
that's already got crime as an issue, that's already got
really significant domestic violence as an issue. You don't want
to be doing that hotter than you need to be.
And the toundpool is critical health infrastructure, but it's also
critical mental health and it gives the kids something to
do that isn't running around in the people's yards.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Sam running as an independent, I mean, you've got the
Labor Party in the CLP, both running on very different
platforms when it comes to the issue of crime. As
somebody who is running as an independent, I mean, where
do you sort of sit with these two very different
platforms And you know, how do you think, aside from
having that community summit and trying to deal with things
(07:37):
a bit differently. You said they're about fast tracking this
issue to try and you know, on crime, to try
and really sort through it rapidly. How as an independent
do you reckon you can do that?
Speaker 2 (07:50):
I think the community has answers. I think there are
the more and more people I speak to, you know,
I speak to Department of Primary Prosecutions and she says,
domestic violence is worse because of this. If you just
did this, it would make it heaps easier. I speak
to a lawyer who says, domestic violence is worse because
of this. If you just did this, it would make
it heaps easier. I speak to a paramedic who says,
(08:13):
this is happening. If you just did that. It would
make life heaps easier. If we talk to community. There
are a million small fixes that we can achieve as
a community that would rapidly de escalate what is happening here.
We can do it. Yes, we need the strong arm
of the law as well, I'm not denying that, but
it needs to be with community wrapped around and really
(08:37):
simple fixes. We need a specialist DV. You know, these
sellers are getting out, they're getting a DEVO slapped on them,
then they're getting bailed on their criminal charge for assault
the night before. It's not heard for eight months. That's
eight months that this fella is out, you know, occasionally drinking,
humbugging his missus. Police are called repeatedly. It is such
(08:58):
a waste of resources. Streamline the DV process alone, that
would take so much pressure off police. Sam, we aren't
got a specialist line. Alice Springs has got a specialist
line to DV. We don't you know stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
Look, we are just about doing We're just about out
of time. So I want to give you first off
thirty seconds. Well hang on, tell us. Firstly, do you
know how your preferences are going to go?
Speaker 2 (09:25):
So I'm running as a true independent, Katie. Yeah, whatever
people put as their second will be their second. I'm
not playing a preference game, and I need people to
really believe that that I'm not preferencing. Okay, and I
think that's the nature of being an independent. I'm representing
community and people can represent themselves.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Sam in thirty seconds, why should people vote for you?
Speaker 2 (09:49):
I'm honest, I'm reliable, I'm incredibly hard working. I can
unite people in discussion, I can hear what people are
really saying between the lines. And I love this place.
I love this town.
Speaker 3 (10:06):
Got I reck well, God, I'm just having a look.
I think you're done, but yes, we are out of time.
I'm independent for Catherine, Sam Feelin. Really appreciate your time
this morning. Thank you for making sure that we got
you on the show.
Speaker 2 (10:20):
Thanks Katie, I'm sorry about the delay.
Speaker 1 (10:22):
All good, no worries. How is it all looking good
there for the show this morning?
Speaker 2 (10:26):
Yeah, it's great. It's beautiful as always.
Speaker 1 (10:29):
Good stuff. Thanks so much for having a chat with
us this morning. Much appreciated.
Speaker 2 (10:34):
Thanks Katie, Thank you
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