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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, it is where Orange Wednesday today which recognizes the
incredible volunteers of the Northern Territory Emergency Service and this
year holds special significance for the Northern Territory Emergency Service,
marking fifty years of service with the agency formed in
the wake of Cyclone Tracy back in nineteen seventy four.
(00:21):
Now joining me on the line to tell us more
is Community Engagement Officer Reese Edwards. Good morning, rece Coop.
I seem to be having a bit of an issue
there with the phone line. Let's try again. Good morning
to your reesod morning.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
How are you doing?
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Yare really good? Lovely to have you on the show.
Reese remind us of the importance of volunteers at the
emergency services and to emergency services and how broad that
service is.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Well, absolutely so. Today is what we call WOW Day,
which is our where Orange Wednesday, where we ask people
all over the nation, not just the Territory, to show
their appreciation Forncy Service volunteers by wearing orange to work
or perhaps hosting an Orange Team morning tea like we
did at our head office today. It's the day for
all emergency service volunteers, not just for ntest. So it's
(01:13):
a day to celebrate bushfires and also fire services, to
ambulance and everyone that really takes time out and puts
themselves out to contribute to their community in ways that
not all of us are able to well.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
And we know that the volunteers on this front do
a phenomenal job. I mean even in New South Wales
at the moment we are seeing some of the incredible
work that they do with the flooding that's happening there,
and for us here in the Northern Territory, unfortunately, we
do live in a location that has some quite extreme weather.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Absolutely and that sort of falls in with our theme
of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. So one of the
reasons that we like to celebrate our day is to
say thank you to our volunteers, to all of those
people around so their employers and particularly their families who
also shoulder the burden and make the effort to allow
(02:08):
these people to be able to do these things, which
makes such a huge impact. So up here in the territory,
obviously we're prone to cyclones. You know, we've seen that
the East Coast has just been quavered mercilessly black class
than we were always having fires. So what people may
not realize when they see these things on the news
is that all of those people that you see out
there are people who are doing this in their own time,
(02:29):
at their own cost, and for no other reason than
they want to make a positive impact in their community
and for.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Us here in the Northern Territory celebrating the fiftieth anniversary
for NT Emergency Services, I mean, n test coming about
following on from such a terrible situation with Cyclone Tracy,
but really showing the incredible work that you guys.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Do, absolutely so coming out of Tracy, which is I
think not even arguably the worst thing that's ever happened
here in the Northern Territory. You know, if we can
look and find a silver lining there, it is that
we did have the sort of genesis of what became
the modern NT Emergency Service, and I think that that's
something that has really, you know, mitigated the impact of
(03:14):
many of the disasters that we've had since Tracy. So,
you know, something terrible giving birth to something really positive
and something that moving forward, you know, is going to
grow even more and have a greater impact on the
way that we live our lives up here. In the territory.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Now, what events have you got planned for today? I know,
as you said, you have one a little earlier, but
what else is planned?
Speaker 2 (03:34):
Well, we have our stall set up here in the
Smith Street small Smith Street Mall. There's currently about a
dozen of us and we've brought in some of our
vehicles and some of our toys. We have our mascot,
Paddy Platypus, who is here visiting with us, popping into
say hi to some local businesses, and we're also scheduled
to have a quick visit from the Chief Minister just
(03:56):
to say hi. But we're here until about two o'clock
this afternoon. I would love to speak with anyone who's
walking through and if there's anyone who's considering potentially volunteering,
we have some people here who would love to talk
to them and help them through that process.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Well, it is National Volunteer a week as well, and
I would imagine that you guys, you're always on the
lookout for some more volunteers.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Yes, that's something that is always at the front of
our thinking. So we're very fortunate to have incredibly dedicated volunteers,
but we frankly don't have enough. We're always on the
lookout for people who can spend some time with us.
And one of the things that I'd really like to
get out with you at the moment if I could,
is that you don't have to have a certain set
(04:39):
of skills, and you don't have to be a particular
kind of person to volunteer. It's not the case that
you have to fit a mold or a checklist. If
you're someone with a passion for your community and you
have time that you'd like to dedicate, come and have
a chat with us and we can find a way
for you to join and for you to contribute to
your community.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
And race like how rewarding is it, because I would
imagine that some of the work that you guys do,
some of that volunteer work, it would be incredibly rewarding
to be able to get out there and assist your
fellow territory in it is.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
It's confronting at times, and you know it's really easy,
but there is a sense of achievement and accomplishment that
you have when you participate in something like the emergency services,
you know, and there is a sense of community and
friendship that I don't think you find in many other places.
So the work that you do can be very very challenging,
(05:31):
but you are surrounded by wonderful people. You have a
really tangible and important outcome and it's something that most
people really find is a really positive aspect of their
lives when they get involved well.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Into emergency services. Community engagement Officer. Re said wards, Happy
Wow Day, Thank you very much for joining me on
the show this morning.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Thanks so much for having us. And as I said before,
if you're anywhere near the Smith Street Mall, we're here
till two o'clock, so pop by and say hi, oh, good.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Off, good on your race.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Thank you Mite, thanks so much.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Bye,
Well, it is where Orange Wednesday today which recognizes the
incredible volunteers of the Northern Territory Emergency Service and this
year holds special significance for the Northern Territory Emergency Service,
marking fifty years of service with the agency formed in
the wake of Cyclone Tracy back in nineteen seventy four.
(00:21):
Now joining me on the line to tell us more
is Community Engagement Officer Reese Edwards. Good morning, rece Coop.
I seem to be having a bit of an issue
there with the phone line. Let's try again. Good morning
to your reesod morning.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
How are you doing?
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Yare really good? Lovely to have you on the show.
Reese remind us of the importance of volunteers at the
emergency services and to emergency services and how broad that
service is.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Well, absolutely so. Today is what we call WOW Day,
which is our where Orange Wednesday, where we ask people
all over the nation, not just the Territory, to show
their appreciation Forncy Service volunteers by wearing orange to work
or perhaps hosting an Orange Team morning tea like we
did at our head office today. It's the day for
all emergency service volunteers, not just for ntest. So it's
(01:13):
a day to celebrate bushfires and also fire services, to
ambulance and everyone that really takes time out and puts
themselves out to contribute to their community in ways that
not all of us are able to well.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
And we know that the volunteers on this front do
a phenomenal job. I mean even in New South Wales
at the moment we are seeing some of the incredible
work that they do with the flooding that's happening there,
and for us here in the Northern Territory, unfortunately, we
do live in a location that has some quite extreme weather.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Absolutely and that sort of falls in with our theme
of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. So one of the
reasons that we like to celebrate our day is to
say thank you to our volunteers, to all of those
people around so their employers and particularly their families who
also shoulder the burden and make the effort to allow
(02:08):
these people to be able to do these things, which
makes such a huge impact. So up here in the territory,
obviously we're prone to cyclones. You know, we've seen that
the East Coast has just been quavered mercilessly black class
than we were always having fires. So what people may
not realize when they see these things on the news
is that all of those people that you see out
there are people who are doing this in their own time,
(02:29):
at their own cost, and for no other reason than
they want to make a positive impact in their community
and for.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Us here in the Northern Territory celebrating the fiftieth anniversary
for NT Emergency Services, I mean, n test coming about
following on from such a terrible situation with Cyclone Tracy,
but really showing the incredible work that you guys.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Do, absolutely so coming out of Tracy, which is I
think not even arguably the worst thing that's ever happened
here in the Northern Territory. You know, if we can
look and find a silver lining there, it is that
we did have the sort of genesis of what became
the modern NT Emergency Service, and I think that that's
something that has really, you know, mitigated the impact of
(03:14):
many of the disasters that we've had since Tracy. So,
you know, something terrible giving birth to something really positive
and something that moving forward, you know, is going to
grow even more and have a greater impact on the
way that we live our lives up here. In the territory.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Now, what events have you got planned for today? I know,
as you said, you have one a little earlier, but
what else is planned?
Speaker 2 (03:34):
Well, we have our stall set up here in the
Smith Street small Smith Street Mall. There's currently about a
dozen of us and we've brought in some of our
vehicles and some of our toys. We have our mascot,
Paddy Platypus, who is here visiting with us, popping into
say hi to some local businesses, and we're also scheduled
to have a quick visit from the Chief Minister just
(03:56):
to say hi. But we're here until about two o'clock
this afternoon. I would love to speak with anyone who's
walking through and if there's anyone who's considering potentially volunteering,
we have some people here who would love to talk
to them and help them through that process.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Well, it is National Volunteer a week as well, and
I would imagine that you guys, you're always on the
lookout for some more volunteers.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Yes, that's something that is always at the front of
our thinking. So we're very fortunate to have incredibly dedicated volunteers,
but we frankly don't have enough. We're always on the
lookout for people who can spend some time with us.
And one of the things that I'd really like to
get out with you at the moment if I could,
is that you don't have to have a certain set
(04:39):
of skills, and you don't have to be a particular
kind of person to volunteer. It's not the case that
you have to fit a mold or a checklist. If
you're someone with a passion for your community and you
have time that you'd like to dedicate, come and have
a chat with us and we can find a way
for you to join and for you to contribute to
your community.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
And race like how rewarding is it, because I would
imagine that some of the work that you guys do,
some of that volunteer work, it would be incredibly rewarding
to be able to get out there and assist your
fellow territory in it is.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
It's confronting at times, and you know it's really easy,
but there is a sense of achievement and accomplishment that
you have when you participate in something like the emergency services,
you know, and there is a sense of community and
friendship that I don't think you find in many other places.
So the work that you do can be very very challenging,
(05:31):
but you are surrounded by wonderful people. You have a
really tangible and important outcome and it's something that most
people really find is a really positive aspect of their
lives when they get involved well.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Into emergency services. Community engagement Officer. Re said wards, Happy
Wow Day, Thank you very much for joining me on
the show this morning.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
Thanks so much for having us. And as I said before,
if you're anywhere near the Smith Street Mall, we're here
till two o'clock, so pop by and say hi, oh, good.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Off, good on your race.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Thank you Mite, thanks so much.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Bye,
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