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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, we are kicking off our meet the candidates this
morning with the incumbent for Labor, Mark Monahan. Good morning
to you.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Mark, morning Caddy. How are you going?
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Yeah? Really good. Now we've got seven minutes and a
series of questions. Are you ready?
Speaker 2 (00:14):
You go for it?
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Awesome? Let's get started, all right, Mark, Why did you
decide to put your hand up to run again?
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Basically, kadye, because there's more work to be done. When
I first came in in twenty twenty, the interest rates
were about two percent to three percent. No, they're about
six to eight percent. So the cost of living for
families in my electric has gone up dramatically, the cost
of food prices, all those sort of things. So from
that point of view, there's new issues that need to
be deal dealt with, some livability issues that are certainly
(00:45):
the community talk to me about. So it's about moving
on and actually trying to grow the economy and provide
a better life for people. At the moment, we currently
have families feeling the pain of cost a living. So
there's a lot of work to be done there.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
And what do you say as the biggest issues in
the electras?
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Yeah, it's basically when the people I've talked to is
about say the Sture Park school there, access parking, all
that sort of stuff when I get all the time.
So I'm sort of committing there to ensure that we
build a new kiss and go there and going forward
(01:27):
if we're re elected, the government will provide a million
dollars to do that. Also, the beautification of some of
those places I've talked a lot about once, As I said,
we've when I came to the electorate. First up, it
was issues with Sture Park and with the Venis as
(01:48):
as as you know, we spent a lot of time
working with Vinnies as a non government entity to to
ensure that we go to a far more fit for
purpose solution for them and that non Insture park where
they currently are. They've got plans to redevelop that site,
and we've got plans and commitments in my electric there
to ensure that we beautify that whole spot with the
(02:10):
park area, the surrounding shops there once that commences. So
there's a lot of work to be done there and
we're committing a million dollars to do that. But there's
also the connector to be around a lot of families
get ad and walk around that area pushing prams, doing
whatever in the afternoon. And I really want to ensure
(02:32):
that there's a connection through there from the Chinese Cemetery
to build an historical factor. So there's a historical walk
right up to culminating in that park where you can
to basically learn about the history of the area, whether
it's to do with the Sydney William huts or whether
it's to do with the police paddock that used to
be there. But it's really connecting a walkway so all
(02:53):
those people to get out and walk the electric and
that that will also involve new connect pathways safe from
the don at Gothenburg Crescent there from the bike path
up to Meg's Crescent. So we've I've already done that
in one aspect where I connected the bike path up
to Ashley Street to allow the parents to come when
(03:17):
their bikes with their kids and go up to connect
them to the school in the morning, rather than taking
the long way up around Woolner Hill or right down
towards Gothenburg and coming that way back. So's there's a
lot of work still to be done, including coming out
of Bayvior there the line up of traffic every morning
because the bus pools able to pick people up. We
need to ingress that and allow the bus to get
(03:39):
off the road and allow the traffic to come out
there more smoothly. So we're sort of committing some money
there as well. So it's really about connecting that community
around a liverability and then addressing some of those cost
of living issues and those living issues. As you've already
seen a farm more broad and bigger policy sort of announcements,
(04:01):
particularly around the preschool, increasing the preschool numbers to ensure
people get thirty hours of pre school, which freeze up
parents if they want, remembering it's non compulsory, they don't
have to do it, but if they want to enable
them to take those access to preschools and possibly go
back to work if they want, increasing their own family budgets.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
So much in terms of the Vinnie's, when is that
going to move?
Speaker 2 (04:28):
So that they've put a big sign on their fence
right now if you drive down Australia Street, it says
Vinnis are moving in August, so this month they are moving,
and remembering they're moving to a temporary spot that only
two years and I've already committed that I'll work with
and the chiefs already committed that she'll work for them
to ensure there's a more permanent fit for purpose place
(04:49):
in the next two years that they're found and that
service will continue to deliver the wonderful work it does.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
All right, we've got a couple of minutes to go.
I want to ask you in terms of we've had
a few people contact about people drinking and sleeping near
the fire station up on top of the hill on
the on the Stuart Highway there between Wilner and Stuart Park.
What are you doing too well to make sure that
there's not people sitting there drinking.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Yeah. Absolutely, and that pops its set up from time
to time. And that's more because they're attracted then into
to the services that provided by Vinis in the morning
they walk down and engage with that to get a feed.
So so part of that supporting people to ensure that
they're doing the right thing. But look, part of the
worker a local member does, Caddie, is all of those
(05:38):
little things. And it's the little things that also go
and notice, like whether it's adding bus stops, whether it's
reducing the diner, beach road there we reduce the limits
for the weight limits to ensure trucks are not going
down and waking people up on that road. It's the
removing the graffiti, is the CCTV I had put in
Australia Street since coming in. It's all of those the
(05:59):
new you might by path up Wilna Road up to
where you're talking about, and ensuring the signage there so
that people riding bikes to work or to drop their
kids off for safe. It's all about those little things
as well. To live in the community, because everybody has
a different issue when it comes to their liveability, So
work at the logo member is to engage with them
(06:21):
and make sure that we support that support.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Less than a minute to go, Yep, I've got less
than a minute to go, all right.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Just what I want to give the money, providing free
movie nights and ensuring ensuring that even their kids who
go off to sports kind of get supported through our office.
So it's lots of things that happen with the local
member that I'll continue to do and build on.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
All right, Only thirty seconds left, quick one. Do you
live in the electros?
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Yep? Believe us stones throw away from my office. They're
in the electric officer. So yeah, all right, very very.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Close twenty seconds. Now, why should people vote.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
For you because they we we need to get on
and ensure that the cost of living is reduced. We
need to ensure that we continue the pathway of building
our economy as the Mining Minister, as well building those
new economies that are coming up. I've got nine new
minds waiting to get financial closure. They're all past and
approved red to be opened. So it's ensuring that we
(07:19):
continue to build that and with our gas coming through,
that pays for all of our social concerns, which are
our education, which are the billion dollar funding that I've
signed off in the last few weeks with.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Mark Monaghan, the incumbent Member for Labor for the Seed
of Thonglomb. We have run out of time. Thank you
very much for having a chat with us as weet
as part of our Meet the Candidate series. Much appreciated.
Thank you.
Well, we are kicking off our meet the candidates this
morning with the incumbent for Labor, Mark Monahan. Good morning
to you.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Mark, morning Caddy. How are you going?
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Yeah? Really good. Now we've got seven minutes and a
series of questions. Are you ready?
Speaker 2 (00:14):
You go for it?
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Awesome? Let's get started, all right, Mark, Why did you
decide to put your hand up to run again?
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Basically, kadye, because there's more work to be done. When
I first came in in twenty twenty, the interest rates
were about two percent to three percent. No, they're about
six to eight percent. So the cost of living for
families in my electric has gone up dramatically, the cost
of food prices, all those sort of things. So from
that point of view, there's new issues that need to
be deal dealt with, some livability issues that are certainly
(00:45):
the community talk to me about. So it's about moving
on and actually trying to grow the economy and provide
a better life for people. At the moment, we currently
have families feeling the pain of cost a living. So
there's a lot of work to be done there.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
And what do you say as the biggest issues in
the electras?
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Yeah, it's basically when the people I've talked to is
about say the Sture Park school there, access parking, all
that sort of stuff when I get all the time.
So I'm sort of committing there to ensure that we
build a new kiss and go there and going forward
(01:27):
if we're re elected, the government will provide a million
dollars to do that. Also, the beautification of some of
those places I've talked a lot about once, As I said,
we've when I came to the electorate. First up, it
was issues with Sture Park and with the Venis as
(01:48):
as as you know, we spent a lot of time
working with Vinnies as a non government entity to to
ensure that we go to a far more fit for
purpose solution for them and that non Insture park where
they currently are. They've got plans to redevelop that site,
and we've got plans and commitments in my electric there
to ensure that we beautify that whole spot with the
(02:10):
park area, the surrounding shops there once that commences. So
there's a lot of work to be done there and
we're committing a million dollars to do that. But there's
also the connector to be around a lot of families
get ad and walk around that area pushing prams, doing
whatever in the afternoon. And I really want to ensure
(02:32):
that there's a connection through there from the Chinese Cemetery
to build an historical factor. So there's a historical walk
right up to culminating in that park where you can
to basically learn about the history of the area, whether
it's to do with the Sydney William huts or whether
it's to do with the police paddock that used to
be there. But it's really connecting a walkway so all
(02:53):
those people to get out and walk the electric and
that that will also involve new connect pathways safe from
the don at Gothenburg Crescent there from the bike path
up to Meg's Crescent. So we've I've already done that
in one aspect where I connected the bike path up
to Ashley Street to allow the parents to come when
(03:17):
their bikes with their kids and go up to connect
them to the school in the morning, rather than taking
the long way up around Woolner Hill or right down
towards Gothenburg and coming that way back. So's there's a
lot of work still to be done, including coming out
of Bayvior there the line up of traffic every morning
because the bus pools able to pick people up. We
need to ingress that and allow the bus to get
(03:39):
off the road and allow the traffic to come out
there more smoothly. So we're sort of committing some money
there as well. So it's really about connecting that community
around a liverability and then addressing some of those cost
of living issues and those living issues. As you've already
seen a farm more broad and bigger policy sort of announcements,
(04:01):
particularly around the preschool, increasing the preschool numbers to ensure
people get thirty hours of pre school, which freeze up
parents if they want, remembering it's non compulsory, they don't
have to do it, but if they want to enable
them to take those access to preschools and possibly go
back to work if they want, increasing their own family budgets.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
So much in terms of the Vinnie's, when is that
going to move?
Speaker 2 (04:28):
So that they've put a big sign on their fence
right now if you drive down Australia Street, it says
Vinnis are moving in August, so this month they are moving,
and remembering they're moving to a temporary spot that only
two years and I've already committed that I'll work with
and the chiefs already committed that she'll work for them
to ensure there's a more permanent fit for purpose place
(04:49):
in the next two years that they're found and that
service will continue to deliver the wonderful work it does.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
All right, we've got a couple of minutes to go.
I want to ask you in terms of we've had
a few people contact about people drinking and sleeping near
the fire station up on top of the hill on
the on the Stuart Highway there between Wilner and Stuart Park.
What are you doing too well to make sure that
there's not people sitting there drinking.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Yeah. Absolutely, and that pops its set up from time
to time. And that's more because they're attracted then into
to the services that provided by Vinis in the morning
they walk down and engage with that to get a feed.
So so part of that supporting people to ensure that
they're doing the right thing. But look, part of the
worker a local member does, Caddie, is all of those
(05:38):
little things. And it's the little things that also go
and notice, like whether it's adding bus stops, whether it's
reducing the diner, beach road there we reduce the limits
for the weight limits to ensure trucks are not going
down and waking people up on that road. It's the
removing the graffiti, is the CCTV I had put in
Australia Street since coming in. It's all of those the
(05:59):
new you might by path up Wilna Road up to
where you're talking about, and ensuring the signage there so
that people riding bikes to work or to drop their
kids off for safe. It's all about those little things
as well. To live in the community, because everybody has
a different issue when it comes to their liveability, So
work at the logo member is to engage with them
(06:21):
and make sure that we support that support.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Less than a minute to go, Yep, I've got less
than a minute to go, all right.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Just what I want to give the money, providing free
movie nights and ensuring ensuring that even their kids who
go off to sports kind of get supported through our office.
So it's lots of things that happen with the local
member that I'll continue to do and build on.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
All right, Only thirty seconds left, quick one. Do you
live in the electros?
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Yep? Believe us stones throw away from my office. They're
in the electric officer. So yeah, all right, very very.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Close twenty seconds. Now, why should people vote.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
For you because they we we need to get on
and ensure that the cost of living is reduced. We
need to ensure that we continue the pathway of building
our economy as the Mining Minister, as well building those
new economies that are coming up. I've got nine new
minds waiting to get financial closure. They're all past and
approved red to be opened. So it's ensuring that we
(07:19):
continue to build that and with our gas coming through,
that pays for all of our social concerns, which are
our education, which are the billion dollar funding that I've
signed off in the last few weeks with.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Mark Monaghan, the incumbent Member for Labor for the Seed
of Thonglomb. We have run out of time. Thank you
very much for having a chat with us as weet
as part of our Meet the Candidate series. Much appreciated.
Thank you.
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