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Katie Woolf spoke with Police Officer of the Year Constable Brodie Anderson · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: Now, last night the Police Officer of the Year, the
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  Speaker 1: Rotary Club of Darwin, NT Police Officer of the Year
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  Speaker 1: was named and I'm very happy to say that that
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  Speaker 1: person joins me in the studio right now, Senior Constable
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  Speaker 1: Brody Anderson.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning to you.
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  Speaker 3: Good morning, Brody.
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  Speaker 1: How are you feeling after being named the Police Officer
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  Speaker 1: of the Year last night?
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  Speaker 3: Very humbled, very humbled, and I was a bit shocked.
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  Speaker 1: I always like that when I you know, when you
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  Speaker 1: ask people how they're feeling after they've won something, and
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  Speaker 1: I reckon that the large majority of people who I
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  Speaker 1: speak to who do win something like this, they're totally
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  Speaker 1: not expecting it at all, And to me, that's the
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  Speaker 1: best kind of people to win these awards. Now, Brody,
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  Speaker 1: I understand you've been a police officer in Alice Springs
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  Speaker 1: for the past thirteen years. I have, yes, tell us
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  Speaker 1: a little bit about you know, your I suppose your
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  Speaker 1: day to day work.
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  Speaker 3: Currently, I'm the well being in health officer, so I'm
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  Speaker 3: looking after the mental health of our members and their
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  Speaker 3: family So not just police, but the fieries and ntests
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  Speaker 3: and the volunteers, all of our admin civilian staff. So
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  Speaker 3: from Elliott down to colgra Wow.
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  Speaker 2: It must be a pretty intense job. Yeah, it can
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  Speaker 2: be busy.
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  Speaker 1: It would be busy and trying to you know, making
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  Speaker 1: sure that the well being of our police force and
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  Speaker 1: further beyond, like you said, our fires and that as well.
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  Speaker 2: It would be a really important job. Yeah, yeah, absolutely
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  Speaker 2: love it. What's a regular day entail for you?
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  Speaker 3: Oh, there's no regular day. There's no real normalcy around
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  Speaker 3: the position. So I could be out Bush, I could
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  Speaker 3: be in Alice, so I could be in Tenant, I
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  Speaker 3: could be anywhere. A lot of it can be done
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  Speaker 3: on the phone. So yeah, there's no real routine.
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  Speaker 1: And so a police officer and Alice for the last
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  Speaker 1: thirteen years, how long have you been a member of
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  Speaker 1: the Northern Territory Police.
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  Speaker 3: Force thirteen and a half sour graduate ad and went
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  Speaker 3: straight down to Alice.
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  Speaker 1: Wow.
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  Speaker 2: And so you enjoy obviously policing in the Red Center.
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  Speaker 3: Love it Alice's home.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, now I know that that.
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  Speaker 1: Deputy Commissioner Murray Smallpage said that the welfare officer is
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  Speaker 1: a highly demanding role that requires a stute thinking, compassion
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  Speaker 1: and empathy in supporting the health and wellbeing of serving
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  Speaker 1: members across the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services
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  Speaker 1: operating in the Barkley and Southern regions. He said that
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  Speaker 1: the outstanding services delivered by you underpin the continued ability
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  Speaker 1: of our officers to serve and protect the community. He
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  Speaker 1: went on to say she might not have a highly
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  Speaker 1: visible role, but it's a vital role for the Northern
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  Speaker 1: Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services. How does it make
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  Speaker 1: you feel when you're here? You know how important your
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  Speaker 1: job is?
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  Speaker 2: Humbled?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, it's you don't really think day to day that
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  Speaker 3: you know what you do is is that important? It's
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  Speaker 3: easy when you've got a good team behind you as well.
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  Speaker 1: What's been the reaction from your team when they found
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  Speaker 1: out that you'd be named as Police Officer of the Year.
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  Speaker 3: Oh, my boss wanted to tell the world and I
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  Speaker 3: had to swear at a secrecy until yesterday and they
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  Speaker 3: went out for dinner with them afterwards and they finally
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  Speaker 3: found out. Yeah, they were a bit confused while I
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  Speaker 3: was in Darwin in the first place.
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  Speaker 2: That's so nice. And what about your friends and family?
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  Speaker 3: Stoked Stoked, Yeah, the old man, I think he's been
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  Speaker 3: shouting it from the rooftops.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, he must be so bloody proud. You know, I
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  Speaker 1: know that it can be such a difficult job. I
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  Speaker 1: would imagine being a police officer. It would be such
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  Speaker 1: a rewarding job, but such a difficult job in many ways.
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  Speaker 1: What do you love about being a police officer.
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  Speaker 3: It's going to sound corny, but it's the main thing really.
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  Speaker 3: It's just been able to be there and help people
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  Speaker 3: in their time of need and you know, give them
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  Speaker 3: that little bit of hope and support that you know,
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  Speaker 3: we've got their backs in WK.
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  Speaker 1: And the work that they're doing is so important to
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  Speaker 1: the wider community.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, exactly. I know Alice Springs as well. You know,
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  Speaker 2: it's in the media.
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  Speaker 1: It has been widely reported that there's been some tough
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  Speaker 1: issues in Alice, but it seems like it is a
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  Speaker 1: tight knit team in Alice Springs looking after each other
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  Speaker 1: and keeping an eye out for each other as well, one.
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  Speaker 3: Hundred percent, from the police station to the fires to
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  Speaker 3: the end test. But not only them, but the whole community.
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  Speaker 3: You know, they've all got our backs as well, and
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  Speaker 3: you know, it's just a it's an awesome little country
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  Speaker 3: town to live in.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it is. I love Alice. I lived there for
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  Speaker 2: only for a year, but I'd like to live there again.
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  Speaker 2: It's a good spot, Brodie.
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  Speaker 1: We always enjoy catching up with police officers when you
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  Speaker 1: you know, the hard work that you guys do and
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  Speaker 1: the wonderful work that you do in our community. I
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  Speaker 1: know that everybody that listens to this show really values
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  Speaker 1: the work of our hard working Northern Territory police. So
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  Speaker 1: a massive congratulations to you on being named the Northern
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  Speaker 1: Territories Police Officer of the Year.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you so much, and just a big thank you
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  Speaker 3: to Rhodary Dawin. Massive thanks.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's wonderful what they do with this with this
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  Speaker 1: Police Officer of the Year.
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  Speaker 2: And they've been doing it for so many years, haven't they?
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  Speaker 2: Oh yeah, thirty years?
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  Speaker 3: Was this is the thirtieth one, So I've got to
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  Speaker 3: meet the first person that received it last night and
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  Speaker 3: apparently I was a thirty so.
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  Speaker 2: Wow, who was that? Will move?
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  Speaker 3: Ben?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah? Sorry? Last was it a a nice like a
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  Speaker 1: good ceremony obviously, good opportunity to catch up with that person.
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  Speaker 3: It's beautiful. Yeah, it was great ceremony and I got
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  Speaker 3: to meet the big Boss of Northern Territory herself, and
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  Speaker 3: she's an absolutely lovely person.
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  Speaker 2: All good stuff. That was great Brodie.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you so very much for your time this morning.
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  Speaker 1: I appreciate you having a chat to us. Thanks, thank
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  Speaker 1: you and congratulations.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: That is Senior Constable Brodie Anderson there the twenty twenty
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  Speaker 1: one Rotary Club of Darwin int. Police Officer of the
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  Speaker 1: Year and fantastic stuff. Always fantastic to hear of you
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  Speaker 1: know of our territori AND's doing well, but particularly within
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  Speaker 1: the police force. I know that it is such a
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  Speaker 1: tough job and great to catch up with Brody this morning.