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Member for Katherine Jo Hersey says artwork was spared during a break-in at the Godinymayin Arts and Culture Centre · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: And we know that there has been quite a bit
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  Speaker 1: happening in Catherine in recent days. There's always quite a
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  Speaker 1: bit happening in Catherine. Unfortunately, though, I've seen a couple
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  Speaker 1: of pressure releases come through about a break and entry
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  Speaker 1: and then, as I understand it, a fire. Now joining
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  Speaker 1: me on the line is the COLPS member for Catherine,
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  Speaker 1: Joe Hersey. Good morning Joe, Good.
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  Speaker 2: Morning Katie, and good morning listeners, Joe.
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  Speaker 1: A couple of incidents that i'd seen sort of come
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  Speaker 1: through from police media throughout the week in Catherine. I
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  Speaker 1: understand that it was a pretty bad breaking. Earlier in
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  Speaker 1: the week.
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  Speaker 2: There was Katie, if you're talking about the one at
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  Speaker 2: Godden mar the conference center, Yeah, that was Yeah, it
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  Speaker 2: was shocking.
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  Speaker 3: There was so many rocks inside the building, although interestingly enough, Katie,
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  Speaker 3: none of the artwork was damaged. Nothing was taken in
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  Speaker 3: the shop that they knew of when I spoke to them,
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  Speaker 3: And it was just willful damage to most winds broken,
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  Speaker 3: you know, from the front door. The rocks were right
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  Speaker 3: down the back of the gallery and just glass everywhere.
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  Speaker 3: It was a mess for them to clean up.
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  Speaker 1: Oh that is terrible. Have that, I mean, I don't
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  Speaker 1: know whether they've managed to arrest anybody, but that would
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  Speaker 1: be like a terrible situation then for them having to
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  Speaker 1: clean everything up and being able to get operating again.
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  Speaker 2: Correct. So I went to the Saint Joseph's graduation last night.
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  Speaker 3: They were due to have that in Godden marm and
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  Speaker 3: fortunately everyone rallied around and Keegan from Dragonfly Catering made
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  Speaker 3: the school hall look amazing for the graduates and it
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  Speaker 3: was a really beautiful night. But that caused a lot
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  Speaker 3: of anks to the school that they couldn't have that there.
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  Speaker 3: And of course tonight we have the annual Catherine Prize
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  Speaker 3: and that's been postponed and not able to go ahead.
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  Speaker 2: So you know, it could have been a whole lot worse.
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  Speaker 3: But my understanding was potentially, you know, thousand dollars worth
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  Speaker 3: of damage at least there are two youths alleged to
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  Speaker 3: have done the break in, but I'm not sure where
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  Speaker 3: that is as we speak, Katie, Yeah, not.
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  Speaker 1: The only one. I know that police arrested a man
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  Speaker 1: in relation to a structure fireing Catherine as well. This
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  Speaker 1: was yesterday morning, so shortly before six am, police and
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  Speaker 1: fire crews ended up called to a business on Catherine
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  Speaker 1: Terrace after a fire and smoke was seen at the
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  Speaker 1: front of that location. Fortunately that fire caught well unfortunately,
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  Speaker 1: I should say, the fire caused significant damage to the
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  Speaker 1: front of the business, but it was quickly extinguished by
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  Speaker 1: fire crews and well, fortunately the business was empty at
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  Speaker 1: the time and nobody was injured, correct, Katie.
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  Speaker 2: And I've spoken to the.
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  Speaker 3: Owners of the building complex and it was the quick
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  Speaker 3: actions by the police and fire that did bring under control.
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  Speaker 3: It could have been a whole lot worse. But again
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  Speaker 3: there's a lot of damage broken windows done to that
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  Speaker 3: building as well, and you know it's not acceptable. So
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  Speaker 3: fortunately they have caught that person.
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  Speaker 1: Well, Joe, I'm glad that they have still a lot
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  Speaker 1: for you guys, you know, to deal with tho. And
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  Speaker 1: I know that you know that an incident like that,
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  Speaker 1: it will It hinders people from being able to go
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  Speaker 1: to work, It hinders businesses from being able to operate,
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  Speaker 1: and people are quite frankly fed up with it.
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  Speaker 3: Absolutely, Katie. And also you know it's a cost to
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  Speaker 3: the business, to the building owners, and then you know,
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  Speaker 3: do they absorb that, do they pass that on through
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  Speaker 3: a rent rise or you know, these are all things
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  Speaker 3: when we're living in a time where it is extremely
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  Speaker 3: expensive here in the territory cost of living, so these
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  Speaker 3: are all added pressures to people.
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  Speaker 2: That go about their day to day of their business.
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  Speaker 1: So how are things going in Catherine at the moment?
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  Speaker 1: I meant, you know, when you talk tourism and the
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  Speaker 1: number of visitors around the place, there the tourism.
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  Speaker 3: The visitors have certainly dropped off.
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  Speaker 2: I was actually at a Tourism NTE function.
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  Speaker 3: At the Information Center last night and tourism and tea
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  Speaker 3: were down and that was great.
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  Speaker 2: We've had a good year of a tourists through town.
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  Speaker 2: Tonight we've actually got Tom Curtin's launch of his new
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  Speaker 2: album and that's fantastic, so I look forward to going
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  Speaker 2: to that. And also we've got the launch of.
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  Speaker 3: The showcasing Katherine in the middle of the Big Rivers
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  Speaker 3: region at the meeting place this evening as well.
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  Speaker 2: But we've had a bit of rain that's been lovely
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  Speaker 2: to cool things down. And just on a positive Katie,
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  Speaker 2: I've seen the school two school assemblies this morning, Catherine's
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  Speaker 2: South Primary School and Clyde Penton Primary School and it
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  Speaker 2: fills me with a lot of pride to see the
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  Speaker 2: students getting their awards and we're in good hands in
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  Speaker 2: the future with the caliber of students coming through in
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  Speaker 2: the awards that they are getting and the respect and
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  Speaker 2: resilience and achievements that they show. So that's a really positive.
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  Speaker 1: That is that's awesome. And Joe, I'm pretty sure there's
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  Speaker 1: a big Catherine Swimming carnival happening this weekend as well.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, yes, there's a lot going on. I'm actually in
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  Speaker 2: Dahua this weekend, so I'm missing the carnival, but yeah,
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  Speaker 2: they've got their big carnival with this weekend and today
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  Speaker 2: is the Luke Kelly Cup as well, which I'll be
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  Speaker 2: going to have a look at.
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  Speaker 3: Shortly.
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  Speaker 2: So there's a lot on in Catherine. There's always a
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  Speaker 2: lot going on, and there's never you know, there's.
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  Speaker 3: Never a dull moment with you wondering what you're going
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  Speaker 3: to go and see or do.
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  Speaker 2: Or around the community.
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  Speaker 1: Well that is wonderful, Joe. It's always great to catch
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  Speaker 1: up with you. Thanks so much for having a chat
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  Speaker 1: with us this morning and letting us know what's going
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  Speaker 1: on in Cather.
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  Speaker 2: No worries, Katie, good to talk to you.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks