62 Mackay Mayor and Denmark TV show

Beers With A Miner

Why did they ask Mad Mumzie? What does Mackay's Mayor think about it? Strange going to Mackay Council Headquarters with a camera crew and saying “I'm here to see the Mayor.”

A random Facebook message changed everything, was it legit? Research and a chat with a TV Director in Denmark was the beginning of an epic 2 day adventure… The programme is similar to our ABC’s Foreign Correspondent. I was to speak about how mining affects our country and our town as they share a story about the draught here in Oz. What might be causing it?

In Denmark they have no mining, so they can’t relate to why we keep doing it. Jakob, the Director did 1 year in Townsville and 3 in Brisvegas doing his Journo degree years ago, so he understands our culture. I wouldn’t have agreed if it was another “your killing the reef, anti Adani” perspective. I don’t need that target on my back and they would not be open to absorb my thoughts.

A chat on the phone to meet the Director and find out their why and why me, helped me decide. They didn’t want just people in suits. Were looking for down to earth Aussies, and somehow they came across me. After 30 hours travel and plane delays they arrived in Mackay. They followed me with a video camera for 2 days. Starting with me interviewing the Mackay Mayor for my Beers With a Miner podcast in his office. No pressure! Greg was so passionate about our area and was open and welcoming to our foreign guests. Strange going to Mackay Council Headquarters with a camera crew and saying “Im here to see the Mayor.”

Show Notes: https://www.madmumzie.com/beers62/

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Thanks to Bantacs Accounting Group Sponsor for this episode https://madmumzie.com/money for more details http://www.bantacs.com.au/booklets/Miners_Booklet.pdf

Timestamps:

1:43 Why did Denmark TV contact Mad Mumzie

8:57 Mackay Mayor Interview begins

11:10 Mayor's favourite beverage

12:57 What does mining mean to Mackay Region

15:26 Clean coal. Use ours please 19:49 Thoughts on protesters

24:51 Paget our mining industrial area

26:48 Resource Centre of Excellence

30:04 Need for storing sustainable energy

31:44 Future technologies we don't know about yet

33:43 Bantacs Accounting Group

35:49 Questions from Denmark TV Director Jakob

37:24 Are you concerned with changes that are happening to the climate

40:16 Action needed now. What can we do faster?

44:21 Thumbs up from Jakob

44:39 Belief rather than hopeful

45:12 Generation of sadness who are giving up

45:53 Step away from the grip

46:06 Not just that they are young and need to grow up

47:11 What is the Mayor's happy place?

48:43 Mad Mumzie reflects on our chat