in my box okay so I’m here today really to talk about being careful when you
to talk about being careful when you
to talk about being careful when you protest or how a known caused a
protest or how a known caused a
protest or how a known caused a terrorist incident our first thing I
terrorist incident our first thing I
terrorist incident our first thing I want to do is get completely clear I am
want to do is get completely clear I am
want to do is get completely clear I am all for protesting this was me I’m the
all for protesting this was me I’m the
all for protesting this was me I’m the little one with the pigtails who the who
little one with the pigtails who the who
little one with the pigtails who the who represents us at my first protest I
represents us at my first protest I
represents us at my first protest I would have been about seven or so at
would have been about seven or so at
would have been about seven or so at that and those of you who know me in the
that and those of you who know me in the
that and those of you who know me in the audience know that I am quite vocal
audience know that I am quite vocal
audience know that I am quite vocal about things I don’t like and will make
about things I don’t like and will make
about things I don’t like and will make a stir wherever I can but what I want to
a stir wherever I can but what I want to
a stir wherever I can but what I want to say is be careful how you protest
say is be careful how you protest
say is be careful how you protest you never know the consequences of what
you never know the consequences of what
you never know the consequences of what you’re doing if you have a think about
you’re doing if you have a think about
you’re doing if you have a think about the tank man in Tiananmen Square your
the tank man in Tiananmen Square your
the tank man in Tiananmen Square your picture him he’s the icon of what one
picture him he’s the icon of what one
picture him he’s the icon of what one person can do to make change did he have
person can do to make change did he have
person can do to make change did he have the right to protest
the right to protest
the right to protest absolutely the day before thousands of
absolutely the day before thousands of
absolutely the day before thousands of thousands of students had been killed so
thousands of students had been killed so
thousands of students had been killed so the image that we have of him is this
the image that we have of him is this
the image that we have of him is this incredibly brave man facing down the
incredibly brave man facing down the
incredibly brave man facing down the tanks now I challenge you to go and look
tanks now I challenge you to go and look
tanks now I challenge you to go and look at that footage again he wasn’t a
at that footage again he wasn’t a
at that footage again he wasn’t a protester if you watch him approach he’s
protester if you watch him approach he’s
protester if you watch him approach he’s kind of got a bit of a stagger happening
kind of got a bit of a stagger happening
kind of got a bit of a stagger happening and he’s got a couple of shopping bags
and he’s got a couple of shopping bags
and he’s got a couple of shopping bags he’s been to the pub got something for
he’s been to the pub got something for
he’s been to the pub got something for dinner wandered home and went I can fix
dinner wandered home and went I can fix
dinner wandered home and went I can fix this boy you in the tech stop go away
this boy you in the tech stop go away
this boy you in the tech stop go away turn around
turn around
turn around you know the consequence for that action
you know the consequence for that action
you know the consequence for that action he’s a world icon absolutely he’s
he’s a world icon absolutely he’s
he’s a world icon absolutely he’s disappeared that night no one knows if
disappeared that night no one knows if
disappeared that night no one knows if he’s actually dead or in hiding to this
he’s actually dead or in hiding to this
he’s actually dead or in hiding to this day so be careful how you protest if you
day so be careful how you protest if you
day so be careful how you protest if you think about things like the French
think about things like the French
think about things like the French Revolution was it needed absolutely did
Revolution was it needed absolutely did
Revolution was it needed absolutely did they have the right to protest
they have the right to protest
they have the right to protest absolutely the conditions they were
absolutely the conditions they were
absolutely the conditions they were living in was horrendous but if they’ve
living in was horrendous but if they’ve
living in was horrendous but if they’ve thought about the consequences
thought about the consequences
thought about the consequences generations later I really question
generations later I really question
generations later I really question whether they would have gone to those
whether they would have gone to those
whether they would have gone to those blockades when you think about the
blockades when you think about the
blockades when you think about the impact for us today of that we ended up
impact for us today of that we ended up
impact for us today of that we ended up with Russell Crowe Simeon Lee Mears
you think about the 60s you know the
you think about the 60s you know the time of protest yes for me that was the
time of protest yes for me that was the
time of protest yes for me that was the you know the peak of protesting they
you know the peak of protesting they
you know the peak of protesting they weren’t a very imaginative group of
weren’t a very imaginative group of
weren’t a very imaginative group of people yeah I think their their songs
people yeah I think their their songs
people yeah I think their their songs hell no we won’t go hell no we won’t go
hell no we won’t go hell no we won’t go
hell no we won’t go hell no we won’t go it’s still sung today it’s insane
it’s still sung today it’s insane
it’s still sung today it’s insane and when you think about the other ones
and when you think about the other ones
and when you think about the other ones you know that we hear every protest
you know that we hear every protest
you know that we hear every protest today what do we want world peace when
today what do we want world peace when
today what do we want world peace when do we want it now now because it is
do we want it now now because it is
do we want it now now because it is audience participation what do we want
audience participation what do we want
audience participation what do we want when do we want it that’s pathetic
when do we want it that’s pathetic
when do we want it that’s pathetic you’re not going to get world peace okay
you’re not going to get world peace okay
you’re not going to get world peace okay we’ll try the other way leave her a bit
we’ll try the other way leave her a bit
we’ll try the other way leave her a bit more vocal what do we want when do we
more vocal what do we want when do we
more vocal what do we want when do we want it right we’re still singing it we
want it right we’re still singing it we
want it right we’re still singing it we all know how it goes be careful how you
all know how it goes be careful how you
all know how it goes be careful how you protest so it’s fine thinking of yo
protest so it’s fine thinking of yo
protest so it’s fine thinking of yo tienamin square & things in the history
tienamin square & things in the history
tienamin square & things in the history but what I want to talk about today is a
but what I want to talk about today is a
but what I want to talk about today is a protest that happened locally that had
protest that happened locally that had
protest that happened locally that had an impact that no one in their wildest
an impact that no one in their wildest
an impact that no one in their wildest dreams could have imagined a gnome
dreams could have imagined a gnome
dreams could have imagined a gnome one little gnome I’m going to tell you a
one little gnome I’m going to tell you a
one little gnome I’m going to tell you a little bit about gnomes Vil that’s why
little bit about gnomes Vil that’s why
little bit about gnomes Vil that’s why I’m here and no misil is turning 21 next
I’m here and no misil is turning 21 next
I’m here and no misil is turning 21 next year which is amazing in itself and for
year which is amazing in itself and for
year which is amazing in itself and for those of you who don’t know the history
those of you who don’t know the history
those of you who don’t know the history it actually started as a little bit of a
it actually started as a little bit of a
it actually started as a little bit of a protest so 21 years ago there was a tiny
protest so 21 years ago there was a tiny
protest so 21 years ago there was a tiny little school bus accident no one was
little school bus accident no one was
little school bus accident no one was hurt just a fender bender
hurt just a fender bender
hurt just a fender bender on the intersection of Wellington Mill
on the intersection of Wellington Mill
on the intersection of Wellington Mill Road and Ferguson Road up in the
Road and Ferguson Road up in the
Road and Ferguson Road up in the Ferguson Valley because of that the
Ferguson Valley because of that the
Ferguson Valley because of that the shire in their great wisdom decided to
shire in their great wisdom decided to
shire in their great wisdom decided to build around about in the middle of
build around about in the middle of
build around about in the middle of absolutely nowhere without gnomes for
absolutely nowhere without gnomes for
absolutely nowhere without gnomes for liberty three cars a day crazy spot for
liberty three cars a day crazy spot for
liberty three cars a day crazy spot for it on roundabouts anyway so Shire
it on roundabouts anyway so Shire
it on roundabouts anyway so Shire workers come in start building the
workers come in start building the
workers come in start building the roundabouts and then one night a mystery
roundabouts and then one night a mystery
roundabouts and then one night a mystery gnome appeared leaning on its shovel
gnome appeared leaning on its shovel
gnome appeared leaning on its shovel being the overseer to the Shire workers
being the overseer to the Shire workers
being the overseer to the Shire workers now the thing I love is to this day no
now the thing I love is to this day no
now the thing I love is to this day no one has actually confessed pretty god
one has actually confessed pretty god
one has actually confessed pretty god that first know no one knows how it
that first know no one knows how it
that first know no one knows how it started there’s lots of myths but the
started there’s lots of myths but the
started there’s lots of myths but the next the next thing that happened and if
next the next thing that happened and if
next the next thing that happened and if you’d like the follower in the in the in
you’d like the follower in the in the in
you’d like the follower in the in the in the video just before the next night
the video just before the next night
the video just before the next night there was another
there was another
there was another and then the next night there was an
and then the next night there was an
and then the next night there was an another bone and no uncoordinated it
another bone and no uncoordinated it
another bone and no uncoordinated it they just kept appearing and then when
they just kept appearing and then when
they just kept appearing and then when the roundabouts got finished it became
the roundabouts got finished it became
the roundabouts got finished it became the gnomes oval and so said oh sorry the
the gnomes oval and so said oh sorry the
the gnomes oval and so said oh sorry the locals who are here it says a lot about
locals who are here it says a lot about
locals who are here it says a lot about the locals who live in the area so they
the locals who live in the area so they
the locals who live in the area so they put a little football posts in paving
put a little football posts in paving
put a little football posts in paving them in football jerseys and every night
them in football jerseys and every night
them in football jerseys and every night the players would change position then
the players would change position then
the players would change position then the scores would change new spectators
the scores would change new spectators
the scores would change new spectators would come crazy but then in summer of
would come crazy but then in summer of
would come crazy but then in summer of course it was the oval they put in a
course it was the oval they put in a
course it was the oval they put in a cricket pitch paler than whites on it
cricket pitch paler than whites on it
cricket pitch paler than whites on it continued and so today we have known
continued and so today we have known
continued and so today we have known self now how many of you have actually
self now how many of you have actually
self now how many of you have actually been to know he’ll give you a high can’t
been to know he’ll give you a high can’t
been to know he’ll give you a high can’t see yep
see yep
see yep it’s crazy in the middle of nowhere
it’s crazy in the middle of nowhere
it’s crazy in the middle of nowhere there’s 10,000 plus norms from that one
there’s 10,000 plus norms from that one
there’s 10,000 plus norms from that one little protest known to what now is the
little protest known to what now is the
little protest known to what now is the third most popular free roadside stop in
third most popular free roadside stop in
third most popular free roadside stop in Australia there’s 10,000 plus gnomes
Australia there’s 10,000 plus gnomes
Australia there’s 10,000 plus gnomes there it has been on every TV morning
there it has been on every TV morning
there it has been on every TV morning show that you could imagine and it just
show that you could imagine and it just
show that you could imagine and it just continues so again be careful how you
continues so again be careful how you
continues so again be careful how you protest because you never know what the
protest because you never know what the
protest because you never know what the consequences will be whoever put that
consequences will be whoever put that
consequences will be whoever put that first no map we have had no idea that we
first no map we have had no idea that we
first no map we have had no idea that we have to end up with gnomes Ville but
have to end up with gnomes Ville but
have to end up with gnomes Ville but what’s that got to do with a terror
what’s that got to do with a terror
what’s that got to do with a terror terrorist incident at Sydney Airport now
terrorist incident at Sydney Airport now
terrorist incident at Sydney Airport now I have to give you a warning by law that
I have to give you a warning by law that
I have to give you a warning by law that I’m actually about to release a
I’m actually about to release a
I’m actually about to release a terrorist weapon so hang on to your
terrorist weapon so hang on to your
terrorist weapon so hang on to your seats be a little bit careful I’ve got
seats be a little bit careful I’ve got
seats be a little bit careful I’ve got to deal with very gently because he
to deal with very gently because he
to deal with very gently because he could explode
could explode
could explode this is a terrorist weapon
this is a terrorist weapon
this is a terrorist weapon would you believe Better Homes and
would you believe Better Homes and
would you believe Better Homes and garden came over to do a special on
garden came over to do a special on
garden came over to do a special on better homes than that on gnomes Ville
better homes than that on gnomes Ville
better homes than that on gnomes Ville and they had a gnome all prepared from
and they had a gnome all prepared from
and they had a gnome all prepared from Sydney the little hat fitted perfectly
Sydney the little hat fitted perfectly
Sydney the little hat fitted perfectly in the little apron Graham Ross fairly
in the little apron Graham Ross fairly
in the little apron Graham Ross fairly recognizable face we had to see the
recognizable face we had to see the
recognizable face we had to see the airport carrying a gnome is carry-on
airport carrying a gnome is carry-on
airport carrying a gnome is carry-on luggage as she do and they wouldn’t let
luggage as she do and they wouldn’t let
luggage as she do and they wouldn’t let him through and it actually ended up a
him through and it actually ended up a
him through and it actually ended up a major incident at the airport I don’t
major incident at the airport I don’t
major incident at the airport I don’t know what they thought they were going
know what they thought they were going
know what they thought they were going to do poke someone’s eye help with it or
to do poke someone’s eye help with it or
to do poke someone’s eye help with it or who notes anyway so now a gnome is
who notes anyway so now a gnome is
who notes anyway so now a gnome is officially a terrorist weapon but the
officially a terrorist weapon but the
officially a terrorist weapon but the citizen affiliate in with this
citizen affiliate in with this
citizen affiliate in with this particular one is originally he had a
particular one is originally he had a
particular one is originally he had a fork and a shovel and they confiscated
fork and a shovel and they confiscated
fork and a shovel and they confiscated the fork but allowed confiscated the
the fork but allowed confiscated the
the fork but allowed confiscated the shovel but allowed the fork to go
shovel but allowed the fork to go
shovel but allowed the fork to go through so who can work that out so nose
through so who can work that out so nose
through so who can work that out so nose really is a classic example great ideas
really is a classic example great ideas
really is a classic example great ideas to protest do it as often as you can
to protest do it as often as you can
to protest do it as often as you can anything that you see stand up and stop
anything that you see stand up and stop
anything that you see stand up and stop but just think about the consequences
but just think about the consequences
but just think about the consequences there is always something that we will
there is always something that we will
there is always something that we will be unexpected from your actions in
be unexpected from your actions in
be unexpected from your actions in protest thank you very much
protest thank you very much
protest thank you very much [Applause]
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