1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,600 Speaker 1: Part of the problem, of course, is the protest to 2 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 1: fixed a large part of the capital and businesses as 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: they're going to move from one side the park in 4 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: other words, through town out the other side to Parliament. 5 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: Business Central CEO Simon archis with us. Good morning, Good 6 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: morning to you mate. What's your expectation for the day 7 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: as a business owner. 8 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 2: Well, I think we've just driven, I've just been through 9 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: the city, are to work, and I must say it 10 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 2: is quiet, it's peaceful, and it seems like it's well organized. 11 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 2: I think it will be a low impact day. And 12 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 2: we're certainly thinking back to those days of the Parliamentary 13 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,639 Speaker 2: occupation and the lessons learned from that. 14 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: So this is a protest not an aggro day. 15 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 2: Look, the prettists have been clear that it's peaceful all along. 16 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 2: People seem to be in a relatively relaxed mood as 17 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 2: I drove through, and it doesn't seem to be too 18 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 2: much a do you buddy at all. So I think 19 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 2: it will be a peaceful day. 20 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: Good, let's hope. So the inconvenience fact, did there's this 21 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: worry or upset business or it's one of those things 22 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: beck in the back. 23 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 2: Of your mind. I think is that parliamentary protest which 24 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 2: dug in for so long and then we we certainly 25 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 2: must and want must have read this time. But yeah, 26 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 2: there is a little bit of those those stores and retailers, 27 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 2: particularly around that Parliamentary railway station area. He'll be the 28 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 2: weird little anxiety but hopefully that'll be all over by 29 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: the end of the day. 30 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: Welllet's hope. So how many people are actually affected in 31 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: the sense it moves from the park through town out 32 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: to Parliament, so that's a lot of people it does. 33 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 2: It goes sit straight down the Golden Mile, and I 34 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 2: think it will be it will be disruptive, but for 35 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: a relatively short time. There's a few hours and so 36 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 2: rather than say days or nights which we had in 37 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: the past. I think the disruption you're going to have 38 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 2: quite a few retailers disrupted, but I think overall relatively 39 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 2: low impact on. 40 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: All right, Simon go well, Simon Arcus, who's the Business 41 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: Central CEO. 42 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 43 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 2: news talks. 44 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast 45 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio.