1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: Nigel Bowen is the mayor for tomorrow morning morning. About 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: a week back, we had that crazy overnight storm and 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: in all fenus sounds like something similar could be coming 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: our way this afternoon. The next morning, down in your 5 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: neck of the woods, that Christmas tree on the Bay 6 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 1: Hill was found to be burnt to bits, and at 7 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: first we thought it was due to the lightning, but 8 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: that wasn't the case. 9 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 2: No, that's correct. Yeah, no, we did think it was 10 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 2: connected to the lighting. Lightning, but happened to be asked 11 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: and unfortunately. 12 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: So that's cool, Yeah, so croc. Yeah, but that's not 13 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: the thing. I want to hang on, not to go 14 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: without this season. Your community has stepped up in the 15 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: most wonderful way. Please share the tell us about this. 16 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, certainly. Yeah, I know happened in the morning and 17 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 2: I was thinking, who's going to be the first person 18 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 2: to call me? And it was sort of a fifty 19 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 2: to fifty chance. Gordon Handy used to be sort of 20 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 2: John Dealership down our way, real good community guy, involved 21 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 2: with everything, and he was the first person ring me 22 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 2: and said, look, Nidge, I've got a solution. Sure enough, 23 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 2: within a few days where we had a tree back 24 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 2: up and it's a real cool collaboration. Lots of businesses 25 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 2: supporting initially and then community and other businesses getting involved 26 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: to decorate. So really cool story. 27 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: What sort of tree are we talking? 28 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 2: Well, it ended up being a tree, just a pine 29 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 2: tree off, yeah, you know, real tree. So we happened 30 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 2: to be on one of our forest plantations, so it 31 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 2: was a Tamoru District Council tree and seen a bit 32 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,479 Speaker 2: of weather so it's pretty sturdy and it was about 33 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 2: the right size and fit it on a ten meter 34 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 2: truck and away they went, oh. 35 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 1: My gosh, I love that it's number eight. Well that 36 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: sort of stuff, it would have been pretty neat sea 37 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: go up and then but wait these more are you 38 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: calling on locals to help trace it up to contribute 39 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: some decorations. 40 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's great. So most of the decorations went up 41 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: yesterday to be year. I think if there's any small 42 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 2: child out there that's pretty keen to put a Christmas decoration, 43 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: you can probably just sneak your hand over the fence 44 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: and put one on. But most of the decorations are 45 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,839 Speaker 2: up now. But here we asked as for donations into 46 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 2: the library. Again, businesses helped support decorating the tree in 47 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 2: the community just was fantastic as far as the support 48 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 2: they offered. 49 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 1: You know what, this reminds me of that scene from 50 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: the Grinch who Stole Christmas, when he's done raising the 51 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: town of all the gifts and decorations and then he's 52 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: up on the mountaintop like this one here every hole 53 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: done in Hullville. 54 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 2: The tall and the small was singing without any presents 55 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 2: at all. 56 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: He hadn't stopped Christmas from coming. It can shove how 57 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: or are just show just the same? If not, I 58 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: think my heart's the one that's gone three times bigger 59 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: this morning listening to this, Nigel, you must be so humbled. 60 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, very much so. Yeah, it's a really cool story. 61 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 2: Obviously individual have stepped up, but the community have absolutely 62 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: loved it and it's really important. Amazing how many you 63 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 2: know families went up on the Bay Hill and Samaru 64 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 2: to have that you know sort of Christmas photo and 65 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 2: what have you say? Yeah, set us up for the 66 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 2: holiday season. So where well, I'm certainly very thankful of 67 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 2: you know, Gordon, the wider business community and how the 68 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 2: community stepped up down tomorrow. It's at some fantastic. 69 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: Neat sense of ownership. Merry Christmas from your northern neighbors mate, 70 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: and good on you for bringing it all together. 71 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 2: Yeahs, really appreciate your support as well, and then Merry 72 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:32,519 Speaker 2: Christmas to you.