WEBVTT - Neglected Northbridge set for multimillion-dollar facelift

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<v Speaker 1>North Bridge needs a facelift and there was a vote

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<v Speaker 1>last night by the Perth City Council. Bruce Reynolds is

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<v Speaker 1>the felt like I out there for a moment. Bruce Reynolds

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<v Speaker 1>is the Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Perth

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<v Speaker 1>and joins us on the program.

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<v Speaker 2>Bruce, thanks for your time morning, fellas.

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<v Speaker 3>How are you going?

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<v Speaker 2>How'd the vote go?

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<v Speaker 3>Unanimous? Past? Obviously with flying colors. It's an important decision

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<v Speaker 3>and as you said, north Bridge is looking a little

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<v Speaker 3>tired and we've approved this to go through to a

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<v Speaker 3>public consultation phase to get feedback on the plan and

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<v Speaker 3>everything being equal, probably by about twenty twenty eight it

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<v Speaker 3>should be completed.

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<v Speaker 2>What was it neglective for such a long period of time, mate.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you're right, so twenty years since we've done anything

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<v Speaker 3>significant north Bridge. I guess it's like a lot of things, Milsey,

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<v Speaker 3>what you focus on grows and there's been a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of other places within the city that the city have

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<v Speaker 3>been working on, and so now's the time to find

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<v Speaker 3>that money in the budget to and move it into Northbridge.

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<v Speaker 1>It's amazing this side of the railway station or City

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<v Speaker 1>of Perth side, I would say from Jagan Square all

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<v Speaker 1>the way back to our ac arena that has all

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<v Speaker 1>been redeveloped in more recent times. I just then look

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<v Speaker 1>over the railway line and the other side hasn't. And

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<v Speaker 1>I spoke about just earlier, Bruce. You may have heard

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<v Speaker 1>the empty shops. There's a lot of vacant shops or

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<v Speaker 1>what used to be a thriving Lake Street and streets

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<v Speaker 1>like that where we just need to improve.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Look, I've I started in north Bridge at the

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<v Speaker 3>printing company as a fifteen year old. Actually, you actually

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<v Speaker 3>came out Mainy one day, visited as mate, and told

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<v Speaker 3>me some national mutual insurance fund and I bought my

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<v Speaker 3>sixteen foot teny after ten years on that and got

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<v Speaker 3>out amongst the recent mindari with it. So yeah, so look, mate,

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<v Speaker 3>So I've been in Northbridge since I was fifteen, seen

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of changes. But this will be as it

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<v Speaker 3>dovetails into the cultural center, this will be fantastic for

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<v Speaker 3>the area and it will be the catalyst you would

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<v Speaker 3>think for investment to swing back into that area.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, So what will I notice when I go in there?

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<v Speaker 3>Alrighty, So for around about the seventeen million mark Carmilsey,

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<v Speaker 3>there will be a very large increase in space for footpaths,

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<v Speaker 3>so that will increase the Alfresco dining area and then

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<v Speaker 3>help with activation for events. There's going to be a

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<v Speaker 3>new improved landscaping, a lot of I think you're up

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<v Speaker 3>to about twenty eight new street trees along James Street,

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<v Speaker 3>a large investment in up to date lighting and that's

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<v Speaker 3>obviously really important, more public art seeding options, and also

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<v Speaker 3>retractable bollards, which doesn't sound like a big thing, but

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<v Speaker 3>when you're able to then close the street off effectively

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<v Speaker 3>for events, it does open that place the whole street

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<v Speaker 3>up for you know, just being a far more safer

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<v Speaker 3>place to hold events of any scar.

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<v Speaker 1>Really, when I recently went there, I struggle with parking

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<v Speaker 1>and I ended up in a Wilson car park where

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<v Speaker 1>I just paid an arm for. I just chewed my

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<v Speaker 1>arm off for the two hours that I went in there.

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<v Speaker 1>I was actually looking at a business in there at

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<v Speaker 1>the time. Is parking going to be worse off and

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<v Speaker 1>are you encouraging people to get public transport to find

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<v Speaker 1>other ways because that is an issue?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it is. Ultimately there's a round just shy of

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<v Speaker 3>eighteen hundred off street bays in the area, and I

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<v Speaker 3>certainly would encourage you to use City of Perths parking

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<v Speaker 3>because it's a lot cheaper than other alternatives. On street bays,

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<v Speaker 3>there'll be around about seventy on street bays, So yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I think typically for the nighttime economy, you find that

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<v Speaker 3>people will you know, will go in via uber or

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<v Speaker 3>go in off the off street parking. Day to day parking,

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<v Speaker 3>obviously it's a challenge. It's a capital city channel challenge.

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<v Speaker 3>There's never enough parking. But at the same time, parking

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<v Speaker 3>comes at a cost with things like trees and amenities

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<v Speaker 3>and open base for a you know, for olf Resco.

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<v Speaker 2>Paul's given you a whack. He said, look at what

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<v Speaker 2>the City of Perth have done. And as Perth WA's

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<v Speaker 2>a pedestrian traffic get shut down and businesses fail, how

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<v Speaker 2>will you negotiate that pathway?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it's one of those things bills, it's easy to

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<v Speaker 3>throw rocks. But then if you look at the what's

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<v Speaker 3>been gazetted this year alone for completion and then over

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<v Speaker 3>the next three years you've got Perth Convention Center redevelopment

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<v Speaker 3>which will be which will be fantastic. Supreme Court Gardens

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<v Speaker 3>has being redeveloped. The Crillion has basically gone through DAP

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<v Speaker 3>for redevelopment. Pan Pacific have just finished their fifty million

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<v Speaker 3>dollar redevelopment. The Burlo Bridge has been finished, the primary

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<v Speaker 3>school's coming on board, ECU gets finished next year, Whacker

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<v Speaker 3>Gloucester Park Concert Hall. It's never ending, so there's certainly

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of positives in amongst all that and room

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<v Speaker 3>for improvement?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you running for mayor in October?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm running for today?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, why shouldn't he? He's doing a good job.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm up to a Hilton coudruals at the moment,

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<v Speaker 3>and I've even got the better all cough, Mixtu're out,

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<v Speaker 3>So I'll get through today and tomorrow and let let

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<v Speaker 3>octake you.

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<v Speaker 2>Will you have any candidates running against you? Do you think, Bruce?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh? Not necessarily knowing if anyone was running against me,

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<v Speaker 3>because the election has been called and I haven't nominated.

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<v Speaker 3>But look, it's a prestigious role Milty's and it is

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<v Speaker 3>literally like it well basically regardless of what happens mate

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<v Speaker 3>come October, I would have been, for want of better words,

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<v Speaker 3>and the role of Lord mayor, for out or acting

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<v Speaker 3>Lord mayor or whatever you want to call it for

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<v Speaker 3>ten months, but I'll take that to my grave. It's

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<v Speaker 3>been an amazing experience and I've loved it.

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<v Speaker 2>Get to wear.

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<v Speaker 1>All the gear that Basil we used to wear, or

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<v Speaker 1>do you have to get the top job before you

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<v Speaker 1>have to start wearing that stuff?

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<v Speaker 3>No change to your elected if you find anything in

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<v Speaker 3>the cupboards when you got to there, no Bruce