1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: There is so much happening around the place and joining 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: us in the studio this morning. City of Darwin, Lord 3 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: Mayor Convat Scarlets and CEO Samone Saunders. 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 2: Good morning to you both. 5 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 3: Good morning Kent. 6 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 4: And before you start saying anything, I would like to 7 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 4: congratulate you well. Thank you Progression for your mother receiving 8 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 4: the gone because I have to tell and everybody should know. 9 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 3: The woman deserves it. 10 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 4: She made a tremendous jobs due to the pandemic which 11 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 4: he managed to immunize the majority of the people in 12 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 4: money Grida when everybody was reluctant. I take my heart 13 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 4: to you as a health professional, you deserve the gong. 14 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 4: And I don't know what I have to call you now, 15 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 4: lead you or something. 16 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 3: But well done. 17 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 2: Oh thank you. 18 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: Yes, my mum Leslie obviously recognized yesterday in the King's 19 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: birthday on his list. I'll read out all the least 20 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 1: stuff to ten o'clock this morning. Some lovely messages coming 21 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: through on the tech signe as well this morning, congratulating 22 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: my mom. So that is very nice. 23 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 2: Thank you very much. 24 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:52,959 Speaker 3: You will. 25 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: Now let's get into some of the issues that are 26 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: happening around the place. 27 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 5: So I want to ask you both. 28 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: First, did I know that this isn't a counsels obviously 29 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: the Northern Territory Government's issue, But I just wonder whether 30 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: there's going to be any on flow to the Council. 31 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: We've now learned that the Territory Day celebrations are not 32 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 1: going to be able to happen this year down at 33 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: Middle Beach. The government or anty major events not getting 34 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: that Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority certificate to be able to 35 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: make it happen for this year, and the timeframe is 36 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: quite sure. Do you anticipate that there's going to be 37 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: any concerns with any of the other work or events 38 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: that the Council has in that area in the future. 39 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 4: Look, we had to do some remediation work to restore 40 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 4: the erosion and we have to get a certificate from upright, 41 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 4: and we did so at the same time. I don't 42 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 4: know what implication would be and how far it extent. 43 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 4: It depends how far this concern it extends. But one 44 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 4: thing I'm worried is we've got the Pitch Black exercise 45 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 4: coming up. We had a fly over the last year 46 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 4: over Middle Beach. A lot of people went down. Theres 47 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 4: are down I don't know what's going to happen this year. However, 48 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 4: one thing I want to say, yes, it's more now 49 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 4: the fireworks move to the waterfront. The councilors prepared to 50 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 4: help out there. We're going to keep our car park 51 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 4: in West Lane open so people can park there and 52 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,399 Speaker 4: can walk very close distance through the waterfall. 53 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 5: Look, I wanted the sign. 54 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,239 Speaker 1: We actually had somebody get in contact with us about 55 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: exercise pitch Black and whether that is still going to 56 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: whether the you know, whether the flyover, which is actually 57 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: it sounds like it's going to be awesome this year. 58 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 2: It's more than just bigger. Yeah, it's going to be 59 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 2: bigger and better. 60 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 5: That is. 61 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 2: So whether that is still going to be able to happen, well. 62 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 3: That's something the government has to answer that. One. I 63 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 3: can't tell you what's happening there. 64 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 4: We're watching that very closely because we don't know what 65 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 4: kind of implication will have it. The reality is we 66 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 4: can sit there and do nothing and in teny years 67 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 4: time they're not going to be mental bitch because of 68 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 4: the erosion, or we can all work together and do 69 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 4: something to stop the erosion and fix the sand dunes. 70 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 4: And we can't even put a corridor for the people 71 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 4: with disabilities to go into the sea with a wheelchair 72 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 4: because it's prevented at the. 73 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 2: Moment through the Aboriginal Area Protection Authority's. 74 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 3: Right because of the issue they are there. 75 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, right, Well, look, I think there needs to be 76 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: some work happen here. We're in the process of trying 77 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: to see whether we can get the Aboriginal Areas Protection 78 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: Authority on the show, so we'll continue to try and 79 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: do that. Let's move along, though, because there is a 80 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: lot happening at the moment, and I understand this. There 81 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: are plans in the works for a monument to commemorate 82 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: the fiftieth anniversary of Cyclone Tracy. Where exactly is it 83 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: going to be? What's it going to look like? 84 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 4: Well, this is actually interesting, Kate, because there's a misconception 85 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 4: it's not going to be a monument for cycling Tracy. 86 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: Can't. 87 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 4: There's going to be a memorial for cycling Tracy, and 88 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 4: that has actually been taken care by the Tracy Survivors Incorporated, 89 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 4: an organization who's formed from people for Survive Tracy and 90 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 4: Richard Kreswick is its head. This memorial will be actually 91 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 4: in East Point. That would be the second memorial, because 92 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 4: there's already a memorial at the entity of the Council 93 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 4: and if you come there you can see a big 94 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 4: block with an of all the people that they died 95 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 4: in cycling Tracy what we proposal, so. 96 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 5: That's already there. 97 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 3: It's already there. So what we have proposed. 98 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 4: That was the committee actually that formed for the Cycling 99 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 4: Trace celebration. It was a unique opportunity to actually establish 100 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 4: a public art sculpture that actually will use the cyclone 101 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 4: Tracy events, the wind and they decided one the kinetic 102 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 4: Kinetic sculpture. 103 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 3: We looked in town, we looked in territory, we looked 104 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 3: in Australia. 105 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 4: There's nobody who does something like that, so we had 106 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 4: to resort to New Zealand to fill Price. He's the 107 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 4: only one who's done that, and he's done it in Canberra, 108 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 4: he's done it Coppenheire, He's done another place around. 109 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 2: The world, so it's got other ones and the location. 110 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 3: All around the world and in the airport income. 111 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 6: The thing with what he does is he uses carbon fiber. 112 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 6: So it's the only designer that can withstand our climate 113 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 6: and our weather in Darwin. 114 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 5: So for kinetic, so some mine how much is it 115 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 5: going to cost? 116 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 6: So the sculpture, the sculpture itself is six hundred one 117 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 6: thousand dollars, and then there's another one hundred thousand that's 118 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 6: going to be put in for doing seating around there, 119 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 6: and so it can be a place of reflection and 120 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 6: also a place for education if you want to bring 121 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 6: children over from the museum or people can people can 122 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 6: come over, they'll be able to sit there as well. 123 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 6: We have got the funding contribution from the federal government 124 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 6: for three hundred thousand towards this, and as Lord Meys said, 125 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 6: there is another three hundred thousand that's been allocated to 126 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 6: the survivors of Cyclone Tracy Committee to build their memorial. 127 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 6: Actually this is distinct from their memory. 128 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: I mean, looks some people listening might be thinking to themselves, 129 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 1: that is a lot of money, seven hundred thousand dollars 130 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: for this sculpture. 131 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 2: What do you say to them. 132 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 3: Well, consider how much the Mermaid cost it in. 133 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 4: The esplanade that we recently put nearly four hundred thousand dollars. 134 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 4: But this monument is going to be eight meters tall, 135 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 4: it's going to rotate with a wind and when it rotates, 136 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 4: the width of them will be nine meters. You can 137 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 4: imagine that structure here to be strong, he has to 138 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 4: be established properly and he has to mistake and the 139 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 4: artist himself said is going to last at least twenty 140 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 4: five years. 141 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: Now. If people want to see a bit of a 142 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: visual of this, there is something up on the City 143 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: of Dale one website right now. 144 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 3: That's impression Impression. Yeah, the Carlors and everything else is 145 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 3: not the real cassion going to be orange. 146 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 4: We discussion with the artists because we have to take consideration. 147 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 3: It's going to be standing on the land with the 148 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 3: sea behind it. 149 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 4: So if you want to take photographs, they don't want 150 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 4: to get something that mixes with the sea and you 151 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 4: can't see anything. 152 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, he has to stand out. Yeah, and it would 153 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 3: have started out well. 154 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 1: And look, I know that when the jellyfish that are 155 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: down as he spoint, when they were first put in, 156 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: I remember sitting in here with Pete Davies and people 157 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: were going off because they cost one hundred and fifty 158 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,359 Speaker 1: grand at the time. You now look at those and 159 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: they're they are quite beautiful and they are a bit 160 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: of a location where people go to get photos, so 161 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: I know our listeners will wake up their own minds 162 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: whether they think that this is money well spent or not, 163 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: and we'll let them messages about that throughout the morning. 164 00:06:59,000 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 5: I do want to. 165 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: Ask you, so before I let you go, where are 166 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: things as with the casual in a pool. 167 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 2: I know that it is nearing completion, Okay. 168 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 4: I expect to see you with your kids and your 169 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 4: bathers on the thirteenth of July, because that would be 170 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 4: the efficient opening of the Casurina a Quatic Center, which 171 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 4: is absolutely stunning, absolutely beautiful. 172 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 3: And somebody said to me, what twenty six meters. 173 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 4: For two pools, Yes, two pulls, one fifty twenty five meters. 174 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 3: One said it a soccer pitch, a basketball court will. 175 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 4: Play for the kids as you complain about that perhaps 176 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 4: many many years ago, that you didn't have anywhere to 177 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 4: put the little toddlers the facility. We have a plague 178 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 4: area like. 179 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 3: The one in in Leania, Lake Leania. 180 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 4: And it's going to have cafes and other shops there 181 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 4: and also will be covered with the calabon which is 182 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 4: actually sacon resistant. So it's got to be a beautiful 183 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 4: centa for everybody to use and most important for people 184 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 4: with disabilities. 185 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, normal embarrassment. 186 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 4: PEP can walk in and out out of the pool 187 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 4: or get in and out of the pool, and they 188 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 4: have their own special facilities if they want to get 189 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 4: out of wheelchairs or swings and everything else. So it 190 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 4: would be just with dignity and it would be accessible 191 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 4: to everybody. 192 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 5: Good to hear. Well, look, we are going to have 193 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 5: to wrap up. 194 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: Thank you both so very much for your time this morning, 195 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: and we'll catch up with you again very soon. 196 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 4: Just to say, it's not a monument, it's not memorial, 197 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 4: it's public art sculpture. The memorial will be in East 198 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 4: Point and that will reflect the people that were lost 199 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 4: in cyclone tracing. 200 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 2: All right, thank you both so much for your time 201 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 2: this morning. 202 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: Someone sawnd the CEO of City of Data, combat scarlets 203 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: for me and thank you