1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Some fairly significant changes to do and in terms of 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: our by laws came into effect yesterday. They're going to 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: include things like stronger penalties for dog attacks. There will 4 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: be some other changes even when it comes to things 5 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: like chalks and are parking a number of different things. 6 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: The city's new rules are also going to address waste management. 7 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 1: Now joining me in the studio is the Lord Mayor 8 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: of Darwin convat Scarlets. Good morning to UKN. 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 2: Good morning to you, and I've got in front of 10 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 2: me eighty five pages of the new bylaws. They're reviewed 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 2: after thirty years, so the old bilaws are very. 12 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 3: Dated, very old. 13 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: Did include things like cut requirements for cuts to be 14 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: constrained at home, declarationals, areas of special areas of cats 15 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 2: come of roam outside. Also because things have changed, we 16 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 2: including now the way you advertise digital advertisement and dogs. 17 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 2: Dogs each a problem, especially with dog attacks. Now we've 18 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 2: got a dog attack and menacing a serious dog attack, 19 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 2: an aggravated dog attack. So it has been escalated because 20 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 2: we are very very keen to see that our seats 21 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 2: are protected. 22 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: Now tell me when with things like the changes for 23 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: the cats, what's that going to me? 24 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 2: Well, it means with the area it's an environmentally sensitive 25 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 2: like let's say an area that's got a species that's 26 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 2: actually endangered Playpoint some point, or even even Nightcliff Force 27 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 2: or something like that. The council get declared that area 28 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 2: as a special area, and you have to contain the 29 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 2: cat inside your house. 30 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 3: You can't out, you can't let it out in your garden. 31 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 2: You might escape because you know very well cats actually 32 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 2: are by instinct are a killer animal. 33 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 3: Anything that moves in front of them, they will attack it. 34 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 4: So that could happen somewhere like Nightcliff Force. 35 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 2: So if if, for example, we find out there's a 36 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: bird in nightclif that actually is in danger or it's 37 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 2: something threatened, it's very easy for us to declare that area. 38 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 3: And you have to keep your cut. 39 00:01:58,120 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 4: So you got to keep it inside or have an 40 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 4: a laid up to you. 41 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 2: But it has to be restrained, it has to be 42 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: limited where it can go, and certainly not roaming at 43 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 2: large free. 44 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 1: The way that the world is going at the moment, 45 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: no disrespect to anybody, but the way that the world's 46 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: going at the moment. You know, there's a lot of 47 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: areas that people are now saying are environmentally. You know, 48 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: they've got different concerns with different birds and things like that. 49 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: We're going to wind up in a situation where if 50 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: you own a cash and you live in darw and 51 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: you've got to keep it inside at all times or 52 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 1: have it on a lade. 53 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: The reality is because everywhere in the world now we're 54 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 2: building cities and we're encroaching areas in forest areas and 55 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,239 Speaker 2: sensitive areas and will put pressure in the wildlife. I mean, 56 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 2: you hear the story about people that they have their 57 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: dogs in Leap Point Reserve and Casarina Costal Reserve where 58 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: where birds coming from Siberia and try to rest as 59 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 2: a dog changing that chase them and they lift off 60 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 2: and some of them will die because they will not 61 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 2: be able to rest, they will not be able to feed, 62 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 2: they will not be able to do the trip back 63 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: come to breed. So we have to find the right 64 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 2: balance between me and you. I'm a cut lover. I 65 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 2: love my cats, but I made sure that when I 66 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: had a cat, it was in the house rather than 67 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 2: roaming outside. 68 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 4: Well, look, I'm allergic to them. 69 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 1: I definitely don't have a cat, you know, but each 70 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: to their own, Yep, I definitely I prefer dogs myself, 71 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: but each to their own. Now, there's also going to 72 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: be some changes, and I don't want to get stuck 73 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: on this for too long, but there's also going to 74 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,119 Speaker 1: be some changes when it comes to people that own 75 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: chucks and have chocks in rural or residential areas, isn't it. 76 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 2: There were not required any by laws, either government or 77 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 2: council by laws that actually name the number of chucks. 78 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 3: You could have that changed. 79 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: Now you can keep up to twenty chucks in a 80 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 2: block of land over six hundred square meters in a 81 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: rural area. 82 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 3: And two roosters. 83 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 2: Now you know very well, I'm not a great fan 84 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 2: of roosters, and but the councils are democratic constitution. The 85 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 2: majority of the councils that said two roosters, I said, 86 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 2: that's fine. But again, one thing I want to point 87 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 2: out is that particular part of the bylaws does not 88 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 2: come into effect until first of October twenty twenty four. 89 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 4: Got time to sort of that. 90 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 3: Give was an opportunity now to monitor the situation. 91 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 2: If we see the number of complaints by the public 92 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 2: regard to roosters or smell or anything else from chicken 93 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 2: is significant, we can always go back and look at 94 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 2: again and if necessary changes. 95 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: Now, can there's some changes or is there some changes 96 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: when it comes to parkings? 97 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 4: What are the changes with the by laws? 98 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 3: When it comes to parking, it's very similar to what 99 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 3: was before. That's not about changes. 100 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 2: The only thing we can do is change the parking fees, 101 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 2: which we have we do from year to year or not. 102 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 2: Everything else made the same, but again it's modernized. It's 103 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,559 Speaker 2: called modern terminology. The penalties now it's in penalty units 104 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 2: right like in a dollar value. And certainly some of 105 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 2: them have increased significantly, especially when it involves dogs that 106 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 2: attack or have attacked the person. 107 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 4: Now, just I'm still on parking. 108 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: When would those new electric signs erected telling us how 109 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: many parks are available on our way into the city. 110 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: Well, there already three. One of them is in in. 111 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 2: Geilsworth Avenue, the other is in I saw it myself 112 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 2: in Steer Highway just before the Daily Bridge, and there's 113 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 2: another one in Tiger Brener Driver. I believe they're actually 114 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 2: strategically place in areas where most of the people come 115 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 2: into the city and position in an area where they 116 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 2: allow people to go either the city or the waterfront 117 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 2: because they've got information for all the the cabot parking. 118 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: Theo I was driving into the city, I actually had 119 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: a bit of a laugh when I saw one, and 120 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: I thought, I've never really needed to know how many 121 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: car parks are in the city. 122 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 4: How much did they cost? 123 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 3: Most of them? 124 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 2: Probably because about ninety thousand dollars. I think it's nine 125 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 2: thousdand dollars altogether. Because they are solar power, they're not 126 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 2: very extensive, but. 127 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 3: They believe it or not. Take Katie. 128 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 2: I had a lot of people telling me they want 129 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 2: to come to the city, but they don't know what 130 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 2: where to park, so they don't come to the city. 131 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 2: And I'm thinking, we've got two and a half thousand 132 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: parking spaces in Darwin. If you can't find a parking 133 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 2: space in that one, there must be something wrong. Now 134 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 2: they don't have an excuse. They know exactly where the 135 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 2: empty spaces are, so. 136 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: Con about ninety thousand dollars all together for those Sciencetic 137 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: Council pay for them or. 138 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 2: The territory government came to the party. 139 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 3: We came to the party. 140 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 2: We think it's a very good idea to attract people 141 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 2: in the city, especially to help our businesses in the city. 142 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 2: Give people the opportunity to know where they can park. 143 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 2: They can make it the city where to go and 144 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 2: where's the police the closest to where they want to go. 145 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: Oh, I'm gonna be honest with you, I reckon it's 146 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: a bit of an overkill. I don't I don't really 147 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: see it as being beneficial in terms of telling us 148 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:40,039 Speaker 1: where people can park. 149 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 4: But I know others will disagree. 150 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 2: Con Mate, there are people who've got opinions. Okay, we 151 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 2: live in a place where everybody's got an opinion. 152 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 4: Now I've I'm paid to have one. 153 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 3: Yes, that's right. 154 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 2: There are the people that give it for free and 155 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 2: not necessarily the right opinion. 156 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 3: But that's okay. 157 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 2: But as do before, I had a lot of people 158 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 2: telling me they don't come to the city. They will 159 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,600 Speaker 2: rather go to the shopping centers in cas Arena or 160 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 2: get away because they know they'll find parking there. 161 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 1: So you Recoon, this is an option to try and 162 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 1: let them know what's going on. 163 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 3: The money where marthis? 164 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 4: Con I've got a message from Scott in Anula. 165 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: Hi, Katie, can you please ask con who decided the 166 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: location of the new crossing being built at North Lakes. 167 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: It doesn't line up with the other paths and people 168 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: would have to go out of their way to use it. 169 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 4: So they probably won't. 170 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: Maybe the same person that decided on the Kavanarh Street 171 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: shade structure, says Scott in anula. 172 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 4: Do you know which is it? I'm not one hundred 173 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 4: percent sure. 174 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: It's a new crossing being built at North Lakes, so 175 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: I'll have to try and find out. 176 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 2: If it's McMillan Road. My understanding this is actually a 177 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: territory government road. But I'll take it or not and 178 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 2: check it out and I'll speak to you next time 179 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 2: we're here. 180 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 4: That would be awesome. 181 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: Now, con before I'll let you go, the Lord Mayor 182 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: awards the nominations of open for those hours. 183 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 2: If you have an opportunity, you want to recognize people 184 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 2: that have done something wonderful for our community in Darwin, 185 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 2: this is your opportunity. This is the fifth year I've 186 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 2: got it. We have tremendous respons on some previous years. 187 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 2: So we've got the Rising Star Award for a person 188 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 2: under twenty five years old who makes online contribution to 189 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 2: the school, the community, the workplace. I've was advocating for 190 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 2: rights a well being of people. We've got the Champion 191 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 2: Award to a person who's make an outstanding contribution to 192 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 2: the community. Now, this is the opportunity for us to 193 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 2: find out who's done something good for all of us 194 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 2: and say, well, I would nominate that person because it 195 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 2: deserves to be nominated. 196 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 3: Do that one. 197 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 2: And of course we'll have the International Day of People 198 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 2: with Disability on Friday on the first of December twenty three, 199 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 2: and that's where we're announcing the winners. 200 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: Contact Scarlet's good to speak with you this morning. I 201 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: really appreciate your time. 202 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 3: I'd love to see you in the city now, because 203 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 3: you know where you can park. 204 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: I'm there all the time, so I can always find 205 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: a park. 206 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 2: But yes, really good lately because we had too many 207 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 2: tourists which we couldn't find parking the main street. Was 208 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 2: a great news for the people in the city. 209 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 4: For the business businesses in the city. I agree. 210 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 3: You know. 211 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: I always think to myself, when it is really busy 212 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: like that and when I can't find a park, as 213 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: annoying as it can be, means that there's plenty of 214 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: people around, particularly when it's on the weekend, and it 215 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: means the restaurants are full and there are people out 216 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: there supporting Lochael. 217 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 2: And give you the opportunity to walk the one hundred 218 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:11,719 Speaker 2: meters to the restaurant you want to go because here 219 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:13,079 Speaker 2: and that we were so spoiled. 220 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 3: We want to be able to pack inside the restaurant. 221 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:16,079 Speaker 3: It's possible. 222 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 4: Con Thank you as always for your time.