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Speaker 1: Hello, Katie wall Van three point sixty online at Mix

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Speaker 1: one O four nine dot com.

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Speaker 2: You are listening to Mix one O four point nine.

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Speaker 3: Let's head across and find out well what is lined

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Speaker 3: up for the school holidays. And joining me on the

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Speaker 3: line right now is the Executive Manager of Library and

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Speaker 3: Family Services with the Darwin Council, Karen Conway.

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Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Karen, Good.

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Speaker 4: Morning Katie, Good morning listeners.

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Speaker 3: Karen, no doubt there is a lot happening for the

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Speaker 3: school holidays.

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Speaker 2: Can you tell us a bit about it?

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Speaker 4: Oh, there's lots happening, Katie. We've got something for everyone

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Speaker 4: these school holidays. Starting tomorrow at the Casuarina Library. We've

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Speaker 4: got the Amazing Drumming Monkeys are coming. That's always a

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Speaker 4: fantastic show, so they're back this year. So that's in

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Speaker 4: the courtyard at Casuarina Library from ten am so that'll

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Speaker 4: be happening, and then the Amazing Going Monkeys will be

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Speaker 4: gain happening at Cararama Library the following Saturday. In the

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Speaker 4: library there planning of room for lots of children at

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Speaker 4: those those events. We've also got a Fringe Festival special

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Speaker 4: storytime with Page Turner that's on the following Saturday at

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Speaker 4: Casarina Library. Throughout all the libraries during their holidays, there's

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Speaker 4: special events for young people ages five to twelve, and

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Speaker 4: this year we're holding first aid workshops for that age group,

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Speaker 4: so that'll be held at the Casarina, Karama Nightcliff and

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Speaker 4: the City libraries across the three weeks of the school holidays.

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Speaker 2: So that's enough. What else should we know about karent?

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Speaker 2: Is there a bit more? Yeah? Where can we go

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Speaker 2: to sort of find out some more detail?

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Speaker 3: Yeah?

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Speaker 4: Yeah, So there's a whole program for the whole three weeks,

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Speaker 4: so there's something happening at all four libraries over the

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Speaker 4: three weeks. There's movies on at Casarina Library, at Karama

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Speaker 4: Library and the City libraries during the whole holidays, so

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Speaker 4: that's a weekly event. We still hold our regular programs too,

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Speaker 4: Some of our regular programs like our Lego Club and

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Speaker 4: our Steam Zone, they're still they still happen during the

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Speaker 4: school holidays and they're for all ages. Another special event

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Speaker 4: that we've got on for young people is a writing

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Speaker 4: workshop with local authors, so that's held at the Casuarina

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Speaker 4: Library on Saturday, the seventeenth of July and so that's

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Speaker 4: for young people and it gives them. We've got some

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Speaker 4: local authors coming in and they'll give them handy tips

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Speaker 4: on how to write their book for a Young Territory

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Speaker 4: Author Awards which are held later on in the year,

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Speaker 4: and the children get our first prize there is five

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Speaker 4: hundred dollars. Wow. Yeah, it's a great opportunity for young

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Speaker 4: people to learn how to write at a young age.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it certainly sounds like it, Carroen. It sounds as

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Speaker 3: though you've got you know, you're going to be able

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Speaker 3: to help us keep our kids busy.

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Speaker 2: If people are after some more information, where can they

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Speaker 2: head to?

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Speaker 4: They head to any of the libraries, head to the

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Speaker 4: web page at Dawn City Libraries, or you give us

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Speaker 4: a call. We've got still got phones out in the

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Speaker 4: front desk. People answer calls and we can book you in.

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Speaker 4: There's not most of them. You don't need to book in,

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Speaker 4: so it's pretty you know, just come in a bit

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Speaker 4: beforehand and you need to get a ticket and you

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Speaker 4: can attend the workshop.

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Speaker 2: Wonderful stuff, Karen.

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Speaker 3: We really appreciate you taking the time to have a

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Speaker 3: chat with us, and no doubt letting lots of parents

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Speaker 3: out there and lots of grandparents.

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Speaker 2: Know what's on so that they can keep the kids

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Speaker 2: into tight.

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Speaker 4: We do have outdoor events as well with our Fun

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Speaker 4: in the Parks program, and so that's on Mondays, Wednesdays

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Speaker 4: and Fridays during the school holidays. On Mondays it's at

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Speaker 4: four to six pm, so that allow our parents who

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Speaker 4: are still working and they can pick their kids up

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Speaker 4: and then go for an afternoon a late afternoon session

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Speaker 4: with their kids if they're at work during the day,

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Speaker 4: So that's four to six pm. On Wednesdays it's at

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Speaker 4: two four pm and on Fridays is at ten to

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Speaker 4: twelve pm, so that's for young people aged five to

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Speaker 4: twelve years is old.

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Speaker 2: Oh, that's wonderful.

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Speaker 3: And I used to take my kids very often to

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Speaker 3: you know, to the fun in the in the park,

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Speaker 3: so I always think it's a great thing to do

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Speaker 3: and always always trying to keep the kids entertained, aren't we.

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Speaker 4: Karen, Yeah, And it's a lovely time appear to be outdoor.

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Speaker 2: It most certainly is.

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Speaker 3: Karen Conway, thank you so very much for your time

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Speaker 3: this morning and letting us know what is planned for

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Speaker 3: the school holidays.

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Speaker 2: From the Council's perspective. Thank you, Thank you, Katie, thank you.

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Speaker 3: That's Karen Conway there and she is the executive manager

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Speaker 3: of the Library and Family Services for the council. Now

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Speaker 3: let's head across and find out what's happening down at

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Speaker 3: the waterfront. And I believe I've got on the line

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Speaker 3: right now other day on waterfront events and marketing manager

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Speaker 3: Kathy Burns, good morning to you.

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Speaker 2: Good morning, Kathy lots On.

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Speaker 3: During these school holidays at the waterfront talk us through us.

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Speaker 1: There is every day Monday to Friday, ten to twelve,

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Speaker 1: there is always an activity on at the waterfront. Particular

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Speaker 1: day if anyone's going to look at a day with Friday,

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Speaker 1: second of July, we've got the b Inclusive Games, so

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Speaker 1: that's from ten till two. It's a day to come

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Speaker 1: down try any sports. It's for all abilities. We've also

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Speaker 1: got TikTok Circus down here as well, so that's a

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Speaker 1: really fun day if you're looking at a day to

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Speaker 1: come down. And also we just have our wave lagoon,

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Speaker 1: our aqua path, we've got.

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Speaker 4: The ferris wheel.

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Speaker 1: There's something all day every day at the waterfront.

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Speaker 2: There really is.

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Speaker 3: And I know I'll still be at work, but none

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Speaker 3: or none. I will be looking after my kids and

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Speaker 3: I'm sure that they'll be looking for different ways to

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Speaker 3: entertain them. So it's always good to jump online and

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Speaker 3: see what you can find.

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Speaker 1: Definitely, and make sure you park at the waterfront and

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Speaker 1: there's always a free shuttle to get around as well.

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Speaker 3: And just with the you know, with some of the

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Speaker 3: other things that are happening, like the you know that

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Speaker 3: you can do yourself with your family. As you said,

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Speaker 3: there's you know, there's always the wave full. There is

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Speaker 3: plenty of other activities that are going on aside from

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Speaker 3: just those one between ten and twelve, isn't there.

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Speaker 1: That's right, you can you can just make a whole

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Speaker 1: day of it. Come down park, have do some activities

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Speaker 1: from ten to twelve with the kids, have lunch, get

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Speaker 1: in the wave. We'regoing in the wavepool, head across the

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Speaker 1: ferris wheel or at Stokefille walk with the Royal Flying

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Speaker 1: Doctors and they're amazing technology there too. So you have

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Speaker 1: a full day down here.

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Speaker 2: You really can.

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Speaker 3: Well. Kathy lovely to speak to you. Thank you so

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Speaker 3: much for your time this morning. No worries, thank you.

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Speaker 3: The waterfront yep, sounds good. That is the Darwin Waterfront

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Speaker 3: Events and marketing manager there Kathy Burns, And as I said,

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Speaker 3: I think we're all trying to keep the kids entertained

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Speaker 3: for the next three weeks.