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Speaker 1: But we know that Berry Springs is now closed for

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Speaker 1: swimming for the wet season. So don't worry. I'm not

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Speaker 1: talking about the Berry Springs tavern. It is well and

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Speaker 1: truly open and pumping this morning. But the water quality, taste,

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Speaker 1: for the presence of a number of different things, by

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Speaker 1: the look of it, have been taken into account. Now

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Speaker 1: joining us on the line right now is in t

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Speaker 1: Parks District Manager for Darwin, Louise Keen.

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Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Louise.

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Speaker 3: Good morning, Katie. Gooday.

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Speaker 2: How are you this morning, Louise.

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Speaker 3: Oh fantastic. I here. It's pretty exciting at where you

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Speaker 3: are at the moment.

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Speaker 2: It certainly is. It's the place to be. I'll tell

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Speaker 2: you what. The Berry Springs tabin.

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Speaker 1: It's just sort of starting to get a bit busier now, Louise.

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Speaker 1: If you've got a if you've got any time to

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Speaker 1: get out of the office, now's your chance.

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Speaker 2: Sounds like a winner, Louise, Now talk me through.

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Speaker 1: I understand that Berry Springs, not the tavern, but the

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Speaker 1: actual swimming spot is now closed.

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Speaker 2: Talk us through what the situation is.

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Speaker 3: This is a situation that happens every year Westing throughout

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Speaker 3: the year, and this time of year, the vacuual levels

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Speaker 3: get beyond the Triger value for safe swimming. So for

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Speaker 3: public health reasons, we close the pools for swimming. The

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Speaker 3: park is still open for technics and barbecues and for

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Speaker 3: people to take in the scenery. Look not hopping in

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Speaker 3: the water for swimming.

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Speaker 1: Yeah right, And you know to anybody out there listening

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Speaker 1: that's maybe thinking, oh, I'm still going to just you know,

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Speaker 1: pop in and go for a swim, the pools are

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Speaker 1: also not now there's not going to be crocodile management

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Speaker 1: while access to that water is closed, is there?

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Speaker 3: That's correct. No, Once the swimming season calls up stumps,

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Speaker 3: the range is in the water the cross barrier fence.

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Speaker 3: So that's for a large cyclone max sense that sits

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Speaker 3: down stream as the swimming area and provide the barrier

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Speaker 3: between the salt water and the freshwater. So once that

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Speaker 3: fence is the wall, there's connectivity between the salt water

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Speaker 3: and the freshwater and crop commute into the area and detected.

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Speaker 3: So while the cools it looks fantastic for swimming, people

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Speaker 3: need to be aware that there is no crop prevenual

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Speaker 3: at all in those pools.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, very good.

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Speaker 1: Advice, so steer clear, stay away, follow the signage, right, Louise.

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Speaker 3: That's absolutely correct, And there's plenty of other places that

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Speaker 3: people can take a dip to cool off. Lit fool

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Speaker 3: that we've got newly rock hole. That's wonderful, Florence Fools,

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Speaker 3: wrong guy. So lots of other nice little local places

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Speaker 3: that people can hop into some local swimming. But we

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Speaker 3: also provide a reminder for people at this time of year,

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Speaker 3: particularly to keep their eye on our Facebook page and

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Speaker 3: our website. Those situations can change at short notice. All

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Speaker 3: the informations posted up through our channels and people can

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Speaker 3: have the most up to date information at their fingertips.

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Speaker 1: Well, Louise, lovely to speak to you this morning. I

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Speaker 1: really appreciate you having a quick chat with us. I

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Speaker 1: know it's a busy day for everybody and we appreciate

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Speaker 1: your time this morning.

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Speaker 3: You're welcome. Thanks Katie, have a good day.

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Speaker 2: Thank you you too,