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Speaker 1: A real change of pace. We know that work is

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Speaker 1: underway to demolish the old Catherine Pool to make way

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Speaker 1: for a new one, and Sitzler have indeed well they're

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Speaker 1: set to deliver the ten million dollar project, which includes

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Speaker 1: renovations of the fifty meter pool, a twenty five meter pool,

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Speaker 1: a six lane I think it's a six lane pool,

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Speaker 1: and infrastructure for diving and learn to swim classes, which

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Speaker 1: is excellent. Now joining us on the line for a

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Speaker 1: bit of an update is the Katherine Meyre Liz Clark.

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Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Liz, Ah.

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Speaker 2: Good morning Katie, and good morning listeners.

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Speaker 1: Lovely to speak to you this morning. How's Catherine this morning?

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Speaker 1: Is it warm?

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Speaker 2: Actually it has been a bit warmer and we've had

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Speaker 2: some early rain which has of course made everything start

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Speaker 2: coming green everywhere.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, well that's nice. I've noticed the same here. The

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Speaker 1: bit of rain about is greening things up, Liz, which

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Speaker 1: is lovely. Now tell me where are things at and

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Speaker 1: how's it all going with the works on the new pool?

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Speaker 2: Okay? Well, Captain Town Council will be contributing to the

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Speaker 2: cost of the splash zone and we're looking at other

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Speaker 2: funding avenues to pay for the pool shade and other

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Speaker 2: recreational facilities and equipment in the in the area. We

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Speaker 2: do have a little problem in that the actual lining

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Speaker 2: that's going over the fifty meter pool, Sisler have advised

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Speaker 2: just they have to actually have it manufactured in Italy,

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Speaker 2: so there will be all delay in delivering that to

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Speaker 2: you know, so the project may be extended to October,

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Speaker 2: which is because it is a bit of a shame.

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Speaker 2: But it's very hard. I know other businesses in town

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Speaker 2: have had problems getting parts, particularly if you have to

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Speaker 2: buy them from overseas, and sometimes they can you can

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Speaker 2: be waiting for as much as six to eight months.

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Speaker 2: I'm even twelve, So it's but it's disappointing, but it's

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Speaker 2: you know, we've just got to wait and see what

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Speaker 2: happens with that.

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Speaker 1: So that's October next year, isn't it.

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Speaker 2: Yeah?

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Speaker 1: Yeah, what does that mean? I mean, what does it

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Speaker 1: mean for the for the swimming club, for recreational pool users.

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Speaker 1: It's it is obviously a delay. What a local saying

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Speaker 1: to you, I know.

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Speaker 2: A lot of like I've got people, it depends on

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Speaker 2: who you talk to. Some people are quite happy, you know,

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Speaker 2: they're you know that they're happy that the pool is happening.

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Speaker 2: The Swim Club Council arranged for the Swim Club to

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Speaker 2: be able to use the raft based pool. Unfortunately, they

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Speaker 2: can't open it to everyone because of security for the

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Speaker 2: new planes that they have out there. So if you're

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Speaker 2: part of the swim Club, because they are regular people

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Speaker 2: and they have a list of those people, they will

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Speaker 2: be able to access the pool at the Bates, whereas

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Speaker 2: everyone else will either. Well, some people do have their

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Speaker 2: own pool, yeah, and of course over the wet season

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Speaker 2: it's very difficult to go to the river. But yeah, yeah, I.

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Speaker 1: Guess that's hard and I guess yeah, and I mean,

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Speaker 1: I suppose at the end of the day, the difficulty

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Speaker 1: waiting for different things to arrive. So it's tough and

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Speaker 1: just tougher I suppose for people that they're not not

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Speaker 1: everybody's able to access the pool there at Tyndall. But

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Speaker 1: Liza doesn't sound like there's much that can be done

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Speaker 2: No, A couple of hotels have opened their pool and

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Speaker 2: said that people can you access their pool The issue

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Speaker 2: have to have lifeguards, you know, So it's not just

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Speaker 2: a matter of opening your pool. You actually will have

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Speaker 2: to have lifeguards to man that pool if you if

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Speaker 2: you open it to public, I mean whilst public you know,

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Speaker 2: individuals can go there. It's an onus on that on

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Speaker 2: whoever owns that pool. So yes, it is a very

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Speaker 2: difficult one. But if you, if you do, if you

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Speaker 2: would like for to have regular updates, council has got the.

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Speaker 1: Sorry on the website.

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Speaker 2: Yes, yes you can go. Yes, So we've got your

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Speaker 2: Say Catherine website. It's up and going and it's on

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Speaker 2: w W W your Say dot your Say Catherine, one

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Speaker 2: word dot com dot au and that will give you

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Speaker 1: I know there's been a bit of or there's quite

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Speaker 1: guys have had some pretty good speakers down there in Catherine,

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Speaker 2: Oh, we've had amazing a lot of things happening in Catherine, Katie.

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Speaker 2: So yes, for Yeah, the Chamber of Commerce has put

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Speaker 2: and we also have the award tonight. You know, quite

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Speaker 2: a few people have won Customer Service awards, so yes,

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Speaker 2: we've had It's always a busy month for October, and

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Speaker 2: of course in the schools were starting all of their

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Speaker 2: end of year celebrations for their students. But one other

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Speaker 2: for December. Oh it's a Christmas calendar and it's free.

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Speaker 2: So anyone that has an event happening during December, you've

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Speaker 2: got till tomorrow to get your to let counsel know

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Speaker 1: Absolutely, And is there much like have you guys got

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Speaker 1: a lot lined up for Christmas in terms of the

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Speaker 2: Yes, we have the Christmas lights coming up so that

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Speaker 2: that's always a fierce competition and a lot of people

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Speaker 2: just let us know. But we also have the beautiful

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Speaker 2: light display that's in Lindsay Street that's run by that's

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Speaker 2: done by business people in town. We have the carols

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Speaker 2: coming up, so yes, it's quite a bit happening.

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Speaker 1: Oh good stuff for Liz. I'm sorry we don't have

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Speaker 1: more time to have a chat with you this morning.

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Speaker 1: I really appreciate your time and we will make sure

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Speaker 2: So thank you very much for your time this morning.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, Thanks Liz.