1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Now joining us in the studio is the Lord Mayor 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: of Darwin, Peter Styles. Good morning to your starz E. 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. This is my favorite part of the week. 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: Thanks mate. Now there's plenty to cover off on this week. 5 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: If you know, to those that were listening to the 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: show last week, they would have heard us again talking 7 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: about the work happening on Smith Street. It's had a 8 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: massive impact on businesses in terms of access, those fences 9 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: being road limitations. The work does look as though it's 10 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: coming to a close, but a lot later I think 11 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: you'd have to say them was originally flagged, when is 12 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: it going to be entirely complaint? 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 2: So, Katie, first of all, the extended wet season meant 14 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 2: that they couldn't start work at the end of April, 15 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: so it went into May. And there have been some 16 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 2: issues down there with tree roots and protecting trees and 17 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: bits and pieces. But as Judia's finished this week, actually 18 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 2: so this week this week, so I think on the 19 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 2: next Friday, okay, Friday, I think, and then next week 20 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: they'll be some line marking, but that'll be done at night, 21 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: so it won't impact any of the businesses all. 22 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: Right, So that is good to hear, and I'm sure 23 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: that those businesses are going to be really happy to 24 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: hear that. I mean the retailers, though they'd been seriously 25 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: concerned about the impact that it has on them, I 26 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,639 Speaker 1: know that we've now got work happening on Chapel Lane 27 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: as well, and I mean it honestly, it looks like 28 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: the whole lane is sort of closed off because there's 29 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: such a big sort of fence up in front of 30 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: those wonderful little shops retailers that are there, beautiful businesses. 31 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: It's self fantastic food to anyone out there listening, but 32 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: it does make it appear as though they're not open. Now, 33 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: how long are you expecting that work to happen? And 34 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,839 Speaker 1: what guarantee I suppose can you give those business owners 35 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: that they're not going to wind up in a situation 36 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: like Smith Street retailers feel like they were in where 37 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: it felt like it was happening forever. 38 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. The problem with scheduling work in the dry season 39 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 2: is that their businesses are impacted to a larger degree 40 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 2: than the wet However, some of this construction work can't 41 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 2: happen in the wet seasons. To happen in the dry 42 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: unfortunately Chapel Lane. I was there this morning. It's just 43 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 2: seeing what's going on, and there commenced work again, but 44 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 2: there's a gas pipeline that needs to be moved Katie 45 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 2: and getting the experts in to do that. We've got 46 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 2: to be slotted into their work program. It was unexpected 47 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 2: that they found the gas pipeline, but works is continuing 48 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: there today, so we're hoping to get that done as 49 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 2: soon as possible. But that'll be sort of hopefully finished 50 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 2: totally by January at the latest. 51 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: All right, again, I hope. So I understand that things 52 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: like this can happen, you know that you can wind 53 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: up with different issues that you hadn't anticipated. But I mean, 54 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: can we sort of ensure that for some of those 55 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: future contracts that we're in a situation because I know 56 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: on Smith Street people really upset, some of the businesses 57 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: really upset that they felt as though, you know, work 58 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: was sort of finishing up at two o'clock in the afternoon. 59 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: It wasn't happening on the weekends. Meanwhile, the street was 60 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: closed and things were closed off for them. When they're 61 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: still open, they're still trying to to operate. Can there 62 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: be sort of a look at future contracts from the 63 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: council's perspective, that that work is expedited as quickly as 64 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: possible so it doesn't impact businesses in that way. 65 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 2: It's gright you raise that, katiecause I've actually raised it 66 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 2: in council myself and said, why can't we actually try 67 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 2: to get some extra work done, you know, even working 68 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 2: under lights at nighttime so we can actually get the 69 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: job done. Because it does impact on those businesses and 70 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 2: I feel for them, so I've asked the question, can 71 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 2: we actually get them a short time frame over the 72 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 2: contractual period? 73 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: All right, So that's something that you're looking at now 74 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: as the mayor. Good and I reckon that a lot 75 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: of our listeners, particularly those businesses, will be pleased to 76 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: hear that, so that it doesn't impact others in the 77 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: way that it has them. Now, tell me, I know 78 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: that Kavanagh Street they're set to get a landscape upgrade. 79 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: What's going on exactly there? 80 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: So between CS Street and Garmilla Drive, which is where 81 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 2: the corner of the University sits on, there's landscaping going 82 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 2: on through there, trees planting. If you drive down Kavanagh 83 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: Street between Bennett Street and Nucky Street. You can see 84 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 2: the shade that's been crowded down there. I just came 85 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 2: down there on the way here, and it's really really 86 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 2: nice that you can drive down the street you're in shade. 87 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 2: It cools the city. So we're just doing more of that, 88 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 2: and we'll continue to do more of that to make 89 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 2: sure that the city's a livable and environment city where 90 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 2: people can walk through the city and enjoy the amenities 91 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 2: that are there. 92 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,559 Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely, that's what we all want. Nice shady city. 93 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: Is it going to cause any disruptions to the businesses 94 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: along there? 95 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 2: No, they've there will be no disruption there. They've actually 96 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 2: just my close off part of one lane just while 97 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 2: the workers are there doing that. But basically there's no 98 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 2: huge disruption. So what's going on. 99 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: There, Lord Mayor? I'm due to catch up with Jason 100 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: Hannah just after ten o'clock this morning and talk a 101 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: little bit more. He started a bit of a conversation 102 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: about the Rapid Creek markets calling for some investment into 103 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: the infrastructure. Is that something that the council would look into. 104 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 2: I've read Jason's comments and the comments that followed. My 105 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 2: belief is that Council's got to be careful about investing 106 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 2: in private infrastructure. Council that doesn't have a lot of 107 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 2: money to do that sort of thing. But I think 108 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 2: we can talk to people, we can talk to government, 109 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 2: we can talk about getting grants. And I've already spoken 110 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 2: to the guy who runs the Rapid Greek Markets from 111 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 2: their building side of it and the owners in town 112 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 2: next week and I've arranged to catch up with him 113 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 2: so i can encourage him to put some shade up 114 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 2: over that bitumin area that's in the middle of the 115 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 2: U shape graphic and. 116 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: By the sounds of it. If the council is not 117 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: able to sort of work that, you know, into the budget, 118 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: there could be grants or something that are accessible that 119 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: they might be able to access. 120 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 2: Well, we do. We're always looking for grants, Catie to 121 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 2: try and help the rate payer. So we'll continue to 122 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 2: look for those grants and if we can do anything 123 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 2: to help, we obviously will, but we're probably limited in 124 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 2: them now. Money that we can actually spend on those 125 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 2: sort of things. 126 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,919 Speaker 1: Okes some would argue it's money well spent because it 127 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: is something that you know that people coming to the 128 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: Northern Territory to visit they like to go along to 129 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: the rapid Creek markets. So I mean it's a fantastic 130 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: draw card. But even for our locals you know that 131 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: have been going there for years and years. 132 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 2: So, Katie, the issue that the council has is that 133 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 2: we can't go into deficit. We have a budget and 134 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 2: if we spend money there, we've got to find it 135 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 2: from somewhere else within that budget period. Otherwise it waits 136 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 2: till the next budget three period. But the other thing 137 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 2: is it's private. It's a private. 138 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: Building, so you can't be spending money on that. 139 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 2: Because the people who want their footpath fixed, yeah, we'll 140 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 2: give some money to that, but we'll take it from 141 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 2: the footpath through fair budget. And people want their footpaths, 142 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 2: they want all those other things that council responsible for, 143 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 2: they want them done. So we've got to actually do 144 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 2: that sort of stuff as well. 145 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: Well. Look, no doubt we'll talk more about that. We'll 146 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: continue that discussion after ten o'clock this morning. Starzy Halloween 147 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: Party on is it on this Friday. 148 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 2: Friday, the thirty first of October from four thirty to 149 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 2: seven thirty out at Malay Community Center. YEP. The waters 150 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 2: Ward Councils will be out there having a great time, 151 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 2: So jump down for a delicious free barbecue, get some 152 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 2: fantastic food and enjoy yourself for Halloween. 153 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, a bit of fun. Hey, I know the Citizen 154 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: of the Year awards and also the Lord Mayor Awards 155 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: you're calling for. Are you calling for applicants and people 156 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: to put names forward? 157 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 2: Absolutely, Katie. Nominations are open from the seventh October through 158 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 2: to the eleventh of November, and there are four award categories, 159 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 2: so I mean just to name a couple of the 160 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 2: Rising Star Award, the Champion Awards, the Accessibility Innovator Awards, 161 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 2: and the Community Impact Awards. So there's a whole lot 162 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 2: of various awards there. We're asking people to get online, 163 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 2: have a look, see what the categories are, and make 164 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 2: some nominations. 165 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: I reckon it's a fantastic thing to do. Many years 166 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: ago I got nominated for the work that i'd done 167 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: with Run with Dad, with the Father's Day Fund Run. 168 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: And what it actually does as well is, you know, 169 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: no one expects to be nominated or expects that recognition, 170 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: but what it does if you are somebody who organizes 171 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: an event is it really helps to raise the profile 172 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: of that event as well, So you might not want 173 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: that recognition yourself, which I didn't know. I was very 174 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: embarrassed by it. However, it's something that then you know, 175 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: the broader community is learning more about the work that 176 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: you do. So if you are somebody out there listening 177 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: this morning that does organize a phenomenal event, or you 178 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: know somebody that's organizing something that's really fantastic for the community, 179 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: nominate them because it's a wonderful thing to do, and 180 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: to give them not only that recognition, but to help 181 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: them raise the profile of the event or of the 182 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: work that they're doing. Well. 183 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 2: It is, Katie. All those events start off as very 184 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 2: small events. But if you promote them and you award 185 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 2: people for what they do, then what you see is 186 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 2: what's happening with Run for Dad. Yeah, you know, the 187 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 2: crowd gets bigger every year and then it becomes a 188 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 2: huge event, another event for the tertory, for the sun 189 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 2: of Darwin. 190 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: That's exactly right, STARSI before I let you go, somebody 191 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: had messaged through saying, morning, Katie, could you please ask 192 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: the Lord Mayor Peter Styles if the Darwin City Council 193 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: plans to do something to the much needed work or 194 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: much needed work on the public toilets at Rapid Creek 195 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 1: on the dripstone side of the little bridge. They're saying 196 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 1: that they went there and they were shocked to see 197 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: that the toilet doors don't close and the conditions of 198 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: the lady's toilet block is terrible, says Rosa. She's actually 199 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 1: in humpty doo, but it obviously been there visiting. 200 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 2: Yep, Katie, that's good. I'll get that information and we'll 201 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 2: follow that up. 202 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: Sounds good well, Peter Styles, the Lord Mayor of Darwin. 203 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: Good to catch up with you this morning. Thanks so 204 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: much for your time. 205 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 2: Always a pleasure to be here. 206 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: Thank you, Thanks so much.