1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: As we know cyclone a Feena. Certainly that force has 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: been felt right across the northern Tip, well right across 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: the top end, I should say, not all of the 4 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: Northern Territory, just up up here in the top end, 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: but certainly in Palmerston. They have kept the waste dump 6 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: out there, the Archer waste management facility open and things 7 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: seem to have been running fairly smoothly. Joining us on 8 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: the line to let us know where things are at 9 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: Athena Pasco Bell, the Mayor of Palmerston. 10 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: Good morning, Athena, Good morning, Katie. 11 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 1: Athena, talk us through house a cleanup going out in Palmerston. 12 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: If you had many trees down, what's it like? 13 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, as you mentioned, archeries up and running, which is 14 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 2: probably the most important thing. We have had a significant 15 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 2: number of trees have come down and the cleanup will 16 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 2: progress slowly as we get more information. But all of 17 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 2: our council facilities are open that are open as of 18 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: yesterday at eight am, so that includes to waste management facility, wells, 19 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 2: the library, the recreation center, of the community halls. All 20 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 2: of our community bookings have returned to normal as well 21 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 2: yesterday with the opening of the Archer Waste Management facility. 22 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 2: We saw one thousand, seven hundred and sixty three vehicles 23 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 2: go through for the day, which is a large number 24 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 2: of vehicles. Most of it is green waste, but please 25 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: expect delays today and on the weekend due to obviously 26 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 2: the volume of cleanup of green waste. So we're just 27 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 2: asking the community to be patient when you do go 28 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: to Archer at the moment, if you can safely store 29 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 2: any fall and green waste on your property, please do 30 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 2: so until you're able to find the time to take 31 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 2: that to the tip. We're asking residents not to put 32 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: green waste or other rubbish on the council verges only 33 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: the regular bin service, which has now returned to its 34 00:01:58,840 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: normal schedules. 35 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: A bit perplexed by that in Darwin and also in Palmerston, 36 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: like for a lot of people, depending on what they've 37 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: had full down, you can't fit it all in your yard. 38 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 2: Well that's what I said. If it's convenient, then please 39 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 2: do that. If you can arrange to have it taken 40 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 2: to the tip, then you can do that as well. 41 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: Are you guys going to be in or anything if 42 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: people want them on the verge? Are you guys going 43 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: to be. Are you going to be enforcing fines or 44 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: anything if people do have green waste on their verges. 45 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 2: I have to speak to our regularly tree team about that. 46 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 2: But at this stage we are asking people not to 47 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 2: put green waste on the verge. 48 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 1: What if they sort of don't have any other option. 49 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: I mean I had the same discussion with the City 50 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: of Darwin a little bit earlier this morning. What if 51 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: they don't have any other option in terms of the 52 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: space in their yard, and there may be seniors and 53 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 1: they're not able to get it to the tip themselves. 54 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 2: We are working on what we can do to assist 55 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 2: other people in the communities, those that you've mentioned, seniors 56 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 2: and people with mobility issues, but it needs to be 57 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 2: a coordinated response. At this stage, we're asking people not 58 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 2: to move things onto the verge. So if the seniors 59 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 2: able to move things onto the verge, then I imagine 60 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,119 Speaker 2: they're able to get them to the tip. Will get 61 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 2: someone into health. 62 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: Not necessarily were. 63 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 2: We are under an emergency seriously and we are dealing 64 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 2: with it the best that we can with the resources 65 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: we have. Who's seen the council line on eight nine, three, five, 66 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 2: nine to nine two two and put their issue to 67 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: the council's staff who are still taking reports. We've had 68 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 2: two hundred and ninety seven jobs logged and there are 69 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 2: still coming in. So if you are in a desperate situation, 70 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 2: please ring the council on eight nine three five nine 71 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 2: nine two two and the staff will do their best 72 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 2: to assist you. 73 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: Okay, we're doing an interview or is it a public service? 74 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: Are we doing an interview? Do you want to hear 75 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: what some of the listeners actually want to asked or 76 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: or are you just going to read out a pressure lease. 77 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 2: I'm sorry. We are in an emergency situation, of course we. 78 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: Are, but we've actually got yeah, and I'm actually not 79 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: having a crack at you. I was trying to ask 80 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: some questions that regular people want answered, so we actually 81 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: had a senior al right, emergency. Okay, well let's put it. 82 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 1: Let's put one of those questions into what to you 83 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: that one of our listeners did ask. So Robinie Molden 84 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: had been in contact with us yesterday. She said, Katie, 85 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 1: I'm seventy seven. I've got a lot of greenways that 86 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 1: we've had to get out of the yard. I've managed 87 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: to do that with the assistance of my neighbors. But 88 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: I'm now in a situation where I can't really get 89 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: all of those loads of rubbish to the Archer Way station. 90 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 1: So she was wondering what may be able to happen 91 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: or whether there might be any assistance in that space. 92 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 2: Yes, please bring that number eight nine three five nine 93 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 2: nine two two, as I've mentioned three times now, and 94 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 2: the countful staff will take the details and see what 95 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:11,679 Speaker 2: we can do to assist. 96 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: So her, is it okay to leave it on the 97 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: verge because she's got it on the verge, because that's 98 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: how the neighbors have helped. So that's I guess what 99 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: I'm trying to get to is for somebody like one 100 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: of those seniors, is it okay for them to have 101 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: it on the verge if they've been able to get 102 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: it that far out. I'm not trying to have an 103 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: argument with you. I'm just trying to find out what 104 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: the going. 105 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 2: Where the waste is now. But please look, I've had 106 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 2: reports of people moving waste onto the verges and onto 107 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 2: the road well, which is really disappointing. That's not me, boy, 108 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 2: that's not. 109 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: Me having a crack at you about that. 110 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:48,799 Speaker 2: That's just to avoid we're trying to avoid people blocking 111 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 2: foot paths and blocking the road by carrying waste out 112 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:53,799 Speaker 2: onto the roads. 113 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, totally. 114 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 2: You're able to keep it in your property for now, 115 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 2: please do so. If you need assistant, please ring the 116 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 2: council and we'll see what we can do. I'm trying 117 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 2: to get other services in to help assist those people 118 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 2: who are vulnerable and mobility impaired to try and get 119 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 2: this recovery happening for you. What about in many limits 120 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 2: to what emergency services will do for us and we'll 121 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 2: do for those people in the community. 122 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: Okay, ready for a question, you can get that. Sorry, 123 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:24,799 Speaker 1: ready for a question? 124 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:25,799 Speaker 2: Sure? 125 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: What about any tip bins and that kind of thing? 126 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: Is that something that the Palmerston Council is going to 127 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 1: be looking at to try to help people? 128 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 2: Sorry? Can you repeat any of those? 129 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: You know, like we've spoken a little bit earlier this 130 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: morning and certainly following on from Marcus out in willym 131 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: Darwin City Council. After Marcus, they'd had some of the 132 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 1: big bins I'm trying to think of the right word 133 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: for them, the tip bins here, the skip bins, sorry, 134 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: the skip bins they'd had those out on the verges. 135 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: Is that something that the Palmerston Council might look at doing. 136 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 2: We didn't have any skip bins out at cyclone markers 137 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 2: and we did have the support of the Marines and 138 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 2: the Army for that event and it was a lot 139 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 2: more green waste following cyclone markers. So you can obviously 140 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 2: the City of Darwin's in a completely different position because 141 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 2: they were hit much harder than we were here in Palmerston. 142 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 2: So each community is like managing the event as best 143 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 2: as possible for their situation. But at this stage we 144 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 2: are not looking at skip bins. We didn't do that 145 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 2: for cyclone markers and so we're not looking at that. 146 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: Okay, ready for the next question. Sure, will you guys 147 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: be doing verge collection or that's not something that you 148 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: feel will be required at the moment. 149 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 2: That's not something that we're looking at at the moment. 150 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 2: As we collect more information from the community about their 151 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 2: service needs, we'll work on a plan moving forward. 152 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: Okay, next question, Will the Palmerston Council be finding people 153 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: if they do leave things on the just understanding you 154 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: know that you've pointed out you don't want people leaving 155 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: it across foot paths or on the road. 156 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 2: Please don't That's what I'm asking. Please don't do that. 157 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: So it sounds like you don't want to have to 158 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: really find people. 159 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 2: I don't want to find people. But there have been 160 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 2: situations where, you know, it's been reported to me that 161 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 2: people were moving their stuff onto the verge and then 162 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 2: expecting that council will clean it up. Please don't do that. 163 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: Okay, So out in Palmerston, make sure that you can 164 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: get it to the dump. If you're in a situation 165 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: where you actually can't, get in contact with the council 166 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 1: and the Palmerston Council will see what they can do 167 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: to try and assist. 168 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 2: Yes, please, Okay. 169 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: We got a question from a listener. This one actually 170 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: came through yesterday. They say that they were scheduled to 171 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: have their rubbish collection on Saturday, but they were missed 172 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: obviously as a result of the impending cyclone, which is 173 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: fair enough. But they're wondering then when that collection is 174 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: going to happen. 175 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 2: Okay, So that collection was actually canceled, as you mentioned, 176 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 2: because of the cyclone. It wasn't a missed collection. We 177 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 2: have been able to get back and collect the bins 178 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 2: from some residents who were in a desperate situation. But 179 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 2: I can tell you that those suburbs, their normal collection 180 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 2: is resuming as of tomorrow, because we have collection twice 181 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:33,679 Speaker 2: a week in Palmerston. If you're in a desperate situation 182 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 2: in gun Driver, Gray and bakewell, then we are allowing 183 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 2: you to use your yellow recycled bin for additional general 184 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 2: waste for tomorrow only, all right, That will be collected 185 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 2: along with your other red bin. All right, but does 186 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 2: that make sense? 187 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: Well, hopefully it does for our listeners. Sina Pasco Bell, 188 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: Mayor of Palmerston, Thanks for your time this morning.