1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: Hello, Katie Wolf and three point sixty online at Mixbino 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: four nine dot com. 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 2: It is Tuesday morning, and joining me in the studio 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 2: as he does every Tuesday morning, the Lord Mayor of 5 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 2: Darwin convat scarlets. 6 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: Good morning Corn, Good morning Kate. How are you today? 7 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: Very well? 8 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 2: Con Before we get into it, I did want to 9 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 2: pass on my condolences. I know that your father passed 10 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 2: away just a few days ago. I was very sorry 11 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 2: to say that that had happened. 12 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: I was very sorry too, but we live in very 13 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: interesting times and that prevents me from going to Gresky 14 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: is buried today and unfortunate I can't be there. Fortunately 15 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: I've got family to support my mother. But this is 16 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,599 Speaker 1: what happens. Things are not very good from Europe. I 17 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: was reading today the Greek newspaper thirty seven day old 18 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: baby died from coronavirus. French is struggling, Italy has got 19 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 1: one hundred thousand dead people. Things are not really good. 20 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 1: We're really lucky here in Australia and even in Darwin, 21 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: having this wonderful facility Impacts run by OSMAT. They've done 22 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: a tremendous job, so really really I respect them and 23 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: appreciate everybody who walked there and kept us safe. 24 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 2: Oh, they're doing a phenomenal job they have and you 25 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: know by the sounds of it from what Lenda Taras 26 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 2: has just told us, they're not going to be moving 27 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 2: out until you know the Health Department are ready for 28 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 2: them to do so. But I tell you what, you know, 29 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: so many territorianes have just got absolute confidence in that 30 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 2: oz Mat team, don't they absolutely? 31 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:28,639 Speaker 1: And Osmuch's been fantastic since the day of inception following 32 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: the Bally bombing, not only helped Territorial not only helped Australia, 33 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: but help people in our region from Indonesia to the 34 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: islands in the Pacific. They're very, very well respected and 35 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: I have worked very closely with Len in the past 36 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: as a minister and I've got absolutely faith on him 37 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: because he's one of the best professionals we've got in 38 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: the area. 39 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 2: Con Obviously, it's not a council issue, so feel free 40 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: to tell me no comment, but do you reckon it's 41 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 2: the right move to have the oz mat team moving 42 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 2: out of there or transitioning out of there. 43 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: From my experience, I think that the much to stay there. 44 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: It will continue if the health demand will take over. 45 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: That's fantastic, But those much would be a really good 46 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: backup support for the Health Department. They've got the experience, 47 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: they've got the people, and if the Health Department wants 48 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: to to rent to hire four hundred people or SMUT 49 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,679 Speaker 1: can provide the training. The problem you've got is how 50 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: do you actually father four hundred people? Where are you 51 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: going to find them? And that's a really big problem, 52 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 1: it is. 53 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 2: And it's a very big question that we've been asking. 54 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: And obviously you are a former health minister, so you've 55 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 2: got that experience in that spice, Kate. 56 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: We have really good doctors in Darwin. Don't listen to 57 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: people says when in pain, catch a plane. Well, I 58 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,119 Speaker 1: had my own new operation down here in Darwin. Pill 59 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: said me, why you didn't go down south? Because the 60 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: doctor who did it is one of the best doctors 61 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 1: in his field and he's here in Darwin going down 62 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: south for me, I have no family down south who's 63 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: going to look after me when I need them? Staying 64 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: here it was great. He did the job, and he 65 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: did a tremendous job. We've got some doctors that are 66 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: very very good and very experienced. We've got other doctors 67 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: who come from down south here in Darwin to get training, 68 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: especially in infectious diseases that you don't see down south. 69 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: So do not have don't lose faith on our doctors. 70 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: They're fantastic. 71 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 2: Con let's move along and talk about some of the 72 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: work that council's got underway. I know that you are 73 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 2: set to be investing in beautifying the suburbs. There's going 74 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 2: to be thirty small projects. Is that right? 75 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: It is? Indeed, last year we spent about twenty million 76 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: dollars in the suburbs because I always said, look, the 77 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 1: CBT is great, is the icon of our city. We 78 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: have to invest, and we did invest. We have done 79 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: a lot of things, but we can't let the suburbs. 80 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: For example, why the people in Karama cannot have a 81 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: very good playground or in Tiwi because they live eight 82 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: turns out of the city. No, this year we're spending 83 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: thirty more projects, which actually been selected by the aldermen 84 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: of different wards. Five million dollars will go there just 85 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: for these projects, and other money will be spent for 86 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: a bigger project for beautification, expanding the Wi FI and 87 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: everything else. 88 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: I think it's a good idea. You know, we've got 89 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: to make sure that all of Darwin is obviously, yeah, 90 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 2: everybody's got great facilities on you said, we can't just 91 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 2: do things in the s. 92 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: For example, we will put the latch on the on 93 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: the on the ovels. We put some in the gardens, 94 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: but we put some in Nightcliff and also in Baggot. 95 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: This year we're putting a basketball called up Upgrade in Malak. 96 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: We beautify the Malac Community Center. The Robin Leslie Park 97 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: received new equipment, exercise equipment. In Nightcliffe, we're going to 98 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 1: upgrade facilities for the street vendors. You know, the vents 99 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: are selling food. We're also going to plant trees in 100 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: the forest or to assist with shade and also to 101 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: help the erosion of the of the of the of 102 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: the coastline. In the large world. The good Road, we 103 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: want to actually make it beautiful. At the moment it's 104 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: called grabbing daily street used to have. We want to 105 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: upgrade it. And we want to beautify the perhaps of 106 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: the village. After all, we've got the markets there beautiful. 107 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 1: We had to make it beautiful. Riches and world. We're 108 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 1: talking about the Buffalo Creek boat ramp upgrade very popular time, 109 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: go and launch your boat there. It's a council facility. 110 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: We're going to upgrade that work. 111 00:04:58,120 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 2: When are you expecting to get that work? 112 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: Design has already been done and unfortunately we've got this 113 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: situation wet and dry season. We can't do much during 114 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 1: the wet but now is the time to do it. 115 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: And we'll be delete working from now until the end 116 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: of the financial lead to deliver these projects. So it's 117 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: a go, go go. Are people working really hard. They've 118 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: done a tremendous job. Designs you finish Now we're in 119 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: actually the construction. 120 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 2: Stage and con I understand as well that there's going 121 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 2: to be some work or a bit of an upgrade 122 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 2: to the front of the Chinatown car Park. Is that right? 123 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: Well, the helicous group of communies came and told us 124 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: they're actually going to upgrade their facilities in front of 125 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: the National Bank and the police headquarters. Be interesting to 126 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: work with them to continue the upgrade, and we were 127 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: actually very excited because for the money we pay, we 128 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: get a really good bargain. So we'll continue that one. 129 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: There will be ownings, there will be three planting, there 130 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: will be a facade in the car back, so instead 131 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: of having this cyclone mess, We're going to have a 132 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: beautiful facade. So the whole area is upgraded. The third 133 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: thing is you upgrade this area, then the other soap owners, 134 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: properly owners, they think ooh, mine, do the same. So 135 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: it generates this beautiful atmosphere and put a sense of 136 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: optimism to the people in town. 137 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 2: Is it costing much? 138 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: Not at all? Actually, for what we're paying, we getting 139 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: a lot of done. And because we're doing all together. 140 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: When you all together, the costs come down about one 141 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: point seven million dollars and we get a significant work done, 142 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: which if we do it ourselves are in asolation. Are 143 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 1: it going course us about three million dollars? 144 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 2: So is so? Is the council then paying that one 145 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 2: point seven million to upgrade someone else's building? Or are 146 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 2: you just doing the work on the outside. 147 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 1: We're doing the work in our building. Chinatown car Park 148 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: is a building, but we continue so it looks the 149 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 1: same from the one corner to the other corner, rather 150 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: than actually mesing much. 151 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 2: Hi, con can I ask you very quickly? I know 152 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 2: there's the upgrade on Austin Line. It's pretty much all 153 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 2: done now, is nice? 154 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: It's all done and we're waiting for the drive to 155 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 1: arrive and for the people start putting tables out the 156 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 1: interesting things. It looks absolutely fantastic. The interesting thing is 157 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: we start having no inquiry from other people in the area. 158 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 1: Some of the people that have got properties in the 159 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: Mitchell Street they said they would like to do something 160 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: like that in their area, which actually is really really good. 161 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: And of course you saw the news item about the 162 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: dome at the old Beaufort Hotel. 163 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 2: Oh. 164 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: Yes, all of a sudden people realize that being outside 165 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: is the thing to do, so they want now to 166 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: find out a way to upgrade it. Put a bar 167 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: or a restaurant there so when you sit up there 168 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: you can see the ocean around the parking met in 169 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: the stry stuff. 170 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 2: Why not get things happening around the place and draw 171 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 2: cards to get people into the city. Convat Scarlet's always 172 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 2: good to catch. 173 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: Up before you go. Anybody's really good with a chainshaw, 174 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: A chainshaw artist would like to know about you, because 175 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: we've got a bigger lamp of wood in Nightly from 176 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: the old mahoganitry that was cut down, So I would 177 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: like to hear from you. If you're really good with 178 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: change shaw would like to have a sculpture rather than 179 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: cutting it and throw it away or do slubs. Why 180 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: can we do something there so let us know about 181 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: it and in that area. Absolutely would stay in that area. 182 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: We just want to do something beautiful, good stuff. And 183 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: I start you from the old mahogany tree. 184 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 2: Wonderful stuff. Good on your cont Good to catch up 185 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 2: with you this morning. 186 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 1: Have a great day, you two