1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: The Lord Mayor convat Scarlets joins me in the studio. 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: Good morning to your Corn. 3 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 2: Beautiful morning, raining, thunder lightning. 4 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: It was so nice. This morning was nice. 5 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 2: I know, especially the last night. I had to get 6 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 2: up and secure some of the chairs in the balcony, 7 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 2: but I thought, wow, this is good, be really interesting. 8 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: Well it's been lovely. It's certainly cooled things down now 9 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: Corn as a result though of that rain, and we 10 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: spoke about this last week. We know that it means, 11 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: like Alexander, well it's open one minute, next minute it's closed. 12 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: What's the current status. 13 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 2: Well, you have to remember it's a natural body of water, 14 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 2: and we've got the water coming from the sea that 15 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 2: we felt right for the stingers. But the rest of 16 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 2: the water that comes from the surrounding area it flows 17 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 2: into the lake and some of it, especially a heavy 18 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 2: rain like we had today, we would drag in leaves, branches, 19 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 2: whatever is there, and of course that will increase the 20 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 2: bacterial load of the lake. Our responsibilities to make sure 21 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 2: that people are safe we take it very very regularly. 22 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 2: And the moment the bacterial lord hits a certain level, 23 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,959 Speaker 2: we say that's it. We have to close it. Then 24 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 2: we monitor it again and we open it when it 25 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: goes down. Now looking out each other window and Arkadie. 26 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 2: And if this continues for a while, I think it's 27 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 2: going to be very interesting with Lake Alexander, because I 28 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 2: expect it's going to be a problem. But don't despair. 29 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 2: We've got another three polls, and I have to say 30 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 2: in that one that the perap pole currently is closed 31 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 2: for maintenance, and it's something we have to do to 32 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: clean the filtration equipment, to repair some handrails. But Nightcliff 33 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 2: and the Casarina, if you're brave and you want to 34 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 2: have a swim with the rain, please feel free. 35 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: Well, I think Casarina has an intermittent close as well 36 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: at some point for an hour or two as a 37 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,199 Speaker 1: result of some work happening with power and water. 38 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 2: That's right, we have to do it. Electrician water don't 39 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 2: go together. We have to actually guarantee the safety of 40 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 2: the people and certainly the safety of the workers that 41 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: work there. 42 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: All right, But so that worker parap pool. That should 43 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: happen pretty quick. 44 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: Yes, I expected to finish by the end of the week, 45 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 2: if not earlier, because and we're cleaning the walls. After 46 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 2: a while, they tend to get claim me. And if 47 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 2: you have a swimming pool yourself, you will know that 48 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 2: you have to have a softened to go in and 49 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: do yourself. 50 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: Con my father used to be the LEAs of a 51 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: swimming pool, so I used to have to jump in 52 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: the pool and clean the grime off the walls myself. 53 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: So I know very well. 54 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 2: I had to swimming put in my house when the 55 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 2: boys were young, and the boys grew older, and I 56 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 2: finished with a pool and I had to clean it. 57 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: Yes, that's well, Yes, you've got to make sure they 58 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: stay cool, stay clean, I should say. But so end 59 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: of the week for parap and hopefully then you know, 60 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: we wait and see what happens with like Alexander. But con, 61 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: I'll keep moving ahead because there is so much going 62 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: on now. Just in terms of the few palm trees. 63 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: Apparently there's a few palm trees that are going to 64 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: be cut down on Smith's trade. Is that right? Three 65 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: of them? 66 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,119 Speaker 2: It's them all. Apparently they detected with a very very 67 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: serious disease that were eventually going to kill it. And 68 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 2: if we don't move quickly, we do all want the 69 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 2: dishes to jump to other palm trees. The only thing 70 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,119 Speaker 2: we have to tell you, Kat is that these palm 71 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 2: trees will be replaced, and we replace every time we'll 72 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: cut it down, sometimes with more than one. You probably 73 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 2: remember the uproar about cutting the tree in the now 74 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 2: university campus many many years ago. Who had there? You 75 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 2: cut a tree down? Was the other day down there 76 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: and I thought, let me count how many trees are 77 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 2: in the university of the new university campus. I counted 78 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,239 Speaker 2: seventy in stop counting because there were more than seventy. 79 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: Three twenty down there. Hey. Con One of the other 80 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: issues that people have been in contact with us or 81 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: they're sort of wondering a bit more about, is what's 82 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: the situation now in terms of replacing Brian o' gallagher 83 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: who won the seat of Karama at the end election, 84 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: so obviously he was on council. I know that we 85 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: go to the polls now in August for the council elections, 86 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: so does he get replaced before then? 87 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: By law he has to be replaced if it's more 88 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 2: than six months, because he is on more than six months. 89 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 2: We actually went out to put the expression of indorest. 90 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: We had a number of applicants, community members, a council 91 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 2: is going to make a decision very very soon, and 92 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: of course we're announced who is the preferred candidate when 93 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 2: we have it. It's going to be for a proper 94 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 2: election process. We've been working with the Electoral Commission. It's 95 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 2: going to be full preferential Councilors will vote for it, 96 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 2: all thirteen of us, and then the successful candidate will 97 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 2: be and stated as a council for the world. 98 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: Yeah right, that's interesting. So the council determines who obey 99 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: rather than the public. 100 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 2: Yes, because that's how it's prescribed by the yeah right Act. 101 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: It it's not something that you guys have decided. 102 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 2: You know, I prefer to have the people going to 103 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,359 Speaker 2: do the poll. But again, been six months before the 104 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 2: pol or eaight fms before. There'll be an expensive exercise. 105 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:37,359 Speaker 2: As a city of Alice Springs found out one hundred 106 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 2: and fifty thousand dollars to have an election, you know, 107 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 2: for a person. 108 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, and so then we go to the to the polls. 109 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: So in August for the actually. 110 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 2: Every position is vacant and they have to vote for 111 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 2: the new. 112 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: Councilor can you putting your hand back up for me? 113 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 2: Will I? Will? I spent eight years in the city. 114 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 2: I've done quite a few things, but we have to 115 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 2: remember that count that mayor in the Northern Territory does 116 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 2: not have executive powers. I cannot decided to do something 117 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 2: do it. It has to be a majority decision by council. 118 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 2: I know a lot of says what's college, this is 119 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 2: what's college. That it's actually not what's colors. This is 120 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 2: actually the thirteen elected members, including Palma and Smell that 121 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 2: you had yesterday here and Sylvia Clonaris, Peter pan Cue, 122 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 2: thirteen elected making decision on a democratic basis. It has 123 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 2: to be fifty plus one to actually something to happen. 124 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 2: So it's not my baby. The only thing I do 125 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 2: under the artists, I have to hold a meeting, to 126 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 2: coordinate the meeting. The balance is there, and sometimes I 127 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 2: have to actually call them back to order and focus 128 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 2: them so we can actially what we achieved. And I 129 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 2: have to say that all of us have done really 130 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 2: good jobs. If you look around town today, it's greener 131 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 2: than it was eight years ago. The mortorige weather was before. 132 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 2: We've got a casual in a pool, got a lot 133 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 2: of streets that have been redone, We've got parked, lot 134 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 2: of sporting facilities. 135 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: Call this sounds like an election pitch. Mike, Well it is. 136 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: I suppose you've already you have just confirmed with us 137 00:05:59,040 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: that you are going to be running. 138 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 2: I'm going to run again because there are a couple 139 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 2: of things I need to finish, especially not only the 140 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 2: city but also in the northern suburbs. And then I 141 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 2: would think time for me to say, you know, let somebody. 142 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: Else come in, so another term and then you reckon 143 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: that'll be in us. 144 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 2: That will be my last term. I would put my 145 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 2: hand up and hopefully people have done who can see 146 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 2: what we've done and will vote for me. It's a democracy. 147 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 2: I believe in democracy. But before yes, we've done a 148 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 2: lot of things. Yes all the negatives. Is that calous? 149 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 2: But I'll tell you what. There were a lot of 150 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 2: positives there that we've done. And as a as a mayor, 151 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 2: only have to look at Casurinapool, which is one of 152 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 2: the biggest things we've done. 153 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: Coin before I let you go the anniversary of the 154 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: bombing of daw when it is fast approaching, what do 155 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: people need to know? Where can I get some further detail? 156 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 2: Were watching carefully the weather. The reason for that is 157 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 2: because you remember a couple of years ago we had 158 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 2: to do that. The convention said were happy, Well they 159 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 2: were not happy, but at the same time would be 160 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 2: the unhappy if they were in the middle of this 161 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 2: planet getting drenched wet. So we'll be watching very careful 162 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 2: and we will provide you the information to talk to 163 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 2: your listeners because it's an event, important event for Darwin, 164 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 2: but I want people to enjoy it. If we can 165 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 2: do it in Atlantic, by all means, will to do 166 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 2: the Esplanade. Please keep an eye on the media, on 167 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 2: the news. The city of Darwar will do our best 168 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 2: to do the esplane if we can. If we have 169 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 2: a cyclone, we've got a monsoon, then we have to 170 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 2: think something different. 171 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: Contat Scarlets, Lord Mayor of Darwin. Always good to catch 172 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 1: up with you. 173 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 2: Thank you so much and I'll talk to you again 174 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 2: next week. 175 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: Sounds good.