1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Lisa, we have a special guest in the studio. 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 2: The Premier has joined us. 3 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 3: Good morning, good morning, great to be with you. 4 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 2: Great to have you in here. Big week, lot new toys, 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 2: lots of things have opened, are up and running. 6 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 3: Stuff going on right. 7 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 2: Stuff is going on. The ECU in the city has 8 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 2: started proper this week, the classes. 9 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 4: And it's good to see that you had your first evacuation. 10 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 3: You know, we're going to get. 11 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 4: The drill out of the drill. 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 5: So look is an incredibly exciting project we've gone. So 13 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 5: you'll have an extra eighty five hundred people, students, teachers, 14 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 5: you know, staff coming in there every day of the week. 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 5: So we're bringing that vitality back into the city, which 16 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 5: is we've lost over a over a few years right now. Yes, 17 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 5: so I'm really excited about it. It's just going to 18 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 5: change the whole way the city functions. 19 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. Well I was in there, you know, in that 20 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: area sort of around Fringe, and you already could sense 21 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 2: a the vibe it was, you know, it was really 22 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: really good. 23 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 3: It's always about the vibe, isn't it. 24 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 5: And so you can see that whole ya area you're 25 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:10,199 Speaker 5: really taking off. 26 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 3: The other exciting part about it is. 27 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,559 Speaker 5: You see a few skyscrapers going up at the moment 28 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 5: you sort of fow another office block, and it's not 29 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 5: it's housing. It's accommodation for the students, a lot of 30 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 5: international students and students at ECU that will now be 31 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 5: part of that city twenty four seven, and so that's 32 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 5: going to be a really exciting. 33 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 3: Element as well. 34 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 2: We had a staycation on the weekend in the city. 35 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 2: It was I mean, it's awesome. I recommend everyone doing 36 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 2: it because you wander around your own city like a 37 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 2: tourist and see and it definitely is starting to feel 38 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 2: vibea again. 39 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 5: You see the city with a whole new set of 40 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 5: mine and you just realize how lucky we are to 41 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 5: have such an incredible capital city. 42 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 2: Sure we are. 43 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 4: And of course you had also just another thing. You 44 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 4: had the Midland train station, which you open on Sunday. Again, 45 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 4: we had a little test run on Monday morning where 46 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 4: things didn't quite go to go, but you know, you've 47 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 4: got to the way early, don't you. 48 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 2: Gremlin's system. 49 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 5: That was about the avonling, you know, and some therefore, well, no, 50 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 5: it wasn't about the train station. So I was there 51 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 5: with the Transport Minister Rita Safiati on the weekend and 52 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 5: local member Steve Catania. There were thousands of people who 53 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 5: came out to look at their. 54 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 4: Station in this town anticipating it. 55 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 5: So there was kids, there was families, there was everyone 56 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 5: out there to have a look at it. And again, 57 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 5: you know, these sort of projects connect connect these communities, right, 58 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 5: So now you've got this whole new way that the 59 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 5: that the the shopping center can now connect with the 60 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 5: old Midland workshops and. 61 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 3: The hot Domino effects. So it's just going. 62 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 5: To create this extra energy and connectivity and activity as 63 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 5: other people take advantage of that. 64 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 2: What about the Whackerda Bell We can all be an 65 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 2: extra and something. 66 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 3: I'm looking forward to. 67 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 4: Its a lot going on. 68 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 3: I can be. 69 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: No that is, just call your agent and get the 70 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: right film. So hag about because there's something else that 71 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: you're going to have to front up for, and that 72 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: is our game called Two Truths and a Lie. And 73 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 1: I'm telling you right now I'm hopeless of this. All right, 74 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: Lisa is very good. So whatever your lie is, I've 75 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: got a feeling that Lisa is going to see right 76 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: through it, going on past experience. Lisa and Russell's Truths 77 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: and a Lie. 78 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: This is a very very special edition today, it's the 79 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 2: premier edition. Thank you. I'm playing along. 80 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 3: You've got to looking forward to this and a lie? 81 00:03:59,440 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 2: Ready for it? 82 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 3: Apparently you're a gun at this role. 83 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 2: Well we'll see. 84 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 3: I watch you very carefully. 85 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 4: Look for look for Twitter, don't be put off, look 86 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 4: for any Here we go, all right? 87 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 3: Three? Okay. 88 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 5: Roger Cook is a fan of electronic dance music. The 89 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 5: second one, first job as a waiter called James, was 90 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 5: once on the Wildcats development squad. 91 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 4: Okay, which one is the lie? 92 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 2: I don't think you were a waiter. 93 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 4: I think that you might have just missed out on 94 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 4: that Wildcat's list. 95 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 3: I think just only just what's what's the lie? The Wildcats? 96 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 3: Look at my No I was ever going to slam done. 97 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 3: I win my first one, and I didn't want to 98 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 3: be wrong the premiere Thank you so much, absolutely so 99 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 3: love my love my trance music, love love. 100 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 2: Yes, I just I knew you loved that because we've 101 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 2: been through playlists before. 102 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 5: While you're listening to my first job, well, my first 103 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 5: proper job. It was actually as a bartender at the 104 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 5: Sheraton Hotel. Oh really, and so when I got there, 105 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 5: they said, we don't have any Roger name. 106 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 3: Tax Oh, so you had to be James. 107 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 5: So they rummaged through the box and said it sort 108 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,840 Speaker 5: of looked like a James. And so I wore this 109 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 5: badge James for at least eighteen months, right, And so 110 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 5: everyone gave up calling me Roger. 111 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 3: Yeah. I was just James. Yeah. 112 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 5: And and you know all the you know those customers 113 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 5: that try to suck up to you for an extra drink, Yeah, James, 114 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 5: You and me, James, way back here, James. And after 115 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 5: a while they found they got to Roger name, but 116 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 5: everyone just looked at the confusing look on their. 117 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 3: Face and just knew it was So here's the lesson 118 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 3: from this. 119 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 5: When you're going to like a restaurant or something, you're 120 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 5: trying to suck up to the waiter or something by 121 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 5: using their name just because you've read their name tag, 122 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 5: be careful because they might not be that person at all. 123 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 5: And I think the whole time, Okay, you're a bit 124 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 5: of an idiot. 125 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 2: Thank you very much for playing with us this morning. 126 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 4: Thanks for playing our game.