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Speaker 1: But in the studio with us this morning is the

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Speaker 1: Mayor of Palmerston, Athena Pasco Bell.

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Speaker 2: Good morning to you.

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Speaker 3: Good morning Athena.

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Speaker 1: Before I get into the other topics of the day,

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Speaker 1: this announcement by the Northern Territory government about boosting healthcare services.

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Speaker 1: So does it fall in the Lichfield or the Palmerston

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Speaker 1: municipality where they're planning to build a new one hundred

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Speaker 1: and twenty bed aged care facility.

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Speaker 4: The current hospital sits in the Lichfield municipality. It's called

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Speaker 4: Palmerston Regional Hospital, which I know, interesting issue. Yeah, but

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Speaker 4: it would be good if we could free up because

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Speaker 4: there is one entire ward currently used the Palmeston Regional

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Speaker 4: Hospital for elderly patients with dementia, which means obviously those

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Speaker 4: beds are occupied and not available for other people, and

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Speaker 4: those people definitely need to be in proper supported accommodation

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Speaker 4: for seniors.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you're one hundred percent spot on.

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Speaker 1: It's something that we've spoken about on the show on

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Speaker 1: numerous occasions where it's a really sad and unfortunate situation.

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Speaker 1: In fact, when you've got elderly patients who really probably need,

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Speaker 1: you know, more appropriate location for them, and no disrespect

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Speaker 1: to either of the hospitals. They do a tremendous job.

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Speaker 1: But you know, an appropriate location in the sense even

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Speaker 1: like Jerry said, where you're in sort of some nice area.

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Speaker 1: You've got that nice bushland around and hopefully it will

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Speaker 1: mean that it frees up those other beds.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, that's right.

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Speaker 4: You know, it's a real shame that we're in this

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Speaker 4: situation in the Northern Territory and we do have an

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Speaker 4: aging population, so more people are choosing to retire in

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Speaker 4: the Northern Territory and we need to really accommodate them.

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Speaker 4: It's just a shame that the private sector hasn't been

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Speaker 4: able to take up that slack.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it is a shame.

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Speaker 1: Another like we've been talking, or we've certainly heard over

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Speaker 1: recent days as well, a bit more discussion about Holts.

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Speaker 1: So what's the go is Palmeston or Litchfield Council getting Holts.

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Speaker 4: Well, at this stage it's still in Lichfield, but it

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Speaker 4: is going to be a very dense urban residential development

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Speaker 4: and because it's so close to our city center, obviously,

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Speaker 4: you know we're looking at it and thinking these people

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Speaker 4: are obviously going to be coming into Palmeston to use

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Speaker 4: all of our services, so things like the recreation center,

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Speaker 4: of the swimming pool.

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Speaker 3: All the youth services that we put on.

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Speaker 4: So you know, I know Lichfield are really keen to

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Speaker 4: the rates. But there's the flip side of that, and

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Speaker 4: that's providing the services.

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Speaker 3: For your community.

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Speaker 4: And there will be around ten to eleven thousand people

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Speaker 4: to decide where it's best suited.

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Speaker 1: So is it going to turn into a bit of

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Speaker 1: a battle between the two councils.

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Speaker 4: So we had a bit of a battle between Lichfield

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Speaker 4: and Darwin last time when we asked for that unincorporated

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Speaker 4: that point, and there was rumors running rife then that

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Speaker 4: we were So you know what happens. But you know,

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Speaker 4: we need to look out for our community and it's

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Speaker 4: not fair for Palmerston rate payers to continually fund out

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Speaker 4: services for Lichfield residents, which we do at the moment.

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Speaker 4: And we don't know bigrudge that we allow them to

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Speaker 4: use our pool for free. They use our Recreation center

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Speaker 4: when there's a significant population who starts doing that, then

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Speaker 4: we really need to ask why Palmerston residents should pay

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Speaker 2: Well, it's going to be interesting.

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Speaker 1: When will we have a fair idea when do you

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Speaker 1: reckon the government's going to kind of make that decision.

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Speaker 1: Have you had any indication from them?

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Speaker 4: No, not at all, And I mean we're not really

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Speaker 4: And you know, Palmerston has been in a situation for

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Speaker 3: We do it all already. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: So it's still concerned though as well, I suppose as

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Speaker 3: It won't be rural, that's right.

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Speaker 4: So there are some rural properties out there and the

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Speaker 4: imagine that they will remain rural. But when you're talking

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Speaker 4: I know of Commwealth and Northern Territory Government Crown Land,

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Speaker 4: they will be much denser urban subdivision.

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Speaker 3: So that's it's.

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Speaker 2: Going to fire some people up. I reckon, I look.

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Speaker 4: At will, but that's just so you know, the reality

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Speaker 2: I do want to ask you.

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Speaker 1: I know that there's been there's been quite a bit

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Speaker 4: They've been good, Yeah, they've been good. I've had a

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Speaker 4: lot of positive feedback. People are really impressed with the

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Speaker 1: And the gym. I just understand it's just now been refurbished.

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Speaker 2: Is that right? What's that involved?

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Speaker 4: So I've completely refitted on the inside. We also have

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Speaker 4: a new community room which we've now got a certificate

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Speaker 4: to the community as well. I understand that they've got

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Speaker 4: a new they've got new gym equipment, there's new cardio

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Speaker 3: Football and abdominal.

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Speaker 4: Some a fitness yeah, a stretch area, and there'll be

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Speaker 4: I think they're opening mid May, so in a week

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Speaker 1: I will just take you back for one second halts.

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Speaker 1: As you'd understand. It's getting everybody fired up on the

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Speaker 1: through from Mary and humped you do ex Litchfield president.

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Speaker 1: She said morning Katie Holtz is going to have its

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Speaker 1: own pool and recreation facilities.

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Speaker 4: I doubt I'll have a pool, yeah, right, Lichfield haven't

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Speaker 4: Like we've spent around seven hundred thousand dollars a year

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Speaker 4: to have one pool, and that's something that Litchfield Council

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Speaker 4: mayor Doug Barden, he's thinking about building a pool further

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Speaker 1: Look by the sounds of it, it's going to be interesting.

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Speaker 1: It sounds like the rural residents want to make sure

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Speaker 1: you're thinking it's going to be something that you will

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Speaker 1: have to service those residents there. Well, I guess time

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Speaker 1: I think a pretty tough decision on their hands.

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Speaker 4: Real they will, and of course, you know, I'm glad

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Speaker 4: it's the minister's decision. And yeah, nine hours of the

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Speaker 4: best Litchfield and Palmerston can do is put our best

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Speaker 1: Now, let me go back to the other things happening

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Speaker 1: around Palmerston. I know that in July you've actually got

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Speaker 1: Youth Festival getting underway.

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Speaker 2: What are some of the key features this year.

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Speaker 4: Yep, So there'll be seven days of free events and

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Speaker 4: activities in the school holidays from the sixth to the

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Speaker 4: twelfth of July. The closing event will be the wrap

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Speaker 4: up party, and we've got DJ Cyril headlining that, which

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Speaker 4: is great local talent, and of course we'll be opening

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Speaker 4: the event with everyone's favorite, which is Geek fest top end,

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Speaker 4: so you can stay on our social channels and on

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Speaker 4: Council's website to get more details about the different events

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Speaker 4: and things that that will happen throughout that week.

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Speaker 1: Good stuff. I know people love the youth festival. Hey,

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Speaker 1: yesterday the City of daw And release their municipal plan

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Speaker 4: Now, we're still working on our so that will be

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Speaker 4: released in the next few weeks for public comment.

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Speaker 1: Okay, so still a couple of weeks away, do you know.

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Speaker 1: I mean, there's been quite a bit of discussion in

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Speaker 1: Scarlets about the couple of times. We've also spoken to

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Speaker 1: the Chief Minister about it on a couple of occasions.

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Speaker 1: In relation to security, do you guys you've got security

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Speaker 1: patrolling out in Palmerston as well, don't you?

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Speaker 3: Yes, we do so.

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Speaker 4: Our public facilities, the library and the rec center in

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Speaker 4: patrols that patrol the public open spaces as well.

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Speaker 2: And is that something that you're planning on continuing on with.

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Speaker 4: Yes, we definitely will continue with that. It's a bit

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Speaker 4: of a shame that council has to get involved in

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Speaker 4: providing that level of security, but it's just reached that

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Speaker 1: Yeah, and I know the Northern Territory Government have said

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Speaker 1: that they're going to continue to provide some funding, but

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Speaker 1: provide additional funding, is that right or top it up?

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Speaker 3: So we sort of work together.

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Speaker 4: So there are various contracts and some of some council

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Speaker 4: funds go towards our patrols of public open spaces and

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Speaker 4: then of course the Northern Territory Government has been providing

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Speaker 1: Yeah. Right, So how often do you guys have secure

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and you find that they're pretty effective.

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Speaker 4: I think they are. They can respond very rapidly to

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Speaker 4: anything that's happening. Of course, our council staff, our contractors

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Speaker 4: and police do work very closely together as well, but

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Speaker 3: That visual safety for the community as well.

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Speaker 1: That seems to be the big thing that I think people,

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Speaker 1: you know, like they understand that it should realistically the

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Speaker 1: Northern Territory government has got to provide that safety or

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Speaker 1: that you know, the level of safety ie through the

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Speaker 1: Northern Territory Police. But while we do have the issues

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Speaker 1: with police numbers like we've seen throughout the Kelly Report,

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Speaker 1: that that security at least provides a bit of ease

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Speaker 1: I suppose for residents knowing that there is somebody that's

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Speaker 4: Yeah, that's right, and especially when it like for our

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Speaker 1: Now I understand with the dry returning as well, the

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Speaker 1: council's taking advantage of a number of outdoor events returning.

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Speaker 2: What can people look forward to outdoors?

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Speaker 3: We have a return Alive at the Lakes.

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Speaker 4: We'll start on Saturday, the eighteenth of May and run

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Speaker 4: There also be some family fun before the performance and

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Speaker 4: you're encouraged to bring your picnic, blanket, lawn chairs, a blanket,

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Speaker 4: whatever you want. To bring just to chill out and relax,

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Speaker 4: and there'll be further events on the eighth of June,

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Speaker 4: twentieth of July, and seventeenth of August. We also have

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Speaker 4: a return of Brecky in the Park. We'll have four

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Speaker 4: the Sunday, the nineteenth of May, which is also marketing

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Speaker 4: National Families Week, and it's the first event at Harvest

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Speaker 4: the community garden. There'll be a free breakfast to Palmeston

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Speaker 4: lines and activities including a bucking bull, art and craft,

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Speaker 4: a native plant giveaway, and story time. So bring a hat, sunscreen, water,

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Speaker 4: and a picnic blanket and come enjoy.

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Speaker 3: Brecky in the Park there. Flick Nix is also back.

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Speaker 4: It will commence on Saturday, the twenty fifth of May

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Speaker 4: at Durat Community Arts Center and we're showing the twenty

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Speaker 4: twenty three movie Wonker Good Stuff, which will be fantastic.

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Speaker 4: There'll be pre movie entertainment that starts at five point

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Speaker 4: thirty and if you want to check out the entire program,

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Speaker 4: jump on Council's website. We also have something new coming

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Speaker 4: to Palmerston which is quite exciting. We've got the Darwin

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Speaker 4: Symphony Orchestra coming to Palmeston with their Family Proms concert right,

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Speaker 4: which is a fantastic interactive event for families and particularly

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Speaker 4: kids under tenep. The kids will be able to wander

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Speaker 4: up to the musicians and check out their instruments and oh,

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Speaker 4: they really interact. So that's happening next Saturday, the eleventh

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Speaker 4: of May. There's two nine point thirty and eleven am.

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Speaker 4: They both run for about forty five minutes. The tickets

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Speaker 2: Good stuff.

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Speaker 1: Well, there certainly seems to be plenty happening out there

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Speaker 1: in Parmeston. Hey, Athena, before I let you go, I

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Speaker 1: know we've had a few messages coming through. They've been

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Speaker 1: bug issue.

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Speaker 3: I haven't heard of it, han't you. I'm gonna have

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Speaker 1: So they've got here and like in Darwin, they've ended

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Speaker 1: And I just thought to myself, I wonder if it's

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Speaker 1: something that you're having to deal with yet out in Palmerston.

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Speaker 4: I have to go on our staff, but I haven't

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Speaker 4: hearnd that that's an issue for us at this stage.

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Speaker 1: Oh well, hopefully it doesn't become one. But I suppose

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Speaker 1: if it's here in Darwin, if it's a concern for us,

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Speaker 1: it may well end up being something that you guys

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Speaker 1: are grappling with too.

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Speaker 3: Yeah it could do.

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Speaker 1: Athena Pasco Bell, the Mayor of palmestonan always good to

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Speaker 1: catch up with you.

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Speaker 2: Thanks so much for your time this morning.

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Speaker 3: Thank you, thank you,