1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: Now joining us in the studio for the first time 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: this year is the Lord Mayor of Darwin, Peter Starles. 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 2: Good morning to you, well, good. 4 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:08,960 Speaker 3: Morning Katie, and good morning to your listeners and. 5 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: Happy New Year, Happy New Year. I know, good to 6 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: be back in the studio now. There's so much going 7 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: on and I know it's been a really busy time 8 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:20,479 Speaker 1: for Council obviously with cyclone Feena knocking over a huge 9 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,799 Speaker 1: volume of trees, knocking over a massive tree at my 10 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: place that's gone now, but yeah, plenty of us dealing 11 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: with the ramifications of that cyclone. How's the cleanup going 12 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,200 Speaker 1: from Darwin Council's perspective, Well. 13 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 3: It's going well, Katie. 14 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 4: There are only a certain number of contractors out there 15 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 4: who are able to do this sort of work and 16 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 4: what we've got to do is look after safety first. 17 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 4: So the idea is that there's a triage hierarchical structure 18 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 4: of how we actually go about that. So you take trees, 19 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 4: for instance, there's four categories of trees. The first one 20 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 4: is catastrophic, the next one's high, medium and low risk. 21 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 4: The catastrophic ones we have to deal with immediately. So 22 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 4: if the arborisk go there, and our arborists have done 23 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 4: along with the road people have done nearly thirteen thousand 24 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 4: assessments out there so far. That's an enormous amount of 25 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 4: work that's been done to make sure that the roads 26 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 4: are safe, that the trees are safe. Those that aren't 27 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 4: safe need to be identified, and then we need to 28 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 4: go in there. If it's identified as catastrophic, people got 29 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 4: to drop everything and go and get rid of that 30 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 4: one because really dangerous. 31 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 1: And presumably they're all gone, but there is still some left. 32 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: And I know that we've been contacted by a few 33 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: different people about some of the ovals still being closed 34 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: at the moment for sort of official activities because of those. 35 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 3: Trees there are arcadie. 36 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 4: I mean, if some people walk through a park or 37 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 4: an oval and say there's no trees down, it all 38 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 4: looks great. The problem is that arbors have determined that 39 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 4: there are trees to come out, and I think there's 40 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 4: still about twelve hundred trees that have to come out. 41 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 4: So for instance, if you look at Kavanagh Street, we 42 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 4: lost a big tree in Kavanagh Street and you've probably 43 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 4: experienced this at your place. It doesn't happen within half 44 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 4: an hour it took nearly nine hours to remove one 45 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 4: of the big stumps out of Kavanagh Street. 46 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 2: Thanks forever. 47 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 4: When you look at thousands of trees that have gone down, 48 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 4: if it takes that long, then you know a lot 49 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 4: of them are take taking out easily, but some aren't. 50 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, So with some of those, I guess what I'm 51 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: getting to is with some of those different ovals that 52 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 1: still aren't able to be accessed now by those different 53 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: sporting clubs, when do you think they're going to be 54 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 1: back up and running. 55 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 4: So probably in a few more weeks worth into a 56 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 4: three month cyclone recovery program, we'll get those ovals open 57 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 4: as soon as we can. But what has been prioritized 58 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 4: is those where it's in season for those codes of sports, 59 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 4: we've got to get them up and running immediately. Those 60 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 4: that are in the dry season they have sort of 61 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 4: a lower priority. So we're getting out there to get 62 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 4: as much as we can open as soon as we can. 63 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: Some of them keen to get back to training, though, 64 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: So what would you say to any of those listening 65 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: this morning that are pretty they're actually pretty concerned by it, 66 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: and they're feeling a bit annoyed that it's taking. 67 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 3: So long, Well, there are only so many contractors. You know. 68 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 4: The Christmas period didn't help us. There were contractors out 69 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 4: on Christmas Day working, but some of them actually had 70 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 4: holidays booked, they had family arrangements and they've gone away 71 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 4: for a couple of weeks. That slowed the process down. 72 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 4: But we've got this triage system in place. We're getting 73 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 4: out there to get as many parks and ovals as 74 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 4: we can, but the priority is safety. 75 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: So if it was up to you, though, how soon 76 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: could you get these ovals back opened. 77 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 4: I think probably the next two or three weeks we'll 78 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 4: have a lot of parks open. I'm just looking at 79 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 4: what has to be done here. For instance, dangerous stumps. 80 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 4: For instance, there's twelve hundred and three stumps identified for 81 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 4: removal right at this point in time. That's just on verges. 82 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 4: So they've got to be done so that there's safety 83 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 4: and the roadways because we want people to be safe 84 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 4: in the roadways. We understand that we need to get 85 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 4: those parks open, and we're working very hard. If you 86 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 4: look at East Point, for instance, there's still two hundred 87 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 4: and thirty three jobs completed. At East Point, there's still 88 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 4: one hundred and twenty outstanding and we can't open those 89 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 4: because it's dangerous. 90 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, so Starlesy, watch your message for people this morning 91 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: that're frustrated by the length of time that it's taking. 92 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: You know, they want these ovals opened, or they want, 93 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: you know, their favorite place where they usually walk to 94 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: be opened again, because it feels like it was so 95 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: long ago now that the cyclone happened. 96 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 4: Well, in terms of a cleanup, Katie, it's actually not 97 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 4: that long ago. And the number of trees and the 98 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 4: number of foliages that have come down in dangerous places 99 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 4: has been enormous. We've only got a certain number of contractors, 100 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 4: there's only a certain amount equipment in town. Those contractors 101 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 4: sometimes are working twelve to forteen hours a day to 102 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 4: get the jobs cleared. But when you look at thousands 103 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 4: of trees that have come down have to be processed, 104 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 4: and it's the thousands that are still out there in 105 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 4: those parks that look all right, but they're dangerous, and 106 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 4: again an arborus has to determine whether they're safe and 107 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 4: whether we can open that area. 108 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 3: So we're about public safety. 109 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 4: And I understand the frustration of some of those people 110 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 4: who have. 111 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 3: Kids that want to get out there and train. 112 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 4: We just have to try and through their peak bodies 113 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 4: talk to people about which ovals are open and shared 114 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 4: some of those facilities so that we can actually get 115 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:02,679 Speaker 4: the kids back in the training stacy. 116 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: At the time, straight after the cyclone, it seemed like 117 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: the government and the council were at loggerheads pardon the pun, 118 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: obviously as we're. 119 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 2: Talking about the trades. I didn't even think of. 120 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: That, But has that all been sorted like, are you 121 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 1: guys working together? 122 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 3: Absolutely, Katie. 123 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 4: So there's obviously there's property out there that the council 124 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 4: owns and property in the mildn Terretary government owns. We're 125 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 4: both working with contractors out there to get all of 126 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 4: the properties out there cleared as quick as we can 127 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 4: so that people can go about their normal daily lives. 128 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 4: But there were some issues in relation to the green 129 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 4: waste that's been sorted out. There's an MoU out there 130 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 4: that's been put in place and we will just work 131 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 4: to that MoU and working very well at the moment. 132 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: All right, Well, I want to move along because there's 133 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,799 Speaker 1: plenty of other things to discuss, and parking is something 134 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: that we've been contacted about now as I understand it, 135 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: we've been contacted well by the Council of the Aging 136 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: saying that the disability permit holders are now being charged 137 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 1: the first fifteen minutes to park around our city. 138 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 2: Why has that changed. 139 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 4: Well, there's actually a parking review going on right as 140 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 4: we speak, Katie, and we should have that doubt very 141 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 4: shortly to try and get some more disabled parking places 142 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 4: to look at how we actually charge people. We have 143 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 4: a problem out there where some people who apparently obtained 144 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 4: disability parking permits with ease not quite disabled and able 145 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 4: bodies working in particular offices. 146 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 2: And so you reckon there's people with dodgy permits. 147 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 4: There are people not with dodgy permits, but people who 148 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 4: are able bodied, people that appear to be okay, and 149 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 4: they use the parking spots. And we've got people that 150 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 4: come and seen us and said, these particular cars are 151 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 4: parking in a disabled spot for four hours, which they 152 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 4: can do. They get double the time, and they go 153 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 4: and shift it at lunch time to another one or 154 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 4: just park there all day. 155 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 1: What about those people though they truly have a disability 156 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: and struggle and they're then having to now sort of pay. 157 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 4: Well, there has been a free parking off site. Off 158 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 4: road in the car parks, there's been free parking there. 159 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 4: But on the street there's a system with the PASTE 160 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 4: where they actually get double the time out there. But 161 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 4: that's all under review at the moment, Katie. 162 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 2: So it's all under review right now in town. 163 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: That disability parking, well, look, we'll talk a little bit 164 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: more about that. 165 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 2: We're going to catch up with Coder after eleven o'clock. 166 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: I also want to ask you, though, because I've been 167 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: contacted by a business owner in our CBD who's quite 168 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: concerned about the parking issues now, concerned about the fact 169 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: that there's just not enough. And it's said that when 170 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: Charles Darwin University was built the city campus, that the 171 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: four hundred odd parks that were taken out, that they 172 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: were meant to be replaced, but it doesn't appear as 173 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: though they have been. I mean, what work is the 174 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: council doing to really try to create some more parking 175 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: in that area of our city or is there anything 176 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: underway in that space. 177 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 4: I'm not familiar with the actual arrangements with the CDU 178 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 4: and those actual parkings, but what I can say is 179 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 4: that the new Civic Center has an extra four hundred 180 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 4: and ten car parks in it, which will ease the 181 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 4: parking around the city. The other thing I spoke about, 182 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 4: I think just before Christmas, was looking at some sort 183 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 4: of a loop bus around the city, similar to other cities. 184 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 4: So we'll be talking to the Northern Churchary Government Department 185 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 4: of Transport people to see if we can actually implement 186 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 4: a loop bus that drives around. So if you're parking 187 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 4: in one part of the city, you can get on 188 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,239 Speaker 4: the bus and it will drop you off at various 189 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 4: places on it it does. 190 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: That will work if you work in the city, but 191 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: if you're going in for an appointment and you're not 192 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: able to get a park like that's. 193 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 2: Where I find it quite a disaster as well. 194 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: Sometimes you just want to duck in, you've got an 195 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: appointment somewhere and you can't find a park anyway. 196 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 4: Well that's why we actually we have to police the 197 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 4: parking in there, and people who come in and just park, 198 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 4: don't pay, and just park there all day, they're probably 199 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 4: going to get a ticket at the end. And it's 200 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 4: about policing it and giving infringements to those who want 201 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 4: to rip the system off. 202 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: Hey Lord Mayor I do want to ask else have 203 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: been in contact with us. I'll tell you what. People 204 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: have been waiting for you to get back into the studio. 205 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 1: But they contacted us about the bike repair kits that 206 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: have been installed. So apparently they're I think ones along 207 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 1: Smith Street. I was sent a photo and they've sort 208 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: of got little screwdrivers and stuff attached to them. People 209 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: a little bit worried that they're going to become potential weapons? 210 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: What's ago with these bike repair kits? 211 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 4: So, Katie, they're very handy for if you ride a bike, 212 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 4: but use them as a weapon, I'd have to say 213 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 4: that unless you bring an oxy your satellite and set, 214 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 4: you're not going to. 215 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 3: Get them off. 216 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 2: Won't be able to get them off you reckon? 217 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 3: No, not at all. 218 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 2: How much did they cost to install? 219 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 4: I don't have exactly the cost, but they're all around Australia. 220 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 4: They're a standard item in many cities around Australia. So 221 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 4: I took some photos this morning. 222 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 3: For you there. 223 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 2: No, yeah, I know I've got some photos as well. 224 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 2: I've seen them. 225 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, all right, so you're not worried that they're 226 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: going to be used inappropriately in any way. 227 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 3: I've had a look at them. 228 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 4: I've been down them myself and it's all staining the 229 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 4: steel cabling on them. And you can't a screw drive 230 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 4: and actually take the actual fittings off because they're all 231 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 4: you need a special tool to get them off. 232 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 2: Starzi, Before I let you go, we know that. 233 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: Obviously, the city of Darwin held the well you guys 234 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 1: have your Australia Day event that happens every Australia Day. 235 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: Some incredible territory in s Darwin residents recognized as always. 236 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 4: No doubt, absolutely, Katie. We had a great Australia Day 237 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 4: down in the Esplanade. We had a bit of rain, 238 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 4: but it was welcome to Darwin. It's the wet season. 239 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 4: It was a great day. The first Brigade band did 240 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 4: a fantastic job of entertaining people. We had a twenty 241 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 4: one gun salute and I think the rain sort of 242 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 4: pushed the raft away for the flyover. 243 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: Well, hey, what about the Obviously you've got the Bombing 244 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: of Darwin commemoration that comes up, as well as the 245 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: council getting all organized for that. 246 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 4: We are there's the Bombing of Darwin. There's also the 247 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,959 Speaker 4: PII Memorial service that we have just before the bombing 248 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 4: of Darwin down on the Esplanade that's commemorating the US 249 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 4: sailors that died on the uss Piri. There's a gun 250 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 4: down there if you want to come down. At eight 251 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 4: o'clock we start down there and then we go from 252 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 4: there up to the bombing of Darmen, which is happening 253 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 4: at the Cenotaph on the Esplanade and by Centennial Park. 254 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: Hey, Lord Mayor, a quick question from one of our listeners, 255 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: wondering how is the budget after the cycline. 256 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 3: The budget's good. 257 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 4: We're progressing well with spending money in the community getting 258 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 4: the job done. Obviously, we don't want to bring a 259 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 4: lot of people into state because that's an enormous cost 260 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 4: to bring people from in the state. But there are 261 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 4: some contractors who have brought people in from in the 262 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 4: state to give them a hand. We're on track, but 263 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 4: we won't know the final cost until we actually go 264 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 4: through and get all the final numbers. 265 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: Well, Peter Styles, the Lord Mayor of done. We better 266 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: leave it there. Thank you as always for your time. 267 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: We'll catch up with you again soon. 268 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 3: Can I just congratulate June Thomlinson for our citizen of 269 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 3: the year. 270 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 4: Awesome congratulations the City of darn website and have a 271 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 4: look at the fantastic things that she's done. Tisha Munich 272 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 4: Hewitt as our Young Citizen, and the top end Native 273 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 4: Eco Fair all did fabulously well. 274 00:11:58,440 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 2: Good stuff. 275 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: Oh, it's good to see some wonderful territorians recognized. 276 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 3: Absolutely. 277 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: Peter Starles, thank you, thanks so much for your time 278 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: this morning.