1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:01,200 Speaker 1: Running a little bit late. 2 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 2: I do apologize to the Lord Mayor Convat Scarlets who 3 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 2: joins me in the studio right now. 4 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 3: Good morning, Court, good morning. I'm glad you just don't 5 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 3: round the buses. 6 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 4: It would be always late. And it's only ten days 7 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 4: to Christmas. 8 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: I know, ten days to Christmas. It's very exciting. 9 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 2: And apparently Territorians have gone absolutely nuts for the my 10 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:20,799 Speaker 2: Darwin vouchers. 11 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: One point two million dollars spent in. 12 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 4: Less than five days. 13 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: Wow, I know. 14 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 3: And I was planning to go on Monday and do 15 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 3: some Christmas shopping and unfortunately, by two thirty eight pm 16 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 3: on Sunday, all two. 17 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 4: Hundred thousand dollars had gone. Yeah, goodbye. 18 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: Well I was thinking the same coin. 19 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 2: I thought to myself when I got off here today, 20 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 2: I might go and buy a couple of things for Christmas. 21 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 2: But I'll just have to do that without getting the vouchers. 22 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 3: I know. And it was really good because that means 23 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 3: one point two million dollars went to the coffers of 24 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 3: the local businesses throughout the DA municipality. Because that did 25 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 3: not apply only in the CBD, it applied everywhere. All 26 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 3: the small businesses locally owned business in Darwin the benefit 27 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 3: from that. But at the same time, the clients that 28 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 3: once went to go shopping, they over spending was about 29 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 3: eighty dollars. That means that at least they had twenty dollars. 30 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 4: But that's from the my down. 31 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: It's not the end though, is it. Conn There is 32 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: also going to be vouchers in January. 33 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 3: This is came because a lot of business told us 34 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 3: that actually it's a very low season after people spend 35 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 3: money for Christmas. So we actually putting two hundred thousand 36 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 3: dollars on the twentieth of January once again to help Territorians, 37 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 3: to help people, local people and of course local businesses. 38 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: Well, look, I actually think it's a really good initiative 39 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 2: by the Body Council. So let's hope that that keeps 40 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 2: out wonderful down businesses flourishing before Christmas and also after Christmas. 41 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 3: It must be good because I haven't heard any businessman 42 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 3: or business woman telling me it was a bad idea. 43 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 4: Everybody says it was a. 44 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 3: Good idea and help them a lot in the first round. 45 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 3: But also now because it says look, everybody walks in 46 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 3: and spends money, it's great for the local economy. 47 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: Hey, Connor, do you want to ask you I'm talking 48 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: about some of the initiatives that are happening around the city. 49 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 2: We know that the scooters have been a real hit. 50 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: The NT News is reporting today that there's been some 51 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 2: horrific injuries sustained by people writing those e scooters, but 52 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 2: they're not being accurately recorded because Neuron and the City 53 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 2: of Darwin are relying on victims reporting these incidents. Royal 54 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 2: Dahen Hospital and Palmestan Regional Hospital also don't record data 55 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 2: on those e scooter injuries. Despite the growing number of 56 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 2: incidents throughout the trial and several in recent weeks. Is 57 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 2: what's being reported? I mean, it does seem as though 58 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: there's been some fairly bad incidents, but of note, from 59 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 2: some of the ones that I'm seeing, they do appear 60 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 2: as though they're happening sort of in the very late 61 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 2: hours of the night, the very early hours of the morning, 62 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 2: which makes me question if alcohol is involved. 63 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 3: I'm not surprised, because being drunk in the public rights 64 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 3: and offense, so you have to be real, really stupid. 65 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 3: The politicis are really drunk. Rode my squatters on the 66 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 3: curb and I smashed my face. But again I said 67 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 3: to you before, we can legislate against anything against stupidity. Now, 68 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 3: it's not the council or neuro's fault if you run 69 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 3: the bloody scooter on a curb. Hello, you can't go 70 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 3: with a small wheel over a big square, so you're 71 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 3: going to smash your face. 72 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: So do you reckon? People just need to be a 73 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: bit smarter about this. 74 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 4: I think they hit to be not drunk. 75 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 3: If you're going to do ride a scooter, ride a 76 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 3: scooter like a normal person in the right time, in 77 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 3: the right place. And of course it's not rely scooters. 78 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 3: I mean, who is responsible if you're drunk you around 79 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 3: your own bike on the curb and you smash your 80 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 3: face or your own little scooter because a lot of 81 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 3: private scooters out there. So my advice to people is 82 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 3: us the scooter as directed as it is fit for purpose, 83 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,839 Speaker 3: and if you had a few drinks, do not ride 84 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 3: a scooter. 85 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 4: Otherwise you're going to have a new nose. 86 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 2: So corn, it's not the council's fault here. It is 87 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 2: personal responsibility. 88 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 3: Is it the council's fault? When somebody drives his car 89 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 3: in the back of another car? Is it the council's 90 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 3: fault when you ride your bike, your own bike, and 91 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 3: you go to any colomspround smash yourself in an electricity 92 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 3: pole because you had to much a drink. Not it 93 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 3: is your persional responsibility. It's about time people start accepting 94 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 3: their personal responsibility. Is nobody's fault. 95 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 4: If you did something stupid, is your own fault, fair 96 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 4: and square. 97 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 2: Hey, con how are those bikes going? I know that 98 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 2: they've just been rolled out. How they going? 99 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 3: They seem to be doing all right. And not only that, 100 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 3: but see people seem to use it to like it. 101 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 3: And also I've seen them lined up one next to 102 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 3: another orderly not to block anybody's access to foot paths. 103 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 4: And look, a bike is a bike. 104 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 3: People actually have more respect for the bikes with the 105 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 3: scood had been seemed like a toy sometimes and people 106 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 3: running here up and there, neverywhere, mainly young people. But 107 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 3: the bikes are seemed to be used by every person. 108 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 3: And let's see how it's going. It might become a 109 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 3: trend and the scooters disappear, and people use the biers 110 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 3: more than the. 111 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 2: Scooters, and they must run out or like you must 112 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 2: not be able to use some just past that fly 113 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 2: over in Lard Miller, because I always see them lined 114 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 2: up there geolocked. 115 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 3: I believe so that Neurine obviously doing a test. Now 116 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 3: it has to run and see how far they can go. 117 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 3: But I can't see the reason why they can't go 118 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 3: Let's say to Nightcliff or to middle Bitch. So as 119 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 3: time goes by and the company finds out who uses 120 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 3: how they use it, where they go, things may change. 121 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: Now Con, have we got you back next week or 122 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 1: your life? 123 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 4: Let me tell you no, live for con. CON's going 124 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 4: to be here all this period. 125 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 3: The reason is not because I didn't want to go away. 126 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 3: My concern was coming back. Yes, and if there suddenly 127 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 3: there's a hotspot, I don't to finish two weeks in impacts. 128 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 4: I rather spend time here. The other thing is. 129 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 1: Not Anci finished it though apparently. 130 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 4: Well it's his choice. 131 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 3: My choice to stay here and celebrate with my family 132 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 3: and fellow Darwinians. That seems to be staying back. The 133 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 3: other thing that I actually looking at the weather patterns 134 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 3: at the moment. I'm just getting a bit edgy that 135 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 3: monsoon is coming. And when the monsoon arrives, usually a 136 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 3: cycling follows up very quickly, or rather be here if 137 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 3: something like that happens, but somewhere else trying to come back. 138 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 3: But I'll tell you what, Guys, I'm here. You're going 139 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 3: to see me having a coffeet them all even during 140 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 3: the break between Christmas and New Year, and join me. 141 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 3: Let's have a Christmas altogether and enjoy it. 142 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 2: Well, Con, we'll see you back in the studio next 143 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 2: Tuesday morning then. 144 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 4: And the Tuesday afternoon. 145 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: Good on yet, well I'll be on leave then so 146 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: you won't see me. 147 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 4: Oh tippic. 148 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 1: Where you're going nowhere? Just here in Darwin, but just 149 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: serving a break. 150 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 4: Let's have a cough together. 151 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: It sounds good. Thanks, Con, always appreciate your time.