1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Well, it's fourteen minutes away from ten o'clock. 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 2: And joining me live in the studio is the Lord 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 2: Mayor of Darwin, convat Scarlets. 4 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: Good morning to Yukon. 5 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 3: Good morning Kat. There's only ten. They're still Christmas. 6 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: I know. 7 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:14,319 Speaker 2: I'm very excited and kids are excited. Well they are, 8 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 2: they certainly are. Mate. 9 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: You've got a very festive shirt on today. 10 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 3: A lot talking about colorful, Darwin's well promoted. 11 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: Well, there you go. I tell you what. 12 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 2: Obviously, these changes that come into play on December twenty, 13 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 2: you've got a lot of people very concerned. What it 14 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 2: does mean is that a lot of Darwin residents well, 15 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 2: if they travel away, we're okay. Here in Darwin, we're 16 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,279 Speaker 2: going to be able to you know, to stay at 17 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 2: home or to do those fourteen days here at home. 18 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 2: But it's it's certainly causing quite a bit of concern 19 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: amongst the community, isn't. 20 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 3: It Conn, Well, it does. And I got a text 21 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 3: me yesterday but from my son who's supposed to come 22 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 3: here for Christmas, here's in Melbourne. He is that you 23 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 3: couldn't find a place to book a pisiartest. There are 24 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 3: five players where they do it for travelers. None of 25 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 3: them take bookings. That means you have to turn up. Well, 26 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 3: if you're working, you can't just stand up for the best. 27 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 3: So he had to book a private one for two 28 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 3: hundred dollars. 29 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 1: The other thing concerns from here Melbourne. 30 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 3: In Melbourne. 31 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:07,119 Speaker 2: Yeah. 32 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 3: The other thing is one is coming on the twenty 33 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 3: or twentieth, the other comes to the twenty third. Now, 34 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 3: the one comes in the twentieth. Now he has to 35 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 3: have a two tests here, two tests here. One will 36 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 3: be on the twenty thirty, the other will be in 37 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 3: the twenty sixth And I hope the government's got enough 38 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 3: people working on Boxing Day because the public holiday is 39 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 3: to address and all these people coming here. My understanding 40 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 3: is the airlines you have put extra flights down, or 41 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 3: at least last week. I don't know what's happening now, 42 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 3: but again it's not only the territory. I found out 43 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 3: this morning that actually Queensland they flew from Townsville to 44 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 3: Brisbane and then yes, and then from Newcastle to Brisbane 45 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 3: and all these pool buggers they have to actually quarantine 46 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 3: fourteen days at home between Christmas. I mean, can we 47 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 3: hear a response throughout Australia That's. 48 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: Why I can around. 49 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 2: It's so confusing for people at this point, no matter 50 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 2: where you're traveling to or what you're doing, there's so 51 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: much confusion. But even Yesterda I I've been seeing photos 52 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 2: of people in a big lineup out at Marara waiting 53 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 2: to get tested. Now, I'm very keen if anybody is 54 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 2: out there listening this morning and is in that line, 55 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 2: and you want to give us a call and let 56 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: us know how things are going. Eight nine four one 57 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 2: one oh four nine. But con that point you make 58 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 2: about making sure that we do indeed have the staff 59 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 2: that are there and that are required. If you've got 60 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: people needing those tests on boxing day, et cetera, is 61 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 2: going to be pivotal. 62 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 3: Obviously we need more testing centers or even private testing centers. 63 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 3: Way well, I have private testing. I don't know if 64 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 3: there aren't any, because I didn't need one. But the 65 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 3: other thing, again is it looks like nobody's talking to anybody. 66 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 3: Government one O one is talk to the people. Listen 67 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 3: to the people before you make a decision. I have 68 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 3: to admit I found out the hard way that one 69 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 3: when I was a minister. But I only made the 70 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 3: mistake once after that I didn't. 71 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, you've got to talk to people. 72 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 2: I know it's hard sometimes and I know that it's 73 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 2: a very difficult time that they're going through, but this 74 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: is having a massive impact on so many, particularly tourism 75 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,839 Speaker 2: operators and essential workers looking to get back out into 76 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 2: those communities as well. 77 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 3: And I started buying humble pie. Last week, somebody ran 78 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 3: and talked about the Allowa Dog Park and I said, 79 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 3: there are seats there. So when I left from here, 80 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 3: I went straight to alt have a look. I made 81 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 3: a mistake. I thought some structure there were the seats. 82 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:15,839 Speaker 3: There were no seats. So the first thing I did, 83 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 3: pack the car, pick up the phone, talk to my people, 84 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 3: and I said, were are they be seats in Alowa? 85 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 3: So they told me they're going to actually put new 86 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 3: ones now in the early next year. So I apologize 87 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 3: if I misled you. It was my mistake. Knew it's 88 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 3: got some seats, we're going to put more there, but 89 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 3: suddenly the Allowa. 90 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 2: You went straight out there after we'd had that discussion 91 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 2: last week, and there's not said there. 92 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 3: There were some structures. I thought there were seits. We 93 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 3: actually the cross for the dogs during water and everything else. 94 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 3: But I d from the road because they're flat, the 95 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 3: black seats, so I apologize for that. But they're going 96 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 3: to be new seats installed in the hollow Dock Park 97 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 3: early in January. 98 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: Well, I reckon there will be quite a few people 99 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 2: who are very happy to hear that. 100 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: But do you know what, thank you for doing that. 101 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: And I'm on the first to criticize when things you 102 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 2: know are not up to scratch. But good on you 103 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 2: that you actually drove out there yourself, went and had 104 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 2: a look, and there's going to be seats installed, So 105 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 2: I know that a lot of listeners will be happy. 106 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: To hear that. 107 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 3: I got more good news. We went to Diner Bitch 108 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 3: last weekend to give out our trees. I have to 109 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 3: tell you about one hundred and fift people turned up 110 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 3: and we gave nearly one thousand trees. Excellent. More to 111 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 3: come We've got We're going to give out about twelve 112 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 3: thousand trees. So I make sure you plant them in 113 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 3: your garden, especially in your verts. They look really good 114 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 3: in the verts. Look after them? What are them? It's 115 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 3: your trees? Cherry Stone. 116 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: Hey coin, any update on the scooters. 117 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 2: You and I spoke fairly extensively about the scooters last week, 118 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: and you were talking about the fact that you're going 119 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: to have a look at what they do in Brisbane 120 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 2: and how they they actually have those operating hours, particularly 121 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 2: in the CBD area. So between eight and I was 122 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 2: at eight o'clock or eleven o'clock at night until the morning. 123 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 1: Had much of a further look since last week or 124 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: not really. 125 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 3: Not yet because we're actually going to do the study 126 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 3: and we're going to go back in the new year 127 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 3: and have another the review of what's happening now, and 128 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 3: other government's going out to put legislation players to make 129 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 3: them legal because currently they are in a somewhere twilight zone. 130 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 3: But one of the things I'm going to talk about 131 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 3: and suddenly I'm going to put in and I already 132 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 3: spoke to somebody who acts for new On here in 133 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 3: the Northern Territory, if like to him that I want 134 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 3: a buzzer so they make a noise when they actually 135 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 3: move because they're very quiet. And the second is the 136 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 3: restriction of the time. And I don't think I can 137 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 3: argue because they do it in Brisbane, why they will 138 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 3: argue if we do it in downwith so at least 139 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 3: to protect people in the streets with a buzza and 140 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 3: protect people from themselves when they become silly. And it's 141 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 3: a silly season now and people tend to go out 142 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 3: and have a few too many, and I want to 143 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 3: protect them. And suddenly we don't want to overload a 144 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,359 Speaker 3: health system with people they don't know what to do 145 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 3: with themselves. 146 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 2: And so with the buzzer and making them a little 147 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 2: bit noisier. Is that something that you anticipate. It's going 148 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 2: to be able to happen pretty easily and quickly. 149 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 3: It's very very easy to do it. I mean, I've 150 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 3: heard electric cars now they actually put electronic noise so 151 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 3: they can hear it. Because my own car had an 152 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 3: electronic generator noise generator, so you thought you were in 153 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 3: a sitting in a V eight, you're not. Actually you 154 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 3: hear it, but it was not real noise. It can 155 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 3: be done technologically, can be done. I don't expect any problems. 156 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 2: Anything else going on that we should be aware of 157 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 2: as we lead into Christmas. 158 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 3: Singly what the gardens. Next week, I'm going to have 159 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 3: a really good story about it. I don't know we're 160 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 3: on air next week together. I have some good news 161 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 3: because it's a total reconstruction of the Jiggly Gardens play equipment. 162 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 3: Some really good we've done already the TOI let's actually 163 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 3: comply with all standards accessible to people with disabilities. We 164 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 3: put in their playground that's actually good for kids with disabilities. 165 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 3: We've got to say, sales designed by kids with disabilities. 166 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 3: So the whole thing is going to be fantastic. I'll 167 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 3: come next week and I'll bring some followers with me. 168 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, sounds good. 169 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 3: The other thing is the Civic Center redevelopment. We're going 170 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 3: out now to ask for expression of vendors for people 171 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 3: they can actually do the functional design. In brief, we 172 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 3: want to actually do something good. It's going to stand 173 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 3: there for another seventy years and will be state of 174 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 3: the art and brand new and will be pride for 175 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 3: the municipality of that. 176 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 2: Also, do you reckon that's going to get under why 177 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 2: the development or the changes they well, it's. 178 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 3: Amazing how quickly things are done. I mean, if you 179 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:21,559 Speaker 3: look at the university's campus now in the old Cavern 180 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 3: Street cup at the first slab is in, and I 181 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 3: bet you in two months time it will be above 182 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 3: the road level and off it goes as if you 183 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 3: get a design right in the first place, everything can 184 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 3: flow on for the very very well. And one thing 185 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 3: we make sure is whoever does the work is going 186 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 3: to be local. And when I say local, I mean 187 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 3: true local, not with a telephon number of pill box, 188 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 3: local with an office and employing people in. 189 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,239 Speaker 1: Dalwick well combat Scalus. 190 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 2: I know that that will obviously be something that people 191 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 2: are pretty placed to hear. 192 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 3: One more thing, one more thing before I go the 193 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 3: civilian wall at the center of that. We had a 194 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 3: lot of people that they ask us when the civilian 195 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 3: wall is going to be up and when the plagues 196 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 3: are going to be displayed. Work has already been done, 197 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 3: is going to be ready early next year because it's 198 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 3: going to be ready before the eighth year anniversary of 199 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 3: the bombing of Darwin. I took a little bit of time, 200 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 3: but because of the development of the civics of the cenotaph, 201 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 3: we had to actually modify the design. Now the design 202 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 3: is modified. The first slabs are on the ground, things 203 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 3: are working. It's going to be there. 204 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: So that's a civilian wall, and so whose names will be. 205 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 3: On may the are all the plaques that used to 206 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 3: be in the senotaphs before with people actually died or 207 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 3: families that were here during the bombing of Darwin. They 208 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 3: are going to be reinstated. They are going to be 209 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 3: there in a better way and a more prominent way 210 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 3: than it was before. 211 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 2: All right, and so early next year hopefully that work 212 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 2: will be comparsed. 213 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 3: You're not going to be hopeful. It's going to be 214 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:42,959 Speaker 3: because it has to be done for the aid of 215 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 3: the bombing of Darwin, and considering elections would be in May, 216 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 3: I expect quite a lot of visitors and I'll be 217 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 3: very very proud to show the Prime Minister, the ministers, 218 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 3: the leader of the position. We a bit a betcher 219 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 3: to become coming up all this civilians that died during 220 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:58,239 Speaker 3: the bombing of Darwin. 221 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 2: Well and all of those families, I would think that 222 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 2: they would really want their you know, their family members' 223 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 2: names up there and them honored in the way that 224 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 2: they should be. 225 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 3: Absolutely, it's going to be really done, done by designed 226 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 3: by the local arctor Haliliveries is going to be illuminated 227 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 3: by delighting. So it's going to be something outside the ordinary. 228 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: Well, conbat Scala is always good to catch up with you. 229 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: We will talk to you again next week and that'll 230 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:22,839 Speaker 1: be our last one for the year. 231 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 3: Yes, looking forward to good stuff. 232 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: Thanks Gon.