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Speaker 1: Well, it was a massive night for Territorians turning out

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Speaker 1: is the City of Darwin CEO Simone Saunders. Good morning

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Speaker 1: to you, Simone morning Katie. Now, how is that clean

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Speaker 2: Well, yeah, a big shout out to our crews that

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Speaker 1: So talk us through what areas have sort of been

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so they're working through the main areas at the

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Speaker 1: Yeah, right, So a few casualties by way of wheely bins,

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Speaker 2: No, look in comparison to other years, the teams have

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Speaker 2: which is great to hear.

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Speaker 1: Has there been any damage to any other counsel infrastructure

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Speaker 2: And we have had from a from a pound perspective,

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Speaker 1: Do we know how many dogs ended up having to

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Speaker 2: Look, there was there was approximately ten and the good

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Speaker 1: Yeah, look, that is good new because it can be

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Speaker 1: Now, obviously Territory Day are big celebrations, so much on

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Speaker 2: Yes, that's right, So starting today there'll be a process

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Speaker 1: Look, we've already Ron's already cooled through asking why they

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Speaker 2: But really you will only pay for what you use.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, right now. In terms of how much it's costing

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Speaker 2: Look, this is this is the urgency of the change

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Speaker 1: So is like, are they going to have to change

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Speaker 2: We've always had Pace Day, but we will be removing

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Speaker 1: Okay, moving along, I know that the council has awarded

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so there's some really great initiatives that are coming

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Speaker 2: and that's part of the Darwin Festival, and if you've

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Speaker 2: And the Arafura Sorry Wind Ensemble is going to host

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Speaker 1: Now I know that there were some people out there

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Speaker 2: Yep. So we have a full criteria for our sponsorships

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Speaker 1: All right, so really, I mean, if they if they

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Speaker 1: Now, just on the Connectic art work at Bundilla Beach,

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Speaker 2: No, The final color is back with with the artist

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Speaker 2: for the for the kinetic sculpture and he is currently

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Speaker 2: It will be for the artist to provide the final

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Speaker 2: not I'm not gonna, you know, not an artist and

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Speaker 1: All right, We are going to have to leave it there.

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Speaker 1: CEO of the City of Darwin, Samone Saundas, we appreciate

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Speaker 1: your time this morning.

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Speaker 2: Great Thanks Katie, thank you,