1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: Now joining me on the line right now is the 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: Lord Mayor of Darwin, Convat Scholars. Good morning to Yukon. 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 2: Good morning, Katie, and I have to tell you that 4 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 2: this afternoon twelve thirty Legain, the Local Government Association of 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 2: the Northern Territory and its members from Darwin, Alice Springs, 6 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 2: Ten Creek, the Remote Communities meeting with the Chief Minister 7 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 2: to discuss exactly the same issue of antisocial behavior, not 8 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 2: only in Darwen but also in the communities. This is 9 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: the first meeting we've managed to score with the Chief Minister. 10 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 2: We've been asking for one for the past two years 11 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 2: who had no response, but NATODA files came to the 12 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 2: party and today we're meeting with here to discuss these issues. 13 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 2: What is interesting that the remote community is they have 14 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 2: a whole list of problems, but also they have a 15 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 2: whole list of solutions that propose with regards to os 16 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 2: social behavior. It's going to be a very interesting meeting 17 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 2: and I'm looking forward to it. 18 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: So CONN twelve thirty today, all of them may is 19 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: from around the Northern Territory going to me meeting with 20 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: the Chief Minister on this very issue. Are you going 21 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: to be saying as the Lord Mayor of dowaiy you, 22 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: I mean you're fed up. I know you're fed up 23 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: with the issues of crime and anti social behavior. 24 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 2: Well, I had a meeting myself as a lot of 25 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: marrier of Darwin, the Chief Minister. I made it very 26 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 2: clear the situation is unacceptable. We've got significant numbers of 27 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 2: people from outside Darwin. They camp everywhere, the rabbits everywhere. 28 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 2: I have exhausted my resources to clean up the place 29 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 2: and ask for here help are the money and we 30 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 2: have now agreed that the group from the prisoners that 31 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 2: would be helping out to clean our city. But the 32 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 2: situation does not stop there. I asked for more police 33 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 2: on the ground and I'm very pleased to say that 34 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 2: the last few weeks I started seeing people, police men 35 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 2: and police women on the streets. Now patrolic Dowwin. This 36 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 2: is how we're going to resolve the issue. I mean 37 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: to listen, nine eleven year old kids assaulting people in Casarina, Well, hello, 38 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 2: where are the coppers? I mean, if they were around, 39 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 2: it would happen. And we know very well because I've 40 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 2: seen it before. We all seen it before. Something is 41 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 2: not working well. It has to be reviewed and he 42 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: has to be addressed quickly. 43 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, it really does. And you know, like right now, 44 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: So we've got this Karama community group. They had a 45 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: public meeting. One hundred people turned up. You know, they 46 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,399 Speaker 1: want to see the two kilometer rule when it comes 47 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: to drinking reinstated. So it is, you know, so obviously 48 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: it is the criminalization of that to be reintroduced. They understand, 49 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,519 Speaker 1: you know that there are limited spaces in rehab and 50 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: that kind of thing, but they're really concerned about that. 51 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: They're really concerned about the level of glass that is 52 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,119 Speaker 1: all around the place, in playgrounds in various areas. I'm 53 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: sure that your staff con probably spend an enormous amount 54 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 1: of time cleaning up that rubbish. 55 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 2: Not only the cleaning up the RUBBI is a collector 56 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 2: rubbish they get adding. Now. I asked the staff whatever 57 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 2: they seem bedding to get it and dispose it, but 58 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 2: properly if it's in a public place, because the parts 59 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 2: are not for people to sleep there. The parts are 60 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 2: for people to use, and I have no problem with 61 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 2: people using it, but you can't just make a mess. 62 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 2: The other day, I was driving down in my middle 63 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 2: on the road, so in the airport Land a whole 64 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 2: lot of rubbish opposite the vision, a lot of rubbish. 65 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 2: Nobody seems to collect them, nobody cares about it. Well, 66 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, you have to do it. We have to 67 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 2: do it. We'll do it. But the government has come, 68 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 2: he has to come to the party. I know they'll 69 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: announced three million dollars for the activation of Bandilla Bitch 70 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 2: because yeah, significant problems there and certainly are We're part 71 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 2: of it, and I will be talking to the government 72 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: what council can do. But at the same time, I have 73 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 2: to put in stop the dog park in Bandila because 74 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 2: the government's putting so much money. Let's see how we're 75 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: going to do, how we're going to activate it. Can 76 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 2: we put some sports ground? Can we put some lights 77 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 2: and power to attract some vents for food? Vants to 78 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 2: be there after hours because if there are people in 79 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 2: public places, we don't have itinerance or people coming there. 80 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: Can I ask? I know that you said right at 81 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: the start of these some of the community, so some 82 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: of those different shire councils obviously have some other ideas 83 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: when it comes to the way in which we deal 84 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: with crime and anti social behavior. What have some of 85 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: those ideas been that you've heard. 86 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 2: Well. I heard one of the major's remote community says, 87 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 2: create an area in our communities, send the use of 88 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: leaders here. We'll take under the local government authority and 89 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: we will actually make them clean the place. Not air 90 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 2: conditioned comfort in down Dale. Let's put them out in 91 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 2: real life, in a real remote territory, do some really 92 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 2: hard work and see if they want to go back again. 93 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 2: If they're offense to clean another community five hundred kilomebres 94 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 2: out of Darwin, I think it's a bloody good solution. 95 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 1: Con Can you ask some of those mes, because we're 96 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 1: hearing on the phone lines here in Darwen at the 97 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: moment that there are a lot of cars being stolen 98 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: around Darwen and Palmerston and surrounds, and they're being driven 99 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: out to various communities, and then that people are not 100 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: able to get them back into Darwin, or that it's 101 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: certainly a very difficult scenario. So I be interested to 102 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: hear from any of those means, you know, whether they're 103 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 1: in a situation where they've got cars out there that 104 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: have come in from different locations around. 105 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 2: I'll give you an update in our next meeting. Because 106 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 2: the situation that you see here you see it everywhere. 107 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 2: One thing I asked the Chief Minister was to actually 108 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 2: cancel the legislation that actually allows offenders or people on 109 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 2: bail to offend an offender and offender again with no reprecations. 110 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,239 Speaker 2: If you bridge bail, you shall go to PRISM. Simple 111 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 2: as that. Okay, not the first time you can make 112 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 2: a mistake, but the second time you've got to prism, 113 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 2: not pushing, putting around, not wrapping the knuckles, and off 114 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 2: your goes again. Because if you look in Facebook, many 115 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 2: people put their sensitive is footage their kids with their 116 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 2: ankle bracelets that they're committing crimes. These kids, obviously they're 117 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 2: on bail, the committment a crime. Why they're still out. 118 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: Corn I want to ask as well. Obviously the casual 119 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: Ina bus exchange. Now we spoke to Centtional Property Group 120 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: about this a little bit earlier this morning. I reckon 121 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,359 Speaker 1: that they've got in principal approval for that exchange to 122 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: be moved, but it does need to go through the development, consent, 123 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: to authority and all of the process to get to 124 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: the point where it is somewhere else where it's you know, 125 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: in that other location. Is this something that the council supports. 126 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 2: Well, we do support to move the bus e change, 127 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 2: but the reality is, do we really need a buses 128 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 2: change in cas Areina or why the buses can just 129 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 2: drive through Casarina, drop people pick up the bus pick 130 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 2: up people go somewhere else. By relocating the bus exchange 131 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 2: just on the other side where the proposed to next 132 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,159 Speaker 2: to the Casina club, our reckon is going to be 133 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 2: a recipe for disaster. Wait until somebody crossing the road 134 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: get hit by a bus or by a car and 135 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 2: get killed, and we again blaming each other. 136 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: But would we've really been in a situation. We're in 137 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: a major capital city. We don't have a bus stopping 138 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: at the shopping center. Doesn't it still need to stop 139 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: at the shopping center? Or do you reckon? 140 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 2: No, well it should stop at the shopping center, but 141 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 2: just a bus or not a bus exchange. Bus exchange 142 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 2: could be somewhere else more appropriately, most importantly, far away 143 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 2: from a leak it out. 144 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, fair enough, corn, just very quickly, because we've run 145 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: out of time. The waters By election. It's it's when 146 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: is it? Is it this weekend or the weekend. 147 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 2: After this weekend? Twenty seven of August this Saturday. Please vote. 148 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 2: You're electing a person who is going to actually represent 149 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 2: you in council and it will be your voice in counsel. 150 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 2: There are three candids at the moment, Kim Parah, Robbi 151 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 2: Lawrence and Gary Haslp. Whatever you do, vote, don't just 152 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 2: go fishing and then don't complain that this does not 153 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 2: happen your area. If you don't bother to vote, don't 154 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 2: bother to complain. Go and vote and then you've got 155 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 2: somebody to chew the area. Actually bring your concerns to the council. 156 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: Absolutely well. Convat Scarlus, the Lord Mayor of Darwa. We 157 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: will catch up with you again next week. Be really 158 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: keen to hear how this meeting with the Chief Minister 159 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: goes today. 160 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 2: Oh yes you will. 161 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: Thank you, con appreciate your time. 162 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 2: Thank Eddie.