1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Joining me live in the studio this morning is the 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: Mayor of Palmerston, Athena Pasco Bell. Good morning to you, 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: Good morning, lovely to have you in the studio Athena. Now, 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: there's been quite a bit happening, I know, with the 5 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: change of government. There's also been a change of CEO 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: for the City of Palmerston. Who's stepping in or what's 7 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: the situation? 8 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 2: So our former CEO, Luco Ciccarelli has moved over to government. Yep, 9 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 2: it's big loss for the City of Palmerston. So we're 10 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 2: going to recruit for a. 11 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 3: New CEO in the interim. 12 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 2: We've appointed Amelia Vello, who was our deputy CEO, as 13 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 2: our interim CEO while recruitment is underway. 14 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: Well, that is good, and it sounds like if she 15 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: if she's been the deputy, it's going to be quite 16 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: seamless her acting in that role. 17 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 3: Yes, it is. Yeah, yeah. 18 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: Now there's plenty happening out in Palmerston. I suppose there 19 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: always is. And you've just had your cyclone or your 20 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: pre cyclone cleanup. Did you collect a lot of stuff? 21 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 2: There was over three hundred and thirty two tons of 22 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 2: waste collected the recycling collection increased by fifty seven percent 23 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 2: on last year, which is great. Sixty one bicycles were 24 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 2: saved and have been given a new life thanks to HPA. 25 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 3: There were three hundred and. 26 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 2: Twenty one mattresses collected and over one thousand, four hundred 27 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 2: pieces of e waste so printers, TVs, that sort of 28 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 2: electronic gear. If you've missed the cleanup and would like 29 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 2: information on how to recycle year round, you can visit 30 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 2: our website and of course archers always open so you 31 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 2: can take whatever you want down to Archer as well. 32 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: In terms of that three hundred and thirty two tons, 33 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: how's that in comparison to previous years? 34 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 2: Oh, look, I haven't actually had a look at the 35 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 2: comparison to last year. 36 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: It's so much stuff, isn't it. Like I was talking 37 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: to the City of Darwin as well earlier in the 38 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: week the CEO, and it is such a huge amount 39 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: of stuff really for the councils that you're collecting, and 40 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: rightly so, because it means it's not in people's yards 41 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: and flying around them come cycling time. But jeez, it's 42 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: a big job. 43 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: Yeah. When you realize how much stuff you accumulate, you know, 44 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 2: sitting out in your backyard and you're. 45 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 3: You go, what have I even got this? 46 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 2: Why am I still I'll just please my husband for that. 47 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 3: To bring exactly exactly. But no, that is good news. 48 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: And so if people do still have stuff, you can 49 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: get the info on on other ways to recycle or 50 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: what you can do by going to the website. 51 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, and if you do have stuff left out on 52 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: the bird, you really need to deal with it yourself 53 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: now because you've missed the collection. 54 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: So yeah, well, and it is like I always think, 55 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: it is a really good service that the councils provide 56 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: coming and collecting all of that waste. So you know, 57 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: you're given the timeframes, you're given the dates. It is 58 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,839 Speaker 1: widely publicized all over the place, so if you've left 59 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: it too late, it's really your own fault. Now. In 60 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: terms of Palmerston's Australia Day Award nominations, when have people 61 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: got until to nominate? 62 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 2: You have until the tenth of November and there are 63 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: three categories. So we have Citizen of the Year, which 64 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 2: is people aged over thirty on the twenty sixth January 65 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 2: next year. Young Citizen are for people aged sixteen to 66 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 2: twenty nine. 67 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 3: And community event of the year. 68 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 2: So if you know either a community group who puts 69 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: on an event or people in the community who have 70 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 2: been doing fabulous things, please nominate them. Head to the 71 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 2: council website for more information and to submit a nomination. 72 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: It is such an excellent way for people to be recognized, 73 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: and so many people do so much within the community 74 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: really not wanting that recognition or not sort of looking 75 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: for that recognition. But it is always lovely when people 76 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: are giving up their time, they're putting in so much 77 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: effort for other people to get that recognition. 78 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, it is. 79 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 2: There's so many people who do great things. They do 80 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 2: it quietly, and you know there's people who notice. So 81 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 2: if you do notice someone that's been doing a really 82 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 2: great job, it's a really nice thing to do to 83 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 2: nominate someone. And even if they don't win, we do 84 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 2: celebrate all the nominations at a special event, so you 85 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 2: know they get some recognition anyway. 86 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: Good stuff. Now I understand that the City of Palmerston 87 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: is teaming up with Gateway and you guys are having 88 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: some ghostly gatherings for Halloween. 89 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's back for another year. So it's got such 90 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 2: an exciting Weekend of Fun. So that's on Saturday, the 91 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: twenty sixth of October between nine and four, and then 92 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: again on Sunday, the twenty seventh of October, from ten 93 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 2: till three. There'll be lots of activities, including the Ghostly 94 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 2: Gathering's Best Dressed competition. There's a Haunted House, trick or treat, 95 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 2: and lots more. There's also a free movie screening on 96 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 2: both days at twelve thirty, which is Ghostbusters Frozen Empire. 97 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 3: Lots of people get dressed. 98 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 2: Up and come out in the bookiest costumes, which is 99 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 2: really a lot of fun. YELP and you can get 100 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 2: the information and how to register for the competition on 101 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 2: Council's website. 102 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 1: And it is something it's interesting, I suppose once you well, 103 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 1: depending on what age your kids are, they love Halloween. 104 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: I've always seen it as such an American thing, but 105 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: the kids love it. They love getting it amongst it 106 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: and going out trick or treating or going to the 107 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: different events. So it is a good thing to be 108 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: involved in. 109 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 2: It is and if you don't want to have your 110 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 2: kids out trickle treating, bring them along to Ghostly Gatherings 111 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 2: because the store holders in Gateway do get involved as well. 112 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 3: Yeah. Cool. 113 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 2: So you can just wander around the shopping center and 114 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 2: take part in all their fun and activity that's happening. 115 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 2: But if you're head up into the cinema area, that's 116 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 2: where lots of the fun happens. 117 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, good stuff. Now Athena, before I let you go, 118 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: I know it's National Children's Week. It's Tuesday, the twenty 119 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: second of October. As I understand that there's something happening 120 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 1: at the Palmeston Recreation Center. 121 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, so we have a day of celebration. 122 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 2: I guess there's a free event aimed at zero to 123 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 2: five year olds on Tuesday the twenty second, between nine 124 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 2: and twelve. The activities include top end critters. There's face painting, 125 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 2: jumping castles, a photo booth, and lots of stalls. 126 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 3: There's also coffee for the parents and guardians. 127 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 2: Yep, I don't it's a little nothing happens, and nothing 128 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 2: happens until I've had coffee in the morning. 129 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 3: I've had three already. 130 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: Athena, So I think it's right to say that nothing 131 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 1: happens for me until that happens. 132 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 2: You know, there's lots of activity in that morning, so 133 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 2: bring your zero to five year olds along and you 134 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 2: can get more information on City of Palmerston's Facebook page 135 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,679 Speaker 2: and website For that one good stuff. 136 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: Someone's just messaged through and said, with the ghostly gatherings, 137 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: is it free or is there a cost? 138 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 3: It's free, Yeah, perfect. 139 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: Stuff, good stuff for l Athena Pasco Bell. We're going 140 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: to have to leave it there because we've got a 141 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: chill across to the National news. Good to catch up 142 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 1: with you this morning. Thanks so much for joining me. 143 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:33,799 Speaker 3: Thank you.