1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Now the Lord Mayor of Darwin, Peter Styles, is just 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: called through. Good morning to you, Peter Styles. 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 2: Hi, Katie Styles Eat a lot. 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: Of criticism towards the Darwin City Council this morning with 5 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 1: the dump closed. What's the go. 6 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,240 Speaker 2: So, Katie? The situation is that the City of Darwin 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 2: has an arrangement with the Northern Territory Government that in 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 2: these situations the Nordon Teratory government will open an emergency 9 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 2: green waste disposal site and that is out of Hidden Valley. 10 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: I'm led to believe that that was supposed to be 11 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 2: open yesterday but they didn't have their traffic management planning place, 12 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:35,599 Speaker 2: so as a result of that they've kept it closed. 13 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: So how come you guys didn't just keep the dump 14 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: open in the meantime. 15 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 2: Well, what we've done, Well, first of all, Katie has 16 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: had a road internal road collapse at the dump. We're 17 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,959 Speaker 2: actually re pairing that at the moment because our priority 18 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 2: is public health. We've got to get rid of all 19 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 2: the rotting waste, all the foods stuff that's rotted, and 20 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 2: also general collection and the roadside collection has started today. 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: By that rotting waste, do you mean obviously people getting 22 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: their bins collected with all the you know, all the 23 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: ways that they've had. 24 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 2: Throughout the week exactly. So anyone that's lost power will 25 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 2: be throwing out a lot of food that's got to 26 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: be we've got to handle it out there and bury that. 27 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 2: So it's not a public health issue, but we've got 28 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 2: to fix the internal roads the green waste. The last 29 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 2: time we had this problem, we had about two to 30 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 2: three climbitter lineup down the roads to get rid of 31 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 2: green waste. Now, we can't prioritize public health if we're 32 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 2: dealing with green waste, which is why there's an arrangement 33 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 2: with the Northern Territory government and I'm a bit disappointed 34 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 2: in the Chief Minister doesn't know what's going on now. 35 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 2: A waste disposal site that was supposed to be open yesterday, 36 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 2: we were led to believe, but they why don't. 37 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: We have Hidden Valley and Sholbey opening together. 38 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 2: Well, first of all, Shoal Bay, the council is out 39 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 2: there cleaning up all the access to emergency services so 40 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: they can get in to do their job. We're taking 41 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 2: our own green waste out there. But the problem we 42 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 2: have at the moment is we're pairing the internal road 43 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: that's collapsed and. 44 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: There's no other access for people to use. 45 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 2: No what happens. It's actually a bit dangerous repairing the road. 46 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 2: But we've got to take the green waste of the 47 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 2: council's collecting out there. The green waste side at Hidden 48 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 2: Valley is the one that's the emergency green waste disposal 49 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 2: site that the Northern Territory government is supposed to open yesterday. 50 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: So I see people are furious. They're questioning what's changed, 51 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: you know, other than that road from cyclo markers. 52 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: Well, I don't blame them for being a bit upset 53 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 2: the green waste site. And I went on the line 54 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 2: yes last night trying to find the information on the 55 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 2: Hidden Valley waste disposal side out there. 56 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: Markets during markets, we're all going to the actual dump. 57 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,679 Speaker 2: Well that's true, but you had a two and a 58 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: half kilometer line at the dump to get into the dump, 59 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 2: the huge delays out there, and of course once you 60 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: get into the dump, they've got to and then get 61 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 2: the bulldozers and move it all. It takes a lot 62 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 2: of time to handle that much waste, which is why 63 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 2: GET councils made the arrangement. 64 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 1: But couldn't we have both like you know what I mean, Well. 65 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:19,919 Speaker 2: How do you get rid of all the rotting waste 66 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 2: out there when you've got two and a half kilometer lineup? 67 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: Well, it's going to be the case no matter what. 68 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 1: When you guys open, it's going to be the case. 69 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: It's going to be the same at Hidden Valley. 70 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 2: No. Well, Hidden Valley's got a much larger area. 71 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, but it's still the same level of waste, but 72 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: it is. 73 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 2: But it's a huge area where you can just dump 74 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 2: waste and then later they'll bulldoze it all and deal with. 75 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: It all, right, Starzy. One of the big questions that 76 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: we are getting today is what about a verge side collection? 77 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: Is the council going to be going around and collecting 78 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: all the greenways that people have got on their verges 79 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: at the moment. A lot of seniors getting in contact 80 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: with us this morning saying Katie, you know, I just 81 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: can all to twenty trips to the dump. 82 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 2: Well, I'm not exactly sure how much waste the council 83 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 2: will pick up from the verge, but we've asked people 84 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 2: not to put it out in the verge. At this 85 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 2: point in time, there's a lot of waste from people's 86 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 2: houses will have to be taken down themselves to the Hiddenvalley. 87 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: So the green waste, if you're not putting it on 88 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:21,280 Speaker 1: your verge, where are you meant to put it? 89 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: I take it to Hidden Valley? 90 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, but you can't. Like for me, I've got literally 91 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: a massive rain tree down, Like I know, just for myself, 92 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: speaking from my own experience on the weekend, it's going 93 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: to take it's going to take us loads and loads 94 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: of trips to to Hidden Valley to be able to 95 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: get it there. That's just me down the road. I've got, 96 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: you know, a senior that lives up the road from me, 97 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: who's going to have loads and loads of green waste 98 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 1: to take. It's got to be on the verge because 99 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: you can't have it in your yard or you can't 100 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: get out of your yard. 101 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 2: Well, people are going to have to get Like I've 102 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 2: got a big tree down, I've got the contractors out 103 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 2: there in that's going to we all do. 104 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, as we all do. 105 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 2: Insurance is going to cover that for me. Yeah. But 106 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 2: in relation to seniors, I was talking to Athene of 107 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 2: Pasco Bell a little while ago, and we're going to 108 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: approach disaster recovery Australia once we actually hopefully get some 109 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 2: volunteers to come up and especially help seniors and people 110 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 2: who are less mobile and can't do those sort of jobs. 111 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: Okay, so at this point in time, the council doesn't 112 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: have Shoalbey open and you're not going to be doing 113 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 1: verge side collections. So what exactly is the council doing. 114 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 2: Well, I've got to talk to Simon about that and 115 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 2: just see what arrangements were we going to make for 116 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 2: those verge side collections where people can't actually do that. 117 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 2: But some of the operational stuff I'm not fully across. 118 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 2: Simone Saunders, our CEO, is the lead in that. In 119 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 2: all the operational stuff. 120 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: Well, probably we need her on then, because these are 121 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: the questions that people are asking. 122 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 2: We'll get her on and she can explain some of 123 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:00,359 Speaker 2: the operational issues that we're pacing out there at But 124 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 2: she's at the table, she's the one getting all that 125 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 2: information on the operational side of things. But we'll do 126 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 2: our very best to clean up the streets and those 127 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 2: that can't get to the tip, well we'll have to 128 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 2: make some arrangements there. But I'll get back to you 129 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 2: on that. 130 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 1: Cadience so just for regular like just for regular people 131 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: as well. There's like the council doesn't assist in any 132 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: way in terms of that cleanup. 133 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 2: Now, we've cleaned up the streets and obviously if there's 134 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 2: stuff out in the streets, we will be cleaning that up. 135 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 2: But the stuff that's on private property, people have to 136 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 2: actually do a ute load to the waste disposal side 137 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 2: of Hidden Delhi. 138 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: All right, So at this point in time, what like 139 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: just outlay for us what the council is doing. 140 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 2: Well, I'm not sure exactly what we're doing at the moment, 141 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 2: because that plan comes as a result of the assessments 142 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 2: that we're done. Yesterday and this morning, we've had ten 143 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 2: teams out there. We've got five hundred climbers of roads 144 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 2: we need to open up, and also prioritizing things like 145 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 2: school access to schools, childcare centers, and emergency service facilities. 146 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 2: We've been prioritizing that. But they'll have that at the 147 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 2: operations center as to what they're prioritizing at the moment now. 148 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: So in terms of though that assessing the roads and 149 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: making sure you know, like checking all of that damage, 150 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: where are you at with all of that? Like I 151 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: know that there's been some big trees down across some 152 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: of the roads in the city. For example, I know 153 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: in one area in Stuart Park a massive tree across 154 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: the road. Is that is that council? Are you guys 155 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: out to assess that or what's the process? 156 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, well we're out there along with emergency services who 157 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 2: are doing a fantastic job. But our staff are out 158 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 2: there cleaning up those roads and giving access to people 159 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 2: selling your home and get out and access for emergency vehicles. 160 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: Should that be necessary, Starcy, someone's just been in contact 161 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: with us and said, what happens for those residents that 162 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: don't have a use or a trailer? 163 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 2: Well, they have to get some sort of if it's 164 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 2: on your property. The council can't clean up all of 165 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 2: the private property in Darwen. We just don't have the 166 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 2: resources to do that. That's when you'd actually have to 167 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 2: get the Northern CHURCHI Government to come in with resources 168 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 2: if that was to occur. 169 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: All right, I guess there's questions to be asked in 170 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: terms of you know, what happens next for a lot 171 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: of territory and so, like I said, a lot of 172 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: seniors saying to us Katie, you know I've got a 173 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: massive tree. We've done our best neighbors have come to 174 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: help in terms of chainsawing it down, but I'm not 175 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,199 Speaker 1: going to be able to get it to the dump myself. 176 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,359 Speaker 1: So it sounds like there's still a lot of information 177 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: to come. 178 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 2: Well, we'll be talking to Disaster Recovery Australia as well 179 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 2: to see what they can do, and also the Northern 180 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 2: Church of Government. They can get access to funding out 181 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 2: of the Commonwealth to assist with all that sort of stuff. 182 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 2: That's the sort of thing that's been working on as 183 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:55,839 Speaker 2: we speak. I'll talk to someone and see if she 184 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 2: can give you a call to let you know the 185 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 2: latest on what's up up to dating information about what's 186 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 2: actually happening operationally. 187 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: All right, Peter stars We're gonna have to leave it there. 188 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: We have got a heck of a lot to cover 189 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: off on this morning. Thanks so much for your time, 190 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: Lord Mayor of Darwin, Peter Starles, thank you.