1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: All eyes at this point in time on Cyclone Nerel 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: and making sure that we are all prepared after what 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: has been a phenomenal wet season really for all the 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: wrong reasons. 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 2: We know that. 6 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: Catherine's still grappling with the flood impacts and the cleanup, 7 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: but it is looking as though, you know, they could 8 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: be in for more wet weather over the coming days. 9 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 1: Now joining us on the line right now is Greg Jarvis, 10 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:27,319 Speaker 1: See Deputy incident Controller. Hopefully I've got you on the 11 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: line there. Good morning to you, Greg. 12 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: Hey, good morning Katie. Thank you for having me. 13 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, mate, thank you so much for your time this morning. 14 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: We just caught up with James O'Brien and spoke a 15 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: little bit about, you know, about this cyclone NoREL, but 16 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: we wanted to speak to you more about how we 17 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: all need to be prepared at this point. You know, 18 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: what are the expectations with cyclone Norell at the moment? 19 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks Katie. Look at the moment, it's obviously heading 20 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 2: towards Queensland. It's going to cross the Queensland coast and 21 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 2: expected to move back into the Gulf in coming days. 22 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 2: We anticipate that the bomb will issue a cyclone watch tomorrow. 23 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 2: At some point advice from the bomb was that that 24 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 2: cyclone watch area will be everywhere from Norlanboy all the 25 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 2: way around to Borrow or so we're covering quite a 26 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 2: large area of land in the Northern Territory. They have 27 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 2: a track in mind that it's going to move straight 28 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: across the top of Groot and into the mainland. But 29 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 2: obviously the cyclone itself is there, but there's going to 30 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 2: be weather either side of that. So we're looking at 31 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 2: a large area that we need people to be prepared for. 32 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm just looking on I've been looking on the 33 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: Bureau of Meteorologies website. I was looking on Windy as well, 34 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: just a short time ago. And no matter what, it does, 35 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: look as though, at the very least, we're in for 36 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: a heck of a lot of rain potentially. 37 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, And we're talking about an area in the Northern 38 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: Territory that's already experienced a lot of rain. We have 39 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 2: swollen rivers, we have wet soil. We're looking depending on 40 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: where the path goes, we're looking at a lot of 41 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 2: water falling into catchments that have already been very severely 42 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: impacted in the most recent weeks. 43 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: So what are we planning for in terms of, like 44 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: with emergency services at this point, what are you guys 45 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: planning for in terms of, you know, the potential of 46 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: it remaining a cyclone or the potential of just how 47 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: much rain we might see. And as you've said, it's 48 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: really like it's a huge portion of the top end. 49 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, it is. It's a large area. I think this 50 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 2: will take in every region within the Northern Territory. From 51 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 2: November we've had every region impacted, so we're looking at 52 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: a large area. We're expecting it to be a Category 53 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: three at the moment when it arrives in the vicinity 54 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 2: of Grid Island and as it moves onto the mainland. 55 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 2: We're modeling somewhere between one fifty to two hundred mills 56 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 2: of rain in coming days, particularly across the Catherine region. 57 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 2: Not that there's many positive outcomes for a cyclone, but 58 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 2: with this one, we're expecting it to be relatively far 59 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 2: us moving, while we will still be impacted. If it's 60 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: a fast moving cyclone, that means the footprint of that 61 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 2: rainfall will be moving across much quicker than if it 62 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 2: was a slow meeting, so there will be an impact 63 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: but we're hoping that it keeps moving westward and away 64 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 2: from us. 65 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: We all hope. So, Greg, what can we all do 66 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: to be prepared at this point? You know, particularly I 67 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: guess for our residents in Catherine, for example, they're already 68 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: you know, they're struggling, they're trying to clean up. 69 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, Our thoughts are with everyone who's impacted already. 70 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: We have communities juk Mingen bes Week daily River that 71 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 2: haven't been able to return to their homes and wait 72 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: for some time. So this is impacting a large part 73 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 2: of our population. I guess now we're Wednesday, this is 74 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 2: where we take that big deep breath and we get 75 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 2: back into preparations ahead of what's coming towards us. So 76 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 2: people need to make sure that they're looking at their 77 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 2: cyclone kits or their emergency kits. Particularly those regions that 78 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 2: have already been impacted. They may find that they've already 79 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 2: depleted some of those supplies, so their water, there's three 80 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 2: days of food, their batteries, their torches. We want to 81 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 2: make sure that people are prepared, particularly in some of 82 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 2: those remote communities. If they are impacted, it may take 83 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: us some time to get back in there. People that 84 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 2: take medication. We want them engaged with their clinics in advance. 85 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 2: We've got those a couple of days now. We want 86 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 2: to make sure that everyone has the supplies they need 87 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 2: and that people are then looking to yourself, looking to 88 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: the ABC, looking to secure in Tea to make sure 89 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 2: they're informed about what's coming and what they can expect. 90 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, look, you know, I feel for people at the moment. Hey, 91 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: it's such a It's like, usually we love the wet weather, Greg, 92 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: but this time around this year, it's just been phenomenal. 93 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: Like it's the amount of rain that we've experienced and 94 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: you know, the areas that we've received, and I guess 95 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: it's just been unprecedented for so many reasons. 96 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 2: It has been. I think when you look back to 97 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 2: Cyclone Fan and we had Australia's earlier cyclone and we 98 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 2: haven't let up then. So I think that was an 99 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 2: indication of where this season was going. And we still 100 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 2: have a long way to go. As I said, this 101 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 2: is an opportunity for everyone take a deep breath. I 102 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 2: know it's hard. I know that everyone's tired and everyone's 103 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 2: working really hard to do the best, but this is 104 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: our you know, We've got these next couple of days 105 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: to start preparing for what will be our next challenge. 106 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: We will How are you guys going, How are our 107 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: emergency services going at the moment? Because I think that 108 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: very often, you know, we're all very insular, We think 109 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: about ourselves, but you've all been involved in, you know, 110 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: phenomenal sort of efforts when it comes to making sure 111 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,559 Speaker 1: other people are safe. You've been involved in a number 112 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: of rescues as well. How are all of our emergency 113 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: service and frontline workers going at the moment. 114 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 2: Look, we're tired, everyone's very tired. I think this is 115 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 2: a great opportunity to thank the work that everyone is 116 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 2: doing from NTEST and Northern Territory emergency services, Please Fire 117 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 2: Ambulance and John's our welfare staff that demanding the cyclones, 118 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 2: are the evacuation centers, our health staff that are supporting 119 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 2: those that are being relocated. Everyone's working really hard. Everyone's 120 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 2: yet very very tired. But we have a great portion 121 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 2: of staff across NTG and non MTG agencies and services 122 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,799 Speaker 2: that are committed to making sure that people are safe. 123 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 2: We've obviously thank as well as the defense that are 124 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 2: helping out in Catherine here at the eo CED Emergency 125 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 2: Operations Center. We've also been supported by staff from Western Australia, 126 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 2: from Victoria, from New South Wales. We're getting support from 127 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 2: everywhere at the moment and this is what we need. 128 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 2: But it's just again, I'll take that opportunity to thank everyone, 129 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 2: to thank all the staff, the volunteers, everyone that's contributing 130 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 2: to it, and as well to think our residents out there, 131 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 2: particularly as we move into this next period of rain. 132 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 2: I just as fantastic as some of that footage is 133 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 2: around helicopters and people being rescued out of water, we 134 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 2: don't want to repeat it that we need to make 135 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 2: sure that people are staying out of the waters. The 136 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 2: rain is going to come with his cyclone. It is 137 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 2: going to swell even rivers that are already up. We 138 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 2: need to stay out of it. Obviously phrases that don't 139 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 2: be a flood with and if it's flooded, forget it. 140 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 2: But this is like I can't stretch that enough. We 141 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 2: are so stretched at the moment across with our finite resources. 142 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 2: We need people to be prepared and to be at 143 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 2: to act in an appropriate manner. 144 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're spot on, Greg. Thank you for your time 145 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: this morning. A big thank you to everybody that is 146 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: working in you know, various different departments as you said, 147 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: people that are not with departments. You know, our frontline 148 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: workers are working bloody hard and it's been unrelenting really 149 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: since Veno. So a big thank you to everybody out 150 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: there working really hard to look after us. 151 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 2: Thanks Katie, thank you for having us. 152 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: Thank you, thanks so much for your time this morning