1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: We know that all eyes indeed on the tropical cyclone. 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: But it's been a busy time for all of our 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: frontline workers with the emergency response as well as coordinating efforts, 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: and they've still got their day to day work as well. 5 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: Now joining us in the studio is the acting Assistant Commissioner. 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: He's also the regional Controller, James O'Brien. 7 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: Good morning to you, morning Katying, Morning to your listeners now. 8 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: James, I was saying to you off air, you know 9 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: I've known you for a long time. I think I 10 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: was working as a baby journalist twenty odd years ago 11 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: when cyclone Moniker, I think it was was heading for 12 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: Nolan Boy very true, then for Darwin and then we 13 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: had the Catherine River flood. All that time ago, I 14 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: thought that was a bad year. This has looking it's 15 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: been tough so far and now we've got this norell 16 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: floating around. 17 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 2: It has Katie and it's something that we've been talking 18 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 2: about this year in terms of emergency management. It's probably 19 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 2: the worst year that we've recognized on record. You know, 20 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 2: I've been in job for thirty two years, at those 21 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: senior levels for the last twenty odd and heavily involved 22 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 2: in emergency management situations across the territory for years. We 23 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 2: just haven't experienced so many weather events one after the 24 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: other after the other after the other. You know, since 25 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 2: we had Fena, the only break we got was over 26 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 2: Christmas and then we got the northern part got a 27 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 2: little break with our of springs getting absolutely trounced. 28 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: I suppose we're wet. 29 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 2: Water, but collectively, yeah, we haven't stopped as an emergency responder, 30 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 2: our en test, our fieries, our police. But I shouldn't 31 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 2: just say those people, because this is a you know, 32 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 2: we have function groups which are all government departments, non 33 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 2: government departments, even people like Red Cross. They are stretched absolutely. 34 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 2: And here comes another tropical cyclone called Norell, and it 35 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 2: more than likely we'll reach the northern Territory coast or 36 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 2: in the Gulf by Friday Saturday and then move more 37 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: west into that Catherine region again by that sort of 38 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 2: sday Monday. 39 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: So now this is something that you guys are keeping 40 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: a really close eye on at this point in time. 41 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: And I would assume looking at all the different modeling 42 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 1: and what may happen, but the likelihood here is that 43 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: that Catherine could realistic copper heat, more rain. 44 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 2: It could, Katie, Absolutely, It's definitely something we're planning for. 45 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 2: You know, when in these planning things, we always plan 46 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 2: for the worst, and so that's what we're doing. We're 47 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: looking at those outlying communities like Grid Island, what's the 48 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: impact there, Borrow a little at Number one, all of 49 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 2: the outstations around those areas as well. And then as 50 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 2: it traverses west, where is that water going to come? 51 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: You know, if there's a lot of rain, is it 52 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 2: going to fall in the Catherine Catchment? And that's something 53 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 2: we need to be prepared for, and it's probably something 54 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 2: i'd ask the community now, considering the days coming and 55 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 2: the simple fact that it may hit Friday, Saturday, Sunday 56 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 2: and affect those areas from the east side of the 57 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 2: Northern Territory to the west. Help please prepare now, because 58 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 2: if we're prepared, then we can take care of ourselves. 59 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: We can be resilient in our own homes, in our 60 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 2: own communities, and that actually helps emergency managers so much. 61 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: And we are going to catch up with Greg Jarvis, 62 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: the Deputy Incident Controller, in a few minutes time as well, 63 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: to talk more about that. From the emergency service perspective 64 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: and what people can do to be prepared, you know, James. 65 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: The tough thing is right now as well, is that 66 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: we are also managing the fact that we've got people 67 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: that are still indeed sheltering at Fosky Pavilion as well 68 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: as at Marra because where they live is still being 69 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: severely impacted by those floodwaters. You know, we right now 70 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: over the last couple of days, we heard on Sunday 71 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: evening there was a group of up to forty people 72 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: fighting with improvised weapons at Fossky. How concerning is some 73 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: of what's happened now over the last forty eight hours, 74 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: because even overnight there was a security guard allegedly spat 75 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: at after refusing people who are intoxicated to come back in. 76 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 2: Very true, Katie, and it's something that we're I suppose 77 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 2: as a police force, we're very concerned about. The behavior 78 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 2: just shouldn't happen. These people have come in from Daily River, 79 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: come in from Palumpa, and what we're trying to do 80 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 2: is provide them with all of the welfare services. So 81 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 2: the evacuation centers themselves are liquor free. They are private 82 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 2: spaces for those people to live and they're designed as 83 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 2: evacuation center, so we're absolutely right. We don't have all 84 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,119 Speaker 2: of the facilities that you would expect of a normal 85 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 2: home type thing, and that's something that we're looking at 86 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 2: trying to transition to. I just don't know how far 87 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 2: away that is, but we're looking at alternatives for those 88 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 2: people so that we can give them that extra comfort, 89 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 2: so some other accommodation. At the moment, we're in that 90 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: planning face. And I'm sure that you've heard the announcement 91 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 2: of mister Ken Davies. Yeah, as the coordinator of one 92 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 2: hundred million dollars, so I think you know his mandate 93 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 2: is to do that bill back better for the Northern 94 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 2: Territory and that involves these people in the evacuation sines 95 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: because we know at the moment what they're going through 96 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 2: and they need to feel safe, absolutely, so, recognizing these 97 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 2: incidents as recently putting my operational had on for Greater Darwin, 98 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 2: I've asked for extra resourcing to go in there, not 99 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 2: just from the police but also through private security and 100 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 2: that through the EOC, just to make sure that we 101 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 2: provide that surety for those people that they can feel safe. 102 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 2: What I can say though, too, Katie, is that most 103 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 2: of those incidentss are happening outside of the boundaries of 104 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 2: the evacuation centers, where more than likely people have gone away, 105 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 2: consumed a bit of alcohol and come back and are 106 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 2: causing trouble. And so they're those things that we actually 107 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 2: need to look at a little bit further. 108 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: And this is the worry, right, And I think you 109 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 1: and I had spoken about this, or i'd certainly spoken 110 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: to one of the incident controllers about this, probably a 111 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:57,919 Speaker 1: week ago. Even at Marra, I'd seen people sort of 112 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: sitting behind the stairs at one point drinking alcohol. You know, 113 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: there'd been somebody else contacted saying that there was drug 114 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: paraphernalia around. And you know, I understand that people are 115 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 1: going through a really tough patch being stuck in an 116 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: evacuation center, but you've got to make sure you're doing 117 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: the right thing. 118 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 2: Yes, and that is exactly right, and we ask those 119 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 2: people to do that while also considering the fact that 120 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 2: they're going through a real rough time. But still that's 121 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 2: no excuse to go out and feel yourself full of 122 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 2: alcohol and cause a ruckus. And so that's why we 123 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 2: need to be there and just up our ante a 124 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 2: little bit around those areas to keep people sending. 125 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: So is there a need for some longer term accommodation 126 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: for the people of the daily I guess specifically because 127 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: how much longer are we expecting them to be here? 128 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: I mean, we used to be able to, you know, 129 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: to house people at Howard Springs. That's not an option anymore. 130 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 1: Are there any other options at this point? Or is 131 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 1: that being seriously looked at? 132 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 2: Like I say, I think something is being looked at 133 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 2: at the moment. I don't know what that is, but 134 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 2: I do know that we are looking at various options 135 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 2: for what that might look like, because we understand that 136 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 2: this could be quite prolonged, and we don't want people 137 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 2: in evacuation centers where they're sleeping on, you know, a 138 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 2: makeshift mattress type thing, even though they've got all the 139 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 2: welfare support and Red Cross and a whole heap of 140 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 2: things in those centers to look after and activities and 141 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 2: pop up schools and those sorts of things for the kids. 142 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 2: We're really trying, but we understand that it's probably not 143 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 2: the best long term solution, so we're working on it. 144 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, And so as we now look at the potential 145 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: of cyclone NoREL coming across causing a lot more wet weather. 146 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: Like how long could people end up in these evacuation centers. 147 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 2: For that is how long is a piece of string caaping? Yeah, 148 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 2: and that is it for us, and that's what we 149 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: have to plan for. You know, if we look at 150 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 2: if we get heavy rain in the Catherine catchment area, 151 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 2: that will mean that the Catherine River will rise more 152 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 2: than likely. That water takes about seven days to get 153 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 2: to Daily River. So we're seeing that Daily River at 154 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 2: the moment at the police station, slowly receding at the moment. 155 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 2: But the ground's really wet and you would have heard 156 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 2: of that, heard that from the bureau. The ground's just 157 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: soaked at the moment, and so any extra rain is 158 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 2: going to cause those rivers to rise. And as you've seen, 159 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 2: we've done quite a few rescues. 160 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: Well, yeah, that's the next thing I wanted to ask about. 161 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. Some of them have been spectacular. 162 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: I mean, last week we caught up with Ben Parfitt 163 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,679 Speaker 1: and then I saw the vision on the police social 164 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: media page of him catching up with the dog. I 165 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: think that was yesterday, all the day before the big 166 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: German shepherd, which I thought was just incredible. But some 167 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: of these other situations have been, you know, a bit 168 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: beyond the joke, like this one at Waterhouse River where 169 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: the police have literally told this forty five year old 170 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 1: blog to not go into the water and he has 171 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: and then you're using your precious resources to rescue him. 172 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: I mean, just stay out of the water. 173 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 2: People, Yes, and that's it. If it's flooded, forget it. 174 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 2: I think that's pretty simple. And if I could be 175 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 2: so bold, you can't police jupidity. And it's not saying that, 176 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 2: you know, these people are stupid. They're probably thinking can 177 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 2: I get across? But just don't think like that. If 178 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 2: there's flowing water, Please just don't do it, because not 179 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 2: only are you risking your own life, but the lives 180 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 2: of our staff, all of our emergency responders. The helicopter pilot, 181 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 2: it was just flying by with that bend. Pat well, 182 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 2: you know he's not often talked about, but he was 183 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 2: just flying by and went, hey can I help, and 184 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 2: sure thing we went. And I'm sure Katie. There are 185 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 2: many of those stories around the territory, from Alice Springs 186 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 2: to the Victoria River region, and those sorts of areas 187 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 2: where volunteers just everyday people have done that and we 188 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 2: just haven't heard of them. 189 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's very true. I reckon they probably would be. Hey, 190 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: another one though in Alice Springs yesterday as well, where 191 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: two people then had to be rescued. They were traveling 192 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: towards Hermannsburg along Larapint Drive and one of the occupants 193 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 1: of that land cruiser was on the roof of the 194 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: car about fifty meters downstream. The second was clinging to 195 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: a tree. I'm a really strong swimmer, not to you know, 196 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: blow wind in my own trumpet, but I would not 197 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: go into flooded waterways. So I think I don't know, 198 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: like like I just you know, you worry about people, rightly. 199 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: Do you worry that someone's going to end up drowning? 200 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 2: Absolutely you do, and I suppose I kin it too. 201 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 2: In the Northern Territory, we always see that footage at 202 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 2: Kale's Crossing of somebody being you know, trapped there when 203 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 2: the waters are over, And it's the same with all 204 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 2: of the other flood areas that we've got across the 205 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 2: territory at the moment, you know, that particular one in 206 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 2: Alice springs. We had an array of emergency responders from fire, 207 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 2: emergency Services and police. They were donning vests to go in, 208 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 2: like floatation vests and devices and having to winch them out. 209 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:49,479 Speaker 2: It's just the resource intensiveness of that is quite substantial. 210 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 2: And we put our lives at risk all the time, 211 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 2: or the people that do. 212 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: That do it. 213 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 2: So again, if it's flooded, forget it. Please don't put 214 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 2: your own lives at risk, because then we have to 215 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 2: come along all of those emergency responders and put their 216 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 2: own lives. 217 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, and like you just do not want to be 218 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: driving through water that you don't know how deep it 219 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 1: is exactly, and then you're in a car, you know, 220 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: Like I think to myself, what if you can't get out. 221 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: We see it happen all around Australia at different times 222 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: when there's flooded waterways. The ramifications are horrific. 223 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 2: They are Katie, and I mean even Queensland at the 224 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 2: moment of experiencing these things as well. And I dare 225 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 2: say with Tropical Cyclone Narrell coming they will get some more. 226 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 2: And I've been involved in some situations where you know 227 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 2: that the worst result has happened as a result of 228 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 2: people driving through floodwaters and it's a terrible thing to do. 229 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 2: So I just urge the public please just do not 230 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 2: go into any type of flooded water at all, whether 231 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 2: it's on foot or in your vehicle, whether you think 232 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 2: you can drive through it, just don't. 233 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: Just don't. Well, James O'Brien, Regional Controller and also the 234 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 1: acting Assistant Commissioner, I reckon you and I are probably 235 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: going to be talking again over the next couple of 236 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: days as keep an eye on Norell and get a 237 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: bit of a better understanding of exactly what's going to 238 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 1: happen there. But please, everybody take care you do not 239 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: go in flooded water, no matter where you are. And 240 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,959 Speaker 1: please we're going to talk more about cyclone preparedness, but 241 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: everybody please just be aware that we could be in 242 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: for some more very wet weather. 243 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 2: That is exactly right, Katie and I thank you for today, 244 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 2: and thank you for your listeners listening and obviously be prepared. 245 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 2: And yeah, I'm sure that we will be talking. 246 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,679 Speaker 1: In the next I reckon, So James O'Brien, thank you 247 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:35,839 Speaker 1: so much for your time this morning. Much appreciated.