1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: For the first time in seven years, m Kuna Warra 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: is going to open its gates to the community, giving 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: people the chance to see what it's like to serve 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: in the Royal Australian Navy. So it's going to be 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: a free public event. It is a rare opportunity to 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: explore the latest naval vessel and chat to the Australian 7 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: and international sailors. And joining us in the studio to 8 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: tell us more is Commanding Officer Captain David Shervington. 9 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: Good morning to. 10 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 3: You, hiokaty, pleasure to be here. 11 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: Heare lovely to have you in the studio. Thanks so 12 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: much for your time. Now tell me what are some 13 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: of the tell me more about the open day first. 14 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, so it is seven years as you mentioned since 15 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 4: we've had an open day. There's been a lot of 16 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 4: capability upgrades at Hbascuona Warra, which is located in Larachia. 17 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 3: They're just in the city. 18 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 4: We've had lots of stuff going on in the last 19 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 4: seven years and we've finally got to a point where 20 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 4: the base is looking really good yep. And this open 21 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 4: day is also time to coincide with Exercise Pitch Black 22 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 4: because there are some naval vessels that are coming from 23 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 4: the Italian Navy, a carrier strike group, and we're going 24 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 4: to have for the first time, I think, in Darwin, 25 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 4: the flagship of the Italian Navy cvoor In, and we're 26 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 4: going to. 27 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 3: Open that up to the public. 28 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 4: There'll be some aircraft on board there that you'll be 29 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 4: able to book tickets for. And it's a really exciting 30 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 4: time for defense in the North. 31 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 2: Is it quite a rare opportunity for it? 32 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: Sounds like a very rare opportunity for Territorians to be 33 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,559 Speaker 1: able to get on vessels from other countries as well. 34 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 3: It is. Yeah, it's often hard. 35 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 4: I mean, other countries have specific security requirements, but the 36 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 4: Italians have come to the party for us and we're 37 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 4: really excited to get them along. We're also going to 38 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 4: have some of our vessels open, including one of our 39 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 4: patrol boats that we use three hundred and sixty five 40 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 4: days of the year on board of protection operations that's 41 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 4: based out of here. 42 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: So what can people sort of expect to see when 43 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: they do get on board. 44 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, so on our vessels, well, we'll have our rigid 45 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 4: hull in flatable boats operating, so they'll be opportunities there 46 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 4: to jump on and do a bit of a rib 47 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:03,919 Speaker 4: ride in the harbor. 48 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 3: They go fast, so if you like fast things, that'll 49 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 3: be good. 50 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: I'll lovely awesome. 51 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 4: They'll see the basic capabilities of patrol boat. And then 52 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,679 Speaker 4: when we move across to the aircraft carrier, I'm expecting 53 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 4: there to be some aircraft that they have on board 54 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 4: on the deck. Our Italian friends are going to have 55 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 4: a quick tour of the flight deck of that very 56 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 4: very big ship which is going to dwarf the skyline 57 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 4: there at kernel Warra, because it's about two hundred and 58 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 4: fifty meters long and they've got upwards of twenty jets 59 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 4: and helicopters on board. 60 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 3: Now they won't all be out, but they'll be opportunity 61 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 3: to see some of those. 62 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: It's like, it's pretty awesome for Territorians to be able 63 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: to go and experience all this sort of stuff like 64 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: Whise Defense sort of taken this approach. 65 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, we're very enthused about educating the Darwin region, the 66 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 4: Northern Territory on what it what it is to be 67 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 4: a Navy sailor, because we really want to encourage our 68 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 4: people in the community to join defense as a career. 69 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 4: We're going to have Navy cadets there on the day. 70 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 4: We're going to have our reserve cell. They're walking through 71 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 4: what it means to be a reservist in the Defense Force. 72 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 4: We're going to have some community engagement teams there. There'll 73 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 4: be food, there'll be lots of activities for their kids 74 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 4: as well, just educating the community and what it is 75 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 4: that we do and why we do it because we 76 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 4: are a part of the community here in the territory. 77 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 3: We've got about eight hundred. 78 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:39,119 Speaker 4: Sailors, so a very big part of that community. They're 79 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 4: involved in the day to day life of Darwin, and 80 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 4: we want to show people what we do well. 81 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: When you look at our defense forces in the Northern Territory, 82 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: it's such a huge part of the NT and I 83 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: reckon it's really important for people to sort of have 84 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: a better understanding of the work that you guys do 85 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: and to appreciate that work that you do as well. 86 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 3: Yeah. 87 00:03:57,960 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, and you'll be exposed, as I say, on the 88 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 4: day and all the good stuff that we do, getting 89 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 4: out on the harbor on boat rides, having a look 90 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 4: at static weapons displays, we'll have a look at the 91 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 4: capability of Kunawara itself, which includes a shiplift that pulls 92 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 4: boats out of the water. We'll have one of those 93 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 4: pulled out of the water so you'll be able to 94 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 4: see what a patribboat looks like when it's sitting just 95 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 4: on a dock. 96 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 3: So, you know, very interesting stuff for the community. 97 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: How cool. 98 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: So now just on these boat rides because I know 99 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: people are going to be listening to that and thinking 100 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:28,359 Speaker 1: that sounds cool. 101 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: Is that something that young kids will be able to 102 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 2: do as well? 103 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 3: Yes they will. There will be an age limit. 104 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 4: It's all on our website, so odds ticks dot com 105 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 4: dot au which you can jump on. 106 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 3: The tickets will be a released for that today at twelve. 107 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 4: And there'll be tickets for the open day and then 108 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 4: if you want to do specific activities you'll need to 109 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 4: book tickets for that. They are limited, so that's important 110 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 4: to get on there if you are interested fast. 111 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: Now this is all happening on Sunday, the twenty first 112 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: of July. 113 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 4: Is nash That's right, Sunday, the twenty first of July, 114 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 4: so in two weeks, so a short amount of time 115 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 4: to get there and bookie tickets. It's going to open 116 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 4: from twelve thirty on the day. We're going to have 117 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 4: parking at Mindle Beach and so there will be transport 118 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 4: that we will put on leaving at twelve fifteen on 119 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 4: the Sunday the first buses to come into Pahma's Knawara 120 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 4: so and then it'll run all afternoon into the evening. 121 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 4: We're going to have a ceremonial sunset and Mayvy Ceremonial 122 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 4: sunset which is a traditional ceremony, which will cap out 123 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 4: the evening at about six o'clock and then we'll close 124 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 4: it down. 125 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 2: What an afternoon. It sounds like it's going to be massive. 126 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, it is going to be massive. 127 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 4: Expectation wise, I would say you should be probably allowing 128 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 4: one to two hours if you're planning to coming with 129 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 4: a family. As I say, we've got food there on 130 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 4: the day and there's all sorts of stalls that kids 131 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 4: can get involved in. Well. 132 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: Commanding Officer Captain David Shervington, really good to speak with 133 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: you this morning, Thanks so much for joining us, and 134 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: of course that website once again, just very quickly if 135 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: anybody's listening and they're. 136 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 4: Key www dot odds, tis z t i X dot com, 137 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 4: dot A you, thank you 138 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: Thank you, thanks so much.