1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 1: We know one hundreds flocked to the opening if the 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: new Casureina Aquatic and Leisure Center on the weekend with 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: live entertainment, food trucks, activity, So it's giveaways to mark 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: the occasion. It is a twenty six point eight million 5 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: dollar facility. It's posting three pools, including a fifty meter pool, 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: twenty five meter to learn to swim pool and a 7 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: resort style lagoon, as well as an aqua tower. And 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: in the studio right now is the Lord Mayor convat Scarlets. 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: Good morning, Corn, good morning, and I agree with you. 10 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 2: It's absolutely magnificent. Now we used to complain to me 11 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: about parap pool doesn't have a swimming pool for the toddlers. Well, 12 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 2: the Kazarina one does want parents. All the pools got 13 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 2: a zero depth entry, especially for kids with disability. Twenty 14 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: half thousand people turn up eleven ten thirty. They're quelling 15 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 2: all the way to the petrol station in Vanderlin Drive 16 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 2: and because people wanted to come there, and they open 17 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 2: the gates and they just stormed in fantastic opportunity. Catherine King, 18 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: the meat Federal Minister, was there, so it was goossling 19 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 2: Catherine and looked did the announcement promily seven and a 20 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 2: half million dollars which they delivered. We put about nineteen 21 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 2: million dollars there. But it is the state of the art, So. 22 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: How many people do you reckon they're at the opening 23 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: con two. 24 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: And a half thousand, half thousand. We have people's counter on 25 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 2: top of the entry, so we can know exactly how 26 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 2: many people came in. But as I do you before, 27 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 2: it's not just a renovation, it's completely demolition and completely 28 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 2: reconstruction of the state of their pool. And yes, the 29 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: fifteen meter pool, it is fifty meters. It's been measured 30 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 2: and we've been assured it's fifty meters so it complies 31 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 2: to the national swimming standards and it can be used 32 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 2: for competition. 33 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: But it is awesome, so it can be so the 34 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: fifty mi pool can be used fractural, right, but that's 35 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: a smart thing to do. That is cool because by 36 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: that local club they might want to have their own 37 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: carnival and then they make money from the gate and 38 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: all that kind of things. 39 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 2: Right. And the old look, it was different standards when 40 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: it was built in nineteen seventy seven. We still have 41 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 2: yards instead of meters, so it was fifty does not 42 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 2: translate to fifteen meters. It was a little bit shorter, 43 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 2: a meter shorter, but that's been Do you have to 44 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 2: see the playground for the kids. We've got a soccer pitch, 45 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: we've got a quarter basketball court, we've got a playground 46 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 2: for kids, with a wet playground for kids. There's a 47 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 2: bucket there. It's unbelievable. It's beautiful. 48 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 1: So tell us. In terms of the feedback from the community, 49 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: it was obviously very positive. Well, that's certainly what we've heard. 50 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: Is there a cost to using that facility moving forward? 51 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 1: Eye when people go there to swim laps, I'm assuming 52 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: they've got to pay. 53 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 2: The go a lot, the same way that we pay 54 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 2: they go to parap or Night Cliff. It's a YMCA 55 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 2: now called Why is operating it. It's been operating for 56 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 2: us for a number of years and the cost already 57 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 2: published in our annual plan. We're not going to charge 58 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 2: twice or three times as much as per up. It's 59 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 2: the same facility, same money you pay. 60 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: I think that's fair enough, particularly for those regular users 61 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: of the pool. You've got to make it a reasonable amount. 62 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 2: And that marked the beginning of a week that's full 63 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 2: of activities. You mentioned the fun Bus. This is celebrating 64 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 2: the thirty five year anniversary of the Fun Bus. I 65 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 2: can't believe it's been around for the day. 66 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: What are you doing to celebrate? 67 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 2: I am starting on Saturday twenty July from two pm 68 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 2: until six pm at Lake Alexander. They'd be there, they'd 69 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 2: be fun, they'd be kids. You can get your own 70 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 2: kids there and celebrate a thirty five year offer to 71 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 2: the community by offering to young mothers especially an opportunity 72 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 2: for them to go out with their kids outside the 73 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 2: air condition, outside their union. 74 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: It is actually the fun Bus is fantastic, particularly when 75 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: your kids are really little. Mono pass that stage now, 76 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: but when they're really little, they love heading along. It's 77 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: one of those things that you can do with the 78 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: moms or dads that are in your mother's and father's group, 79 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: go and catch up and meet up with the kids. 80 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: It's a really nice thing to be able to do. 81 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 2: And it's good for the parents. Yeah, not only the 82 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: kids have a good fund, but socialize. And here this week, Katie, 83 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 2: I've got every Lord Mayor of Australia coming to Darkwarth. 84 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 2: We've got the and your General meeting. This year, I 85 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 2: was the president of the Lord Mayo's Association in Australia. 86 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 2: It's rotating every year and this year we've got the AGM. 87 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: So guess what I'm going to do it. We're gonna 88 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: take them down to the waterfront and so the waterfront 89 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 2: and then I'm going to take them Barra Maudy fishing 90 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 2: on Thursday in Barramady Adventures, something you don't do down south, 91 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 2: especially this time of the year. And the top of 92 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 2: it all up, I said, guys, I'm putting a top 93 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 2: and pitch black exercise for you. Sitting at the grass 94 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 2: of the casino and saw then the chips flying. 95 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, oh yeah, that'll be awesome on Thursday. It's going 96 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: to be great. That is show. But so tell me 97 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: what they're all here for. The IgM, all the Lord 98 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 1: mayors from around the country. 99 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 2: Of Lord mayos from Perth to Sydney to Brisbane, ourselves, 100 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 2: Adelaide and Hobart, we all get together. We're operating as 101 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 2: a group to advocate for our cities, put pressure on 102 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 2: local government and state government and federal government for increased 103 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 2: funding and support. We have done a lot, we achieved 104 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 2: a lot. Then listen to us because we represent millions 105 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 2: of people around Australia and we're taking terms. 106 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: Is there anything that you're specifically you know, it's sort 107 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: of pushing for that. I GM not. 108 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 2: To forget we're remote, not to forget the extra cost 109 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 2: of living for us. Were actually thinking about proposing to 110 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 2: local to federal government doing exactly the same way they're 111 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 2: doing Tasmania, where they're offering subsidies and encouragement to companies, 112 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 2: especially transfer companies, for transporting food and everything else. We're 113 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 2: asking for money to be spent not according to population, 114 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 2: but accords to the need. We have a situation where 115 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 2: the city of not Lynell down down south in Victoria, 116 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 2: they're getting more money because they've got a large population 117 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 2: that they don't need anymore, because all the streets are sealed, 118 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 2: all the everything is done well here in the territory 119 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 2: because of a small population gets more money when our 120 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 2: need is much much bigger, ecrologic better, so we're all 121 00:05:56,080 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 2: sharing the same lifestyle and the same condition. And the 122 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 2: radition of the road. 123 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: Something you'll be pushing for. 124 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 2: When I've got thousand clocks of roads and i get 125 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: very little well down in Glenheld or somewhere else they've 126 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,359 Speaker 2: got a small kilometers of roads, they get millions of dollars. 127 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 2: That's not fair. The good thing is not only me, 128 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 2: but the same people advocate is the Brisbane Lord Mayor 129 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 2: for Queensland and the best Lord Mayor for Remote Western Australia. 130 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: On something you and I've spoken about a lot over 131 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks and I don't have a 132 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: lot of time to go into it, but he sees 133 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: parking meters, the changes to the parking meters in the city. 134 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: Even last week I was in the city myself and 135 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: some tourists were complaining about not being able to get 136 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: it to work properly. It's it's obvious there's going to 137 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: be a transition period here and it's going. 138 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 2: Well for just to find all the spiking medis replaced 139 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 2: them within twenty four hours. Actually, as we speak, the 140 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 2: companies that want the contract, they had a represent up there, 141 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 2: had a surveillance and they're flying parking meters from New Zealand. 142 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 2: The new parking meters will be photo cells, solar panels 143 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 2: at the top. They will take the application, they will 144 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 2: take the credit card and they will take the debit 145 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 2: card as well. So the ones you go shopping and 146 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 2: you're paying willies and calls. That will take that as well. 147 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 2: If you have a problem, Now, if you scan the 148 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 2: QR cod there you can end it the application as 149 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 2: a guest. You don't have to do any registered. You 150 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 2: can download the application if you want to. And if 151 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 2: you've got any problem, please call us or come into 152 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 2: the council and our people will help you to set up. 153 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: So if you don't have a smart phone, your bugget bicycle. 154 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 2: Well the reality is nobody, no, nothing else in Australia 155 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 2: worked without a smart phone. And the other thing, of 156 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 2: course is at the moment we had an uptake another 157 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 2: fifteen percent uptake of the application. We had already seventy 158 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 2: to seventy five percent people using the cast. 159 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: What happens so if someone gets a fine over the 160 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks, so you can a wive the look. 161 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 2: We very very flexible unless there's a reason why you 162 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 2: get you get a fine. The other day I saw 163 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 2: three cars parked in an area next to each other 164 00:07:57,960 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 2: or had fine, so it must be an obvious reason 165 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 2: for that. But that's a year before. You don't have 166 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 2: to get a fine if you haven't got the application 167 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 2: you get download the application, but don't try to do 168 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 2: it when you actually trying to park. You can do 169 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 2: it anytime you can find any time. The same application 170 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,239 Speaker 2: is used in the waterfront. Because you got the waterfront, 171 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 2: you have the same problem and also the same application 172 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 2: it's used in other states. 173 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: Is a council maybe going to like for some of 174 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: our scene is that don't have a smartphone or they 175 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: aren't able to use this because they don't have a smartphone. 176 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: Is there something else that the council might be able 177 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: to do with them? 178 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 2: You can use the debit card, the debit card, because 179 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 2: at the moment you don't get money in your hands, 180 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 2: your pension goes to bank and you have a debit card. 181 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 2: You salary goes to the bank, you have a debit card. 182 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 2: The debit card you can actually get. 183 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: There, so you'll be able to do that once system 184 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: is upright and. 185 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 2: Go pay pay a wave. And the other thing I 186 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 2: found out the other days, if you actually download the application, 187 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 2: you can even use the card they've got that what 188 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 2: they call it the safety card that people with them 189 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 2: that decide to put their income. 190 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, I know what you mean. 191 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 2: Greek card. Yeah yeah, I can't remember the name of 192 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 2: escapes me, but you can even use that one. You 193 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 2: use the application. Look, change is always difficult. I understand that, 194 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 2: But the reality is money at the moment people very 195 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 2: few people use money everywhere. I actually my co wife 196 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 2: completely don't have money in my pocket. I never carry 197 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 2: money my pocket anymore. I've got a debit card. Everywhere 198 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 2: I go. I can pay for my coffee with a 199 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 2: debit card. 200 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: All right, somebody's just emailed through and said, Katie, can 201 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: you please find out who's paying for the mayor's visit 202 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: to go fishing? 203 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 2: This is a We've got our own account as a 204 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 2: lord mayors. We pay in subsidy. We pay membership fee, 205 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 2: all of us and when they I go down there, 206 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 2: they pay for me. When they come up here, we 207 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 2: pay for. 208 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: Them something that the council's having a foot the bill. 209 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 2: For well, we pay and now your subsidy which sometimes 210 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 2: if I go down to Melbourne, my expense is much 211 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 2: much bigger met by the If the Melbourne is the 212 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 2: Lord Mayor of Melbourne is the chairman, they cover the costs. 213 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 2: But this is part of the job. Because we can 214 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 2: spend a bit of money, we can bring back Barnett 215 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 2: to the territory and Darwin as an example, so we 216 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 2: know how much it's costing. I don't know that, can't 217 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 2: give you a figure. But before we're spending a few 218 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 2: thousand dollars, we'll bring you seven and a half million 219 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 2: dollars and money to do a casurina swimming pool and 220 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 2: other things around town. 221 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:17,559 Speaker 1: Con, I'm gonna have to leave it there because we're 222 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: going to head across to the National News. Good to 223 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: speak with you, as. 224 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 2: Always do you and I hope you feel better. 225 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: Thank you, Thanks Con. That's the Lord made the convat 226 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: Scarlas