1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Three sixty with Katie Wolf on Mixed one oh four 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: point nine thanks to Joyce Main. 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 2: Darwin, we know that it is going to be well 4 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 2: a big weekend with Anzac Day and all the commemorations 5 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 2: that are set to take place, but we understand that 6 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 2: the Governor General is going to be here on the 7 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:20,479 Speaker 2: weekend for an Zack Day and joining us in the 8 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 2: studio to tell us a little bit more about what 9 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 2: is planned, Darwin. RSL President Stephen Glocester, good morning. 10 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: To you, Good morning Katie, and good morning listeners. 11 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,959 Speaker 2: Steven sounds like there is a lot planned for this weekend. 12 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 2: Talk us through what's going on. 13 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 3: Yes, we've got the one hundredth anniversary of the Cenotaph 14 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 3: which will be on Saturday, and that'll kick off at 15 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 3: four thirty. We'll have a smoking ceremony there. We've got 16 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 3: the laroche of people involved, so we're having a smoking 17 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 3: ceremony for the Flame of Remembrance. That'll go through an 18 00:00:55,560 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 3: hour service where we invited the Governor General especially for 19 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 3: that and the secondary is to have him there for 20 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 3: the dawn service. 21 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 2: Well, and he's agreed, hasn't he. He is going to 22 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 2: be here, His Excellency. 23 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 3: We've also got Minister Chester two, he's coming up as 24 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 3: well for both services. 25 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 2: Good did you guys, did you just think did the 26 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 2: RSL think, do you know what? This is going to 27 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: be a really special occasion for us. We're going to 28 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 2: make sure that we invite these dignit traies. 29 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 3: Ah. 30 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: Yes, With the me and dollar grant we got. 31 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 3: Off the federal government, we have to have a special 32 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 3: ceremony for the handing over, and part of that was 33 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 3: to invite the dignities from the federal government. And we 34 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 3: thought we'd invite the Government General too and just wait 35 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 3: and see what happened. 36 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: And this is what's happened. 37 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 2: So you must have been pretty pleased to hear that 38 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 2: he would be that he'd be agending, tending, I should say. 39 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: Oh, yeah, absolutely, it's really good. 40 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 2: So tell us a little bit more about the other 41 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: things that you're doing for forranzaic Dale. I know that 42 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: like this is such it's so great that we are 43 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: still going to be able to have these commemorations. Last 44 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: year and zach Day was really you know, plans were 45 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,959 Speaker 2: thrown into a spin, you'd have to say, due to COVID. 46 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 2: So it's a wonderful thing. That everything's able to happen again, isn't. 47 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: It It is. 48 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 3: It's really good and we'll be kicking off on Sunday. 49 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 3: We'll have a gunfire breakfast for our diggers and then 50 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 3: at six o'clock we'll start the ceremony at the Cenotaph, 51 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 3: which we'll have the Governor General and everyone there. Now, 52 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 3: something new this year, we're going to have a ditch player, 53 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 3: which I think will be quite magnificent that hour of 54 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 3: the morning. 55 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: That's fantastic. How come you decided to mix things up 56 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 2: a bit and do that. 57 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 3: None of these things need to move on they and 58 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 3: we need everyone involved. Yeah, and we thought with the 59 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 3: Governor General coming here and with the Anzac day, the 60 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 3: dawn service and the march is always covered by the ABC. 61 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: Can I say that, yeah, you. 62 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 2: Can say that. We don't get offended by that kind 63 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:57,519 Speaker 2: of thing. They send their cameras down and it's a 64 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,519 Speaker 2: good thing because it's national coverage for Darwin. 65 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 3: Yes, and they'll cover the dawn service and they cover 66 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 3: the march. So we'll have the dawn service go through 67 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 3: until seven o'clock. Seven point thirty. There's a church service 68 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 3: at Saint Mary's Catholic Church Cathedral sorry, and then nine 69 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 3: o'clock the march starts at the corner of Knuckie Street 70 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 3: and the Esplanade, which will go along Knuckie Street, then 71 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 3: turn it up into Kavanagh Street and that'll go for 72 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 3: about twenty minutes half an hour. We've got a few 73 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 3: jets flying over and a few other things, so it'll 74 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 3: be back to normal what we used to have before COVID. 75 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 2: That is fantastic. What's been the feedback from the members 76 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: of the RSL in terms of it getting back to normal? 77 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 2: People pretty please that that's able to happen. 78 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 3: I think everyone will be very pleased, and when they 79 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 3: actually see it, they'll be more pleased. It's a big 80 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 3: weekend and hopefully it'll put Darwin on the map that 81 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 3: we can do things like this. 82 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 2: I reckon it will. Now the Governor General's arrival, I 83 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 2: know that he actually spent some time here in Darwin 84 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 2: as well, didn't he So was he pretty excited about 85 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,839 Speaker 2: about heading here for this service? Or you haven't really 86 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,119 Speaker 2: spoken to him direct yet? 87 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 3: No, I haven't spoken to him direct. It's just emails 88 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 3: and a few phone calls, like he'll be here on Saturday, 89 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 3: and we've also got a drinks up at Parliament House 90 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 3: too on after the ceremony on Saturday, so it should 91 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 3: be a good day. And then I hear he'll be 92 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 3: heading down to Catherine for their March Saturday. 93 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 2: Yes, it's fantastic, really good to obviously have him able 94 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 2: to attend a couple of different events and spend a 95 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 2: bit of time here. I've just got a message from 96 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 2: one of our listeners that says, Katie, can you please 97 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 2: ask Stephen what's happening with the old RSL site. I've 98 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 2: seen they've cleaned it up and covered it in stones. 99 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: Oh, we've ash felted it, so keep it neat and tidy. 100 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 3: After the ANZAC day, we've got a few organized a 101 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 3: and we're going into meetings about what we're going to 102 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 3: do on the site. It's fairly involved. It's just not 103 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 3: just putting up a building. We've got to even if 104 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 3: you put a club there on the ground floor, we 105 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 3: still have to have another floor of parking and at 106 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 3: all snowballs. So we've got developers we're talking to and 107 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 3: other people, and we'll know more about that towards the 108 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: middle of the year, going through to the second half 109 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 3: of the year. But it's quite involved to what needs 110 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 3: to be done. 111 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 2: All right, Well, we'll keep in contact with you and 112 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: try to keep up to date with exactly what's going on. 113 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 2: We might also try to share some of those details 114 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 2: as well on our Facebook page, on the mixed page, 115 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 2: if you'd like to let people know exactly what time 116 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 2: everything is happening on the weekend for and Zac Davi, 117 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 2: but also for the hundredth anniversary of the Cenotaph, because 118 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 2: I think that's another really important one that people want 119 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 2: to be is the general public. They're allowed to attend 120 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 2: that one as well. 121 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: Yep, it's all open to the general par both events. 122 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 2: Oh, Stephen, you must be pleased that everything's able to 123 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 2: get back to normal for this year. 124 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: Really great, Yeah, it really is. Forgot how much hard 125 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: work he was involved. 126 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I bet you all, but you'd all be very 127 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 2: busy leading into to Anzac Day. But gee, it is 128 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 2: such an important event for all of us to commemorate, 129 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 2: and I think that it's so incredibly important, particularly for 130 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 2: us here in Darwin, to make sure we do it well. 131 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 3: True, very true, And it's really good to see all 132 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 3: the people who actually come out for that day like this, 133 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 3: thousand's come out for the dawn service and the same 134 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 3: in the streets. It's the only time we see the 135 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 3: streets packed down Knucky Street, isn't it. 136 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, well that's exactly right. And we will make sure 137 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 2: we're going to be catching up with the Palmerston Council 138 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 2: and we'll also try to catch up with Catherine as 139 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 2: well to find out what's going on in some of 140 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,359 Speaker 2: those other areas. But if you are a member of 141 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 2: the RSL in one of those other locations and you 142 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 2: want to get in contact with us, we'd love to 143 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 2: hear from you. Stephen Gloucester. Thank you so much for 144 00:06:57,640 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 2: your time today. 145 00:06:58,880 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: Thank you Kenny. 146 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 2: That was the Darwin RSL president there, Stephen Gloucester. 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