1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Coming to you live this morning from the Berry Springs tavern. 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: It's all starting to happen. I did just see them 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: handling a crocodile over there before. So the crocodile races, well, 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: they kick off just after twelve o'clock today. It is 5 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: the best place to do Melbourne Cup. There is no 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: doubt about that. 7 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 2: Now. 8 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: We were talking to the Health Minister Natasha Files a 9 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: little earlier this morning about the situation in Catherine. Now 10 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 1: I know that this is something that a lot of 11 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: residents who live in Catherine are seriously concerned about. 12 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 2: And every time, well each and every day, you'd have. 13 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: To say, we're getting continuous messages on this topic. If 14 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: you do have something that you reckon we need to 15 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: know about, feel free to send us a text. But 16 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: we have been sent that most up to date pressure 17 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,319 Speaker 1: release which does say Northern Territory Primary Health Network has 18 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: been continuing to discuss a range with the range of 19 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: stakeholders to identify both short term and interim long term 20 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: solutions for the provision of GP services in Catherine and 21 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: that is obviously at this point in time now, so 22 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: we will keep you up to date with that situation. 23 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: The Health Minister did commit that she is going to 24 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: let us know when that new service is available, but 25 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: said that it will. 26 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 2: Be in the coming weeks. 27 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: So I think that hopefully that provides some peace of 28 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: mind to those residents of Catherine. If you live in Catherine, though, 29 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: and what to let us know your thoughts, please feel 30 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: free to get in contact. But joining me on the 31 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: line right now is the Lord Mayor of Darwin Conbat Scarlets. 32 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 3: Good morning Corn, Good morning Katie, and I believe you're 33 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 3: somewhere far away from here and watching what is it? 34 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:30,559 Speaker 3: The frogs. 35 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: The crocodile races. They don't kick off until just after 36 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: twelve o'clock. But I tell you what, no better place 37 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: to do Melbourne cup Corn than at the Berry Springs tavern. 38 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 2: They've got a crocodile out right now. It's looking a 39 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,639 Speaker 2: bit slippery and wild. 40 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 3: You stay away from there and never smile on the crocodile. 41 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: I certainly won't combat scarlas now Corn lots to cover 42 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: off on this morning. 43 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 2: I do want to ask you very quickly. 44 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: I know that last week it was being reported on 45 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: the ib S that the RSL have said that they 46 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: may not now be able to make a decision or 47 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: as to whether they will continue with that site or 48 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: with the process that they need to go through with 49 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: the site on the Esplanade, and so they have their 50 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: annual general meeting early next year. Is the Council concerned 51 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: that the RSL might just turn their back on the 52 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: Esplanade or are you you pleased if that ends up being. 53 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 3: The case, Kate, We're not concerned at all. Our cell 54 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 3: came to us with the proposals. Their decision where they 55 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,519 Speaker 3: want to go is the member's decision that they want 56 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 3: to go to the esplan or not. They have to 57 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 3: put the proposal to council. At the moment, the proposal 58 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 3: is in limbo because of course we've got the issues 59 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 3: of their secret sites on that area. But if they 60 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 3: come to us with the proposal, we'll consider it, but 61 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 3: will take it to consideration all the other events and situations. 62 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 3: I said you before. It's a deal Thersel, not for 63 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 3: the Council. We are not the proponents. They are the proponents. 64 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: It does make it hard, though, who doesn't support that decision, 65 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: doesn't it. 66 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 3: Well, we're not going to make a decision unless we 67 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 3: actually be able to assess the decision for the proposal properly, 68 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 3: and as I did before, I want the old one 69 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 3: to make an informed decision, have the facts in front 70 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 3: of them, and then they have to make a decision. 71 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 3: It happens all the time. Usually when people make a 72 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 3: decision without having all the facts and information before them, 73 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 3: they make the wrong decisions. 74 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 2: All right, Well, come, let's move along. 75 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: It is a topic that no doubt we'll continue to 76 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: bubble along for some time. I do want to ask you, 77 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: as I understand that the Citizen of the Year nominations 78 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: are open at the moment, how much longer are they 79 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: opened for? 80 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 3: They open until the twenty sixth of November twenty twenty, 81 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 3: and I will suggest everybody was somebody or an event 82 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 3: that had made the difference to our community. Nominate them, 83 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 3: recognize the people that give something of their lives to 84 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 3: our community. If you don't do that, one that will 85 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,119 Speaker 3: way would bother. But even without denomination and white awards, 86 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 3: people in a community, they dedicate their lives to save 87 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 3: our communities. They do things that some people says, wow, 88 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 3: why you did that one, simply because they care for 89 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 3: our community. They are metters of our community and they 90 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 3: want to do something for our fellow citizens. 91 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 2: What are the different categories. 92 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 1: I know there'll be people listening right now who are thinking, oh, 93 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: maybe I do know somebody. What are the different categories 94 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: that you can nominate people for. 95 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 3: We've got a Citizen of the Year, We've got a 96 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 3: Young Cities of the Year, which is open to those 97 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 3: who are between sixteen and thirty, and of course they've 98 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 3: got the Community Event of the Year. You know somebody 99 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 3: who does something for the community really beyond the call 100 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 3: of duty, please nominate him or nominate here if you 101 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 3: know a young person who does something similar to the same. 102 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 3: Recognize our fellow citizens, Recognize for the affort they put 103 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 3: and the ededucation. 104 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree. 105 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: I think it's a fantastic thing to do and certainly 106 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: well worth recognizing those wonderful people who go above and 107 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: beyond within the community. 108 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 2: Con I want to ask you as well. 109 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: I know that you actually and now it's the winners 110 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: of the Young Territory Author Awards on Friday last week. 111 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 2: How did that go? 112 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 3: It was awesome. We had some incredible nominations. We had 113 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 3: about two two hundred and four entries, seventy five of 114 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 3: them received online who had entries from Alice Springs catering 115 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 3: on England and everywhere else. And the winner was an 116 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 3: Atherly Spring young person, Richard the cop for the book 117 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 3: Spring and His Flower. We had a lot of people 118 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 3: actually came to the down Entertainment Center. We had all 119 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 3: the authors there, and I was actually amazed about the 120 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 3: age of the Some of them were really very young, 121 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 3: eight years old and here they are writing books. And 122 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 3: these books are going to be given out from our library. 123 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 3: You can actually pick them up and with them. And 124 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 3: I had the opportunity to read some of them in 125 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 3: past awards, and I was blown away with the talent 126 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 3: that these people have. I can't imagine a young person 127 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 3: eight years old writing such a complicated and such a 128 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 3: gripping story that you don't want to put the book down. 129 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 2: Oh wonderful stuff. 130 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: Well, convat Scarlus, we are going to have to leave 131 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: it there very quickly, you go. 132 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 3: I want to tell you. I want to tell you 133 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 3: that Christmas is not cancel like in the other states 134 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 3: and other cities. We have got full blown Christmas Christmas 135 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 3: and cuddled by candle lights and a full diary that 136 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 3: tells you what's happening in our Cityfore Christmas from the 137 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 3: fourth of December to the twenty fourth of December. Grab 138 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 3: one from our libraries. Hey, look what's happening. Take your 139 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 3: kids to the down to the city, to the city mall. 140 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 3: When we lie the Christmas lights or reopening the Sandra's Village. 141 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 3: Christmas is coming to Darwin. Might not come to other cities. 142 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 3: Love evil, It's coming here. 143 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 2: I love it. Corn. 144 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: Now, if I'm sounding a bit distracted, that's because I've 145 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 1: literally got a crocodile about ten centimeters away from me 146 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 1: right now. 147 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 3: Because contact kay, please don't it. 148 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 2: Cake good on you. 149 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: I'll talk to you again soon. Convat Scolus there, the 150 00:06:57,760 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 1: Lord Mayor of Darwin.