1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Three sixty with Katie Wolf on Mixed one oh four 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: point nine thanks to Joyce Main Darwin joining us live 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: in the studio right now is the Lord Mayor of 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: Darwin convat Scarlets. 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 2: Good morning Corn, Good morning Katie. And it's a beautiful 6 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 2: day day and it looks like it's going to rain, which 7 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 2: makes it han. 8 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: I felt like, yeah, exactly, I love the word weather. 9 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 1: Corn Council is meeting tonight. What's on the agenda. 10 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 2: It's the very excited one because there's nothing controversial, and 11 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 2: the one that actually will generate some debate is all 12 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: the mahas let's proposal to move the taxi rank outside 13 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 2: We'll go somewhere else. So Garis gould ask for a 14 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 2: report and I would like to see that one if 15 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 2: it can happen. And I don't know why we've got 16 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 2: the taxi rank where it is at the moment. Could 17 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 2: be somewhere it's more appropriate. Let's find out about it. 18 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 2: The other exciting thing is, you know, we had a 19 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 2: debate about eighteen runs and drunken people the other day, 20 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 2: so first time the segways running through them all and 21 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: through the city, which is absolutely great news. I also 22 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: heard that tomorrow the police will start an operation to 23 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 2: clean the city. Our rangers will help them. Council continues 24 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: to participate with the Sibiti Patrol, which is great news. 25 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 2: But certainly we need more force, more police and may 26 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 2: the force be with them because we need them. Well. 27 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: We did catch up with the Down acting Down commander 28 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: yesterday Tony dou Trump, and he said that they are 29 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: going to be embarking on a three day campaign or 30 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: a three diy oh. I can't think of what the 31 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: word is to basically look at that public drunkenness and 32 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: some of the issues that we've got con house. Is 33 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: the council going to be sort of assisting the police 34 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: with that in any why we. 35 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 2: Have given them all the information we've got because we've 36 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 2: got a lot of information from what we see every day. 37 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 2: Some of our rangers will be helping them where it 38 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 2: is necessary if the police ask for the help. But Tony, 39 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 2: this is music to my ears. I've been asking for 40 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 2: that for a long long time. And if you open 41 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 2: the Down police station would be even better. 42 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: So you'll came for that Down police station or as 43 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: in the watchhouse to reopen as well. 44 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 2: Aren't e kon how many times. We've been talking about it, 45 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 2: Katie in the past few months. I know they COVID nineteen. 46 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: He put a lot of stress to the police, but 47 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 2: things have gone quite now with COVID nineteen. Borders are 48 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: not closed. Let's focus on what really matters on the 49 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 2: lives of territorials. Evening is Darwin and this is unfortunately 50 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 2: it tinerance and especially drunken itinerant. 51 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 1: So when you say that it's causing an issue, I 52 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: mean in what why for the counsel at the moment 53 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: with that public drunkenness. 54 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: Well, first of all, we have to clean up all 55 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 2: the mess they left behind. Second, we get complained by 56 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 2: people that they people fighting. Our rangers are going out 57 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 2: a morning an afternoon, try to talk to people out 58 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 2: of drunk, but we can't reason with somebody who's actually 59 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 2: completely out because they've been drinking since ten o'clock in 60 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 2: the morning. Of course, I've been asking more research where 61 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 2: they get the alcohol. The second supply, we've got a 62 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 2: floor price supposed to make things expensive for them, but 63 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 2: it looks like it's not working. So we have to 64 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 2: have a serious look what we've got in place. Is 65 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 2: it working? Is it not? And if it doesn't. Why 66 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 2: it doesn't Is it better? We've got the vida. I 67 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 2: suggested that actually we control the dr and see who 68 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 2: buys massive amount of alcohol because these are the people. 69 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 2: They have to do something with it. You can't drink 70 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 2: ten bottles of Bundy in a day or other are 71 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 2: privacy issues. This is we're talking about crime now. It 72 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 2: looks like we're protecting the offender more than the innocent victims, 73 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 2: which actually the whole population of the territory. 74 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 1: Con We've been speaking quite a bit about this very 75 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: topic over the last few days. We had Larakie National, 76 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: we have Mission Australia on. We spoke to obviously the 77 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: commander about it yesterday and look, you know, like you've 78 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: pointed out, and like everybody's pointed out, we've definitely got 79 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: some issues. We need to start thinking about this a 80 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: bit differently. I think to what we currently are. Is 81 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: it time for us to have some sort of wet 82 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: camp or some location where people can actually go and 83 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: stay and have a couple of drinks. 84 00:03:56,280 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 2: Okay, let's start again. We've got a problem with it. 85 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 2: Grants that they want to spend their money in alcohol. 86 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 2: This is what they're living for now. They will not 87 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 2: go to Marra to the celter there to sleep because 88 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 2: they have to pay five dollars an hour. You will 89 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 2: see them every morning outside of Australia Street or outside 90 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 2: the Aglican chairs because they get free food. They do 91 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 2: everything possible to maintain as much as possible of their 92 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 2: welfare money to drink them. And I'm not referring only 93 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 2: to people from community I'm talking about I've seen people 94 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 2: from down South, people that I've never seen here before, 95 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 2: living rough and wasting their life with alcohol. Yes, we 96 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 2: have to think about it a wet camp. It's a 97 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: great idea, but not a place where just here during 98 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 2: as much as you like. It has to be supervised. 99 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 2: It has to have service to support these people, get 100 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 2: some of them outside this cycle of drunkeness. Provide some support, 101 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 2: get them out, treat them if they've got health problems. 102 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 2: Provide some food there. Because we provide food and some 103 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 2: safe celt and some safe toilets, a lot of people 104 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 2: will go there rather than actually try to hide in 105 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 2: East Point at Casorina cost A Reserve, control it, how 106 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 2: it's done, return back to country. And the other thing 107 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 2: is I would like to like het people to have 108 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 2: a more assertive role telling people this is my country, 109 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 2: you don't behave go back and ban them from coming back. 110 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 2: They do it in communities who should be doing the 111 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 2: same thing here nothing and people come from Victoria to 112 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 2: have the free and hip lifestyle in Darwin and make 113 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 2: a mess here. Go back, mate, We don't want you here. 114 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 2: If you can't behave, don't come here. 115 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: Con can we just obviously we're talking about alcohol there. 116 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: But I want to go back to this topic that's 117 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: on the council's agenda for tonight, and that is moving 118 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: that taxi rank, or potentially moving that taxi rank from 119 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: outside will Worths. Where would it be moved to? 120 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 2: Well, that's the thing we want to find out, because 121 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 2: wherever you move it, you have to have somewhere that's 122 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 2: accessible to people. Could be Smith Street, could be Mitchell Street, 123 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 2: to be somewhere more suitable rather than stuck bound in 124 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 2: the middle of the city in front of it. And 125 00:05:58,160 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: we had a lot of complaints from the shops there. 126 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 2: I know a couple of the shops now they have 127 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 2: redesigned their entrance because a few months ago there were 128 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 2: sleeping thems. People were sleeping at do there people trying 129 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 2: to go to the job in the morning and we 130 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 2: have to walk over bodies. It is a situation with 131 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 2: USh all the time. And look, the mall is really good. 132 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 2: I was the other day early in the morning on Sunday. 133 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 2: There were quite a few people. There are quite a 134 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 2: few people from outside Darwin at all. People behaving themselves, 135 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 2: I have no problem at all. It's when you start 136 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 2: getting punch ups, and especially when they're actually beating up 137 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 2: their women or beating up children, then I've got a 138 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 2: serious problem. 139 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: Well, I think everybody's got a serious problem when that 140 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: kind of thing is happening and it is totally unacceptable. 141 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: Corn Gee, there's quite a bit happening council wise. I 142 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 1: know that you guys have got a couple of different 143 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: events happening, but there's also you're looking at doing a 144 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: few different things to try to improve the cycle network. 145 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 2: What's going on there, Well, you can write a Bible, 146 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 2: a basycle from Darwin anywhere you're lucking down extenship from 147 00:06:55,920 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 2: my Miami night. That's regulous but extensive cycling network. What 148 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 2: we're doing now, we're installing some indicators where you can 149 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 2: go where you drive to sort the direction and distances 150 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 2: from different places. The good thing about it it's unique. 151 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 2: Larakia artist Joe Raymond has done a lot of digitalus 152 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 2: design and the polls that will alternate with this design 153 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 2: and all the way to Macmillan Road, so you will 154 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 2: be going down smin Street Avenue, cour Sport, Tick Word 155 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 2: Drive all the way with Macmillan Road in Nightcliffe and 156 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 2: also in the bridge in Rapid Creek and that will 157 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 2: indicate where to go because a lot of tourists do 158 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 2: not know about Darwin, so at least we can tell 159 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 2: them this is the way to go there, this is 160 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,239 Speaker 2: the way to go there. Now we've got, of course 161 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 2: the ear bikes, the is qudas extended range all the 162 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 2: way to Darwin to Nightclive and too Casarina a unique 163 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 2: way to explore, especially the drive season Doarwin. My information 164 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 2: is everybody expect a bubber tourist season. I believe the 165 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 2: airport believes are going to have one hundred and forty 166 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 2: percent increase on the flights season. Because we're still locked 167 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 2: in Australia. You can't go anywhere. So when things get 168 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 2: really really cold in Melbourne and seating another late, people 169 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 2: would like to go somewhere warmep from here down is 170 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 2: the place to be between April and September October. It's 171 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 2: not cold, it's weather is beautiful and there has so 172 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 2: many things to see. 173 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: Con just very quickly, I Walk and Wag event for 174 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: dogs and donors to keep fit wins. 175 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 2: That on well, thanks to Heart Foundation organizing this event 176 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 2: because you can walk your dog at the same time exercise. 177 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 2: The first one is tonight at clip Point Bitch at 178 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 2: five fifteen. That will start five point thirty and it's 179 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 2: found forty five minutes. It covers about to the three kilometers. 180 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 2: Keep you and your pet healthy from there on, just 181 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 2: keeping a look in our website and we will have 182 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 2: all the information for you and a Heart Foundation too. 183 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:50,959 Speaker 2: I think it's a really good idea if you got 184 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 2: a pet, to take them out and walk with them. 185 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 2: Talking about pets, don't forget the dog park consultation. I 186 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 2: read in the newspaper that everybody likes very is a 187 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: great place. I think so too. Versus is very good place. 188 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 2: The other parks tend to be a bit small and 189 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 2: they will I know it will create problems. 190 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: So when are you going to make a decision on 191 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: that one? 192 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 2: Well, we're waiting for the consultation to finish, and when 193 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 2: the consultation finish, which is actually the second of March, 194 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 2: then it will come to country will make a decision. 195 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: But it's looking like this, and I can understand. 196 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 2: That one because it's by the bitch an extensive area. 197 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:28,199 Speaker 2: The Green Army cleaned the park and everything looks fantastic, 198 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:29,959 Speaker 2: Scott Grush, why not. 199 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,479 Speaker 1: Con just very quickly watch it by in your observations 200 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: of the current political situation. I mean, it's been an 201 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: interesting I'm very. 202 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 2: Very pleased I'm not in Parliament anymore. 203 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: Oh, combat scarlets, we better leave it there. Always good 204 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: to catch up with you, mate, Thanks so much for 205 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: your time today.