1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Well. Our next guest is a well known hunter and 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: was due to film a TV show about native animals 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: in the Northern Territory with the Japanese film crew, but 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: after receiving the appropriate permits, he then found out that 5 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: he needed a permit from council to film in other 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: parks here in Darwin. Now, Pete Griffiths joins me on 7 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: the line. Good morning, Pete. 8 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 2: How are you? 9 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: Yeah? Really good? Great? Have you on the show? Pete? 10 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: Tell me what's happened? What was the situation here? 11 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: Yeah? No, right, So we had a film crew coming 12 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 2: in from Japan. It's for promoting native animals and we 13 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 2: were doing a bit of like a or series i 14 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: should say, on full neck lizards. 15 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: Hi yah. 16 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 2: So we acquired the permits from parks that were great. 17 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: Everyone's been absolutely great. But once it went through, we 18 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 2: got an odd email which is quite confusing in regards 19 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 2: to getting permission to film in the parks around Darwin. 20 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: Who's so was it from the council? The odd email 21 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: that you got? What did they say? Yes? 22 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 2: From council, we got advised the parks and talking to staff, 23 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,119 Speaker 2: no one was aware the parks were closed, which came 24 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 2: as a surprise, and we thought was we'd have the 25 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 2: permise the next day, not a problem. Then an email 26 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 2: come in said, the parks that you wish to film 27 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 2: in a close this is for safety reasons due to 28 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 2: ongoing cyclone recovery works. These parks are not safe to 29 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 2: enter as a risk of falling trees. Therefore we cannot 30 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 2: ground permission of film. Now. I've walked around the parks 31 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: and talked to a number of people, even in council, 32 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 2: and there was no notification, no understanding that any of 33 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 2: the parks were closed, let alone dangerous. These parks are 34 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 2: attached to schools, so school kids are gone through the parks. 35 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 2: People are walking dogs, people are in the parks, seen 36 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 2: people working mowing lawns. No one told us you can't 37 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 2: go in there, and that was this is me just 38 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 2: doing scouting, not doing the filming, because we didn't get permission. 39 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: And I've just found that really odd and we're trying 40 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 2: to seek clarifications if it is for the community, was 41 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 2: a barricading safety signs or community engagement in regarding it. 42 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 2: Pet that's a safety concern. 43 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 1: It's an interesting one and it's one that we've I've 44 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: spoken about this. I reckon a couple of weeks ago, 45 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,839 Speaker 1: not in relation to your situation, obviously because I wasn't 46 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: aware of it, but I know that like even at 47 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: bagg at Oval, for example, there was you know, the 48 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: different sporting clubs wanting to get back there to be 49 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: able to train, for the kids, to be able to train, 50 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,839 Speaker 1: same as Fanny Bayoval was another one, and were being 51 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: told by counsel that they weren't open due to safety 52 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: concerns exactly like you know they've told you due to 53 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: those trees. But you know you've still got punters down there, 54 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,959 Speaker 1: you know, going about walking their dogs, doing the normal 55 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: things that you would do. There's no indication that those 56 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:45,679 Speaker 1: areas are closed. The council, the mayor came on just 57 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: a couple of days ago. He reckons that the majority 58 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: of them have now reopened. Do you know, like, what's 59 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: the latest for you? Do you know if those parks 60 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: that you were wanting to be able to film the 61 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: frill neck lizards, whether they're reopened yet? Have you heard 62 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: anything from the council. 63 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 2: We've heard nothing since. I did receive an email this 64 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 2: morning asking for further permit documentation, which is far too late. 65 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 2: Now we had the seventeenth eighteenth we were looking for. 66 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 2: So it's a little bit late now, but no more 67 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 2: word on whether the parks are open safe. But mind you, 68 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 2: people were still driving through the car boat when it's 69 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 2: allegedly closed, dropping kids off of school. It's just a 70 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 2: little bit. 71 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: It's weird. Hey, it's confusing, and like I say, I 72 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: thought exactly the same thing. But where are things at now? Like, 73 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: are you still going to be able to do the 74 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: filming for this, you know, for this doc o TV show? 75 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: Is it still going to be able to happen or 76 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: does it mean that then you know, all of those 77 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: eyes on Japanese TV are not going to be able 78 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: to see the Northern Territory in all its glory. 79 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: Well, the TV show we're going to reaches over twenty 80 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 2: million people in episode and unfortunately we weren't able to 81 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 2: use the parks of Darwin due to this. So we've 82 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 2: found other things, went through parks, territory parks, and we 83 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 2: got permission on stations and we managed to find what 84 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 2: we're looking for out there. 85 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: Oh so you're able to still do it, but not 86 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: in the way that you guys have wanted to. 87 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 2: We really wanted to promote the City of Darwin and parks. 88 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 2: It would have been great. Yes, it's been. The going 89 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 2: over in front of over twenty million people have been fantastic, 90 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 2: But yeah, that certainly made it quite difficult. And getting 91 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: told short notice, Yeah. 92 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: It makes it really hard, especially when you've got all 93 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: those permits and stuff as well, and it just sort 94 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: of feels like a bit of bureaucracy gone mad because 95 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: you're not actually going and filming near trees that have 96 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: fallen down. I would imagine you're looking at going out 97 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: on the oval where usually you know, that's where you 98 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: see those fill neck lizards. 99 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 2: Oh for sure, for sure. Also where adults we carry 100 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 2: our own insurance. We only requested for like one hour 101 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: of filming. And keep in mind people are using the parks, 102 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 2: there's no one telling them not to. There's contractors doing works, 103 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 2: people mow and lawns, no one's notifying. It just looks 104 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 2: as normal. You would never know any different. There's shop 105 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 2: attached to I think it's an Aller park and they 106 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 2: are still operating. So there's absolutely no indication to the 107 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 2: public whatsoever that I could find unless if you put 108 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 2: permits in. So, if you put permits in you'll find out. Yeah, 109 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 2: the people at permits were lovely, but they didn't. I 110 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 2: don't believe they are aware either, because they said it 111 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 2: should be fine, shoudn't your problem, And then we get 112 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 2: the email back saying, hey, they're all unsafe to an ent, 113 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 2: which unsafe to enter being attached to schools is quite 114 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 2: alarming for me. 115 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: Oh, I agree with you. I agree with you. And 116 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: that's where again people are scratching their heads. Right. 117 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 2: Well, you'd think on the back fence of the schooling, 118 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 2: you know, the kids will jump the fence and have 119 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: fun and play games and whatever. You think there'd be 120 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 2: some kind of barricading if it's unsafe. That's confusing bit 121 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 2: about it. 122 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, well it is. It truly is. And like I say, 123 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: you're actually not the first person to have contacted me 124 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 1: about this, obviously in a very different context. But I 125 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: know that these people that have been really pretty upset 126 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,239 Speaker 1: that some of those parks been able to be used 127 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: for different sort of official things, or like you've said, 128 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: if you go through the right channels to make sure 129 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: that you've got the permit and that you're doing the 130 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: right thing. Meanwhile, if you want to just go and 131 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: you know, run around on the oval or do whatever 132 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: you like there without doing you know who you due diligence, 133 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: you're able to. 134 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, so what would be the risk, So you know, 135 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 2: I mean just to think about it. I go out there, 136 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 2: I don't know, I injure myself, something happens. Yeah, that 137 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 2: would be the concerning bit, if you know, for public safety. 138 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 2: That's my big concern. I've done a cent in councilor 139 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 2: local council in West Australia four years. My old men 140 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 2: was a mayor for over twelve years of commune engagement 141 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 2: was massive and I just found this really confusing. 142 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: I think fair enough. Well, Pete, I appreciate you bringing 143 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: it to our attention. Mate, tell me where can people 144 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: see what was filmed? Or what will we not be 145 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: able to because it was with the Japanese film Crow. 146 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 2: It's all international, so all Japan so it doesn't come 147 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 2: to Australia or were. 148 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: They just was the crew just absolutely loving our native 149 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: wildlife though. 150 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 2: Oh they were so excited. When we got these permits closed, 151 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 2: we were devastrated because we just had no time, very 152 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 2: little time. But the parks that helped us out and 153 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 2: we got permission on stations and we just got through 154 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 2: skin of our teeth. But for what they see, they 155 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 2: were absolutely blown away and they just couldn't talk more 156 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 2: highly of it and want to come back. I'm just 157 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 2: disappointed we couldn't do it in the parks and done. 158 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 2: Would have been great to get like more like public involved, 159 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 2: and we want to get like see if we get 160 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 2: kids involved with schools things like that. Yeah, unfortunately we 161 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 2: couldn't get them all the way up the stations and 162 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 2: we lost a lot of that public engagement. That was 163 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 2: a disappointing bit. 164 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, that is a shame. Well, Pete, I really appreciate 165 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: you talking to us. We'll see what we can continue 166 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: to find out as well from the council and yeah, 167 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: we'll keep talking about it. I really appreciate you having 168 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: a yarm with us today. 169 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 2: Thanks very much, Katie. We really appreciate your time anytime. 170 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: Mate, Thank you, thanks so much.