1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 1: It is just on quarter past ten. Now we know 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: that authorities had been waiting to see just how high 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: the Daily River was going to climb, and finally it 4 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: did reach the peak over the course of the weekend, 5 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: almost two and a half meters above the major flood 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: level of fourteen meters. Now they said that every house 7 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: in the community will be underwater, and so too the 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: businesses that make a living and a home near the Daily. 9 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: Now Kerry Draper from the Banyon Farm joins us on 10 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: the line. Good morning, Kerry, hiy Katie. 11 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 2: Here're you going. 12 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: I'm very well, Carrie. How are you going at the moment? 13 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: Last time we spoke was last month, during the last flood. 14 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: Could you have imagined that this would be the situation 15 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: that you're facing just a month later? 16 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 2: No way. Somebody said to me after that event, they said, 17 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 2: have you ever seen it flood twice in a wet 18 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 2: seas And I said, never in my thirty five years. 19 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: And you know, I started packing, pulling things back down 20 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: and getting set back up again. And to see this 21 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 2: is just horrendous. 22 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: Carrie, It's bloody heartbreaking, I would imagine, I understand. Are 23 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: you in Darwin at the moment given what's going on. 24 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 2: Yes, I have, I'll cover up. Not much we can 25 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 2: do until the water starts dropping out of buildings and 26 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 2: we can go and assess what we need to do. 27 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: How do you have any idea just how high and 28 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: what might be happening there at the Bunyon Farm. 29 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 2: I know some stuff. I've sort of said to my sons. 30 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 2: They were down there just the whole week lifting up 31 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 2: whatever they could find as water rose, and I said, 32 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 2: I don't want to know, but I know it's in 33 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 2: my house. It's about it's not really deep, it's about 34 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 2: two hundred mil but this water in the house has 35 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: been in there for days. It's crept into most of 36 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 2: our cabins, certainly into our well, deep in our our 37 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 2: bistrou area. Yeah, it's just and everybody along the road 38 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 2: was in the same boat. It's just it's just a nightmare. 39 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 2: It is. 40 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: It's an absolute nightmare. It must be utterly heartbreaking for you. 41 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: I mean, in the thirty five years that you've been 42 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: out there, you said, you've never you know, it's never flooded. 43 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: Twice in one year, and I'm assuming it's never flooded 44 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: this bad. 45 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: No, we had the ninety eight level. But you know, 46 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 2: back then, none of us had the infrastructure that we've got. Now. 47 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 2: You know what we've all developed over the years is 48 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 2: it's just made it a tenfold. 49 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: Worse, Kerry. I mean, we saw an incredible video on 50 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: social media. Can you explain, well, like how high the 51 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: river was then compared to now? 52 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,119 Speaker 2: Was that the one out the front gate? Yep, yeah, 53 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 2: I reckon, that was I reckon. We had a meter 54 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: and a bit on top of that blood I had 55 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: the classing, so probably about a meter water. Why is 56 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 2: at our play, Kerry? 57 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: Look what you know? What is the process at the 58 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: moment for you? You mentioned your sons before as well, Like, 59 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: what's the process for you guys at the moment? You know, 60 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: we're hearing from the police that you know that obviously 61 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: the daily takes quite some time to sort of reach 62 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: its peak, but then it quite takes quite a while 63 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: to go down as well. 64 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: Well, this is going to do Sometimes it can drop 65 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 2: off quickly, but this won't because there was there's just 66 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 2: too much water in the catchment. So this is going 67 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 2: to be a slow, a slow drop. But we're figuring 68 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 2: it will be out of my house. I guess in 69 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 2: the next couple of days my son will go and assess, 70 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 2: and sometimes it's quicker to get in there when it's 71 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 2: where to start cleaning the mud out. We've just got 72 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 2: to see when that happens then and work out a plan. 73 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, and this is it, isn't it? 74 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 2: Like? 75 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: It's so sort of hard to know. I would imagine 76 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: at this point in time when you when it is 77 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: so high and not knowing you know what you're looking 78 00:03:59,280 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: at damage. 79 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 2: That's right. Once the water's out of the park, which 80 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 2: we need to get down to about under fourteen, then 81 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 2: we can start clearly seeing around the place and then 82 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 2: and dropping as there. But yeah, that first couple of 83 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 2: meter drop is going to be when we start seeing 84 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 2: what's what's going on. But we lost our pontoons a 85 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 2: couple of nights ago. They finally broke loose, and god 86 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:26,119 Speaker 2: knows where they've gone. 87 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: Gerrie. I mean, usually this time of year you'd be 88 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: preparing for the major barrel fishing comps, including the Baronets, 89 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: the barrel classic. What's this flood going to mean for 90 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: your business? 91 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: Devastating income wise? As with everybody, we certainly once the 92 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 2: water's down that couple of meters, we can start and 93 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 2: if we can get you know, the first person you 94 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 2: need virtually in once the water's out of the park 95 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 2: is an electrician to start going through everything. You get 96 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: that step done and then you can start working for forward. 97 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 2: We certainly hope that we can do some of those 98 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 2: may events. That's our goal, if that's possible at all. Yeah, 99 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,359 Speaker 2: but probably a little bit early to call that, but 100 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 2: would certainly love to be able to try and get 101 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 2: them off the ground because once this river starts gaining 102 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 2: pace and dropping away, and if the rain will go away, 103 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:28,239 Speaker 2: we can things can start moving forward more quickly. 104 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean. 105 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's the up in the air until we see 106 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 2: that water drop out of. 107 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: The park carry so much up in the air for 108 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 1: you at the moment, Look, can you keep in contact 109 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 1: with us? Do you reckon that you're going to need? 110 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: You know, like, do you think you're going to need 111 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: some volunteers to get down there and help once you 112 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 1: do understand the extent of the damage, Because if you do, 113 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: like we'd love to do a shout out for you 114 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: when and you know, if you do, I know there'll 115 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: be people listening this morning who probably stayed there before, 116 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 1: been to you know, been to the banyanf and you know, 117 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: hearing the devastation that you guys have experienced, and we'll 118 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: probably want to give you a hand. 119 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 2: Oh look the baronets Beck, the coordinator, she's been fantastic. 120 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 2: She's got she's organizing something. We've got so many friends 121 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 2: and who are lined up waiting for when they can 122 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 2: come down and give us a hand. And that's just fantastic. 123 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 2: Maggie Ray, I don't if anybody's seen it on Facebook. 124 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 2: That's very humbling. She's set up she's a former resident 125 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 2: and very close ties to the daily She's set up 126 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 2: and go fund me page, which is amazing for the 127 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 2: businesses along Willianna Road. Yeah, there'll be support. There's so 128 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 2: much support is unbelievable. But until we can get in 129 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 2: there and then and assess it, and of course for 130 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:56,239 Speaker 2: cleaning up in the water, Yeah, it's just mind boggling. 131 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, carry my heart breaks for you and it goes 132 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: out to you. I know everybody listening this morning will 133 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: be feeling the same. You know, thirty five years out 134 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: there and to experience this to the magnitude that you have, 135 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: I can't even begin to imagine how you must be feeling. 136 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, the anxiety is quite crashing on and off. But 137 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 2: you know we're all okay. Like everybody who suffered any disaster, 138 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 2: we just you soldier on and you just got to 139 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 2: work through it one point after the other, have a 140 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 2: few tears along the way, and you just battle on. 141 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 2: You've got to do it. 142 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: And Kerry, your bloody territory tough by the sounds of it, 143 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: and you. 144 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 2: Come tell me, I've got to keep got to keep out, 145 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 2: keep that slip up. 146 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: Oh, Kerry, mate, I honestly, I don't even know what 147 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: to say. I can't even begin to imagine how I'm 148 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:56,119 Speaker 1: feeling so much love to you, to your family, about 149 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: out to everybody from the daily, all the mob but the. 150 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 2: Posky's yep, yeah, it's a wad ahead. But we've got 151 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 2: the number of people ringing me and sending messages. It's 152 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 2: just it's very uplifting. 153 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: I bet it is. I bet it is. Well, Kerry, Look, 154 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: we'll stay in contact with you. Please let us know 155 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: as you get in there, if there's anything you need, 156 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: get in contact with us, and we'll do our best 157 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: to shout out for you on air as well to 158 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: try and help, because we need that community spirit. I 159 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: think over the coming weeks and we really are going 160 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: to need to help each other out. 161 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, really appreciate that you Yeah, you've 162 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 2: talked to. 163 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: Us any time, anytime, Carrie. Yeah, we'll talk to you soon. Okay, 164 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: good luck and thank you, thanks so much for your 165 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: time this morning. That's thanks. Carry. That is Kerry Draper there, 166 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: the owner of Banyon Farm. I tell you what, I 167 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: feel heartbroken for her, you know, hearing the level of 168 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 1: devastation that they are experienced, and you know, and the 169 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: cleanup that is going to be required by the sounds 170 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: of things, you know, for the Banyan Farm, for other 171 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: businesses there along Willianna Road. Everybody's going to be trying 172 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 1: their best to really band together to help one another out. 173 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: But over the next couple of weeks, we'll do our 174 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: best to keep in contact with Kerry because I think 175 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 1: that sometimes, you know, when something like this happens, much 176 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: like what's going on in Catherine, you know, everybody covers 177 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: it when it's happening, and then we sort of all 178 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 1: forget a little bit because we all go back to 179 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: our normal lives, but the people who've been impacted their 180 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: lives do not go back to normal in a hurry, 181 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: and they're going to need a lot of help, and yeah, 182 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: we will do our best over the coming days and 183 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: weeks to keep you all up to date with what 184 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: is going on, so that if there is any help 185 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: that is required, if there's any way that we can 186 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: help each other out, that we're able to do that