1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: Now let's head across and catch up right now with 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: Luke from Fusion Fireworks. Good morning to you, Luke. 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 2: Morning Katie. How are you not too bad? 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: Luke? Look, I know that at the moment there must 5 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: be quite a bit of uncertainty for you guys when 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: it comes to the sale of fireworks, given the facts 7 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: that you know that we still don't know at this 8 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: point in time how those fire conditions are going to 9 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 1: be looking on Sunday. 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 2: Look, I'm pretty optimistic and positive that with the weather 11 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 2: they would have done like a four day forecast. But 12 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 2: with the record rain last night, the thirty mils, I 13 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 2: think that God's have answered the preer of every territory, 14 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 2: and I think if we look into it a little 15 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 2: bit further, it's probably going to give the government and 16 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 2: the fieries probably make their decision a lot easier now 17 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 2: with all that rain, because as you can understand, I 18 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 2: was spoken to a lot of locals out there that 19 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 2: have lived there for a long time. They said, the 20 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 2: humidity is looking to be very high towards the end 21 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 2: of the week, so that glass should green up in 22 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 2: the next day. And with the high humidity, they think 23 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 2: to think the conditions are probably better now than what 24 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 2: they would have been back in July one. 25 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, let's hope. So mate, what's you know, when have 26 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: you been told by the government that you'll sort of 27 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: have a clear idea of how things are looking. 28 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: We only found out yesterday from the other media outlet 29 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: that the Chief Minister gave me an interview to spading. 30 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 2: He'll make a decision Friday or Saturday. With respect to 31 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 2: that decision, there's no uncertainty whether that was just remote 32 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 2: or rural. We haven't had any feedback or any answers, 33 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 2: so we assume, and one would presume that Alice Springs 34 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: is fine, Catherine is fine, Tennant Creek is fine, but 35 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 2: we've had no correspondence, so we must assume and be 36 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 2: positive that this is only really just the Darwin and 37 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 2: rural and regional. But you know, as I said, we'll 38 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 2: bless with thirty mills of rain last night record greens. 39 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: Well, and as we sort of know, and some of 40 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: the background you know that we've been provided is that 41 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 1: obviously those fire conditions can vary greatly across the territory. 42 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: So for example, there were a total fireban for Darwin 43 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: and Litchfield area, but no fire danger in Alice Springs. 44 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: Then obviously personal fireworks will be permitted in Alice, but 45 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: it may be a different situation where and if a 46 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: big if, if there was a fireban in place. So, 47 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: you know, so, I think that they will be hopefully 48 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 1: looking at things very much from a localized perspective, regardless 49 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 1: of what those conditions are on the weekend. 50 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, well one would host so, and as discussed a 51 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 2: couple of weeks ago, we did put forward the green 52 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 2: zones and red zones. We haven't had any feedback obviously 53 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 2: with both suggests, and so we're we're just you know, 54 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 2: everything's in the hands of the fires and the government, 55 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: and you know, so we would like a bit of 56 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 2: certainty because there's a lot of there's a lot of 57 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 2: products out there. We've got products that Greod Island, Seaweed 58 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 2: Island goes Alco Catherine Tennant Creek or through the territory, 59 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 2: and you know, transport's been paid for, it's ready to go. 60 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 2: But we need to hope and pray and pay optimistic 61 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: that that the rain has helped will help a positive decision. 62 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:35,839 Speaker 1: Look, have you had any you know, have you had 63 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: any sort of information from the government aside from what 64 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: you've heard in the media or you know, aside from 65 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: from I guess sort of secondhand, or have you been 66 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: talking with any of those government departments or work safety 67 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: at this point. 68 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 2: Uh, we're female government numerous times, but we haven't had 69 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 2: any feedback. We did have a quick course from Workspace 70 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 2: yesterday and they've been fantastic in dealing with this. They're 71 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 2: sort of like a messenger and basically all they told 72 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 2: us yesterday was what was said in the media that 73 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 2: they will no more Friday once once they do the 74 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: four day forecast with the bomb. So so that you know, 75 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 2: there isn't really much fresh information or certainty from our behalf. 76 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: How are you guys looking though in terms of have 77 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: you had a lot of interest in your pre sale 78 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: and stuff like that? 79 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: Look, yeah, I've spoken to I've spoken to other importers, 80 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 2: I've spoken to our retailers. There's there's over six thousand 81 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 2: pre orders between us and that that would be up 82 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 2: more than ten times any other previous year. Wow. Yeah. Yeah, 83 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 2: So we know the Territorians want the fireus. We know 84 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 2: they're looking forward to it because the statistics don't lie 85 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 2: from our end, We've never seen pre orders this of 86 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 2: this degree. Ever, the pre orders could the pre orders 87 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 2: could also be maybe people are trying to get their 88 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 2: product and get out quicker. They don't want to be lining. Yeah, 89 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 2: they don't want to be congregating because obviously we've just 90 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,559 Speaker 2: come out of a snap lockdown, so people are still 91 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 2: wary about you know, gathering. So maybe that is that 92 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 2: is a reason for the exponential increasing pre orders. But 93 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 2: I can just see also the pre order amounts are 94 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 2: a lot higher as well, so there must be people 95 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 2: bunching together to you know, order together. But I do know, 96 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 2: I do know the Territorians are looking forward to this 97 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 2: well because yeah, well. 98 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: By those numbers, yeah, six thousand pre orders, ten times 99 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: what it's been previous year, is they are some pretty 100 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: big numbers there, Luke. Mate will hopefully, you know, hopefully 101 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 1: we'll have a really clear idea on Friday exactly what's 102 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: going going on. But I reckon you're right, hopefully a 103 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 1: bit of that rain has helped. I know that we 104 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: are still or there was still a forecast of extreme 105 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 1: fire conditions for later in the week, but we're hopefully 106 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: going to be catching up with the Bureau of Meteorology. 107 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: If not today tomorrow and we'll get a bit of 108 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 1: a clearer idea. 109 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 2: No worries, Katie, good on your Luke. 110 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: Always good to catch up. Thank you so much for 111 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: your time this morning. 112 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 2: God bless you, thank you. 113 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: That's Luke Kreedi there, who is obviously the owner of 114 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 1: Fusion Fireworks.