1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: And joining me in the studio right now as the 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Lord Mayor of Darwin. Conbat Scarlets. 3 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 2: Good morning, con good morning. 4 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 3: The day after the anniversary of the bombing of Darwin, 5 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 3: and I have to say thank you very much to 6 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 3: all of you you turn up. I'm sorry we had. 7 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 2: To change the event. 8 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 3: But at the same time the Bureau in Geology could 9 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,240 Speaker 3: not tell us what would happen. The Esplana was absolutely 10 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 3: water locked. And the last thing we need to put 11 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 3: four thousand people. Remember in two months time we have 12 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 3: to do Anzac Day, so we don't want to destroy 13 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 3: the beautiful grass area. 14 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 1: There has been a bit of criticism con There has 15 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: been a bit of you know, a few people messaging 16 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,840 Speaker 1: through sign Cadie. It's just it was a nice service, 17 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: but it just wasn't the sign. 18 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: Well, I agree with you. 19 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,599 Speaker 3: At the same time, if we went there we ruin 20 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 3: the esplanad, the same people would be complaining why you 21 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 3: had it there and ruined the place and why you 22 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 3: didn't go somewhere else. Remember we had the Anzac Day 23 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 3: in two thousand and six. 24 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 2: Are call very well. 25 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 3: We had the Darwin them Center because we had a 26 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 3: late cyclone. We live in Darwin, expect the unexpected, the 27 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 3: weather that is not kind. Sometimes we might have to 28 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 3: react quickly. For us, it was more expensive to have 29 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 3: it at the convention center, don't have it outdoors. 30 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 2: But at the same time, the long term effect could 31 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 2: be different. 32 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: Was it just a matter as well of thinking, okay, 33 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: well it is what it is. There is quite a 34 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: bit of water down there. If it does rain, it's 35 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: going to just ruin things. So we need to call 36 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: this early and we need to organize it early. 37 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: We'll be talking to the Bureau Meteorology. And we followed 38 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 2: their advice. I mean, they are not good. 39 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 3: They can't tell me what kind of weather we're going 40 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 3: to have, but they give us advice. And all the 41 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 3: advice we decided let's have it in this year. It's 42 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 3: funny because I got the emails from some people says, 43 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 3: thank god we had inside this year. 44 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 2: Was their condition was beautiful? 45 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 3: Look, there are always di version of opinions. The reality 46 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 3: is it was the bombing of Darwin. Does matter was held. 47 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 3: It was commemorating an event that actually made my city 48 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 3: different than anyone else. The only sit in Australia being 49 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 3: bombed more than sixty times, the only city in Australia 50 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 3: that on the nineteenth of February, so more bonds than 51 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 3: Pearl Harbor. The only city of Australia that had the 52 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 3: war coming on our doorstep two hundred and fifty civilians 53 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 3: and the only city in Australia survived the war and 54 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 3: people came. 55 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: Back and absolutely that that commemoration needs to happen no 56 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,959 Speaker 1: matter what. So, yes, I understand that some people would 57 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: have loved to have had it still outside. You would 58 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: have too, I'm sure. Con The fact of the matter is. 59 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 3: One is because it's in a beautiful location. Then you 60 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 3: have the real re enactment and it gives you a 61 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 3: different sense of what happened that day. 62 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 2: But again, as you sometimes we have to act quickly 63 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 2: just in case. 64 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: Now, corn, I want to ask you, I have been 65 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: contacted by somebody saying are they going to keep is 66 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: the city of down And going to keep the Saturday 67 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: parking in place? 68 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 2: Yes we are parking. 69 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 3: Yes we are two dollars each a flat rate, but 70 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,839 Speaker 3: the only affects six hundred sides out of the four 71 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,519 Speaker 3: and a half thousand such we've got. At the same time, 72 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 3: that applies mainly in the CBD. Same time, the Dragonfly 73 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 3: and the Westland Arcade car parks are free. 74 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 2: Only. The on street parking is affected a supporting. 75 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: Much revenue since it's since it like restarted. 76 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 2: It's not the revenue for us. 77 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 3: Actually for us a bit a bit more bother because 78 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 3: we have to have ranges going around to check it. 79 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 3: But with what we hear from the retailers is they 80 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 3: want people to change. 81 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 2: They don't want people to stay there. 82 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 3: And what we find out people go out on Friday night, 83 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 3: have a few drinks, then they will not drive very wisely, guys, 84 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 3: thank you very much for driving, drink and drive and 85 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 3: then they turn up twelve o'clock media. 86 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: The retailers are happy that it's happened. They're happy. 87 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 3: We even had retail says please do that one because 88 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 3: our stuff park in front of our shops and nobody 89 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:46,119 Speaker 3: can park there to come shopping to happen well, of course, 90 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 3: because if you actually turn over every two hours, you've 91 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 3: got more clients coming through. 92 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 2: I mean even in Casarina. 93 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 3: Now it's three hours free and then you actually they 94 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 3: can charge you. It's getting it's getting the tenover of 95 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 3: clients important thing. But as I do you before again, 96 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 3: is I know that when people who expect to park 97 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 3: outside where they want to go. But if you park 98 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 3: at the West Lane and you have to walk down 99 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 3: to the Smith Street, that means you're crossing the mall 100 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 3: and that brings more people down the street. 101 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 1: Look, the criticism that we're more receiving is that you 102 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: can go to casualrat or you can go to a 103 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: shopping center and you can park for free on a Saturday, 104 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: but you can't come into the city and park for free. 105 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 3: Well, that happens during the whole week, not only on Saturday. 106 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 3: But the other thing you have to remember, we'll have 107 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 3: the situation that public servers will come and park in 108 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 3: a spot when parking was free, don't move their cars, 109 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 3: and then nothing has will happen. 110 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 2: We have to consider not all through the week. 111 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: Like I can definitely understand it during the week, but 112 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: then on the weekends you sort of go, well, isn't 113 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: it just best to get as many people in there. 114 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 3: As nobody will come shopping for the civilis and can't 115 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 3: find anywhere to park. Symbols that they will come down 116 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 3: no parking, drive away at least if they come and 117 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 3: they deserve to turn two hours and actually two hours 118 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,799 Speaker 3: with the parking application. If you stay for ten minutes, 119 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 3: you pay. Ten minutes, you stay for twenty minutes, you 120 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 3: pay twenty minutes, you don't paid two dollars. But it's 121 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 3: two dollars per too per hour. Okay, come on, let's 122 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 3: be fair. It's not only us and our convenience. It's 123 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 3: the people that actually have their livehood and it's affected 124 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 3: by us parking all day. 125 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: Coln. What else is happening from council's perspective, Any update 126 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: on the on the swimming pool, their casurina or anything 127 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: like that. Things going now, I haven't been there. 128 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 3: Likely, Look it's going down apart from the direction we 129 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 3: have because of the wet weather. 130 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 2: I have to say they. 131 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 3: Were well advanced before the wet weather, and now we've 132 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:31,119 Speaker 3: got a dry spell. 133 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: They're going to work really well. 134 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 3: My prediction will be open well ahead of what we 135 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 3: predicted end of twenty twenty four. 136 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 2: It's very very good. They've done a very good work 137 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 2: and I'm looking forward to open sometime the year. 138 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, right the middle of this year potentially. 139 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 2: Council has been very very busy. 140 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 3: We actually awarded the tender for the Bandilla Bits master Plan. 141 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 2: Our ps got that one. What's that space. 142 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 3: It's going to be really interesting development Bandilla with more 143 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 3: things to come, which I will let it. I'll tell 144 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 3: you later because now I can't tell you because you're 145 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 3: still in a committee and we discuss it. 146 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: It is an area though that people do want to 147 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: say beautiful, you know, it's such a like when you 148 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,239 Speaker 1: can when you actually look there, it's such a beautiful space. 149 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 2: What you get, Yeah, sometimes a bunch of drunks. 150 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. 151 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 2: We're going to spend three. 152 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 3: And a half million dollars together with another territory government 153 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 3: and we are going to have a lot of things 154 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 3: like public tolage, recreation facilities and new dog park, new 155 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 3: lighting and certain sicity before increased safety. 156 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: What about con Is there any updates when it comes 157 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: to having an RV park somewhere? 158 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 3: Well, look, it's we still got areas we can activate 159 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 3: for an RV park. It does have to be Bandilla. 160 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 3: We can find other players. We've got a thicking cap on. 161 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 3: There are some areas we can do it. And we 162 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 3: understand people didn't want in Bandila. We're not going to 163 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 3: have it in Bandilla, but certainly Bandilla is going to 164 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 3: be upgraded. The next one coming online is Chapelaine. We 165 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 3: awarded at tender again. We actually going to convert that 166 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 3: one to a beautiful lane for people to stay outdoors 167 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 3: and in joy. 168 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: In Austin Line. 169 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: Yes, one point three five million dollars. 170 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,679 Speaker 1: So when's that sort of happening's working under a well. 171 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 3: We want to commence mid to twenty four, well after 172 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 3: the wet season, and will be completed within twelve months. 173 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 2: I hope. Other things we're actually doing very busy. 174 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 3: Is we upgrading a lot of the playgrounds. We've got 175 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 3: the playgrounds now in some of the suburbs. We awarded 176 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 3: a tender for upgrading a number of playgrounds. I know 177 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 3: we can't do all of them at the same time, 178 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 3: but we have embarked in the program to actually do 179 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 3: that one slowly standingly progression through the council and certainly 180 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 3: through the work. We are going to do playgrounds at 181 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 3: Easter Park, Macmillan Road, green Belt and Clark Resident Park. 182 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: Well. I know that the parents of little aies will 183 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: be placed here when they're young. You go around looking 184 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: for a good playground to keep occupied for a while. 185 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 3: We're spending money, not only the CBD, we spending money 186 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 3: in the suburbs. Ballards are going to go to the 187 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 3: Annula green Belt. We've got a number of things. I'll 188 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 3: give you some information very very soon about what we're 189 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 3: going to do in Kavenor Street, just from a Nake 190 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 3: Street all the way to the University and the mcmean 191 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 3: street car park area. We're going to beautify that one 192 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 3: and Cetin. We'll be talking to some people to finalize 193 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 3: the branch of Terrace in Casarina Landscaping corn. 194 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 1: I've got a message here that came through Kadi. Yesterday's 195 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: eighty second bombing of down event was brilliant as older 196 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: folk appreciated the cool, much quieter venue and we can 197 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: see all of the speakers and singers, so that one 198 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: just came through. 199 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 2: Thank you very much for your comments. I said to 200 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 2: you before. 201 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 3: Still it's great to be outdoors, but again we have 202 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 3: to consider what if, because the last thing we need 203 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 3: is a storm in the middle of the service that 204 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 3: ruins everything. I've seen it before and it's not pleasant, 205 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 3: especially because we've got a lot of older people that 206 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 3: they come there because they attended the bombing of Darwin, 207 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 3: because their grandfathers were here, their fathers were here yesterday. 208 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 2: I had the pleasure of meeting mister Cornelius. 209 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 3: His grandfather was in Darwin, and he told the story 210 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 3: the core brothers. Their father was here in Darwin and 211 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 3: in the post office and saved people and did a 212 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 3: lot of things. 213 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 2: So that this is the stories we never here before. 214 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 3: But we have to be told because not only the 215 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 3: heroism of the defense forces, which fantastic, but the little 216 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 3: people like the family that went down to Balaclav, evacuated 217 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 3: the parents and the children. Only the children came back 218 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 3: because the parents died from tuberculosis in Balaclava. 219 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 2: These are the. 220 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 3: Things that now granted Loaf used to go and actually 221 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 3: she was growing vegetables for the defense forces. 222 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 2: That we've got some incredible stories in Dowin. 223 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:49,199 Speaker 3: It shows the beauty of the people of Dowi and 224 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 3: how zillion we are. 225 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: It surely does convat Scarles, Lord Mayor of Darwin, good 226 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: to speak with you, as a wise could. 227 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 2: Speak with you till next week. 228 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: Thank you.