1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Three sixty with Katie will thanks to Joyce Main, Darwin 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: Homes and Stuart Highway. 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 2: Beromar joining us live in the studio is the Lord 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 2: Mayor of Darwin convat Scarlets Good morning, Colin. 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: Good morning. 6 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 3: And the dry seasons here and they even started with 7 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 3: a big antsac day on Sunday, thousands of people attending 8 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 3: the cenotaph, the dawn service and of course. 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: A lot of people came to the Parado. It was fantastic. 10 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 3: Well down Darwin people, let's our support to our defense 11 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 3: forces and let's get together again. 12 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: Yes, some people says, well, what about the social distancing. 13 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 3: Well, considering we didn't have any community transmission lifetown in 14 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 3: Perth and we've got a very good system in impacts, 15 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 3: I think we're pretty safe up here. But we have 16 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 3: to be vigilant. 17 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:49,279 Speaker 1: We have to be. 18 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 2: Careful, absolutely we do, and we've been talking about that 19 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: throughout the morning in terms of the Howard Springs quarantine 20 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: facility and the increasing numbers that we've got out there. 21 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: But con I do want to speak to you about 22 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 2: there has been a lot of discussion over the last 23 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: week or so nationally about deals with China, and I 24 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 2: know that the one Belt, one Road initiative with the 25 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 2: Victorian government has been overturned. As I understand it now. 26 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: I know that the Darwin City Council does have a 27 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 2: sister Cities deal with China, don't you. 28 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 3: We had one since nineteen eighty three and we still 29 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 3: have that one. 30 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 1: I know the whole broog about China. 31 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 3: The federal government pass legislation a year ago that requests 32 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 3: everybody who deals with China to submit all the dealing 33 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 3: with China to assess them. That includes university, that includes 34 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 3: local government, that's the low state government. Well, I'm very 35 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 3: pleased to tell you that we submit all our plans 36 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 3: to defeat for assessment. And the fight went through and 37 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 3: came back and says there's no problem with the City 38 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 3: of Darwin and your relationship with the sister city in China, 39 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 3: And of course there isn't because we're dealing with local government, 40 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 3: not with government. 41 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 2: It did say, all your plans, how many are the 42 00:01:59,200 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: how many are they? 43 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 3: Well, we've got seven sister cities, We've got a High Court, 44 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,919 Speaker 3: we've got calumnars, we've got Anchorage, got Amelicapitive co Deially, 45 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 3: we're quite a few cities that we're dealing with and 46 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,119 Speaker 3: in most cases actually we get a lot of benefits. 47 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 3: For example, with the sister city with Calumners, we managed 48 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 3: to have an agreement between CDU and the University of 49 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 3: the g and they accommodate all the students they're learning 50 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 3: to Creek and they take them out they go to Greece. 51 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 3: Well they used to because with COVID nobody goes anywhere. 52 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 3: Same thing applies with High Court, the University of hainand 53 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 3: you have an agreement with CDU, and we've seen express 54 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 3: expressed interest in the past for a further relationship with 55 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 3: regards to economy and see food expert from Darwin to China. 56 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 2: So is there any other I mean, aside from those 57 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 2: sister cities deals, is there anything else that de Fat 58 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 2: needed to look at now? 59 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 3: Just what we do with China the way we're doing it. 60 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 3: And I said to you, we're dealing with the local government. 61 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 3: We're not dealing with the state or provincial or the 62 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 3: central government. So our conducts are limited and our dealings 63 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 3: are very. 64 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 2: Lim So you're confident that realistically there's not going to 65 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 2: be a situation here where anything's overturned by the federal government. 66 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 2: That the Darwin City Council. 67 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 3: Is there was one that we have done it by 68 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 3: now we'll get the response from them that everything was 69 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 3: fine and nothing to worry about. 70 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: So I'm very very happy about it. 71 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: Con let's move along because there is quite a bit 72 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 2: to cover off on. I want to go to this 73 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 2: story on the front page of the paper lane Way 74 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 2: lifestyle plans for El Fresco Cafe in City Loading Bay. 75 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 2: It looks phenomenal these artist impressions. What are we going 76 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 2: to say here. 77 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 3: I'm very pleased that some of the people out there 78 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 3: they're prepared to do what I've been calling for a 79 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 3: long time. We actually remodified the lane. Waste get out 80 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 3: and do something with them. This is the first proposal 81 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 3: to put a little bar on the side of the 82 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 3: Austin Lane next to the Ruby restaurant on the other side. 83 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 3: And that's a brilliant idea, especially for after hours and 84 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 3: the weekends. 85 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: And we've got. 86 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 3: The other side of the road another lane extension that 87 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 3: is ready to be a util I hope the restaurants 88 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 3: and I want the restaurants there in that area to 89 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 3: come out, put tables and chairs and do it. We 90 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 3: had some applications already from one particular two restaurants there, 91 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 3: and I'm hopeful that actually finally people in that when 92 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 3: we have the opportunity to sit outside rather than air 93 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 3: conditioned environment. 94 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it looks fantastic and it certainly brings 95 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 2: the city to life seeing it activated in that way. 96 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 3: We've got the best environment in Australia, especially this time 97 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 3: of the year. Tourists would come out and I would 98 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 3: like to sit outside to see a beautiful harbor, a 99 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 3: beautiful city lifestyle, and the council has been really, really 100 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 3: innovative in its approach. I'll be prepared to close Knake 101 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 3: Street Friday and Saturday if the restaurants they want. 102 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: To put the. 103 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 3: Tables on the whole road between Smith Street and Kavernor 104 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 3: Street where we've got restaurants. 105 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: And put table and chairs out Friday night and Saturday night. 106 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: There's not much traffic there. Why would don't you tilize 107 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: for something that's. 108 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 2: Something you'd like to see from great success. 109 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: We did it before in one two occasions. 110 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 3: We can do it again. Any thing we need is 111 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 3: people to come to us. Is we're going to do it. 112 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 3: Let's work together. 113 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 2: Con speaking of activating the City. I know that the 114 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 2: Indian Straight Food Event is kicking off this weekend. 115 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 3: It's actually on the first of first of Man of 116 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 3: May and just before Greek Christ. That's really fantastic in Darwin. 117 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 3: The second of May, you've got Greek Christ. First of May, 118 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 3: you've got the Indian Busy more busy weekend, and it's 119 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 3: going to get even busier. We're going to have a 120 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 3: lot of other events happening, and one after the other 121 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 3: is happening and that's really really good. And we are 122 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 3: going to have the City Band performing once again, and 123 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 3: also the Army Band performing once again. You mentioned the 124 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 3: Study Festival, and of course we've got the Saberies Festival 125 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 3: at Nightcliff on the seventh and. 126 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: Eighth of May. And it's a long weekend this weekend. 127 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 2: I love a good long weekend. Hey, con I do 128 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 2: want to ask you as well, just quickly, a Nightcliff 129 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 2: tree planting. How many trees are being planted in Nightcliff. 130 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 3: Well, we planted two one hundred and twenty six new 131 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 3: trees on the foreshore to provide when the growth will 132 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 3: provides some said to the people. Nightclif Foreshore is one 133 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 3: of the places that everybody gots. 134 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: The people love it there. 135 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 3: They sit out there and enjoying themselves. And of course 136 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 3: talking about trees. We've got a lot of works happening 137 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 3: now at the intersection of Smith Street and Curch Street 138 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 3: to do work to protect that big Banyan tree on 139 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 3: the corner. So we extend the footpath to go around it, 140 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 3: so we don't touch the tree, but we may convenient 141 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 3: and safe for people to. 142 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: Cross the road. 143 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 2: I coned something else that I noticed on the weekend, 144 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 2: and it's something you and I have spoken about on 145 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 2: several occasions. Down a bit for a bit longer ago, 146 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: is at East Point, you know where I'd said, how 147 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 2: come there is a pedestrian crossing for the kids to 148 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 2: get across the road near the playground there. I noticed 149 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 2: that there's a lot of work going on there. 150 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: What's happening, Well, you and many other mothers ask for it. Yeah, 151 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: safe crossing, and you're. 152 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 3: Getting on one cucually responding to what you have to 153 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 3: say for the same reason, because there's safety of our citizens, 154 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 3: especially the youngsters at the Sparamount. I know I had 155 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 3: a bit of complain, Oh why did you put these 156 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 3: barriers there? Guys, we're putting a crossing, safe crossing for 157 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 3: children and mothers and other people. They're using the car 158 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 3: pack and of course they have to cross to go 159 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 3: to the playground. Yep, this is what we're doing. And 160 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 3: after that we didn't have any more complaints. But I'm 161 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 3: very pleased to say that the council is actually doing 162 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 3: a tremendous work. And not only that, but we decided 163 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 3: if people don't know about council, we're going to tell 164 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 3: them about it. So this Sunday we were in Casurina 165 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 3: and we met quite a few people that came. Some 166 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 3: of them had some complaints. Others want to know what 167 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 3: we're doing. We told them what we're doing. We give 168 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 3: some information and this Saturday we're going to be in 169 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 3: Nightcliff and we're going to be there from first May 170 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 3: from ten am to one pm. And on the fifteenth 171 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 3: of May we're going to be at the Galleria. So 172 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 3: this weekend and in two weekends the Galleria. If you 173 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 3: got anything you want to tell us me, myself and 174 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 3: other oldermen will be there coming talk to us. 175 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 2: Convat Scarlet's good to catch up with you. Thank you 176 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 2: so much for your time this morning. 177 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: I have a good morning you too.