1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: And joining me in the studio right now is the 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: Lord Mayor of Darwin convat Scarlets. 3 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 2: Good morning to Yukon. 4 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 3: Good morning, and unfortunately I filled my car two days ago, 5 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 3: so I'll miss out. But I'm looking forward to the 6 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 3: next six months. And as you said, the budget was 7 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 3: released yesterday. See it's a pre election budget, you can, 8 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 3: but this is what happens when elections. 9 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 2: Are Yeah, that's exactly right. 10 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: Well, there seems to be quite a bit in ITAs 11 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,319 Speaker 1: for the Northern territory, but corn nothing from what I 12 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: could see, for the Lamaru Baths proposal or the Waterfront 13 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: Stage two. 14 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 3: First of all, we haven't put any request of the 15 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 3: government yet for the lamar U bads. 16 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 4: Second, I don't expect anything. 17 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 3: To be in the budget for the proposal for the 18 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 3: Stage two of the waterfront. This most likely it would 19 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 3: be a pre election commitment and I'm waiting for it 20 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 3: because it's a big, iconic project and I'm pretty sure 21 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 3: that the both parties will promise something about. 22 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: All right, so you weren't surprised that it wasn't in 23 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: the budget. You're expecting it to be a pre election sweetener. 24 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: If it happens. 25 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 3: Most likely would be because you want to get back 26 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 3: for your money, you know, publicity, and what better standing 27 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 3: in front of the waterfront announcing other party we're going 28 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 3: to put so much money we have another waterfront. 29 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 4: That's how it happens and something I've done. 30 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: That so Corn, not yeah, you have, that's right now. 31 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: But so no request as yet for the Lamary Bards proposals. 32 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 3: Haven't put any request the government. What we want to do, 33 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 3: actually we want to talk to the private sector. Myself 34 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 3: and one other councilor council Parma. We want to actually 35 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 3: go and talk to other people that we know that 36 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 3: they've done walk here in the territory. Before we had 37 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 3: already piped from the private sector expressing interest and suddenly 38 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 3: first thing we're going to do talk to private sector 39 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 3: and then we talked to the government. 40 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: All right, fair enough, Corn, let's talk about the my 41 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: Darwin vouchers. 42 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 2: Have they all been used? Now? 43 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 4: All gone? 44 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 3: Sunday morning, it's just disappeared. Six hundred thousand dollars we spent, well, 45 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 3: spent three hundred and four business in Darwen. Who benefits 46 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 3: from that one? This time was the biggest spending by 47 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: sixteen and a half thousand. 48 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 4: Down people which was really good. 49 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 3: Three hundred and eighty four thousand dollars was spent in retail, 50 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 3: you know the things that you're going buy shoes, explose 51 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 3: and everything else. And two hundred and eleven thousand dollars 52 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 3: in hospitality restaurants, cafes and everything else. 53 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, really good split. 54 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 3: I'm really happy about it because this time was six 55 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 3: hundred thousand dollars. That means time seven would be four 56 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 3: point three million dollars in the local economy. Overall, the 57 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 3: city of Darwin put one point three million dollars in 58 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 3: the my down vaucher, so we generated about seven million, 59 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 3: eight million dollars turnover. And when the government, if you 60 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 3: had the money from the government, I reckon week ceded 61 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 3: twelve million to thirteen million dollars turnover in the past 62 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 3: two years. I know some people say, oh, my money. 63 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 3: Actually it was actually the money you spent when you 64 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 3: park in the city. We recycle this money. They're from 65 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 3: the parking takings and we put back to the economy, 66 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 3: attracting more people in the city and helping the lost. 67 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 2: So it comes from your perspective money well spent. 68 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 3: Absolutely, Listen, I've seen what happens in other cities. I 69 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 3: met with the Lord Mayor of Sydney last week when 70 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 3: I was down in Sydney. She was telling me they 71 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 3: had the wars two years because nobody would go to CBD. 72 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 3: All the shops in CBD closed down. If you don't 73 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 3: get officers to go to the cafe to buy lunch, 74 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 3: to buy food, they no operations. So they closed down 75 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 3: empty shops in the middle of Sydney, which I've never 76 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 3: seen before, and people are still reluctant to go back 77 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 3: in Sydney. This time, Sydney was much much quieter, both 78 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 3: in traffic and crowds, and I've seen it before. 79 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: So anyway, well, so we know that that my Darwin 80 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: vouchers now totally utilized, and it does look as though 81 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: it's been a benefit for three hundred and four territory 82 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: businesses or down businesses. 83 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 3: Digitsign now every other city and no partners too did 84 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 3: it Still alis Spring is still going. So it helped 85 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 3: really our local businesses and that's the important thing. 86 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 4: The local business. 87 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 3: Day want that moms and dad's running, the ones that 88 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 3: employ your kids, the ones you sponsor, your sporting club, 89 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 3: your soccer club, your cricket club. These are the people we. 90 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: Helped con One of the things that's has not been 91 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: helping some of our smaller businesses is some of the 92 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: terrible public drunkenness that we've been seeing on the streets 93 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: and itinerant behavior that we've been seeing on the streets. 94 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: You and I have spoken about this on numerous occasions, 95 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: but we now know that the Chief Minister confirmed on 96 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: the show on Monday morning, four hundred people returned home 97 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,799 Speaker 1: through the Larakie Return to Country program this month alone. 98 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: The three months prior there really had been not too 99 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: many heading home for various reasons, concerned about COVID, etc. 100 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: Are you noticing a difference? 101 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 3: I do as I told you before, because I came 102 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 3: to your program a couple of weeks ago and I 103 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 3: really had. 104 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,679 Speaker 4: A big, big spill about the situation. 105 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 3: We had four thousand people in Darwin, and these four 106 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 3: thousand people were living rough, slipping rough in the parks 107 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 3: and this point down Mandila, bits and everywhere else. 108 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 2: Do you that was four thousand That actually. 109 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 3: The figure came from people that know very well come 110 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 3: and they were here, and of course I had a fit, 111 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 3: so I really put my foot down. I have to say, 112 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 3: I walk very closely with the police behind the scenes. 113 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 3: I have to say now that they've met with the 114 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 3: police superintendent irresponsible for Darwin, they now established again permanently 115 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 3: the Segway patrols and I saw them on Sunday in 116 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 3: action that was brilliant. And also he told me he's 117 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 3: got now car patrols in Darwin and he wants to 118 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 3: increase it. They're doing their best and now that the 119 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 3: COVID situation finished, people now they have their leaves and 120 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 3: they're coming back to the police and they continue to 121 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 3: deploy more people in the streets. The other positive thing 122 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 3: is the goavern puts someone to return to country and 123 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 3: we see a significant number of people going back to 124 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 3: the communities. 125 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 4: Now they were something that weren't locked out of the community. 126 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 3: Let's be fair here, the common Worth imposed some restrictions. 127 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 4: They were locked out. 128 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 3: Now they're going back and we've seen now less people 129 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 3: in the community, but still more work to be done. 130 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, with some of those different areas, so that had 131 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: been quite bad in terms of rubbish left behind, et cetera. 132 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: I know that one of those was a lot Stuart Highway. 133 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: Has there been a change now, yes, it has. 134 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 3: It's been cleaned by us. After we send the bill 135 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 3: to the owners. They decided you have to do something 136 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 3: about it that you want to pay us all the time. 137 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 4: I don't mind. 138 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 3: I get paid, but I don't like the rubbish, especially 139 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 3: in a place like a rabbit like Stuar Park. 140 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 4: Now they fenced it. 141 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 3: My understanding is very soon will be demolition and two 142 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 3: new premises. One is a petrol station and another franchise 143 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 3: foot premises, which I'm looking forward to it. 144 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, it'll be good once it is developed. Motions for us. 145 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 3: I mean there are places to put the car, yachts 146 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 3: and probably ste a highway. 147 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 4: The old days was. 148 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 3: Good, but now they can be put something different to 149 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 3: actually beautify it and bring more people in the city, 150 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 3: especially if you put food premises. 151 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 2: Can I ask them? 152 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: I know that there's a few other things that are 153 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: about to get on the way. One of those is 154 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: another plant give away. When's that happening? 155 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 3: Starting on the ninth of April, We're giving two thousand 156 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 3: native trees to anybody who is a resident of Darwin. 157 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 3: And you have to be a resident of Darwin. Sorry, 158 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,359 Speaker 3: people from Palmerston and Littsville. You have to go to 159 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 3: your own councils. We had people turning up from parmers 160 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 3: and says, can I give a plan? And we said no, 161 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 3: you can't go away. So we're giving two thousand plans. 162 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 2: Should we let them have one as well? 163 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: No? 164 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 3: Yes, But the thing again is our red pair space 165 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 3: rates Darwin. So they're getting something for their raids. So 166 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 3: we're going to give total nine thousand plans. That's on 167 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 3: top of what we gave last year, and on top 168 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 3: of the other trees we keep landing. And if you 169 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 3: notice up in Casarina, if you go to Brownshaw Terrace 170 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 3: near the new McDonald's, you find out a complete reformation 171 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 3: of the whole middle Island it's taking place. 172 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 4: It's going to be another beautiful garden there. 173 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 2: Good stuff that is good to hear. 174 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: Hi with these nine thousand plants, why aren't they being 175 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: given a Why what died? 176 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 2: Is that happening? 177 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,679 Speaker 3: The first one will be on the ninth of April 178 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 3: at the Tilly All And if you want to know 179 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 3: whether the next is just listen to Katie. 180 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 4: Of the Tell. 181 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 2: We'll tell you next time. 182 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: Just lastly, I know there's quite a bit going on, 183 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: but the rainbow crossing in this city are you going 184 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: to be repainting it. 185 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 2: What's going on with the rainbow crossing? 186 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 3: Absolutely, we're going to do it. That one's been a 187 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 3: bit old now a bit faded. So we're actually using 188 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 3: a new technique, a new way of doing it that 189 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 3: will last for seven years. Being told by the peop 190 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 3: they're going to apply it. It's going to cost seventeen 191 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 3: thousand dollars and will last for seven to ten years. 192 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 2: Seventeen grand. 193 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's not really a lot of money, especially with 194 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 3: a high traffic area. 195 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 4: If it lasts for seven. 196 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: To ten years, well, I was gonna say, given the 197 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: fact that the longevity over it is good, that's obviously 198 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 1: a good thing. It seems like a lot of money 199 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: to paint a zebra crossing. 200 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:37,599 Speaker 4: What was the last time you did the zebra cver? 201 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:38,599 Speaker 2: So what do I know? 202 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 3: It costs money if you want to put something because 203 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 3: it's not only putting the paint on the ground, it's 204 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 3: actually traffic control and everything else. So it's not just 205 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 3: a paind the ground. I can go to Bannings and 206 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 3: get some pain and do it myself. Yeah, but everything 207 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 3: else last, it will not last. 208 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 4: But don't forget. 209 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 3: We also got the Rainbow Garden at the end of 210 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 3: the Daily Street at the esplant. 211 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 4: That's going on very very well and beautiful. 212 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: Well combat scarlets. We are going to have to leave 213 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: it there. The Lord Mayor of Darwin always good to 214 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: catch up with you. Thank you for your time this morning. 215 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 4: You very welcome. Only today's today weekend. 216 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 2: I know, always good when you get to Wednesday. Good 217 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 2: on your con Thank you.