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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now the Lord Mayor of Darwin, Peter Styles, is just
called through. Good morning to you, Peter Styles.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Hi, Katie Styles Eat a lot.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
Of criticism towards the Darwin City Council this morning with
the dump closed. What's the go.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
So, Katie? The situation is that the City of Darwin
has an arrangement with the Northern Territory Government that in
these situations the Nordon Teratory government will open an emergency
green waste disposal site and that is out of Hidden Valley.
I'm led to believe that that was supposed to be
open yesterday but they didn't have their traffic management planning place,
so as a result of that they've kept it closed.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
So how come you guys didn't just keep the dump
open in the meantime.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Well, what we've done, Well, first of all, Katie has
had a road internal road collapse at the dump. We're
actually re pairing that at the moment because our priority
is public health. We've got to get rid of all
the rotting waste, all the foods stuff that's rotted, and
also general collection and the roadside collection has started today.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
By that rotting waste, do you mean obviously people getting
their bins collected with all the you know, all the
ways that they've had.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Throughout the week exactly. So anyone that's lost power will
be throwing out a lot of food that's got to
be we've got to handle it out there and bury that.
So it's not a public health issue, but we've got
to fix the internal roads the green waste. The last
time we had this problem, we had about two to
three climbitter lineup down the roads to get rid of
(01:29):
green waste. Now, we can't prioritize public health if we're
dealing with green waste, which is why there's an arrangement
with the Northern Territory government and I'm a bit disappointed
in the Chief Minister doesn't know what's going on now.
A waste disposal site that was supposed to be open yesterday,
we were led to believe, but they why don't.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
We have Hidden Valley and Sholbey opening together.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Well, first of all, Shoal Bay, the council is out
there cleaning up all the access to emergency services so
they can get in to do their job. We're taking
our own green waste out there. But the problem we
have at the moment is we're pairing the internal road
that's collapsed and.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
There's no other access for people to use.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
No what happens. It's actually a bit dangerous repairing the road.
But we've got to take the green waste of the
council's collecting out there. The green waste side at Hidden
Valley is the one that's the emergency green waste disposal
site that the Northern Territory government is supposed to open yesterday.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
So I see people are furious. They're questioning what's changed,
you know, other than that road from cyclo markers.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Well, I don't blame them for being a bit upset
the green waste site. And I went on the line
yes last night trying to find the information on the
Hidden Valley waste disposal side out there.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Markets during markets, we're all going to the actual dump.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Well that's true, but you had a two and a
half kilometer line at the dump to get into the dump,
the huge delays out there, and of course once you
get into the dump, they've got to and then get
the bulldozers and move it all. It takes a lot
of time to handle that much waste, which is why
GET councils made the arrangement.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
But couldn't we have both like you know what I mean, Well.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
How do you get rid of all the rotting waste
out there when you've got two and a half kilometer lineup?
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Well, it's going to be the case no matter what.
When you guys open, it's going to be the case.
It's going to be the same at Hidden Valley.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
No. Well, Hidden Valley's got a much larger area.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
Yeah, but it's still the same level of waste, but
it is.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
But it's a huge area where you can just dump
waste and then later they'll bulldoze it all and deal with.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
It all, right, Starzy. One of the big questions that
we are getting today is what about a verge side collection?
Is the council going to be going around and collecting
all the greenways that people have got on their verges
at the moment. A lot of seniors getting in contact
with us this morning saying Katie, you know, I just
can all to twenty trips to the dump.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
Well, I'm not exactly sure how much waste the council
will pick up from the verge, but we've asked people
not to put it out in the verge. At this
point in time, there's a lot of waste from people's
houses will have to be taken down themselves to the Hiddenvalley.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
So the green waste, if you're not putting it on
your verge, where are you meant to put it?
Speaker 2 (04:22):
I take it to Hidden Valley?
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Yeah, but you can't. Like for me, I've got literally
a massive rain tree down, Like I know, just for myself,
speaking from my own experience on the weekend, it's going
to take it's going to take us loads and loads
of trips to to Hidden Valley to be able to
get it there. That's just me down the road. I've got,
you know, a senior that lives up the road from me,
(04:45):
who's going to have loads and loads of green waste
to take. It's got to be on the verge because
you can't have it in your yard or you can't
get out of your yard.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Well, people are going to have to get Like I've
got a big tree down, I've got the contractors out
there in that's going to we all do.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Yeah, as we all do.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Insurance is going to cover that for me. Yeah. But
in relation to seniors, I was talking to Athene of
Pasco Bell a little while ago, and we're going to
approach disaster recovery Australia once we actually hopefully get some
volunteers to come up and especially help seniors and people
who are less mobile and can't do those sort of jobs.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Okay, so at this point in time, the council doesn't
have Shoalbey open and you're not going to be doing
verge side collections. So what exactly is the council doing.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Well, I've got to talk to Simon about that and
just see what arrangements were we going to make for
those verge side collections where people can't actually do that.
But some of the operational stuff I'm not fully across.
Simone Saunders, our CEO, is the lead in that. In
all the operational stuff.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
Well, probably we need her on then, because these are
the questions that people are asking.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
We'll get her on and she can explain some of
the operational issues that we're pacing out there at But
she's at the table, she's the one getting all that
information on the operational side of things. But we'll do
our very best to clean up the streets and those
that can't get to the tip, well we'll have to
make some arrangements there. But I'll get back to you
on that.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Cadience so just for regular like just for regular people
as well. There's like the council doesn't assist in any
way in terms of that cleanup.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Now, we've cleaned up the streets and obviously if there's
stuff out in the streets, we will be cleaning that up.
But the stuff that's on private property, people have to
actually do a ute load to the waste disposal side
of Hidden Delhi.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
All right, So at this point in time, what like
just outlay for us what the council is doing.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Well, I'm not sure exactly what we're doing at the moment,
because that plan comes as a result of the assessments
that we're done. Yesterday and this morning, we've had ten
teams out there. We've got five hundred climbers of roads
we need to open up, and also prioritizing things like
school access to schools, childcare centers, and emergency service facilities.
(07:07):
We've been prioritizing that. But they'll have that at the
operations center as to what they're prioritizing at the moment now.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
So in terms of though that assessing the roads and
making sure you know, like checking all of that damage,
where are you at with all of that? Like I
know that there's been some big trees down across some
of the roads in the city. For example, I know
in one area in Stuart Park a massive tree across
the road. Is that is that council? Are you guys
(07:35):
out to assess that or what's the process?
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Yeah, well we're out there along with emergency services who
are doing a fantastic job. But our staff are out
there cleaning up those roads and giving access to people
selling your home and get out and access for emergency vehicles.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Should that be necessary, Starcy, someone's just been in contact
with us and said, what happens for those residents that
don't have a use or a trailer?
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Well, they have to get some sort of if it's
on your property. The council can't clean up all of
the private property in Darwen. We just don't have the
resources to do that. That's when you'd actually have to
get the Northern CHURCHI Government to come in with resources
if that was to occur.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
All right, I guess there's questions to be asked in
terms of you know, what happens next for a lot
of territory and so, like I said, a lot of
seniors saying to us Katie, you know I've got a
massive tree. We've done our best neighbors have come to
help in terms of chainsawing it down, but I'm not
going to be able to get it to the dump myself.
So it sounds like there's still a lot of information
(08:35):
to come.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
Well, we'll be talking to Disaster Recovery Australia as well
to see what they can do, and also the Northern
Church of Government. They can get access to funding out
of the Commonwealth to assist with all that sort of stuff.
That's the sort of thing that's been working on as
we speak. I'll talk to someone and see if she
can give you a call to let you know the
(08:58):
latest on what's up up to dating information about what's
actually happening operationally.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
All right, Peter stars We're gonna have to leave it there.
We have got a heck of a lot to cover
off on this morning. Thanks so much for your time,
Lord Mayor of Darwin, Peter Starles, thank you.
Now the Lord Mayor of Darwin, Peter Styles, is just
called through. Good morning to you, Peter Styles.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Hi, Katie Styles Eat a lot.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
Of criticism towards the Darwin City Council this morning with
the dump closed. What's the go.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
So, Katie? The situation is that the City of Darwin
has an arrangement with the Northern Territory Government that in
these situations the Nordon Teratory government will open an emergency
green waste disposal site and that is out of Hidden Valley.
I'm led to believe that that was supposed to be
open yesterday but they didn't have their traffic management planning place,
so as a result of that they've kept it closed.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
So how come you guys didn't just keep the dump
open in the meantime.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Well, what we've done, Well, first of all, Katie has
had a road internal road collapse at the dump. We're
actually re pairing that at the moment because our priority
is public health. We've got to get rid of all
the rotting waste, all the foods stuff that's rotted, and
also general collection and the roadside collection has started today.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
By that rotting waste, do you mean obviously people getting
their bins collected with all the you know, all the
ways that they've had.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Throughout the week exactly. So anyone that's lost power will
be throwing out a lot of food that's got to
be we've got to handle it out there and bury that.
So it's not a public health issue, but we've got
to fix the internal roads the green waste. The last
time we had this problem, we had about two to
three climbitter lineup down the roads to get rid of
(01:29):
green waste. Now, we can't prioritize public health if we're
dealing with green waste, which is why there's an arrangement
with the Northern Territory government and I'm a bit disappointed
in the Chief Minister doesn't know what's going on now.
A waste disposal site that was supposed to be open yesterday,
we were led to believe, but they why don't.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
We have Hidden Valley and Sholbey opening together.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Well, first of all, Shoal Bay, the council is out
there cleaning up all the access to emergency services so
they can get in to do their job. We're taking
our own green waste out there. But the problem we
have at the moment is we're pairing the internal road
that's collapsed and.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
There's no other access for people to use.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
No what happens. It's actually a bit dangerous repairing the road.
But we've got to take the green waste of the
council's collecting out there. The green waste side at Hidden
Valley is the one that's the emergency green waste disposal
site that the Northern Territory government is supposed to open yesterday.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
So I see people are furious. They're questioning what's changed,
you know, other than that road from cyclo markers.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Well, I don't blame them for being a bit upset
the green waste site. And I went on the line
yes last night trying to find the information on the
Hidden Valley waste disposal side out there.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Markets during markets, we're all going to the actual dump.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Well that's true, but you had a two and a
half kilometer line at the dump to get into the dump,
the huge delays out there, and of course once you
get into the dump, they've got to and then get
the bulldozers and move it all. It takes a lot
of time to handle that much waste, which is why
GET councils made the arrangement.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
But couldn't we have both like you know what I mean, Well.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
How do you get rid of all the rotting waste
out there when you've got two and a half kilometer lineup?
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Well, it's going to be the case no matter what.
When you guys open, it's going to be the case.
It's going to be the same at Hidden Valley.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
No. Well, Hidden Valley's got a much larger area.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
Yeah, but it's still the same level of waste, but
it is.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
But it's a huge area where you can just dump
waste and then later they'll bulldoze it all and deal with.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
It all, right, Starzy. One of the big questions that
we are getting today is what about a verge side collection?
Is the council going to be going around and collecting
all the greenways that people have got on their verges
at the moment. A lot of seniors getting in contact
with us this morning saying Katie, you know, I just
can all to twenty trips to the dump.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
Well, I'm not exactly sure how much waste the council
will pick up from the verge, but we've asked people
not to put it out in the verge. At this
point in time, there's a lot of waste from people's
houses will have to be taken down themselves to the Hiddenvalley.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
So the green waste, if you're not putting it on
your verge, where are you meant to put it?
Speaker 2 (04:22):
I take it to Hidden Valley?
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Yeah, but you can't. Like for me, I've got literally
a massive rain tree down, Like I know, just for myself,
speaking from my own experience on the weekend, it's going
to take it's going to take us loads and loads
of trips to to Hidden Valley to be able to
get it there. That's just me down the road. I've got,
you know, a senior that lives up the road from me,
(04:45):
who's going to have loads and loads of green waste
to take. It's got to be on the verge because
you can't have it in your yard or you can't
get out of your yard.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Well, people are going to have to get Like I've
got a big tree down, I've got the contractors out
there in that's going to we all do.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Yeah, as we all do.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Insurance is going to cover that for me. Yeah. But
in relation to seniors, I was talking to Athene of
Pasco Bell a little while ago, and we're going to
approach disaster recovery Australia once we actually hopefully get some
volunteers to come up and especially help seniors and people
who are less mobile and can't do those sort of jobs.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Okay, so at this point in time, the council doesn't
have Shoalbey open and you're not going to be doing
verge side collections. So what exactly is the council doing.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Well, I've got to talk to Simon about that and
just see what arrangements were we going to make for
those verge side collections where people can't actually do that.
But some of the operational stuff I'm not fully across.
Simone Saunders, our CEO, is the lead in that. In
all the operational stuff.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
Well, probably we need her on then, because these are
the questions that people are asking.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
We'll get her on and she can explain some of
the operational issues that we're pacing out there at But
she's at the table, she's the one getting all that
information on the operational side of things. But we'll do
our very best to clean up the streets and those
that can't get to the tip, well we'll have to
make some arrangements there. But I'll get back to you
on that.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Cadience so just for regular like just for regular people
as well. There's like the council doesn't assist in any
way in terms of that cleanup.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Now, we've cleaned up the streets and obviously if there's
stuff out in the streets, we will be cleaning that up.
But the stuff that's on private property, people have to
actually do a ute load to the waste disposal side
of Hidden Delhi.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
All right, So at this point in time, what like
just outlay for us what the council is doing.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Well, I'm not sure exactly what we're doing at the moment,
because that plan comes as a result of the assessments
that we're done. Yesterday and this morning, we've had ten
teams out there. We've got five hundred climbers of roads
we need to open up, and also prioritizing things like
school access to schools, childcare centers, and emergency service facilities.
(07:07):
We've been prioritizing that. But they'll have that at the
operations center as to what they're prioritizing at the moment now.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
So in terms of though that assessing the roads and
making sure you know, like checking all of that damage,
where are you at with all of that? Like I
know that there's been some big trees down across some
of the roads in the city. For example, I know
in one area in Stuart Park a massive tree across
the road. Is that is that council? Are you guys
(07:35):
out to assess that or what's the process?
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Yeah, well we're out there along with emergency services who
are doing a fantastic job. But our staff are out
there cleaning up those roads and giving access to people
selling your home and get out and access for emergency vehicles.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Should that be necessary, Starcy, someone's just been in contact
with us and said, what happens for those residents that
don't have a use or a trailer?
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Well, they have to get some sort of if it's
on your property. The council can't clean up all of
the private property in Darwen. We just don't have the
resources to do that. That's when you'd actually have to
get the Northern CHURCHI Government to come in with resources
if that was to occur.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
All right, I guess there's questions to be asked in
terms of you know, what happens next for a lot
of territory and so, like I said, a lot of
seniors saying to us Katie, you know I've got a
massive tree. We've done our best neighbors have come to
help in terms of chainsawing it down, but I'm not
going to be able to get it to the dump myself.
So it sounds like there's still a lot of information
(08:35):
to come.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
Well, we'll be talking to Disaster Recovery Australia as well
to see what they can do, and also the Northern
Church of Government. They can get access to funding out
of the Commonwealth to assist with all that sort of stuff.
That's the sort of thing that's been working on as
we speak. I'll talk to someone and see if she
can give you a call to let you know the
(08:58):
latest on what's up up to dating information about what's
actually happening operationally.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
All right, Peter stars We're gonna have to leave it there.
We have got a heck of a lot to cover
off on this morning. Thanks so much for your time,
Lord Mayor of Darwin, Peter Starles, thank you.
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