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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now, of course there's plenty going on around the place.
Joining me live in the studio is the Lord Mayor
of Darwin Combat Scarlet's Good morning, Conn, good.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Morning, and what a great weekend it was. And I'm
saying great not because who want the elections, but we
had the elections. It was all decided. Everything went quiet
on Sunday. And look at America, what's happening. And look
at Australia. We are leading the way. I take my
heart off to all the people put their hands up
and let's stood for election. Because a tough gig and
(00:29):
you have to run around the country or round your
election for a long time. I don't envy. Look, I
know how hard you work, and I congratulate whoever won,
and I also gratulate whoever lost because the fact that
you put your hand up to represent your community. It's great, guys,
I really really appreciate your effort. There are no winners
or newses here. We're all winners as a community. We're
(00:49):
all winners.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
Now, Corn, can I say something very quickly because there's
lots of issues.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
I'm very sad to see that Brian Winspear passed away. Yeah,
age of one, hundred and four years old. Yeah, Ryan
came here to down on twenty years old and he
was here during the bombom of Darwin. He died peacefully.
He awarded the other of US ninety three and he
nearly attended all the bombing of Dublin events.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Was chirpy, he.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Was healthy, he was great for Australia. We will never
forget you, Darwin, will never forget your efforts in your sacrifice.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
May he rest in peace. Indeed, now Corn these works
on Smith Straight, they are having a massive impact on
local businesses. On Friday last week, I was joined by
the owners of McCarn stop who said that their night
trade had dropped forty percent as a result. Now I
decided to go down there for dinner on the weekend
to get a better understanding. And it was quiet, like
(01:44):
there were people not even walking on that side of
the road because it looked like it was closed. They've
now made the tough decision not to continue their dinner
trade as a result of this first off, When is
that work going to be complete?
Speaker 2 (01:59):
Well, this is the thing. We if people want a
green city in Core City, want trees, we have to
do it. But in order to do it, yes, we
have to disrupt something. The one thing we're actually doing
now very quickly. That area in front of the shops
is going to finish at mid of June. We have
brought it forward. It will look quick, working as quickly
as possible, and we expect to.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
Feel because June said, you know that they're literally in
a situation where.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
I asked my CEO to actually make sure that the
capital and I she assured me, and so many plans
that is going to be finishing the latest mid of June,
and if possible earlier. We're really working as hard as
we can. We understand the problems. Now. I can't do
the work want me to do it without actually to
create some disruption. But I tell you what, we try
(02:46):
to do as quickly as possible. I sympathize with them
the same thing.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Don't have a chat too.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
I did yesterday walk down half the shops were closed
because of not only in the in Smith Street, but
also in the rain Tree Park my office. Go and
talk to them. I want people to go and talk
to them and actually they understand and they can tell
them exactly.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
How they pro it was well, it was. It was terrible.
On the weekend like I thought to myself, it literally
looks like the whole that whole side of the street
is closed off. I get that that work needs to happen,
but for those businesses, I think you you know, like
you're talking about businesses that this is like it's having
an extreme impact. And I get that the greater good
is to try and green it and to make it nicer.
(03:26):
But right now, if there, if work's not even happening,
like over the course of the weekend and things are
sitting there like it was that part of the deal
that no after hours work happened.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
No, we're trying to do as much as possible with
the availability of the workforce. I had exactly the same
complaints when we did the Governor Street. Both sides. People says, oh,
you're just pruting, are a tread I know, I do,
because this is the work we have to do, and
you can't just do it all of a sudden one
weekend text time. But you we understand that one people
(03:57):
working as hard as possible to bring it to it
and us weekly.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
So it's going to be expedited.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Yes, already spoke to spoke to the people, spoke to
my CEO. So you spoke to the to the people
are doing the work we're trying to bring forward us.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Is there any way as well that some signs can
be put up to let people know that there are
still businesses that are behind that fence.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
We put signs, we point out where the business are,
like the Hotel Darwin.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
You know, so they're already there.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Pointing out to them what it is. And in either side,
I know the fence is terrible, but again we we
have to we have to actually protect the public.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
I get that, but it's also like you know, you
do have to make sure that those businesses are looked
after in some way.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
Also we are and we're trying to That's why actually
we're trying to expededucts as much as possible. Kid, And look,
we understand that, and I understand that because I live
in the city and our walk there. But as I
do before, you remember when we're doing the work in
Daily Street just behind you, we had to disrupt a
lot of things and people were upset and all. Then
when it's done, people says.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
Yeah, exc it didn't look like a jial down here
on Daily Straight though it was different. It was different. Yeah,
but like but on a street where it's literally got
retailers and businesses.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
It looks like to park the equipment on the street
as well there and that's actually creating other problems people
break into equipment or trying to damage their anti el. Yeah,
and I understand that, but as I year, we want
to do something nice and when it finishes, people will say,
well that was worth Hopefully.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Those businesses are still there to be able to say
that afterwards.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I believe that the business would be there well known
to the community, and the community were stunde by them.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Now, I want to ask you about a reported incident
that happened at the Casuarina bus exchange about a week ago.
This was reported on I understand the council is doing
some additional work to try to ensure that people are
safe around that area, particularly around the library.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
That's an interesting thing, Katie. We saw. I saw that
report in Facebook. Then we're contacted by anti news. We
spoke to the police. The police has no report an incident.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
So do you reckon it's made us?
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Well, I don't know, because our people in Casurina Library
did not receive a report of this incident, so I
don't really know what it is all about because nobody
apart from that report in Facebook, there's no other evidence.
Now sometimes people who read something in face they take
it for granted, but I mean, I don't know if
there's no report in our library.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Way different times where people have contacted us about very
serious incidents that then we've struggled to be able to
get the info from the Northern Territory Police because of
their reporting system, not for them wanting to not provide it.
But so I do wonder though, is there any additional
I would love to.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Have the people and come talk to us, because you remember,
the Casuer Library has gotivy, so if there's an insidant,
they come and tell us. I mean, we can actually
give the information the police if there's serious incident. We
have the safety of our clients and our customers paramount,
no ifs and bud. We want everyone to feel safe,
even got security in Casual library. And please if you
(07:03):
got an incident, let us know. We'll go back and
check us if necessary, and we'll provide the formester police.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
All right, let's move on. Call the councils, release the
municipal plan and the budget. Are the rights going on?
Speaker 2 (07:15):
Two point five percent, which is half of what Parmesan
does and Alice Springs. We made a conscious decision that
we will keep the seriates as law as possible because
we understand the pressures on the cost of living. At
the same time, we can manage to actually put all
these services, cutting no services. The only thing we're not
going to do is overheit the economy. Previous years will
put a lot of money in the economy, but we
(07:37):
find out now there's so much work around Dowwin we
can't find workers in down and contractors. The other thing
is we already got the a Civic Center going ahead,
So why we want to put more money out just
for the sake of putting money when you can't deliver.
So we decided, right we put a little stop in
what we're doing. Usually keep the savis will provide the same.
(07:58):
But let's not forget that we're still putting money to
actually resurface roads. Were putting nine million dollars to look
after our packs. We put one point nine million dollars
to resurface our roads. We're putting money to actually fix
the stormweight trainings that they are vital because we live
in an environment that can be challenging, so we do
the usual business. But guys, we're not going to actually
(08:19):
slug you with a big rate increase just because we
want to or because we won't save money for the future.
We can do that when those things are better.
Speaker 1 (08:27):
Con I understand that there is going to be a
new recreational area in the waters world with Malaca overall
chosen as the preferred site, but also understand that the
safety and security were key concerns that were raised during
that community consultation. How is that going to be addressed?
Speaker 2 (08:43):
Well, we actually create a multigenerational creation space in Malak
and certainly that space would be open to not the
kids only, but all ages. It's going to be designed
for kids, all the kids, and really really all the kids.
But we also know the problems. Or we create a
car park that will be able lighting, there'll be cicityvis
(09:04):
and everything else to make sure that people are safe
when they use it, they're going to be safe. The
other thing we've got is next to it oval which
actually used nearly every day and when there's activity there
is no refroff, which is really good. We're trying to
combine together these activities, for example, to give and I'm
going ahead now and say, Bandila Park, we're going to
(09:24):
invite now food trucks to come there to actually sell food,
so people will go to the activity that's going to
start soon. Middle of May is my target day. We
will look at it very well. And what I find
out now, you know, all the travels we had and
everything else. Now I noticed in Facebook people says, wow,
(09:46):
Vandila Park looks good. Oh look a look, that statue
really really revolves when it's it's the wind blows. It
looks really good. So people's views change when actually see
the final product.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
All have to go and have a look. Hey, con
a really quick one from Pedro. He'd message last week
and said Katie Mahart goes out to those vendors on
Smith Street. Unfortunately their nightmare may continue. When well, it
may continue even after construction. Inns he reckons in daily street.
Two street lanes get closed for the whole day every
few weeks to safely maintain the garden beds.
Speaker 2 (10:20):
Is that the case, not every too, not every two weeks,
so it usually happens every month. By monthly we have
to do it. And that's actually done only for one
day or half a day we try to maintain them.
We don't want to spend all this money beautifying and
then let them die. We have to detect maintenance. It's
a fact of life. If we don't do it, probably
(10:41):
better will complain that the pleasure looks terrible, and I
will agree with you.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
Well, com we are going to have to leave it there.
It is on ten o'clock. Thank you very much for
your time.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
Next morning, thank you, Katy, and have a good week
you too.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
Thank you.
Now, of course there's plenty going on around the place.
Joining me live in the studio is the Lord Mayor
of Darwin Combat Scarlet's Good morning, Conn, good.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Morning, and what a great weekend it was. And I'm
saying great not because who want the elections, but we
had the elections. It was all decided. Everything went quiet
on Sunday. And look at America, what's happening. And look
at Australia. We are leading the way. I take my
heart off to all the people put their hands up
and let's stood for election. Because a tough gig and
(00:29):
you have to run around the country or round your
election for a long time. I don't envy. Look, I
know how hard you work, and I congratulate whoever won,
and I also gratulate whoever lost because the fact that
you put your hand up to represent your community. It's great, guys,
I really really appreciate your effort. There are no winners
or newses here. We're all winners as a community. We're
(00:49):
all winners.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
Now, Corn, can I say something very quickly because there's
lots of issues.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
I'm very sad to see that Brian Winspear passed away. Yeah,
age of one, hundred and four years old. Yeah, Ryan
came here to down on twenty years old and he
was here during the bombom of Darwin. He died peacefully.
He awarded the other of US ninety three and he
nearly attended all the bombing of Dublin events.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Was chirpy, he.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Was healthy, he was great for Australia. We will never
forget you, Darwin, will never forget your efforts in your sacrifice.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
May he rest in peace. Indeed, now Corn these works
on Smith Straight, they are having a massive impact on
local businesses. On Friday last week, I was joined by
the owners of McCarn stop who said that their night
trade had dropped forty percent as a result. Now I
decided to go down there for dinner on the weekend
to get a better understanding. And it was quiet, like
(01:44):
there were people not even walking on that side of
the road because it looked like it was closed. They've
now made the tough decision not to continue their dinner
trade as a result of this first off, When is
that work going to be complete?
Speaker 2 (01:59):
Well, this is the thing. We if people want a
green city in Core City, want trees, we have to
do it. But in order to do it, yes, we
have to disrupt something. The one thing we're actually doing
now very quickly. That area in front of the shops
is going to finish at mid of June. We have
brought it forward. It will look quick, working as quickly
as possible, and we expect to.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
Feel because June said, you know that they're literally in
a situation where.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
I asked my CEO to actually make sure that the
capital and I she assured me, and so many plans
that is going to be finishing the latest mid of June,
and if possible earlier. We're really working as hard as
we can. We understand the problems. Now. I can't do
the work want me to do it without actually to
create some disruption. But I tell you what, we try
(02:46):
to do as quickly as possible. I sympathize with them
the same thing.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Don't have a chat too.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
I did yesterday walk down half the shops were closed
because of not only in the in Smith Street, but
also in the rain Tree Park my office. Go and
talk to them. I want people to go and talk
to them and actually they understand and they can tell
them exactly.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
How they pro it was well, it was. It was terrible.
On the weekend like I thought to myself, it literally
looks like the whole that whole side of the street
is closed off. I get that that work needs to happen,
but for those businesses, I think you you know, like
you're talking about businesses that this is like it's having
an extreme impact. And I get that the greater good
is to try and green it and to make it nicer.
(03:26):
But right now, if there, if work's not even happening,
like over the course of the weekend and things are
sitting there like it was that part of the deal
that no after hours work happened.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
No, we're trying to do as much as possible with
the availability of the workforce. I had exactly the same
complaints when we did the Governor Street. Both sides. People says, oh,
you're just pruting, are a tread I know, I do,
because this is the work we have to do, and
you can't just do it all of a sudden one
weekend text time. But you we understand that one people
(03:57):
working as hard as possible to bring it to it
and us weekly.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
So it's going to be expedited.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Yes, already spoke to spoke to the people, spoke to
my CEO. So you spoke to the to the people
are doing the work we're trying to bring forward us.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Is there any way as well that some signs can
be put up to let people know that there are
still businesses that are behind that fence.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
We put signs, we point out where the business are,
like the Hotel Darwin.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
You know, so they're already there.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Pointing out to them what it is. And in either side,
I know the fence is terrible, but again we we
have to we have to actually protect the public.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
I get that, but it's also like you know, you
do have to make sure that those businesses are looked
after in some way.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
Also we are and we're trying to That's why actually
we're trying to expededucts as much as possible. Kid, And look,
we understand that, and I understand that because I live
in the city and our walk there. But as I
do before, you remember when we're doing the work in
Daily Street just behind you, we had to disrupt a
lot of things and people were upset and all. Then
when it's done, people says.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
Yeah, exc it didn't look like a jial down here
on Daily Straight though it was different. It was different. Yeah,
but like but on a street where it's literally got
retailers and businesses.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
It looks like to park the equipment on the street
as well there and that's actually creating other problems people
break into equipment or trying to damage their anti el. Yeah,
and I understand that, but as I year, we want
to do something nice and when it finishes, people will say,
well that was worth Hopefully.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Those businesses are still there to be able to say
that afterwards.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I believe that the business would be there well known
to the community, and the community were stunde by them.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Now, I want to ask you about a reported incident
that happened at the Casuarina bus exchange about a week ago.
This was reported on I understand the council is doing
some additional work to try to ensure that people are
safe around that area, particularly around the library.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
That's an interesting thing, Katie. We saw. I saw that
report in Facebook. Then we're contacted by anti news. We
spoke to the police. The police has no report an incident.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
So do you reckon it's made us?
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Well, I don't know, because our people in Casurina Library
did not receive a report of this incident, so I
don't really know what it is all about because nobody
apart from that report in Facebook, there's no other evidence.
Now sometimes people who read something in face they take
it for granted, but I mean, I don't know if
there's no report in our library.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Way different times where people have contacted us about very
serious incidents that then we've struggled to be able to
get the info from the Northern Territory Police because of
their reporting system, not for them wanting to not provide it.
But so I do wonder though, is there any additional
I would love to.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Have the people and come talk to us, because you remember,
the Casuer Library has gotivy, so if there's an insidant,
they come and tell us. I mean, we can actually
give the information the police if there's serious incident. We
have the safety of our clients and our customers paramount,
no ifs and bud. We want everyone to feel safe,
even got security in Casual library. And please if you
(07:03):
got an incident, let us know. We'll go back and
check us if necessary, and we'll provide the formester police.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
All right, let's move on. Call the councils, release the
municipal plan and the budget. Are the rights going on?
Speaker 2 (07:15):
Two point five percent, which is half of what Parmesan
does and Alice Springs. We made a conscious decision that
we will keep the seriates as law as possible because
we understand the pressures on the cost of living. At
the same time, we can manage to actually put all
these services, cutting no services. The only thing we're not
going to do is overheit the economy. Previous years will
put a lot of money in the economy, but we
(07:37):
find out now there's so much work around Dowwin we
can't find workers in down and contractors. The other thing
is we already got the a Civic Center going ahead,
So why we want to put more money out just
for the sake of putting money when you can't deliver.
So we decided, right we put a little stop in
what we're doing. Usually keep the savis will provide the same.
(07:58):
But let's not forget that we're still putting money to
actually resurface roads. Were putting nine million dollars to look
after our packs. We put one point nine million dollars
to resurface our roads. We're putting money to actually fix
the stormweight trainings that they are vital because we live
in an environment that can be challenging, so we do
the usual business. But guys, we're not going to actually
(08:19):
slug you with a big rate increase just because we
want to or because we won't save money for the future.
We can do that when those things are better.
Speaker 1 (08:27):
Con I understand that there is going to be a
new recreational area in the waters world with Malaca overall
chosen as the preferred site, but also understand that the
safety and security were key concerns that were raised during
that community consultation. How is that going to be addressed?
Speaker 2 (08:43):
Well, we actually create a multigenerational creation space in Malak
and certainly that space would be open to not the
kids only, but all ages. It's going to be designed
for kids, all the kids, and really really all the kids.
But we also know the problems. Or we create a
car park that will be able lighting, there'll be cicityvis
(09:04):
and everything else to make sure that people are safe
when they use it, they're going to be safe. The
other thing we've got is next to it oval which
actually used nearly every day and when there's activity there
is no refroff, which is really good. We're trying to
combine together these activities, for example, to give and I'm
going ahead now and say, Bandila Park, we're going to
(09:24):
invite now food trucks to come there to actually sell food,
so people will go to the activity that's going to
start soon. Middle of May is my target day. We
will look at it very well. And what I find
out now, you know, all the travels we had and
everything else. Now I noticed in Facebook people says, wow,
(09:46):
Vandila Park looks good. Oh look a look, that statue
really really revolves when it's it's the wind blows. It
looks really good. So people's views change when actually see
the final product.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
All have to go and have a look. Hey, con
a really quick one from Pedro. He'd message last week
and said Katie Mahart goes out to those vendors on
Smith Street. Unfortunately their nightmare may continue. When well, it
may continue even after construction. Inns he reckons in daily street.
Two street lanes get closed for the whole day every
few weeks to safely maintain the garden beds.
Speaker 2 (10:20):
Is that the case, not every too, not every two weeks,
so it usually happens every month. By monthly we have
to do it. And that's actually done only for one
day or half a day we try to maintain them.
We don't want to spend all this money beautifying and
then let them die. We have to detect maintenance. It's
a fact of life. If we don't do it, probably
(10:41):
better will complain that the pleasure looks terrible, and I
will agree with you.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
Well, com we are going to have to leave it there.
It is on ten o'clock. Thank you very much for
your time.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
Next morning, thank you, Katy, and have a good week
you too.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
Thank you.
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