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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, if you've been listening to the show over the
(00:01):
last couple of weeks, you would know that we had
a huge shipment of fireworks bound for the Northern Territory
for Territory Day. They were seized by authorities in New
South Wales. Now, when I last asked the Chief Minister
for an update, she'd said that she was working with
the New South Wales Premier to get them to the territory,
but the Queensland Premier then had some issues with the fireworks,
so she was also in talks with the queens Land Premier.
(00:24):
Now my understanding is that Work Safe here in the
Northern Territory was doing everything they could to ensure that
the fireworks get to the NT and joining us on
the line, Fusion Fireworks owner Luke Kardi, Good morning again.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Luke, morning Katie.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Oh mate, we wanted to we wanted to get you
on to get a bit of an update and find
out where these fireworks are at or they are going
to arrive in time for Territory Day.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Yeah, we've got some developments for you, Lucky. We did
touch base today. We've got the blessing yesterday, so we've
got Queen's Land Regulators have flown down the new Wells
where the fire was succeeded. They've been monitoring the unpacked
plucking boxes and checking contents to see whether the goods
(01:10):
can pass through Queensland purely just for transport. We've got
we've got the green light on four four containers now
they're ready to be released. We've got one and a
half can We've got one and a half containers yet
to be decided. And there's one product in there that
(01:32):
could the land and it's the size of a bumblebee.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Oh you're joking.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Yeah, it's yeah, it's it's it's it's it's a bit crazy.
We're trying to deal with it. We've we've submitted a
lot of data and evidence for safety and essentially these
things are just transporting, but the Queensland government basing their
(02:01):
decision on what iff it was going to be used
in Queensland. So we've sort of got our handside. But
we're waiting for some positive news.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Well, and it sounds like there has been some positive moves.
I mean, if you've got some containers that are able
to now come through to the Northern Territory, that is
a good thing. Is it going to be enough though.
If they don't let these other little ones through.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Well yeah, we will have a painstaking task of removing
but that could take a week week and like twenty people.
But we will once we get the determination in writing,
then we'll adapt. We're still optimistic we'll get a positive income.
But I can say myself and another importer we have
(02:43):
we have three forty foot we have, he's got three,
I got four. So there's seven forty foot containers ready
to roll shortly.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
How soon do you reckon? They're going to get here.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
Luke Territory with any luck body and next week hopefully
they'll be they'll be grazing in a secure location.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Ye and then well yeah that is good news mate.
I know that to anybody listening who does want to
get out there and let off their own fireworks, they
are going to be very happy to hear this.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Yeah, well we need to think we definitely need to
thank the government and anty Work Safe to put lots
of man hours into making this happen as well.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
Have you ever like, has it ever been so difficult
for you to get fireworks into the Northern Territory before?
Speaker 2 (03:35):
In eighteen years? Not a problem, right, So this is
the first time. Yeah. Yeah, so it's caught everyone by surprise,
and we still need to sit down and have very
in depth discussions of how went paar shaped is shoe
and white did so we can further understand. Basically, we've
(03:57):
just been in a reactive and adapt give mode to
go through the motions to get the stuff up to
where it needs to be.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
But so mate, your message for territorians this morning is
that there will still be Territory Day with fireworks.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Yes, that definitely will be And what I would tell
territory in is make the most of it because if
we can't bring stuff into New Souffrales or Queensland next
year and we can't ship it to Northern Territory, that
brings a whole other set of problems.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Right, well, we're going to have to have some further
discussions about that, particularly with the Northern Territory government, but
maybe even with our federal member of Parliament about whether
you know, there needs to be a pathway somehow or they.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Should Yeah, well yeah, goods. Goods should be able to
pass freely through state to state as long as they're
compliant for a trade purpose. You know, they're they're legal
in Northern Territory. They're tested and approved by the Northern
Territory Government's quite crazy how a bumblebee could hold up
our shipman in Queensland, but you can go to Queensland
(05:05):
and buy a jaw blaster just bend in every other
state around the country.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
It's it's madness, mate, that is insane. That's crazy.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
When you're talking about a front page of the NT
News tomorrow, it's absolute madness. It is.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
It's mad. You've just written crystals headline for the for
the News asavah. So mate, we are glad that for
this year it's still going to be happening, but it
sounds like there needs to be some further discussions for
the years ahead, so you and I will no doubt
be talking again. So definitely thank you too, mate, thank you,
(05:40):
thanks so much.
Well, if you've been listening to the show over the
(00:01):
last couple of weeks, you would know that we had
a huge shipment of fireworks bound for the Northern Territory
for Territory Day. They were seized by authorities in New
South Wales. Now, when I last asked the Chief Minister
for an update, she'd said that she was working with
the New South Wales Premier to get them to the territory,
but the Queensland Premier then had some issues with the fireworks,
so she was also in talks with the queens Land Premier.
(00:24):
Now my understanding is that Work Safe here in the
Northern Territory was doing everything they could to ensure that
the fireworks get to the NT and joining us on
the line, Fusion Fireworks owner Luke Kardi, Good morning again.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Luke, morning Katie.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Oh mate, we wanted to we wanted to get you
on to get a bit of an update and find
out where these fireworks are at or they are going
to arrive in time for Territory Day.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Yeah, we've got some developments for you, Lucky. We did
touch base today. We've got the blessing yesterday, so we've
got Queen's Land Regulators have flown down the new Wells
where the fire was succeeded. They've been monitoring the unpacked
plucking boxes and checking contents to see whether the goods
(01:10):
can pass through Queensland purely just for transport. We've got
we've got the green light on four four containers now
they're ready to be released. We've got one and a
half can We've got one and a half containers yet
to be decided. And there's one product in there that
(01:32):
could the land and it's the size of a bumblebee.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Oh you're joking.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Yeah, it's yeah, it's it's it's it's it's a bit crazy.
We're trying to deal with it. We've we've submitted a
lot of data and evidence for safety and essentially these
things are just transporting, but the Queensland government basing their
(02:01):
decision on what iff it was going to be used
in Queensland. So we've sort of got our handside. But
we're waiting for some positive news.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Well, and it sounds like there has been some positive moves.
I mean, if you've got some containers that are able
to now come through to the Northern Territory, that is
a good thing. Is it going to be enough though.
If they don't let these other little ones through.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Well yeah, we will have a painstaking task of removing
but that could take a week week and like twenty people.
But we will once we get the determination in writing,
then we'll adapt. We're still optimistic we'll get a positive income.
But I can say myself and another importer we have
(02:43):
we have three forty foot we have, he's got three,
I got four. So there's seven forty foot containers ready
to roll shortly.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
How soon do you reckon? They're going to get here.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
Luke Territory with any luck body and next week hopefully
they'll be they'll be grazing in a secure location.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Ye and then well yeah that is good news mate.
I know that to anybody listening who does want to
get out there and let off their own fireworks, they
are going to be very happy to hear this.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Yeah, well we need to think we definitely need to
thank the government and anty Work Safe to put lots
of man hours into making this happen as well.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
Have you ever like, has it ever been so difficult
for you to get fireworks into the Northern Territory before?
Speaker 2 (03:35):
In eighteen years? Not a problem, right, So this is
the first time. Yeah. Yeah, so it's caught everyone by surprise,
and we still need to sit down and have very
in depth discussions of how went paar shaped is shoe
and white did so we can further understand. Basically, we've
(03:57):
just been in a reactive and adapt give mode to
go through the motions to get the stuff up to
where it needs to be.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
But so mate, your message for territorians this morning is
that there will still be Territory Day with fireworks.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Yes, that definitely will be And what I would tell
territory in is make the most of it because if
we can't bring stuff into New Souffrales or Queensland next
year and we can't ship it to Northern Territory, that
brings a whole other set of problems.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Right, well, we're going to have to have some further
discussions about that, particularly with the Northern Territory government, but
maybe even with our federal member of Parliament about whether
you know, there needs to be a pathway somehow or they.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Should Yeah, well yeah, goods. Goods should be able to
pass freely through state to state as long as they're
compliant for a trade purpose. You know, they're they're legal
in Northern Territory. They're tested and approved by the Northern
Territory Government's quite crazy how a bumblebee could hold up
our shipman in Queensland, but you can go to Queensland
(05:05):
and buy a jaw blaster just bend in every other
state around the country.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
It's it's madness, mate, that is insane. That's crazy.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
When you're talking about a front page of the NT
News tomorrow, it's absolute madness. It is.
Speaker 1 (05:19):
It's mad. You've just written crystals headline for the for
the News asavah. So mate, we are glad that for
this year it's still going to be happening, but it
sounds like there needs to be some further discussions for
the years ahead, so you and I will no doubt
be talking again. So definitely thank you too, mate, thank you,
(05:40):
thanks so much.
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