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Katie Woolf spoke with Mayor of Katherine Lis Clark · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: Before we do that, though, let's head on down to Catherine,
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  Speaker 1: where the Mayor of Katherine, Liz Clark, joins us on
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  Speaker 1: the line right now.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Liz.
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  Speaker 3: Good morning Katie. How are you today?
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  Speaker 1: I'm very well. How are you guys going in Katherine?
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  Speaker 3: I think everyone here is going well, that everyone's obeying
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  Speaker 3: the the COVID restrictions and we have today there are
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  Speaker 3: any of the food some of the food shops have
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  Speaker 3: opened for takeaway only so people can get takeaway and
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  Speaker 3: click and collect at Wilworth of course. So yes, at
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  Speaker 3: the moment, people seem to be, you know, obeying everything
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  Speaker 3: that is required of them. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Well, it would have been quite the surprise, I would
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  Speaker 1: imagine on Monday when you found out that you were
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  Speaker 1: going into lockdown for the first time ever for Catherine residents.
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  Speaker 2: What was that reaction when you found out?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, I think we were very surprise. I think we
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  Speaker 3: were surprised, but we were not caught unawares because everyone
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  Speaker 3: was always prepared in case it ever did come here.
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  Speaker 3: So I think the the reaction was automatic, and you know,
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  Speaker 3: people just were have been ready for all, you know,
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  Speaker 3: all the time. I think it's not something that I
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  Speaker 3: think you just have to be prepared for for this,
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  Speaker 3: for this as it happens, because you can't. We're not.
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  Speaker 3: We were never complacent, So I think that yeah, we
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  Speaker 3: just had to be prepared.
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  Speaker 1: And and Liz, how how are businesses feeling at this point?
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  Speaker 1: As you said, some of those Catherine businesses will be
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  Speaker 1: opening today for takeaway only those that are deemed essential.
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  Speaker 1: But how most businesses around the place feeling as they
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  Speaker 1: as they are in lockdown?
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  Speaker 3: I think because we've have a very good season this year.
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  Speaker 3: From the businesses that I have spoken to, they've had
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  Speaker 3: a very good season this year. Of course, we won
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  Speaker 3: the Tourism Awards because we had so many people coming
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  Speaker 3: to Catherine, and I think most businesses have done very well.
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  Speaker 3: And of course, as with any lockdown, it depends on
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  Speaker 3: the length of it as to how it's going to
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  Speaker 3: affect their businesses, you know, So that's that's always a worry,
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  Speaker 3: depending on how long it does the lockdown continues more And.
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  Speaker 1: Is there much of a sense at this point in
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  Speaker 1: time really where this is all going to go. We
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  Speaker 1: heard from the Chief Minister yesterday obviously about those close
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  Speaker 1: contacts and health authorities getting in contact with them. Is
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  Speaker 1: there any sense at this point from you and other
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  Speaker 1: residents as to you know, how it's going to go
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  Speaker 1: in Catherine, given that these test results, which we're expecting
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  Speaker 1: a little later the morning, are going to be pivotal
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  Speaker 1: when it comes to whether we come out of this
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  Speaker 1: lockdown tomorrow or not.
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  Speaker 3: I think that is the important thing is we have
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  Speaker 3: to wait until we get to the results. You know
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  Speaker 3: that that's because the concern is, you know, how many
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  Speaker 3: in the community were infected from this person. I think
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  Speaker 3: that's always a concern for everybody, and thankfully that it
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  Speaker 3: hasn't you know, hopefully it was contained at those two sites.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, are people sort of out there getting tested and
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  Speaker 1: making sure that they're doing the right thing.
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  Speaker 3: Yes, there are people out there being tested. There's people
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  Speaker 3: that have had immun I've been having immunizations, so certainly
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  Speaker 3: those two you know, people are certainly doing that and
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  Speaker 3: those that are not required. You know a lot of
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  Speaker 3: people are working from home as well, you know, so yeah,
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  Speaker 3: I think everyone's obeying the rules we still have. I mean,
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  Speaker 3: council still has its curb side collection is still as normal,
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  Speaker 3: so you know, people are still putting out can still
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  Speaker 3: put out their Bin. We do have a COVID hotline
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  Speaker 3: for people to call if they're having any difficulties at all.
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  Speaker 3: It's a one eight hundred four nine zero for eight
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  Speaker 3: four and if you're a business, it's a one eight
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  Speaker 3: hundred one nine to three triple one. And you can
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  Speaker 3: call any of those hotlines anytime if you're having any
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  Speaker 3: difficulties or you need some information.
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  Speaker 1: And Liz, has there been a rush at the testing
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  Speaker 1: clinic or is it all fairly calm?
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  Speaker 3: As far as I'm aware, it's been fairly calm. I
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  Speaker 3: believe even Wilwos was very quiet, was fairly quiet yesterday.
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  Speaker 3: So people are definitely taking heat of the warnings.
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  Speaker 2: That is good to hear. Look on it's here in Darwin.
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  Speaker 1: We certainly have some people that are sleeping rough at
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  Speaker 1: the moment in our parks and other locations. Is it
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  Speaker 1: the same situation in Catherine and and you know, I'm
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  Speaker 1: assuming that with some of those people they've not been
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  Speaker 1: able to get back to their communities at this point.
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  Speaker 3: I am not aware of what has happened with those
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  Speaker 3: people at this stage, because we do have our care
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  Speaker 3: services that look after, you know, people that are sleeping rough.
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  Speaker 3: But I haven't heard anything in that regard.
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  Speaker 1: What about with tourists. Have you got many tourists in
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  Speaker 1: Catherine at this point?
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  Speaker 3: We had a few tourists, and I think they're just
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  Speaker 3: staying here for the interim because they really I don't
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  Speaker 3: think they really have a choice at the moment they
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  Speaker 3: I think everyone just has to to hunker down and
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  Speaker 3: wait until everything's open again.
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  Speaker 2: See where it all sort of lands.
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  Speaker 3: Well, that's right. Well, when Darwin and Alice had the lockdown,
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  Speaker 3: of course everyone was here in Catherine. We were bursting
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  Speaker 3: at the seams at the time. And now it's a
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  Speaker 3: bit it is a bit different. So I think some
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  Speaker 3: people have been caught, depending on where they were at
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  Speaker 3: the time. But it's just one of those you know.
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  Speaker 3: I think whenever you travel, you have to expect this
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  Speaker 3: kind of thing to happen at any time.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's certainly going that way, isn't it. It's tough,
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  Speaker 1: you know, when it comes to travel. But I think
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  Speaker 1: the best thing we can do is all sort of
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  Speaker 1: keep an eye out for each other and try and
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  Speaker 1: look out for each other.
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  Speaker 3: Absolutely absolutely.
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  Speaker 1: Well, Lee's lovely to talk to you this morning. All
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  Speaker 1: the best to you and all the residents of Catherine.
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  Speaker 1: Hopefully we get a much clearer idea of how we're
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  Speaker 1: placed a little bit later this morning.
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  Speaker 3: Yes, and thank you very much for your time and
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  Speaker 3: you know, and everyone just stay safe.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely good on you, Liz, Thank you.
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  Speaker 3: It