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Katie Woolf spoke with from Library and family services Karen Conway & Darwin Waterfront Kathy Burns · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: Hello, Katie wall Van three point sixty online at Mix
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  Speaker 1: one O four nine dot com.
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  Speaker 2: You are listening to Mix one O four point nine.
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  Speaker 3: Let's head across and find out well what is lined
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  Speaker 3: up for the school holidays. And joining me on the
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  Speaker 3: line right now is the Executive Manager of Library and
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  Speaker 3: Family Services with the Darwin Council, Karen Conway.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Karen, Good.
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  Speaker 4: Morning Katie, Good morning listeners.
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  Speaker 3: Karen, no doubt there is a lot happening for the
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  Speaker 3: school holidays.
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  Speaker 2: Can you tell us a bit about it?
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  Speaker 4: Oh, there's lots happening, Katie. We've got something for everyone
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  Speaker 4: these school holidays. Starting tomorrow at the Casuarina Library. We've
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  Speaker 4: got the Amazing Drumming Monkeys are coming. That's always a
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  Speaker 4: fantastic show, so they're back this year. So that's in
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  Speaker 4: the courtyard at Casuarina Library from ten am so that'll
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  Speaker 4: be happening, and then the Amazing Going Monkeys will be
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  Speaker 4: gain happening at Cararama Library the following Saturday. In the
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  Speaker 4: library there planning of room for lots of children at
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  Speaker 4: those those events. We've also got a Fringe Festival special
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  Speaker 4: storytime with Page Turner that's on the following Saturday at
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  Speaker 4: Casarina Library. Throughout all the libraries during their holidays, there's
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  Speaker 4: special events for young people ages five to twelve, and
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  Speaker 4: this year we're holding first aid workshops for that age group,
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  Speaker 4: so that'll be held at the Casarina, Karama Nightcliff and
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  Speaker 4: the City libraries across the three weeks of the school holidays.
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  Speaker 2: So that's enough. What else should we know about karent?
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  Speaker 2: Is there a bit more? Yeah? Where can we go
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  Speaker 2: to sort of find out some more detail?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, So there's a whole program for the whole three weeks,
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  Speaker 4: so there's something happening at all four libraries over the
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  Speaker 4: three weeks. There's movies on at Casarina Library, at Karama
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  Speaker 4: Library and the City libraries during the whole holidays, so
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  Speaker 4: that's a weekly event. We still hold our regular programs too,
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  Speaker 4: Some of our regular programs like our Lego Club and
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  Speaker 4: our Steam Zone, they're still they still happen during the
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  Speaker 4: school holidays and they're for all ages. Another special event
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  Speaker 4: that we've got on for young people is a writing
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  Speaker 4: workshop with local authors, so that's held at the Casuarina
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  Speaker 4: Library on Saturday, the seventeenth of July and so that's
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  Speaker 4: for young people and it gives them. We've got some
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  Speaker 4: local authors coming in and they'll give them handy tips
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  Speaker 4: on how to write their book for a Young Territory
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  Speaker 4: Author Awards which are held later on in the year,
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  Speaker 4: and the children get our first prize there is five
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  Speaker 4: hundred dollars. Wow. Yeah, it's a great opportunity for young
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  Speaker 4: people to learn how to write at a young age.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, it certainly sounds like it, Carroen. It sounds as
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  Speaker 3: though you've got you know, you're going to be able
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  Speaker 3: to help us keep our kids busy.
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  Speaker 2: If people are after some more information, where can they
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  Speaker 2: head to?
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  Speaker 4: They head to any of the libraries, head to the
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  Speaker 4: web page at Dawn City Libraries, or you give us
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  Speaker 4: a call. We've got still got phones out in the
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  Speaker 4: front desk. People answer calls and we can book you in.
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  Speaker 4: There's not most of them. You don't need to book in,
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  Speaker 4: so it's pretty you know, just come in a bit
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  Speaker 4: beforehand and you need to get a ticket and you
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  Speaker 4: can attend the workshop.
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  Speaker 2: Wonderful stuff, Karen.
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  Speaker 3: We really appreciate you taking the time to have a
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  Speaker 3: chat with us, and no doubt letting lots of parents
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  Speaker 3: out there and lots of grandparents.
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  Speaker 2: Know what's on so that they can keep the kids
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  Speaker 2: into tight.
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  Speaker 4: We do have outdoor events as well with our Fun
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  Speaker 4: in the Parks program, and so that's on Mondays, Wednesdays
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  Speaker 4: and Fridays during the school holidays. On Mondays it's at
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  Speaker 4: four to six pm, so that allow our parents who
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  Speaker 4: are still working and they can pick their kids up
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  Speaker 4: and then go for an afternoon a late afternoon session
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  Speaker 4: with their kids if they're at work during the day,
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  Speaker 4: So that's four to six pm. On Wednesdays it's at
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  Speaker 4: two four pm and on Fridays is at ten to
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  Speaker 4: twelve pm, so that's for young people aged five to
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  Speaker 4: twelve years is old.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, that's wonderful.
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  Speaker 3: And I used to take my kids very often to
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  Speaker 3: you know, to the fun in the in the park,
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  Speaker 3: so I always think it's a great thing to do
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  Speaker 3: and always always trying to keep the kids entertained, aren't we.
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  Speaker 4: Karen, Yeah, And it's a lovely time appear to be outdoor.
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  Speaker 2: It most certainly is.
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  Speaker 3: Karen Conway, thank you so very much for your time
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  Speaker 3: this morning and letting us know what is planned for
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  Speaker 3: the school holidays.
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  Speaker 2: From the Council's perspective. Thank you, Thank you, Katie, thank you.
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  Speaker 3: That's Karen Conway there and she is the executive manager
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  Speaker 3: of the Library and Family Services for the council. Now
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  Speaker 3: let's head across and find out what's happening down at
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  Speaker 3: the waterfront. And I believe I've got on the line
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  Speaker 3: right now other day on waterfront events and marketing manager
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  Speaker 3: Kathy Burns, good morning to you.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning, Kathy lots On.
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  Speaker 3: During these school holidays at the waterfront talk us through us.
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  Speaker 1: There is every day Monday to Friday, ten to twelve,
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  Speaker 1: there is always an activity on at the waterfront. Particular
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  Speaker 1: day if anyone's going to look at a day with Friday,
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  Speaker 1: second of July, we've got the b Inclusive Games, so
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  Speaker 1: that's from ten till two. It's a day to come
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  Speaker 1: down try any sports. It's for all abilities. We've also
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  Speaker 1: got TikTok Circus down here as well, so that's a
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  Speaker 1: really fun day if you're looking at a day to
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  Speaker 1: come down. And also we just have our wave lagoon,
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  Speaker 1: our aqua path, we've got.
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  Speaker 4: The ferris wheel.
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  Speaker 1: There's something all day every day at the waterfront.
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  Speaker 2: There really is.
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  Speaker 3: And I know I'll still be at work, but none
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  Speaker 3: or none. I will be looking after my kids and
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  Speaker 3: I'm sure that they'll be looking for different ways to
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  Speaker 3: entertain them. So it's always good to jump online and
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  Speaker 3: see what you can find.
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  Speaker 1: Definitely, and make sure you park at the waterfront and
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  Speaker 1: there's always a free shuttle to get around as well.
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  Speaker 3: And just with the you know, with some of the
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  Speaker 3: other things that are happening, like the you know that
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  Speaker 3: you can do yourself with your family. As you said,
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  Speaker 3: there's you know, there's always the wave full. There is
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  Speaker 3: plenty of other activities that are going on aside from
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  Speaker 3: just those one between ten and twelve, isn't there.
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  Speaker 1: That's right, you can you can just make a whole
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  Speaker 1: day of it. Come down park, have do some activities
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  Speaker 1: from ten to twelve with the kids, have lunch, get
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  Speaker 1: in the wave. We'regoing in the wavepool, head across the
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  Speaker 1: ferris wheel or at Stokefille walk with the Royal Flying
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  Speaker 1: Doctors and they're amazing technology there too. So you have
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  Speaker 1: a full day down here.
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  Speaker 2: You really can.
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  Speaker 3: Well. Kathy lovely to speak to you. Thank you so
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  Speaker 3: much for your time this morning. No worries, thank you.
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  Speaker 3: The waterfront yep, sounds good. That is the Darwin Waterfront
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  Speaker 3: Events and marketing manager there Kathy Burns, And as I said,
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  Speaker 3: I think we're all trying to keep the kids entertained
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  Speaker 3: for the next three weeks.