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Katie Woolf spoke with Katherine Show President Cathy Highet · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: Three sixteen with Katie Wolf. Thanks to Joyce Main, Dowin
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  Speaker 1: homes On and Stuart Highway Beerromart joining us live in
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  Speaker 1: Catherine Is, We've got the Catherine Show President Kathy Hi,
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  Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Kathy.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning. How are you today, Katie?
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  Speaker 1: I am very well, Kathy. Thank you so much for
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  Speaker 1: your time this morning.
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  Speaker 2: I know that pleasure.
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  Speaker 1: I know that we've we obviously that a lot of
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  Speaker 1: the shows have been sort of up in the air
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  Speaker 1: at this point due to what happened last week with
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  Speaker 1: the COVID lockdown. Alice Spring Show had to be canceled.
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  Speaker 1: How are we looking for Catherine.
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  Speaker 2: Catherine is going ahead.
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  Speaker 1: Woo.
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  Speaker 2: We've been very very happy with that. We've actually never
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  Speaker 2: stopped planning for the show to go ahead. Of course,
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  Speaker 2: we held our breath a little bit for all of there,
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  Speaker 2: but we were lucky enough that the COVID didn't actually
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  Speaker 2: come down into our area, so we had no lockdowns
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  Speaker 2: or things like that in Catherine. Of course, we still
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  Speaker 2: actually recommend everyone follow the COVID rule as much as possible.
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  Speaker 2: But yet the Captain Show is going ahead. We've got
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  Speaker 2: lots and lots there for people. There's going to be
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  Speaker 2: a few things that are going to be missing. Unfortunately,
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  Speaker 2: some of the sites people had to cancel because of
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  Speaker 2: the fact that they couldn't get out of the COVID areas.
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  Speaker 2: But you know, we're going to have the main things there.
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  Speaker 2: We're going to have a lot of entertainment still, We're
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  Speaker 2: going to still be having Si show Ali. So yes,
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  Speaker 2: they are rides companies and which is great for the
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  Speaker 2: showman skill because they have been suffering coping chronic in
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  Speaker 2: the last year and a half, so it'd be nice
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  Speaker 2: for them to be able to be able to come
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  Speaker 2: up and do things as they normally did so and
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  Speaker 2: of course the Captain Show has got the Big Gate
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  Speaker 2: Prize that was kindly donated to us by our local
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  Speaker 2: Rod and Rifle. And yes, yeah, it's all a liter
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  Speaker 2: Engle fridge.
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  Speaker 1: Oh wonderful. And Kathy, it is a fantastic show. I
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  Speaker 1: was at the Catherine Show a couple of years ago
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  Speaker 1: broadcasting out there and it's such a great event. So
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  Speaker 1: that decision was made to make sure that it still
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  Speaker 1: continues to happen. You made that decision this morning, didn't you.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, actually no, we actually have never made a decision
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  Speaker 2: to stop. So I can't say we made that decision
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  Speaker 2: this morning. We waited until the lockdown finished in both
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  Speaker 2: Darwin and Maine and a ye, but yeah, no, we've
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  Speaker 2: never really said to the show's not going to happen.
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  Speaker 2: We were always cautious, of course, and we tell people
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  Speaker 2: that the show is to go ahead as far as
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  Speaker 2: we're concerned, unless we get officially told by the anti
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  Speaker 2: government or the health department that we can't have it.
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  Speaker 2: We've never really.
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  Speaker 1: Know it's thought on you because we know that those
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  Speaker 1: local shows, they they you know, they do a lot
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  Speaker 1: for the community, and not only that, but in terms
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  Speaker 1: of keeping the economy moving as well. And I know
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  Speaker 1: that you'd said just a little while ago, and we did.
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  Speaker 1: We did sort of head down to Catherine last week
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  Speaker 1: for a chat with the mayor and we know that
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  Speaker 1: you guys weren't in the same sort of situation as
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  Speaker 1: us when it comes to that lockdown. But we know
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  Speaker 1: that the show is is. It means a lot to
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  Speaker 1: the community in a lot of different ways.
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  Speaker 2: You're not kidding there, Like last year we did a
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  Speaker 2: virtual show for the first time ever and it was
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  Speaker 2: extremely successful. But you know, and it's worth comes to
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  Speaker 2: scenario we would have done another virtual show again this year, yep,
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  Speaker 2: but we're pleased to say we don't have to, so
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  Speaker 2: you know, it come through that. We really do try
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  Speaker 2: and promote people to do pre sales of tickets so
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  Speaker 2: that you know they don't have to be there and
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  Speaker 2: lining up and you know that's where you get those
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  Speaker 2: people mingled together. So we're going to have all that
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  Speaker 2: restrictions of being a meter apart when they did a lineup,
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  Speaker 2: So if you've got pre books bought tickets, it's just
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  Speaker 2: simply sailing right through the gate, so you don't have
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  Speaker 2: to worry about yeah, all of that sort of stuff.
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  Speaker 2: So that makes it a lot lot easier and hopefully
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  Speaker 2: more convenient. Yeah, and of course we're going to have
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  Speaker 2: the areas spread out a little bit more like in
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  Speaker 2: the food courts. The tables aren't going to be crammed
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  Speaker 2: in together. It's going to be a lot bigger, so
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  Speaker 2: you've got that sort of separation. And yeah, we're just
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  Speaker 2: asking people to be sensible and come along and enjoy
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  Speaker 2: the show.
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  Speaker 1: Oh good stuff. Well, and I know that there'll be
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  Speaker 1: people from Darwin heading to Catherine for the event. It's
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  Speaker 1: all happening the sixteenth and seventeenth of July, isn't it.
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  Speaker 2: It certainly is mo Lovely and you know we're hoping
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  Speaker 2: to have a big, big show, but you know, like everything,
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  Speaker 2: we just hold our breath and wait until that very moment.
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  Speaker 2: But ye come on and enjoy the best show in
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  Speaker 2: the Northern Territory.
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  Speaker 1: I love it. Good on you, Kathy Lovely to talk
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  Speaker 1: to you this morning. I really appreciate your time.
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  Speaker 2: No, thank you very much, Sady, thank you.
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  Speaker 1: That's Kathy. Hi there the Catherine Show President. I tell
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  Speaker 1: you what, Like I said, I was at the Catherine
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  Speaker 1: Show a couple of years ago. We were broadcasting down there.
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  Speaker 1: It is awesome. We did the week that was from
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  Speaker 1: there and everything I believe. On that day we had
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  Speaker 1: Gary Higgins, Natasha Files and I reckon we had Faye
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  Speaker 1: Miller do it as well. It was a really good
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  Speaker 1: morning and beautiful weather. If you haven't been there, it's
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  Speaker 1: probably worth the trekdown, even if if you've got little
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  Speaker 1: eas you know, if you're there for the weekend, I
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  Speaker 1: know it's probably hard to find accommodation at this point,
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  Speaker 1: but I always reckon, it's great to see all of
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  Speaker 1: the all of the Northern Territory. And try your best
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  Speaker 1: to travel around a little bit if you can, and
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  Speaker 1: if it's sort of safe for you to do so.