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NT Major Events CEO Tim Watsford says registrations are now open for the Million Dollar Fish competition · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: We do know that the countdown is on for the
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  Speaker 1: next season of Australia's richest fishing competition, with registrations opening
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  Speaker 1: today for the million dollar fish for season eight. Now
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  Speaker 1: joining me on the line to talk more about this
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  Speaker 1: is the CEO of NTA Major Events, Tim Watsford.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning, Tim, morning Katie. How are you going? Oh?
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  Speaker 1: Very well, Tim, season eight? Are there any changes expected
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  Speaker 1: for this season?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, look it's he can't believe it's actually been season eight. No, no, look,
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  Speaker 2: we're literally getting registrations open this morning, so jump online
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  Speaker 2: and make sure you register for your chance to reel
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  Speaker 2: in a ten grand tag or that last years million dollars.
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  Speaker 2: It's just to go yet to go off, plus prize
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  Speaker 2: pools and you've got amazing stuff lined up throughout the
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  Speaker 2: campaign and obviously it's a six month campaign that we
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  Speaker 2: run over our low season and tracks for shows from
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  Speaker 2: right across the country in the world. So here we go,
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  Speaker 2: ready to ready to rock and roll again.
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  Speaker 1: It's always fantastic and it does create such a buzz.
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  Speaker 1: Everybody gets well, everyone loves to get out there and
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  Speaker 1: go fishing anyway, but it's been so successful despite the
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  Speaker 1: fact we haven't actually been able to give away that
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  Speaker 1: million dollar fishsh.
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  Speaker 2: No, you're right, and to think that last year we
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  Speaker 2: received over thirty eight thousand registrations, which is which is
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  Speaker 2: incredible to be honest, and contributes you know, I tack
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  Speaker 2: over forty million dollars into economy every year from from
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  Speaker 2: a stimulus perspective. You're right, it is. It's an amazing
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  Speaker 2: it's an amazing tournament and we have big thanks to
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  Speaker 2: our partners in sports Bet that we're in. Obviously the
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  Speaker 2: early stages of planning with the later end of this
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  Speaker 2: season looks like and the ideas are flowing thick and fast.
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  Speaker 2: They want to be on board. They want to be
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  Speaker 2: on board for a long time. They want to they
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  Speaker 2: want to keep going. So, looking as cross we can
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  Speaker 2: give away one of those the million dollar tags this
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  Speaker 2: year's that's the go love that love showing that kind
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  Speaker 2: of cash. That'll be amazing.
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  Speaker 1: It would be absolutely fantastic if somebody called it, So, Tim,
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  Speaker 1: what's the process for today? People can already jump online
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  Speaker 1: and register for this season, can't they?
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely so. Today registrations are open, So jump online million
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  Speaker 2: dollar Fish dot com. Do you go through the prime
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  Speaker 2: and make sure your details are in there. As of
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  Speaker 2: October one, this season is live, so you can't effectively
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  Speaker 2: bring in any tags prior to that October one period.
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  Speaker 2: Once that's live, the guys will be working there butts
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  Speaker 2: off this month to make sure that all the fish
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  Speaker 2: are out there and tags through all the five regions
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  Speaker 2: of the Northern Territory where you can catch them ready
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  Speaker 2: to go for October one. Let's see if we can
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  Speaker 2: see if we can bring some in.
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  Speaker 1: I reckon that everybody listening this morning would like to
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  Speaker 1: catch the million dollar fish. But anyway, whether they do
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  Speaker 1: or not, now mate, I know that it's not the
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  Speaker 1: only thing happening. Hundreds of car enthusiasts are making the
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  Speaker 1: pilgrimage to the heart of the country, Central Australia for
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  Speaker 1: the Red Center NATZ. How's it all looking in Alice.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah it is, and that's where we want a bit
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  Speaker 2: scattered apologies this morning, Katie. We're here. It's wet unfortunately,
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  Speaker 2: believe it or not. But look we're ready to kick
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  Speaker 2: it all off tomorrow. We've had over a thousand car registration,
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  Speaker 2: which is phenomenal and it's not even the weekend yet,
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  Speaker 2: so this is going to be the biggest Red set
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  Speaker 2: and ats that we've had to date. We've added a
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  Speaker 2: drag program, so we've got the top few your guys
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  Speaker 2: down here that those around supercars in Jurns saw so
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  Speaker 2: they're the premiere fastest cars on the planet really, so
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  Speaker 2: they're doing their thing. And and what we do with
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  Speaker 2: our friends that made a vehicles allow temporary registrations for
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  Speaker 2: those modified cars to close the streets of ALUs. So
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  Speaker 2: looking forward to kind of kicking it all off come
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  Speaker 2: come tomorrow. It's gonna be amazing weekend ahead.
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  Speaker 1: How exciting. And I know that people absolutely love the
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  Speaker 1: Red Center and that it's plenty of people around.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, there are, it's full. The town is literally full.
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  Speaker 2: This is kind of the first year we've explored camping
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  Speaker 2: in much more of a serious scale. So the guys
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  Speaker 2: that buffet scud are set up an area there, but
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  Speaker 2: Scott Park for those that don't know it just one
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  Speaker 2: of our event sites camping, so you can actually camp
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  Speaker 2: overnight just because they're literally out of hotel room. So look,
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  Speaker 2: it's a good thing for the town, amazing thing for
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  Speaker 2: the town. This is an event that really truly brings
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  Speaker 2: people from all corners. The postcode report that we've seen
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  Speaker 2: over previous years. They come from everywhere, so it's and
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  Speaker 2: it's a really good vibe as well. The street crews
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  Speaker 2: that we do on Saturday afternoon right through the center
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  Speaker 2: of town is pretty special. A lot of families and
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  Speaker 2: a lot of curR enthusiasts. Like you said, get out
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  Speaker 2: and about the support this event and it's you know,
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  Speaker 2: it's one we've got for another four years as well,
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  Speaker 2: which is which is great. It's a big things to
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  Speaker 2: the government are supporting this one for its growth and
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  Speaker 2: you know it's almost almost two big boots now. We
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  Speaker 2: want to try and work out how do we how
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  Speaker 2: do we can make this get more people here for
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  Speaker 2: next year. That's our biggest challenge.
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  Speaker 1: Hey, before I'll let you go, I understand that there's
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  Speaker 1: a bit happening when it comes to the NBL as well.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, there is the leting on on, Katie've be
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  Speaker 3: honest in our world. We've got the Blitz coming up
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  Speaker 3: next month, which we're sorry this month now, so two
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  Speaker 3: weeks tomorrow it all kicks off at a Darwin Basketball
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  Speaker 3: Center and it's well, tickets are moving quick. I would
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  Speaker 3: encourage everyone to get on line and look through the challenge.
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  Speaker 2: The channels on NBL dot com dot au. It's it's
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  Speaker 2: literally every team playing premier games and they're in their
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  Speaker 2: preseason competition. Now. This is hosted stars that have continued
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  Speaker 2: on to the NBA in the past, and then they'll
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  Speaker 2: be here for the full week doing what they do.
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  Speaker 2: But look, has been stated publicly, it's a proof of
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  Speaker 2: concept to potentially the end of the territory. You're owning
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  Speaker 2: a basketball team as well. So that's been said quite
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  Speaker 2: loudly by the guys at the NBL. So we're hoping
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  Speaker 2: that everyone kind of votes to their feet and gets
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  Speaker 2: out there and supports them and tells the NBL that,
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  Speaker 2: you know, we should have a team next and then
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  Speaker 2: we'll back that up and work our hardest to make
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  Speaker 2: sure that becomes reality.
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  Speaker 1: Well, mate, let's catch up again once that that comp
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  Speaker 1: gets underway in two weeks time. It is always good
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  Speaker 1: to catch up with you. Tim Watsford. I don't know
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  Speaker 1: if you ever sleep, mate, because you seem to be
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  Speaker 1: at absolutely everything the rest of the major events day.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you,