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Katie Woolf spoke with 2021 Great Northern Darwin Cup Carnival Ambassador Hannah West · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: Three sixty with Katie Wolf thanks to Joyce Main Darwin
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  Speaker 1: homes Own Stuart Highway, Berimar.
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  Speaker 2: Joining me in the studio right now is the twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty one Great Northern Darwin Cup Carnival Ambassador, just announced,
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  Speaker 2: Hannah West.
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  Speaker 3: Good morning, Good morning Katie, and good morning to all
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  Speaker 3: your listeners.
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  Speaker 2: It's so wonderful to have you in the studio, Hannah,
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  Speaker 2: because some of our listeners may or may not be aware,
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  Speaker 2: but you've been in many media roles behind the scenes
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  Speaker 2: for quite a long time. And I tell you what,
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  Speaker 2: when we saw your name on this pressure release, we
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  Speaker 2: all thought that is an absolutely fantastic pick for the
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  Speaker 2: Darwin Cup Carnival.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you, Katie. It is actually so exciting to be
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  Speaker 3: here in the studio with you. I've sat in the
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  Speaker 3: producer's box with your producer Ronnie for many hours probably
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  Speaker 3: if you added it all up, so now in the
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  Speaker 3: studio with you, and it's extremely exciting. I couldn't be
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  Speaker 3: more excited for this year's Cup Carnival right.
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  Speaker 2: Honestly, I can't think of a more perfect person for
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  Speaker 2: this role. You are incredibly stylish and you're also a
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  Speaker 2: fantastic ambassador for the Northern Territory in general.
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  Speaker 1: How are you feeling about taking on this job.
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  Speaker 3: Well, I'm so flattered to have been picked by the
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  Speaker 3: Turf Club for this year's Cup Carnival. I've lived in
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  Speaker 3: the Northern Territory for on eight years now and have
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  Speaker 3: been involved in racing in a number of different capacities,
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  Speaker 3: most recently as a part owner of a Clark Stable horse.
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  Speaker 3: So really it's just an extension of something that I
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  Speaker 3: already love to do, something I'm already involved in, and
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  Speaker 3: I'm just really pleased to be able to play my
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  Speaker 3: part in promoting the Cup Carnival this year to our
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  Speaker 3: local and even interstate visitors.
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  Speaker 2: And you're also a young member, as I understand it,
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  Speaker 2: so you have quite a bit to do with the
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  Speaker 2: Turf Club and horse racing more generally, don't you.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, It's just been something that over the years has
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  Speaker 3: become a bit of a passion, you might say. It
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  Speaker 3: started that I would attend, like many other young territories
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  Speaker 3: for some of those bigger race days, and then friends
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  Speaker 3: and I became more involved. I've entered fashions on the
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  Speaker 3: field over the years as well, which has been extremely
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  Speaker 3: entertaining and fun in different capacities, and then as well
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  Speaker 3: having a regular group of women that I've done Ladies
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  Speaker 3: Say Tables with as well, So now a member also
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  Speaker 3: a member of Women in Thoroughbred Racing and Tea and
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  Speaker 3: this year as an ambassador as well. So it couldn't
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  Speaker 3: be happier exciting stuff.
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  Speaker 1: Now, how do you go through the process.
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  Speaker 2: Obviously it's not all about the fashion, but a lot
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  Speaker 2: of women do really look to the fashion when it
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  Speaker 2: comes to the Cup Carnival. I love looking at everybody's
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  Speaker 2: beautiful outfits and you are somebody who's always dressed incredibly stylishly, Hannah,
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  Speaker 2: how are you going to go through the process of
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  Speaker 2: choosing all your outfits for these for these big days
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  Speaker 2: as well?
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  Speaker 1: Well?
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  Speaker 3: I'm so fortunate that I have a very supportive but
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  Speaker 3: also robust friendship group that does provide that constructive criticism
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  Speaker 3: from time to time as well. There's at least ten
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  Speaker 3: outfits that I'll have to put together for this Cup Carnival,
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  Speaker 3: and fortunately we've got some really great retailers and supplies
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  Speaker 3: around the town. We've got some of the best millinery
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  Speaker 3: in the country. And that's the thing. Darwin is always
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  Speaker 3: batted above. It's average and in many aspects that particularly
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  Speaker 3: on days like Ladies Dan and Cup Day, where a
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  Speaker 3: lot of women in the Northern Territory make a lot
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  Speaker 3: of effort in their outfits, I think that the stakes
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  Speaker 3: are already quite high, and so I feel confident that
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  Speaker 3: through local retailers, I will be able to put together
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  Speaker 3: those looks that hopefully people respond well to well.
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  Speaker 2: And I guess the other thing is, and you've touched
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  Speaker 2: on this as well, is you know some people listening
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  Speaker 2: might go, oh, come on, it's not all about fashion Wolfe.
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  Speaker 1: But the thing is you're actually it's about.
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  Speaker 2: Supporting our local businesses as well, and it's about really
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  Speaker 2: promoting some of those wonderful businesses and other people getting
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  Speaker 2: out there and you know, going and purchasing something that
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  Speaker 2: they may have seen you where that they really like.
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  Speaker 3: That's right. Our local retailers go to a lot of
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  Speaker 3: effort during Cup Carnival to make sure there's shoes, make
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  Speaker 3: sure there's millinery and handbags, accessories and dresses. So I
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  Speaker 3: think that one of the roles of the ambassador is
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  Speaker 3: to promote what is available locally, and we're just so
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  Speaker 3: fortunate that our local store owners do do such a
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  Speaker 3: marveless job.
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  Speaker 2: And now, Hannah, I'm not sure whether you have this
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  Speaker 2: detail or whether we follow up with the Turf Club,
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  Speaker 2: but obviously with COVID there was a lot of changes
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  Speaker 2: last year. But things are getting back to normal this year,
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  Speaker 2: aren't they Absolutely.
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  Speaker 3: Last year was just unprecedented for everybody, and the Turf
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  Speaker 3: Club were no different. They amended their Cup Carnival calendar
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  Speaker 3: to reflect the conditions at that time. But this year
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  Speaker 3: they are back with that full eight day calendar, which
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  Speaker 3: I think is extremely exciting. The Turf Club tell me
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  Speaker 3: that for Cup Down particular, nearly all of the corporate
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  Speaker 3: box options are fully subscribed.
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  Speaker 1: Wow, the Gala Ball.
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  Speaker 3: Has already sold more tickets than last year and we
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  Speaker 3: haven't even hit Easter yet, So I think from that perspective,
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  Speaker 3: there's a lot of interest in this year's Cup Carnival.
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  Speaker 3: I think this will be one of the biggest, biggest years,
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  Speaker 3: particularly in recent times, so it's very exciting.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I reckon it's going to be a cracking year
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  Speaker 2: because everybody's sort of had that year that's been quite disrupted.
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  Speaker 2: We're all able to sort of travel into state again,
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  Speaker 2: so hopefully we see plenty of interstate visitors and it's
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  Speaker 2: a wonderful year.
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  Speaker 3: It certainly sounds like there's an int from interstate, so
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  Speaker 3: I think if you are thinking about buying your tickets,
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  Speaker 3: you need to get in there early. I know they're
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  Speaker 3: already on sale, so you can duel of that via
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  Speaker 3: the Turf Club and they'll be happy to help you.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, good stuff.
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  Speaker 2: Well, Hannah West the great Northern Darwin Cup Carnival Ambassador
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  Speaker 2: for twenty twenty one. Great to have you in the
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  Speaker 2: studio and we are delighted that you are the ambassador
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  Speaker 2: for this year.
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  Speaker 1: Very well deserved.
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  Speaker 3: Thanks Katie and look forward to speaking to you again soon.
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  Speaker 2: Sounds good Hannah West there, And I tell you what
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  Speaker 2: if you don't know Hannah, she is a wonderful young
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  Speaker 2: woman and a fantastic ambassador as far as we're concerned
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  Speaker 2: for the Darwin Cup Carnival