1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Well, we know Australia's richest fishing competition is back and 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: it could really in life changing money for one lucky 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: angler joining me on the line is into major events. 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: Company's executive director, Amy Luxton, Good morning, Amy. 5 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 2: Good morning, Katie. How are you? 6 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: I'm very good and I know that a lot of 7 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: people are going to be very excited as a million 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: dollar fish competition gets back underway. How many seasons is 9 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: it now? 10 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 2: This is number eleven, Katie was twenty fifteen. This has 11 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 2: been going on, which is fantastic. Yeah, season eleven? 12 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: How good? Now? What's going to make this year's million 13 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: dollar fish comp a little bit different to what we've 14 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: seen in previous years? 15 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 2: Well, let me tell you very exciting. So not just 16 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 2: one million dollar tagged fish for this season, but eleven 17 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 2: possible million dollar fishes. Fishes are out there in our 18 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 2: waterways to celebrate that season eleven. We've got nine from 19 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 2: season nine, one from season ten, and a new one 20 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 2: from season eleven. So that's very exciting. And that's in 21 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 2: addition to the one hundred ten thousand dollar fishes that 22 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 2: will also be out there for the catching. 23 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: How good now? I mean, Locke, do you reckon we're 24 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: do you think someone's going to catch it this year? 25 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: How confident are you? 26 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: Oh, look, I'm confident. I feel very you know, I 27 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 2: want to see it happen. You know, we all hope, 28 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 2: so we know it's possible, so you know, I definitely 29 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 2: hope that it does that. Even so, we've got I 30 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 2: should mention we've got a new reel of fortune that 31 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 2: has been introduced to season eleven, which kicks off next 32 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 2: month and runs through till March. But there'll be extra 33 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 2: challenges through this reel of fortune, things like the double 34 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: the dough, an extra thirty thousand dollars for the biggest 35 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 2: ten thousand dollar barrow court, lots of really exciting extras 36 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 2: for people. 37 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: And how come you decided to, you know, to come 38 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: up with this sort of that at extra four people 39 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: because it's already such a massive competition. 40 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 2: It is, but I think, you know, it keeps people engaged, 41 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 2: keeps people coming up to the territory. We know that, 42 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: you know, we're very famous for our fishing, we're very 43 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 2: famous for our barrow and we're becoming very famous for 44 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 2: this competition too. So we want to give people reasons 45 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: throughout the whole six months to come up and throw 46 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 2: a line in now in terms of. 47 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: You know, this event and the importance of it on 48 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: that shoulder season and as we go into the wet 49 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: season as well, how important is it to get that 50 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: boost for our local business. But also, you know, when 51 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: you look at those tourism numbers and do we have 52 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: a bit of an idea of how many people do 53 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: come from interstate and overseas to take part? 54 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely so. I think at the moment in terms 55 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 2: of registrations for this season, we're up to about thirteen 56 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 2: and a half thousand, that's a little bit ahead of 57 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: last year, and over a third of them are from interstate. 58 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 2: But in terms of participants, you know, I look back 59 00:02:56,440 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 2: at twenty last year in season ten, we had over 60 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 2: eight and a half thousand of our participants were from interstate, 61 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 2: and we know that they reported to ninety five percent 62 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 2: of those reports spending money even just within our retailers, 63 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 2: not just at restaurants and hotels, that our fishing retailers too. 64 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 2: So it is super important that we have this sort 65 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 2: of activity on that shoulder season, and you know, it's 66 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 2: a beautiful time to fish here in the Northern Territory. Yeah. 67 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 1: Oh, my son's out there doing it right now, Amy 68 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 1: as I would imagine half the kids of the Northern 69 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: Territory are to be one. 70 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 2: Said Red tag Fever to me this morning, and I 71 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 2: was like, that's right. 72 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: Well. I tried to sneakily asked the acting Chief Minister, 73 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: Jared Mayley where the million dollar fishes. He laughed and 74 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: said if he knew, he'd be out there fishing now. 75 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 2: But I can't tell you either, Katie. I'm sorry. You 76 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 2: know I'm listening. 77 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: If I don't turn up to work tomorrow, you all 78 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: know where I am. Everyone will be looking for me. Now. 79 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: I will tell me in turn of some of the 80 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: locations so where people might be able to, you know, 81 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: maybe not catch the million dollar fish, but talk us 82 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: through sort of some of the areas where people can fish. 83 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: And if you don't have a boat, can you still 84 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: get out there and try and be part of it. 85 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 2: Yes, absolutely, yes you can. You know, fish have been caught, 86 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 2: ten thousand dollar fish, million dollars. E'ven caught from a bank, 87 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: so you know that's absolutely you know, final from with 88 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 2: a line without a boat. So yes, absolutely we encourage that. 89 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 2: And look, there are fish across all of the fishing 90 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 2: regions of the top end. So whether it's fishing in 91 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 2: Darwin or fishing in Katharine or across that whole area, 92 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 2: there are fish there. But if people people should register 93 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 2: on our website and Dollarfish dot Com TODAU, but also 94 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 2: follow our channels because we do, you know, we do 95 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: share some tips and tricks as we go along. 96 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: Well, Amy, lovely to speak to you, and I'm sure 97 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: that you guys are pumped there at major events today. 98 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: There is so much happening and the Million Dollar Fish 99 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: it is a fa fantastic competition and a fantastic thing 100 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: that we see happening in the Northern Territory with plenty 101 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: of tourists coming to take part as well. 102 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 2: Absolutely, thank you Katie, thanks for having me on. 103 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: Good luck, thank you, thanks so much.