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Speaker 1: Well one of the Northern Territory's most iconic family friendly

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Speaker 1: fishing events. It is also the longest running family fishing competition,

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Speaker 1: now in it's thirty sixth year. It's happening this weekend

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Speaker 1: and it brings together the community for a weekend of adventure,

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Speaker 1: camaraderie and competitive spirit. Now the Corrobbery Park Challenge is

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Speaker 1: hosted by the Palmeston Game Fishing Club. It takes place

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Speaker 1: in the stunning wetlands and billabonks of the Mary River

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Speaker 1: system and there is quite a few prizes up for

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Speaker 1: grabs as I understand it. Now joining me on the

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Speaker 1: line is the event coordinator, Emma Harvey. Good morning to you,

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Speaker 1: morning Katie.

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Speaker 2: How's it going?

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Speaker 1: Yeah, really good, lovely to have you on the show.

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Speaker 1: And Lema, I would imagine you are a busy lady

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Speaker 1: this week making sure everything's ready for the weekend.

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Speaker 2: Yes, absolutely spent a bit of time this morning packing

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Speaker 2: so we'll be hit in Corrobbrie Park Haven shortly ready

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Speaker 2: for setting up for the big weekend.

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Speaker 1: Oh good stuff. Now, tell me a little bit more

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Speaker 1: about this competition for those who've maybe never been part

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Speaker 1: of ash Well.

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Speaker 2: Look, it's centered around families essentially open to both club

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Speaker 2: and non club members. We've got one hundred and fifty

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Speaker 2: competitors this year and nearly sixty kids, which is absolutely massive,

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Speaker 2: So maybe pop can expect lots of activities over the weekend.

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Speaker 2: It'll be huge.

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Speaker 1: How wonderful it is great, isn't it to see kids

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Speaker 1: getting out there on the water like they're doing something

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Speaker 1: that's really positive, taking part in this competition, but just

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Speaker 1: fishing more generally.

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Speaker 2: Yes, absolutely, so we've got teams made up of a family,

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Speaker 2: three four kids with the activities over the weekend. We've

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Speaker 2: got scavenger hunts going on, and we've got bucket casting,

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Speaker 2: you know, all the fun stuff. You know, fishing is

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Speaker 2: the whole weekend. So people can choose to camp out

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Speaker 2: on the boat fish overnight or come back to the

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Speaker 2: tavern and you know, chill, chill back, have a meal together.

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Speaker 2: So that's happening.

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Speaker 1: Hey, tell me what are the different ages or the

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Speaker 1: different categories. I guess that people can take part in

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Speaker 1: the comp in Yeah.

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Speaker 2: So look, we've got a number of amazing sponsors that

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Speaker 2: have come on board. You know, it wouldn't be a

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Speaker 2: top end event without redis so Readi's are getting behind

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Speaker 2: the biggest Barrel Munday, which is you know, fabulous, So

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Speaker 2: we'll see how that pans out over the weekend. We've

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Speaker 2: got some helly fish coming on board, so someone will

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Speaker 2: be walking away with an amazing adventure there, you know,

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Speaker 2: g O Fish backing the biggest Saratoga. We've got the

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Speaker 2: PDFC Members champion team with FRM getting behind us. We've

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Speaker 2: got shimano an a Conda Mindel Beach. Like it's absolutely massive.

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Speaker 1: And people like this is the thing people love their

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Speaker 1: fishing in the Northern Territory. But it's such a you know,

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Speaker 1: like it's such a great thing to be part of.

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Speaker 1: And then when you look at the fact that this is,

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Speaker 1: you know, a real family friendly event, em are any

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Speaker 1: idea what might be the youngest person taking part and

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Speaker 1: potentially the oldest or the most experienced.

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Speaker 2: Look, I can say, I think we've got maybe an

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Speaker 2: eighteen month old oh registered. Yeah, so that's kind of

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Speaker 2: a big, real team. So we'll see how they go.

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Speaker 2: As for the oldest, well, I don't know, the jury's out.

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Speaker 1: Only as old as you feel, right.

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Speaker 2: But you know, we've got people who've never fished in

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Speaker 2: an event before, and people you know and competitors and

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Speaker 2: everyone's just keen to get out and have a crack.

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Speaker 2: And you know it ties in nicely with million dollar fish.

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Speaker 2: The fish are in the system.

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Speaker 1: Yeah that's right. Hey with the eighteen month old, do

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Speaker 1: you reckon they could fish before they could walk or

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Speaker 1: around about the same time.

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Speaker 2: Look, with Jordie Smart as the father, I think anything

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Speaker 2: as possible.

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Speaker 1: Oh wonderful stuff. Now. I know you touched on one

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Speaker 1: hundred and fifty competitors. What is that a record for

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Speaker 1: you guys?

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Speaker 2: No, so two years ago it was a bit over

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Speaker 2: two hundred. So for this year we really wanted to

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Speaker 2: focus on, you know, a little bit more manageable, a

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Speaker 2: little bit more personalized, really focus on the local side

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Speaker 2: of things. With the number of sponsors that have come

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Speaker 2: on board, everyone's local. It's really about supporting those in

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Speaker 2: the territory community as well well.

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Speaker 1: And the Palmerston Game Fishing Club it is. It's such

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Speaker 1: a wonderful club. And I know you guys have got

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Speaker 1: well you've got a number of great events and a

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Speaker 1: lot of them coordinated by women.

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Speaker 2: I know, a bit of a fun fact there, it's

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Speaker 2: not fact.

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Speaker 1: I love it. Women can fish and do it bloody well,

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Speaker 1: and they can organize events and do it bloody well.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely. Well, you know Chris has been leading secret

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Speaker 2: women's business for I don't know donkeys' years. We've got

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Speaker 2: Peter and Rosa with the Junior Angler Education clinics, so

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Speaker 2: that's twenty something years. Baronat's with Beck and Lynn at

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Speaker 2: the Helm, and Leanne and myself with Carobrie Park Challenge.

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Speaker 2: So yeah, it's just amazing taking the lead.

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Speaker 1: Good on you girls now, I mean, how big are

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Speaker 1: we expecting some of these fish to be on the weekend?

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Speaker 2: I reckon, I reckon There'll be some meties court for sure.

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Speaker 2: With the fishing open to overnight so competitors can choose

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Speaker 2: to fish overnight. Well, I reckon we'll get some big

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Speaker 2: fish court for sure.

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Speaker 1: Oh it's wonderful to speak to you this morning, Emma Harvey.

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Speaker 1: Love having a chat now. Whenever you guys have got

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Speaker 1: something exciting happening when it comes to fishing, feel free

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Speaker 1: to let us know. I know that our listeners love,

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Speaker 1: love getting out there on the water and love finding

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Speaker 1: out more about these events? Is when's it all kicking off?

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Speaker 2: Look registration For those that have registered, they can sign

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Speaker 2: in from two o'clock tomorrow, lines In five point thirty

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Speaker 2: tomorrow night, and Linds Out one o'clock Sunday. So lot's

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Speaker 2: happening over this weekend for sure.

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Speaker 1: Well, Emma Harvey, Corobbery Park Challenge coordinator, lovely to talk

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Speaker 1: to you this morning. Thanks so much for making us

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Speaker 1: aware and telling us more about this great event.

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Speaker 2: No worries, Katie, Thank you