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The Top End of Katherine is abuzz with tens of thousands of visitors this weekend, as it celebrates its first show and rodeo since the devastating floods earlier this year. For some, it is an opportunity to develop their skills in agriculture showmanship, for others it is a chance to find love amongst the bull dust.

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00:02Catherine Ag students giving a masterclass in the delicate art of leading cattle.
00:08You can get quite stressed and it can get very frustrating when they don't want to walk,
00:12but really you've just got to stay calm and work with your animal.
00:16Their temperament depends on ours. If we're cranky, they're going to be cranky too.
00:19Rising star Nicole Wilson will soon represent the NT on the national stage
00:24at the ECHA, Queensland's agricultural show.
00:27You build a trust, you build relationships with them.
00:30The NT chief minister among the onlookers.
00:33You can see there are thousands and thousands of people in town,
00:36which is great for local business.
00:38As the sun gets low, attention turns to the rodeo.
00:43And the Lovemuster speed dating event.
00:46It's a low stakes conversation, but it's also a social dance and we miss a lot of that on the
00:52apps.
00:52Friendship, a true connection, stuff like that, you know, yeah.
00:56Are you nervous at all?
00:57Oh, I'm freaking nervous as heck.
01:00They're just like real genuine down to earth people, which is so lovely.
01:05I think like the hardest thing about it is they sometimes live on a station,
01:09which is like six hours away.
01:11Among the spectators this year, one couple who met at last year's event.
01:15I think people are afraid to take chances.
01:17Yeah.
01:19I really thought, oh, this will be good.
01:21I'll have a bit of a laugh and go on.
01:23And here we are a year later.
01:26Brave souls throwing their hats in the ring.
01:29Wait, wait.
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