January 29, 2008
Wagin Woolorama has appointed one of Western Australia’s best known broadcasting voices as its new Media Liaison Officer. He’s Pat Harding, who has had a career spanning 47 years in many facets of the media throughout Australia.
Mr Harding spent 20 years in News and Current Affairs with the ABC, 13 years as Rural Media Producer with the WA Department of Agriculture and has worked in public relations roles with the Australian Army, politicians in WA and the NT, Local Government and the private sector.
He said he was delighted to accept the new role. “After all Woolorama is the premier sheep show in the state and it’s also the biggest Agricultural Show outside the Perth Royal and attracts interest from a wide cross section of the community.
Unfortunately these days you can’t simply put on a show and expect people to turn up. With so much competition from other activities we need to promote Woolorama far and wide and that’s something I plan on doing”.
Mr Harding said that Woolorama presented a unique opportunity to showcase not only some of the finest sheep in the state but it also created the atmosphere of a family orientated show with a wide range of attractions. “It is truly a Carnival in the Bush”, he said.
Pat Harding’s association with Agricultural Shows began when we was elected President of the Swan View Agriculture Society in 1983, a position he held for a number of years. His media assoiciation with Woolorama began in 1991 and for seven years during the 1990’s he was the Arena commentator for the Perth Royal Show. He is also the commentator for the Gidgegannup Agricultural Society’s annual show.
He replaces Robyn Blanchett who spent two years as Media Liaison Officer.
Wagin Woolorama
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