This story originally featured on ABC.net.au 

Around the nation, scores of agricultural shows and festivals have been cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19.

Despite restrictions easing, there’s still no certainty about when we’ll be able to gather in large groups. that would allow the shows to start up again.

For thousands of people who work in the amusement industry, the economic impact is devastating.

In Brisbane, one show family has decided to improvise to try to save their small business. Listen to the story online.