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List of banned items at Agricultural shows 2022-2023

Agricultural Shows of Australia have agreed with each Showmen’s Guild that the following lines be banned at Agricultural Shows. It is our view and aim to protect and attract families to the local show.  

Marion Woodward – Huon Show Society

Marion Woodward retired from the Huon Agricultural Society (HAS) Inc committee on the 31 December 2022. Marion has dedicated her life to the HAS society, having spent 10 years as assistant secretary and 45 years as the Society’s secretary, a massive total of 55 years...

Adelaide Association Awards

At a meeting held in Adelaide recently, the general consensus was that numbers were low, and it was hard to get people to enter several shows, The South Australian, Southern Country Shows Association decided to award exhibitors a point score for each time they entered...

Melbourne Royal: Celebrating 175 years in 2023

This year Melbourne Royal proudly celebrates 175 years since the organisation was first formed by a group of farmers known as the “Moonee Ponds Farmers Society” and soon after the Port Philip Farmers Society, who conducted ploughing matches to improve agriculture. The...
Countdown to Ekka

Countdown to Ekka

The countdown to the 144th Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) presented by RACQ is on, with the gates to the state’s most...