General News
30 September, 2023
Ag show season kicks off
Squeals of excitement began echoing across the district last weekend, as crowds flocked to Horsham Showground to signal the beginning of the beloved agricultural show season. Murtoa A&P Society Agricultural Show is the next to spring to life on...
Squeals of excitement began echoing across the district last weekend, as crowds flocked to Horsham Showground to signal the beginning of the beloved agricultural show season.
Murtoa A&P Society Agricultural Show is the next to spring to life on October 6, heralding the start of Murtoa's Big Weekend (see our special feature today on pages 10-11).
Then the festivities spread far and wide across the Wimmera and beyond.
So pick your dates, pack up your car and let the shows begin...
Goroke Agricultural and Pastoral Show
October 7, Goroke Showgrounds, Natimuk-Frances Road. Details: Catherine Brook 0429 961 236; gorokesec@gmail.com; https://www.facebook.com/gorokeshow
St Arnaud Show
October 7-8, Lord Nelson Park, St Arnaud. Details: Tony Marland 0428 951 441; www.starnaudshow.com; https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079972617919
Warracknabeal A & P Society Inc. Show
October 12, Warracknabeal Racecourse Reserve. Details: Alison Bish 0438 739 767; www.warracknabealshow.com.au; https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064826133365
Technology and artistic skills feature this year, inviting children to pit their wits in a range of fields, from 3D printing to origami and the ever-popular Apex Spin the Wheel.
Donald A & P Society Inc. Show
October 13-14, Donald Showgrounds, Corack Road. Details: Chloe Jane 0400 275 737; www.donaldshow.com.au; https://www.facebook.com/donaldshowsociety
Sharp-eyed visitors may notice nine colourfully dressed people wandering around the showgrounds throughout the day as the Where's Wally competition hots up.
Boort
October 14, corner of Malone and Holloway Street. Details: Sharon Pickering; https://www.facebook.com/boortshow
Frocks and fascinators will accompany the Lexus Melbourne Cup tour, alongside big rigs and a handful of roaming "dinosaurs".
Rainbow A & P Society Inc. Show
October 17, Rainbow Showgrounds. Details: Norelle Eckermann 0429 921 846; rainbowshow3424@gmail.com; https: //www. facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069338024237
Agriculture and domestic skills are a focus of this year's show, with entrants to pit their skills from floral art to cookery, produce to grain and fodder.
Dimboola
October 21, Showgrounds, 43 Lloyd Street. Details: Janis John 0408 397 020; dimboolashow@gmail.com; https://www.facebook.com/DimboolaAgShow
Among the best attractions are the entries in the pavilions, and organisers are calling on everyone from budding gardeners and cooks to showcase their skills.
Jeparit
October 22, Sir Robert Menzies Park, corner of Charles Street and Sands Street. Details: Ebony Spokes 0408 107 851; jeparitshow@hotmail.com; https://www.facebook.com/JeparitShow
Clydesdale carriage rides, Professor Wallace's puppet theatre and Parker's Mini Circus are certain to excite the young at heart alike at Jeparit.
Stawell
October 28, Laidlaw Park, Stawell. Details: Sarah Woolley 0435 405 502; https://stawellagshow.weebly.com; https: //www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064523206622
Ararat Show Society Inc Show
October 29,R.T. White Raceway, Blake Street, Ararat. Details: Donna Dunmore: 0427 521 074; www.araratshow.com.au; https://www.facebook.com/AraratShow
Edenhope Pastoral and Agricultural Society Show
November 18, Edenhope Showgrounds, corner of Edinburgh Road and Anne Street. Details: 0404 010 582; www.edenhopeshow.com; https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077705864602
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