Alexis Watt, 5, was one of the wonder-struck patrons that flooded through the Kyabram Showgrounds gates for another year of the Kyabram Agricultural Show.
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Jemma Jones
It turns out that blue skies, a pocket of afternoon sunshine and some quality showings of the region’s finest agriculture are enough to make another successful Kyabram Show.
Crowds turned out to the Kyabram Showgrounds from the moment the gates opened at 9am on Saturday, October 18, with kids bounding to the children's area or eagerly waiting to board one of many rides and attractions on offer.
By noon, you could hear the hustle and bustle of the show from the west end of Allan St, with the street packed with cars and more people wading in through the front gates guarded by the friendly Lions Club members.
It was a stroke of luck that the event was not impeded by the downpour of rain on the previous day. In fact, the weather was a pleasant tepid temperature, perfect for the little ones and the animals who were busy in competition by noon.
Secretary Filipa Marshall could not be happier with how the day turned out; from the pavilion entries to the agriculture competitions and the beautiful weather.
“The weather was magic compared to the day before, I was standing there almost wanting to cry seeing the storms blow through on Friday,” Mrs Marshall said.
“It was very good, we had a lot of entries into every category ... the cattle section was well-supported, a lot of horses came because of other cancelled events, and we had 403 dog entries this year,” she said.
Mrs Marshall expressed particular pride in the animal nursery, featuring an adorable array of puppies, chicks, kids (baby goats), and other young animals.
She said it was rewarding to see children “with wonder in their eyes” at the animals around them.
Mrs Marshall expressed that none of this would have been possible without the incredible committee who have been working behind the scenes to make the day a reality.
“It’s like that saying ‘teamwork makes the dreamwork’ ... we are only a little committee and the way we just pulled everything together — I am incredibly proud.”
Journalist Jemma Jones captured a few moments from this year’s Kyabram Agricultural Show.
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Danielle Johnson (middle) with Addison Hayes, 8, and Alexis Watt, 5, enjoying the many rides on offer.
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Jemma Jones
Danielle Johnson (middle) with Addison Hayes and Alexis Watt came out the other side of The Kraken with a smile and two thumbs up.
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Jemma Jones
Kyabram Lions John Alford, Bryant Alford and David Luscombe selling tickets at the front gate of the Kyabram Showgrounds.
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Jemma Jones
Michelle Powles with champion mare, a monaltrie clydesdale, Violet.
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Tegan Chaplin (middle) with Zahli Duffey, 6 (left), Hannah Chaplin, 9 (right), enjoying The Kraken ride.
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Ashley Allan, 12, with Kayla Clara were ready to take on The Ultimate Machine.
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In the under-two years cow competition, finalist Mikaela Daniel leads cow Dylan Reba.
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Matt and Michelle Powles with their monaltrie clysdales Lockey and Violet who won first place in the mare competition.
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Ollie Pertzel, 6, enjoying a camel ride around the Kyabram Showgrounds.
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Under-two years cow competition finalist, Max Fisher, 8, leads his holstein cow.
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Annabelle O'Brien, 5, receives a ride on a pony around the Kyabram Showgrounds with Sam O'Brien by her side.
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Under-two years cow competition finalist Mikaela Daniel leads cow Dylan Reba.
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Jemma Jones
Sophie Bramucci and her Australian shepherd Wasabi won first prize in the working dog group.
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Kyabram Pony Club won in its divisions. Eloise Wiltshire, 6 (left), rides Kitty who won first in ridden mount n.e. 13 assisted and Arianna Wiltshire, 8, who won first place in pc rider 8 and under division. Accompanying them was Nardia Wiltshire (middle).
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Enjoying their time in the animal nursery (back) Lara Marr, 12, Izel Davis, 13 (front), Merv Davis, 11, and Hunter Marr, 7.
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The Usher girls, (back) Mikayla, 6, and Amelia, 4 (front), Emma, 2, looking cool as cucumbers with their sunnies and colourful windmills.
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Zahli Duffey, 6, Hannah Chaplin, 9, cuddling puppies in the animal nursery.
Australian shepherd Wasabi being led by his owner Sophie Bramucci in his champion lap.
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Kira Sergiacomi and her Finnish lapphund, Jimmy. She visited from Melbourne and has been competing for 10 years.
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Olivia Jones, 7, won first place in junior poultry breeding. She had been raising her chooks by herself for a few months in her living room.
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Billy The Kidding, the bubble wrangler at the Kyabram Show offered up some bubbles for children to pop and play with.
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Jemma Jones
Olivia Jones, 7, won first place in junior poultry breeding and reserve champion junior bird in show.
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Jemma Jones
Crystal Wordie and Harry Joseph were trying their luck on the carnival games at the Kyabram Show.
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Jackson Read, 9, holding Noodle the cenralian python and Sharon Read with Elliot the bearded dragon.
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Payton Jones, 11, and Olivia Jones, 7, with sleepy puppies in the animal nursery.
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Bridie Stanton holding Maci Spedding, 20 months, enjoying the fine weather and a day out at the Show.
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Noodle the centralian python at the Tiny Tails pop up at the Kyabram Show.
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Blake Woods, 9, in the middle of getting his face painted as a clown.
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Mason Woods, 6, chose to have a snake painted on his face.
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Brave showgoers take up the challenge of riding The Ultimate Machine.
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RIding the camels around the Kyabram Showgrounds are (front) Wynter Young, 9, and Ava Morris, 9, with (back) Mia Morris, 12, and Indi Dove, 13.
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Jemma Jones
Elle Bell holding Louie Little, 8 months, were holding down the fort at the basketball hoops carnival game.
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Jemma Jones
Kelli Klava and Meagan McCrea selling a show classic, the potato on a stick.
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Brave riders Grace Wickham, 4, and Flynn Wickham, 5, take on the dragon roller-coaster all by themselves.
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Jemma Jones
Kids jump for joy, and bubbles, as the bubble wrangler produces soapy spheres.
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The Kyabram Show showbags stall was a popular destination for kids dragging their parents to buy bags of treats and treasures.
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Jemma Jones
The under-twos cow competition saw tens of cows make their way around the cow pen showing off their looks and personalities.
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Jemma Jones
Brave riders get dropped from 15 metres in the air on The Ultimate Machine.
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Jemma Jones
Parents and children got to rest from show festivities for a few minutes while they enjoyed a puppet show.
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Jemma Jones
The dog competitions were a show favourite as 406 entries of puppies and dogs of all breeds put their best paw forward.
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Jemma Jones
The Kyabram Show wrapped another year of success, proving that country shows are still a staple event of celebration for the region’s finest agricultural talents.
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Jemma Jones
