Tradition is off the scales

DESCENDANTS from one of the Maleny Show’s oldest competitions came together during the centenary celebrations last week.

The Bullock Weight competition has been going since 1925 when Bob Mackie Sr raised six pounds, six shillings from people attempting to guess the weight of the beast. Back then it was judged on dressed weight - but these days there’s no slaughter yard out the back, so it’s on live weight only.

The competition, now sponsored by Robert Barry from Barry Family Butchers raises over $2000 a year with proceeds going to the Show Society.

Descendant of the first bullock weighing butcher, Bob Mackie Jr, said how important it was to keep this tradition going and how supportive the community had been to the Maleny Show.

“It’s wonderful to see the show continue on and is still going. The Maleny Show