Kyogle Show Secretary Finalist at State Awards.

The Agricultural Shows NSW held their annual conference Saturday 17th June in Dubbo. The Kyogle Show Secretary, up there with the best in the state for a resilience award.

Lauren Schottelius joined the committee as secretary in 2019. Following our 2022 AGM held early February, most of our executive positions were flled and it was decided that all systems were go for the 2022 Show! With Lauren as our secretary, who later took on the marketing and sponsorship for our show offered to also support the treasurer position.

The Country Shows Support Package allowed the 2022 show to be bigger and better than ever after a two-year gap. Lauren worked tirelessly using part of the grant funds building a new website to increase our exposure and the show movement while also fnding an opportunity for rebranding our logo which led to a new professional look for our Show Society.

Lauren’s positive attitude is infectious, her drive to do better is refreshing and her respect for all helpers is never unheard. Lauren and her husband work full-time, have a young family and still fnd the time to give back to the Show Society. The day after the 2022 show, Lauren was applying for the RAS of NSW Foundation Christmas Toy distribution, securing a trade space at our Kyogle local Christmas Street Party where the Show Society was able to give children wonderful presents and spread joy to the community. Lauren spent days decorating the town’s public show window into a Christmas Wonderland, she approached local schools to make paper snowfakes to hang from the ceiling. The Kyogle Show banner was in the background promoting awareness of our Show, the town loved it! With planning for the 2023 show well underway, and some big announcements to come soon we are all looking forward to Friday 6th and Saturday 7th of October for the “Big Little Show 2023”. The show society meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Luncheon Pavilion on the show grounds. Like all community groups, we are always looking for more volunteers. Get involved, shows change lives visit our website to register to volunteer https://kyogleshow. com.au/get-involved/ or simply join us at our monthly meetings.