Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter

Maleny Show to celebrate 100 years!

Agricultural Shows such as Maleny’s would not be successful without the tireless work of local volunteers who provide so much of their time to make the show a success for all who visit and compete

From humble beginnings in 1923, the first Maleny Show has been held on the same show-grounds site on MalenyStanley River Rd.

During the Great Depression and unfortunately during some of years of the Depression the show was abandoned – in 1932, 1934 and 1935. A drought which caused great hardship in 1950 caused the show to be cancelled in that year. In 2020 history was made again with the closure of the 83rd Maleny Show due to the Covid-19 situation.

In 1927 the entertainment committee of the Maleny Show Society held a Pioneers Ball at the Maleny School of Arts in honour of the hardworking pioneers of the district.

Renovations and extensions followed throughout the years, with the Show Pavilion as we know it today was completely rebuilt in 1987 by Ed Lawley & Co in time for the 1987 Annual Show.

In 2023, we are proudly celebrating 100 years of the Maleny Show - see you there!

Photo Left: Maleny Show Pavilion was near enough to completion to be used for the second show on April 23-24, 1924.

Maleny’s Mrs Florence Margaret Woods OAM

On Australia Day 2023, Florence Woods was awarded a prestigious OAM for her lifelong service to the community of Maleny. Her many roles included her time as a volunteer and Life Member of the Maleny Show Society, as the Co-Founder of the Busy Needles Group, as Patron and Life Member of numerous community organisations, as donor to numerous Charitable organisations, including the Maleny Soldier Memorial Hospital, the Maleny Men's Shed, the Maleny Show Society, the Maleny Centaur Cadets, the Maleny Sub-branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia, and as a recipient of the Fisher Community Australia Day Citizen of the Year Award.

Maleny proudly and heartily congratulates Florence and her family on her deserved award.

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