It’s showtime on the Monaro

The 2023 annual agricultural shows start this Saturday, with Nimmitabel the first cab off the rank.

Always well patronised, the Nimmitabel Show has something for everybody and is once again the venue for the Young Judging competition zone finals in Merinos, meat sheep, Merino fleece and beef cattle.

Judging starts at 10am.

Also programmed for the youngsters is the Nimmitabel Bush Kids challenge, which included egg and sack races, apple bobbing and more. The competition starts at 2pm in ring three.

All the normal sections will be there. However the grounds are looking a picture with green grass for a change.

It will be great to see the ring events running normally. A lot of time and expense goes into these great horses that run the show circuit and some finish up at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney.

We are always looking for new volunteers to help run the show, so anyone that can help, would be very welcome.

The show wouldn’t be complete without the old engines from the Bombala Club. The chainsaw events will be running, congratulations to Potter and his team for getting the logs in ready for the show.

On Saturday February 4, Nimmitabel Show is the place to be with all the usual competitions and displays happening around the Showground. This year the Young Woman is Brianna Johnston and the rural Achiever is Jerod Blyton who has made the top eight finalists at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

The show will be opened by Duncan Taylor who has done so much work with the Country University Centre.

The next show to be held locally is the Delegate Show. The Delegate P&A Society will celebrate an incredible 114th Show on March 4 and once again a bounty of local livestock, produce and artwork will be on display, served up with plenty of cheerful entertainment.

The horse events will be a highlight of the Delegate Show once again, and riders throughout the entire region will be excited to get into the local ring.

The fabulous Funkhana will add to the already jam packed line up of horse events, giving those young riders who don’t generally compete the chance to get amongst the action.

While everyone will enjoy the horse events, as well as the traditional dog trials and dog jumps, there’ll be lots more to see around the ground, with showgoers casting their eyes over the many sheep and cattle being exhibited.

The children are always delighted to browse around the animals, but attractions such as the jumping castle, face painting, the magical Zamboni and the Barnyard Nursery will also be parent savers.

Due to popular demand after previous year’s success, the children will also have the chance to decorate a sheep, or even do-up their pushbike to vie for some great cash prizes.

There’ll also be the Billy Boiling Competition and Basketball ShootOut to get stuck into, and everyone loves to have their shot in the Guess the Weight of the Bull contest.

The very next day, Dalgety Show will be held.

Situated on the picturesque banks of the Snowy River, Dalgety’s big day out is always very popular with locals and visitors alike.

On March 11, the 143rd Cooma Show will be held.

This year, the committee has arranged for extra entertainment to be held on Friday night, which will include sideshow rides and a sausage sizzle.

The final show of the 2023 round is the Bombala Show, held on March 18.

After yet another challenging year for the South East NSW community, the Bombala Exhibition Society is keen to focus on supporting, mentoring and celebrating rural and regional youth at its next annual community show day.

“It’s been a really tough few years for our local youth, for so many reasons,” explains Bombala Exhibition Society President, Sophie Campbell.

“This is why Bombala Exhibition Society’s annual show day - to be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023will be running with the theme of ‘Celebrating Country Kids’.”

The volunteers of Bombala Show are now putting the call out to involve as many local community groups and individuals as possible in this idea.

“The Exhibition Society is hoping to harness our community’s amazing strength, generosity and resilience in 2023, to create an event that deliberately focuses on delivering our region’s youth an event to remember,” Sophie says.

The Bombala Show is planning to create a ‘bigger and better than ever’ Kidszone, combined with a range of innovative ‘kids-safe support space’ experiences at the show.

With support from the local community, sporting clubs and schools, young people will enjoy a range of entertainment, activities and educational experiences, while also having access to a range of mental and physical health support services on the day.

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