General News
24 October, 2024
Teamwork the key to an outstanding show
The atmosphere at the 139th Dimboola Show last Saturday was one of immense relief, after days of heavy rain and storms gave way to sunshine and the odd cool breeze.
“If you’d looked at the weather on Friday, it would’ve been a pretty bad day,” Dimboola A & P Society president Harvey McKinnon said
“But the weather for the show was beautiful.”
There were some amazing exhibits entered this year, including a new photography category introduced to cater for the influx of aurora photos taken this year.
There was even a “most unusual bug” category in the junior section, with Jayden Haetley winning first prize for his giant burrowing cockroach.
Mr McKinnon said there were around 60 painted wooden spoons on display for the judges, who had the toughest job of the day.
“The poultry section had some good interest, with a few junior entrants,” he said.
“The displays from all the schools were well looked at, and the amount of children who contributed was amazing.”
Peter D from Fizzics Education demonstrated the properties of liquid nitrogen to a wowed crowd, and Antoinette Young from Giggles and Grins was hard at work with free face painting and funky hair.
“The animal nursery also was kept busy,” Mr McKinnon said.
The popular spot featured baby goats bouncing around from Tiny Goats and Co, little ducklings looking for a snuggle with warm and gentle hands, miniature donkeys and Shetland ponies alongside piglets, chickens and sheep.
Dimboola CWA’s Margaret Hunter and local celebrity chef Cat Clarke demonstrated how to make the perfect scones and a stir fry full of local produce, including werrigar greens which Ms Clarke said she had collected from over Ms Hunter’s back fence.
A new addition this year was the Ironman Competition, which contestants signed up for on the day.
It turned more than a few heads as both the crowd and those signing up were expecting a rigorous test of strength and stamina.
“It was actually an iron-a-shirt competition,” Mr McKinnon said.
Luckily, it was not a competition based on speed, but on the quality of the work, as judge Rhonda Huf said the three men who entered the competition took around 20 minutes to iron their shirt, amongst much laughter and cheering,
First place was awarded to Greg O’Connor for the best ironed shirt with the least amount of wrinkles and misplaced creases.
The luncheon and teas hosted by Dimboola CWA and Dimboola Progress Association volunteers were also well attended, and Mr McKinnon expressed his thanks to all the sponsors and volunteers involved in this year’s show.
“To all the workers and committee, prior to and on the day, thank you,” he said.
“A lot of individuals make up a good show.
“It’s all about teamwork.”
- WITH CAITLIN MENADUE