Proston Show’s Supreme Champion Stud Beef exhibit, “Bowenfels Miss Kodiak”, (with three-week-old calf at foot) with Mayor Brett Otto, Cr Scott Henschen, McKayla Stanley, Kingaroy; Glen Perrett, from Bowenfels Angus Stud and competition sponsor Cr Kathy Duff
March 15, 2021
The annual Proston Show was one of the few local shows to go ahead in 2020 and organisers weren’t going to allow COVID-19 rules and regulations to stop it going ahead in 2021.
There were some obvious things missing – no grand parade in the main ring, no equestrian competitions, no luncheon pavilion – but there was still lots to keep showgoers interested.
There was plenty of action in the cattleyards with 150 head entered in the competitions.
Everyone seemed keen to get in some practise ahead of Beef 2021 in Rockhampton in May.
At the other end of the showgrounds a huge dog show had competitors from across south-east Queensland grooming and parading their charges.
There was also a whipcracking display by Walter Whip and The Flames and a trio of food vans was kept busy.
The 2021 show was officially opened by poultry steward Les Robinson who has been volunteering at the show for decades.
Les also helped with the huge 30-prize multi-draw raffle.
Proston Show Society president Viv White said she hoped this could become an annual event as it had been well-supported with prizes by sponsors.
Joan Webb, from Burpengary, with samoyeds Marnie and her son ArchieTegan Dawson, from Toowoomba, with the Grand Champion European Bull, “Jen-Daview Q Nobel Prize”Proston P-10 agricultural assistant Mikaela Ross with the Supreme Female Exhibit, “Mawson Pretty 1920” … Proston P-10 has been fitting cattle for Mawson stud at MondurePatrick, 7, and Mary Duff, 9, were visiting from Toowoomba … Mary later sang the National Anthem at the official Proston Show opening ceremonyProston 2021 Miss Showgirl Cassandra Simcox, from Kinleymore … Cassandra was selected ahead of the 2020 show2021 Proston Rural Ambassador Sean Murphy-Crump, from Proston … Sean was selected as the Junior Rural Ambassador at the 2020 showMorgan Dabonde, from Proston, is the 2021 Proston Junior Miss ShowgirlCameron Rutledge, from Wondai, showed the Grand Champion Fowl, a Langshan bantam henCr Danita Potter and her mum, former Kingaroy councillor Marie Shaw, were inspecting the poultry exhibitsProston Show poultry steward Les Robinson officially opened the 2021 show and helped with the multi-draw raffleSouth Burnett mayor Brett Otto with Cheryl Simpson, from ProstonBrittony Adams and Walter LeSouef, from “Walter Whip and The Flames”, provided some of the entertainment at the showCompetition sponsor Amy Wicks from TopX Murgon, centre, with Junior Judges junior winners Rhianon Braithwaite (1st, Kingaroy State High School) and Arbella Wendt (2nd), from MundubberaJunior Judges senior competition winners Jessica Jackson (1st, Proston P-10); Western Wendt, Mundubbera (2nd) and Jaimie-Lee Webb (3rd, Kingaroy State High School)
Great photos again! Thanks for supporting our little show.