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What would be a Kingaroy Show without peanuts? Trevor, Lorna and Craig Lucas, from Kingaroy, who won the Champion Nut-In-Shell and Champion Peanut Stalks sections in the Fresh Produce competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 6, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wet weather threw plans for last year’s Kingaroy Show into disarray so show organisers breathed a sigh of relief at the weekend when everything went off without a hitch this time around.<\/p>\n

South Burnett National Show Society secretary Leesa Baker said numbers were “really good” with about 4000 adults and students coming through the gate on Saturday, and about another 3000 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Sunday was quieter during the day, but many visitors turned up later to watch the speedway. Seats around the track were “chockers”, she said.<\/p>\n

Other sections of the show were also very successful.<\/p>\n

Leesa said most of the sections in the Pavilion competition attracted more entries.<\/p>\n

She was especially happy with the increased number of junior and juvenile competitors.<\/p>\n

“A whole class of prep kids did decorated pumpkins!” Leesa said.<\/p>\n

The were more than 130 entries in the Beef Cattle sections and 40 in Dairy Cattle.<\/p>\n

However, equestrian entries were down a bit but it was still a huge improvement on\u00a0 last year when most of the equestrian competition was cancelled because of rain.<\/p>\n

Leesa said there was a good roll-up in the woodchopping arena and organisers actually added an extra class into the competition during Saturday.<\/p>\n

She said the highlight of the show for her was the happy children with their gift show bags.<\/p>\n

About 1800 bags, valued at more than $30 each, were given away this year to children aged under 12.<\/p>\n

Money to put the showbags together is raised from the sale of recycled car batteries dropped off at the Kingaroy Showgrounds during the year.<\/p>\n

“Last year we collected 7.6 tonnes of batteries,” Leesa said.<\/p>\n

Other show highlights this year included chainsaw carving, stooked peanuts, a tractor pull, truck show, charity hay auction, sheep shearing demonstrations, and a ute show.<\/p>\n

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2016 Kingaroy Rural Ambassador Mitch Francis, left, and Miss Showgirl Jordy Green with Tom Willis, 75, from Palm Beach, who won the Veterans’ 250mm\u00a0 Underhand in the woodshopping arena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n
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Action from the woodchopping … on highs<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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… and on the ground<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Leanne and David Kellett, from the Gold Coast, took out the final of the Jack and Jill crosscut saw (15 inch log)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Professor Wallace’s Puppet Theatre is always popular with the kids …\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Romaine Undery, from Ramesa Wholesale Nursey in Kingaroy, was one of the many local stallholders at the Kingaroy Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Kingaroy Junior Bees raced wheel-to-wheel on the bike speedway track during the afternoon; on Sunday night it was the turn of the speedway cars to hit the track<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kelvin Clifford, from Kingaroy, with his grand champion chook, an OEG Black Tail Wheaten hen … Kelvin, who turned 89 on Tuesday, started showing fowls at the Kingaroy Show when he was 13<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Val Crawford, from Manneum, with her Reserve Champion rose … Val was also steward in the flower section and put together the display of festive teapots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chloe Plowman, 12, from Kingaroy, won first prize in both the fresh and dried arrangements in teapots, as well as other Pavilion prizes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cr Kathy Duff with Relay For Life co-ordinator Rowena Dionysius … Rowena and a bunch of Relay volunteers were kept busy picking up rubbish at the showgrounds as a Relay fundraiser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patricia Porter, from Brisbane, and Lisa-Marie Porter, from Kingaroy, were checking out the large range of entries in the Pavilion competitions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Show steward Peter Peacey, from Kingaroy, with the winning entry in the Segmented Work section of the woodworking display … the bowl was crafted by Dick Windsor, from Cooyar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Not really a show attraction but getting plenty attention anyway …\u00a0 caravan park caretaker Beck Brunner was hand-feeding this one-week old lamb, born to one of the showground’s woolly lawn mowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Garry Sippel, from Dreamtime Reptiles, with a young crocodile … Gary’s reptile shows attracted big crowds to his snake pit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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