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Proston Show Society volunteers Gloria Smith and Del Blanch kept busy in the Luncheon Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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2016 Queensland Rural Ambassador Justin Matthews officially opened the show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 14, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

An invitation has been issued to the young people of the South Burnett … demonstrate your passion and get involved in your local agricultural show.<\/p>\n

The challenge came from Justin Matthews, who officially opened the 59th Proston Show on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Justin won the Nanango Rural Ambassador title at Nanango Show last year; then went on to win the South Burnett Sub-Chamber event.<\/p>\n

He then went to the Brisbane Exhibition where he took out the Queensland title.<\/p>\n

Justin will now compete against other State winners for the National title at the 2017 Geelong Show in October.<\/p>\n

His passion for agriculture has taken him far, and that was the message he wanted to share at Proston.<\/p>\n

He said the young people who were competing in the ring or the pavilion competitions had a passion for what they were doing.<\/p>\n

“I issue a challenge to these young competitors to show that passion and develop it into other things in future,” he said.<\/p>\n

The Proston Show also marked a farewell for local MP Jeff Seeney, who has announced he won’t be re-standing for Callide. New electorate boundaries have also moved Proston out of Callide.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Seeney said he had been attending the Proston Show since he was elected, \u00a0but next time he would be sitting in the grandstand rather than with the official party.<\/p>\n

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The Proston Show always has a strong cattle competition, and 2017 was no exception.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steward Michael Duff said 150 head were entered in the Stud Beef competitions, including more British breeds than have been entered for 20 years.<\/p>\n

Some new breeds also made their debut.<\/p>\n

The 2017 Supreme Champion was a 13-month-old Limousin heifer from the Sowden family’s Five Star Limousins in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

The dam of “Five Star Dark’n’Delicious'” is Ekka Interbreed champion “Oakwood Fiddlez”.<\/p>\n

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Five Star Dark ‘n’ Delicious took out the Junior and Grand Champion European Female titles and then was sashed Supreme Champion Exhibit of the Show … Lannah Sowden, from Five Star Limousins in Kingaroy, is pictured with South Burnett Deputy Mayor Kathy Duff \u00a0who presented the stud with a clock trophy and the Supreme Champion sash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sally Grimes, from Canberra, with her mother Margery Grimes, from ‘Corrunovan’ at Boondooma, and Shirley Anderson, from Kingaroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jessica Jackson, from Proston, was making friends with these two young alpacas, Frosty and Shadow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bridget O’Shannessy, from Brisbane, who sang the National Anthem at the official opening ceremony, with her aunt, South Burnett Deputy Mayor and cattle section steward Kathy Duff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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There was a good turnout of equestrian competitors at the Proston Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Equestrian judge Christine Dennis, from Rockhampton, awarded the Champion Pony Hack ribbon to Isabelle Holt, from Bundaberg, and “Baxter’s Flirting Fairy”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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It was a ripper local show … especially in the chainsaw arena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Proston Rural Ambassador Kate Roberts,\u00a0Junior Rural Ambassador Olivia Frahm,\u00a0Miss Proston Showgirl Amanda Praetz, 2016 South Burnett Miss Showgirl Jordy Green, and\u00a0Queensland Rural Ambassador Justin Matthews<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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How country is this? The Akubras (plus one dress hat) had their own table in the Luncheon Pavilion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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