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Graham and Melanie Brown, from Windera, with the Supreme Bull of the Show, “Sylvan Springs Underbelly”, a 24-month-old Droughtmaster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 17, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 101st Murgon Show at the weekend was “beyond expectations”, a delighted Show Society president Josh Steinhardt said on Monday.<\/p>\n

“It was a great success in terms of the crowd, especially for the rodeo,” Josh said.<\/p>\n

The rodeo, fireworks and auction on Saturday night capped off a big day at the showgrounds, which included a well-contested cattle ring, poultry and a dog show.<\/p>\n

This is Josh’s first year as Show Society president but he reckons he’ll be around for more.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think they want to get rid of me!” he joked.<\/p>\n

Josh said the highlight of the show for him had been the volunteers.<\/p>\n

“It just blew me away the amount of people that we got to help,” he said.<\/p>\n

Attorney-General and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington congratulated Josh on his efforts at the official opening of the Show on Saturday afternoon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Josh is 19 years old, the youngest ever president of the Murgon Show Society,” Mrs Frecklington said. “Isn’t that wonderful?”<\/p>\n

“It’s really good to see young people getting behind the Show movement.”<\/p>\n

South Burnett Mayor Kathy Duff also congratulated Josh and his committee.<\/p>\n

Life Member Joan Crawford, who has been involved with the equestrian events at the Murgon Show for decades, officially opened the show.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joan,\u00a0 who has been a member of the Show Society for 47 years, said she had been coming the Murgon Show since she was a baby.<\/p>\n

Her family had been involved in one way or another from her grandparents through to her grandchildren.<\/p>\n

She recalled, in particular, the horse events, from the draught horses and “best school pony and rider” classes of the old days through to “the hunts” which evolved into Olympic-style showjumping.<\/p>\n

Joan also recalled years of rodeos at Murgon, which were always a very popular part of the show.<\/p>\n