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Proston Show Society secretary Glenda McArdle with “Postal Mooka” which was entered into the ‘Create A Cow’ competition by the Proston Post Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 10, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s amazing what a better season can do … there were smiles galore at the 57th annual Proston Show on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Show Society Secretary Glenda McArdle said there were 115 entries in the Prime Cattle competition and 100 in the Stud Cattle.<\/p>\n

“The cattle were really good,” she said. “The year has just been so good compared with the recent dry years and the wet.”<\/p>\n

Pavilion entries were also up, and Glenda was especially pleased that there were many new exhibitors taking part in the competitions.<\/p>\n

The Poultry section was also strong, with 178 birds entered.<\/p>\n

Also drawing a lot of attention were the equestrian events in the main ring, the dog show, woodchopping and chainsaw competitions.<\/p>\n

Glenda said a special highlight of the show this year was the whipcracking competition.<\/p>\n

It was the first time it had been run “at this level” and it had been excellent.<\/p>\n

Students from St Mary’s Catholic College took part as well as putting on a display for the crowd.<\/p>\n

The day was topped off by fireworks at 7:00pm and then karaoke and music by DJ Michael Hams into the night.<\/p>\n

Glenda said the gate numbers were still being worked out however the early estimate was that numbers might be slightly down.<\/p>\n

“But overall, I think it went very well,” she said.<\/p>\n

The show was officially opened by Durong grazier Georgie Somerset, who later in the day was the guest speaker at the Quota Club of Kingaroy’s International Women’s Day dinner in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

She said rural shows were a reflection of the local community, from the young to the old.<\/p>\n

“You can go to the city for the big quid or you can stay in a rural community and make a difference,” she said.<\/p>\n

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