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It’s Show Time!
Story: Brooke Jacobson
Published On : Jun 24, 2022
The Pine Rivers Show returns this year with all the fun of the fair while ensuring city kids get a taste of country life.
The show’s operations manager, Lizzie Cathcart, said last year’s show was shut down on the second day due to COVID-19 restrictions.
“That was pretty devastating,” she said. “So, we can’t wait for this year’s show, it’s been almost 12 months in the planning.”
Lizzie said show patrons would find things had been “moved around” a bit this year.
“We’ve got all our cattle in new yards, and now we have all our animals together in one agricultural section,” she said.
“We have an animal farm for the kids to come and pat and feed the animals, and we have our dog show running over two days this year. We’ll have goats there as well, with demonstrations on milking and how to care for goats.”
There’s plenty of free entertainment on offer as well, with globe riders, an outdoor circus, and a medieval combat group who will demonstrate sword fighting while wearing 30 kilos of armour.
“We also have a rodeo on the Saturday night, fireworks, local dance groups, and singers,” Lizzie said.
“We’re very excited to have a new outdoor food court area as well.”
Street Science will be performing for the kids, and there’s free face painting from 9am to 6pm each day, as well as all the rides, sideshow alley and showbags you would expect at the show.
Lizzie said the Pine Rivers Show aimed to be an affordable alternative to the Ekka.
“We’ve kept our gate prices the same for decades and this year on the Friday, entry from 9am to 3pm is free for everyone,” she said.
“Everyone is feeling the crunch, so keeping things affordable for the community is so important. And for us, it’s extremely important to keep that agricultural show feel – without our stewards in areas like the cattle, and the needlework and the baking, we don’t have a show.
“It’s important to have that agricultural focus, so that city kids can come and see the cattle and pat a goat and learn about those things.”
For more information go to: www.pineriversshow.org.au
The Pine Rivers Show
Friday, 29 July, 9am-9pm
Saturday, 30 July, 9am-9pm
Sunday, 31 July, 9am-4pm
757 Gympie Road, Lawnton
The show’s operations manager, Lizzie Cathcart, said last year’s show was shut down on the second day due to COVID-19 restrictions.
“That was pretty devastating,” she said. “So, we can’t wait for this year’s show, it’s been almost 12 months in the planning.”
Lizzie said show patrons would find things had been “moved around” a bit this year.
“We’ve got all our cattle in new yards, and now we have all our animals together in one agricultural section,” she said.
“We have an animal farm for the kids to come and pat and feed the animals, and we have our dog show running over two days this year. We’ll have goats there as well, with demonstrations on milking and how to care for goats.”
There’s plenty of free entertainment on offer as well, with globe riders, an outdoor circus, and a medieval combat group who will demonstrate sword fighting while wearing 30 kilos of armour.
“We also have a rodeo on the Saturday night, fireworks, local dance groups, and singers,” Lizzie said.
“We’re very excited to have a new outdoor food court area as well.”
Street Science will be performing for the kids, and there’s free face painting from 9am to 6pm each day, as well as all the rides, sideshow alley and showbags you would expect at the show.
Lizzie said the Pine Rivers Show aimed to be an affordable alternative to the Ekka.
“We’ve kept our gate prices the same for decades and this year on the Friday, entry from 9am to 3pm is free for everyone,” she said.
“Everyone is feeling the crunch, so keeping things affordable for the community is so important. And for us, it’s extremely important to keep that agricultural show feel – without our stewards in areas like the cattle, and the needlework and the baking, we don’t have a show.
“It’s important to have that agricultural focus, so that city kids can come and see the cattle and pat a goat and learn about those things.”
For more information go to: www.pineriversshow.org.au
The Pine Rivers Show
Friday, 29 July, 9am-9pm
Saturday, 30 July, 9am-9pm
Sunday, 31 July, 9am-4pm
757 Gympie Road, Lawnton
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