Country race clubs need fair treatment on cancellations
Country race meetings are the heartbeat of regional Australia. Unlike city races where only a small percentage of people attend, country race days see entire towns turn out to support their local event.
107th Northampton Show, 13 September 2025
Northampton District Agricultural Society
Head to Northampton for the Northampton Show being held on Saturday 13th September 2025. This year, we’re celebrating our 107th show,...
Combination scores again at Ekka
Allora stud breeders Steve Hayward and Kelly Smith have continued their run of success with a series of wins at the 2025 Ekka in Brisbane. The success for their K5X Stud came with Black and Red Angus exhibits.
Major gift brings saddlery to life
A philanthropic gift to Toowoomba's Cobb+Co Museum has helped bring to life a new exhibition honouring the craftsmanship, legacy, and future of saddlery. Garth and Sandra Delbridge alongside The Saddlery exhibition at Cobb+Co Museum.
Community backing for Sam
Greenmount has a young man in Sam Stenzel who looks to be a cattleman of the future after an outstanding season of cattle judging with a major highlight at the recent Ekka Show. Sam was the Class 7 winner at the Ekka of the M.S.A (Meat Standard Australia) Heavyweight Led Steer Limousin section with a steer he bought off good friend and mentor Les Nuss.
Nation’s teamsters set to break world record horse hitch
The world record of a 50-horse hitch set 30 years ago will be broken in Australia at the 2025 Good Old Days Festival at Barellan by the greatest horse teamsters of the modern-day era. Bruce Bandy, Barellan, Steve Johnson, Lake Cargelligo, and Aleks Berzins, Exeter, will combine their Clydesdale, Australian Draught and Suffolk Punch horses to create a mega team of more than 50 horses pulling an historic Bennett wagon ...
“Don’t Get Your Vicars in a Twist” is another hit for Piggery Lane Players
Three appreciative audiences have enjoyed the latest Piggery Lane Players production, 'Don't Get Your Vicars in a Twist'. The show, which ran this past weekend, featured a mix of much-loved PLP veterans and talented newcomers, all of whom delivered a high-energy performance that left audiences thoroughly entertained.
Paddock to podium: meet Australia’s top young beef cattle judges
The best young beef cattle judges in Australia have been announced by Agricultural Shows Australia and will compete in the prestigious national finals this September. Meet the seven finalists in the Beef Cattle Judging final ...
Celebrate tradition and adventure at the 2025 Mountain Cattlemen’s Annual Get Together: MCAV
Victoria’s High Country comes alive again this spring for the Mountain Cattlemen’s Association of Victoria’s Annual Get Together. Held in Molyullah from October 17 to 19, 2025, this vibrant three-day festival is a spectacular celebration of heritage, horsemanship, and high country spirit.
Dancing for doctors: Mundi Mundi Bash Nutbush Dance raises over $100K for RFDS
The Mundi Mundi Plains were shaking today as 6,779 festival-goers lined up in formation for the final ever Nutbush Dance World Record Attempt at the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash – smashing the previous record - held by the event - of 6,594 dancers.
Historical engines and machinery: Wedderburn Society prepares for rally
The Wedderburn Historical Engine and Machinery Society is busy getting ready for its annual rally. The rally is held over two days and welcomes exhibitors from all over Victoria and Interstate.
Bong Bong Picnic Races, 21 November 2025
There’s something magical about the Bong Bong Picnic Race Day—a spirited blend of heritage, heart, and high-stakes fun that draws crowds from across the Highlands and beyond. This year, the beloved event is galloping into exciting new territory, with fresh features that promise to make Race Day 2025 the most memorable yet.
Copper Coast Show: vibrant and community driven
Copper Coast Show chair Natasha Westbrook says the 2025 event was one of the most vibrant and community-driven the committee has seen in years, with record crowds, incredible participation, and all run by volunteers. The show was held over the weekend, August 16 and 17, and the Schools Livestock Day on Friday, August 15, had seven schools and 135 students participating with cattle, goats and sheep.
Introducing the Female of the Species cast
Female of the Species has already begun rehearsals. Opening on October 24, this too is another show full of laughs. We really wanted to end the year on a high note and our final shows for 2025 are bringing so much joy and laughter.
115th Ganmain Show, 23 August 2025
Ganmain Show Society
This year we are leaning into the free activities for all ages to remind families that there are lots of activities and displays to...
International street fiesta returning in November
On Monday, Chinese and North Indian dance routines gave a vibrant prelude to the exciting program that awaits visitors to the International Street Fiesta at Toowoomba's Queens Park on Saturday, November 1.
FutureAg 2025 wraps up, cementing its place as Australia’s international hub for agricultural machinery and future farming
The 2025 FutureAg powered by AGRITECHNICA has been hailed a huge success, with hundreds of people streaming through the gates of the Melbourne Showgrounds across the three-day exhibition and conference. Bringing together 138 exhibitors from 11 different countries, 69 speakers and over 2,500 visitors … the event proved a powerhouse of innovation, insight and connection.
Holden driving to the main stage during Motorfest 25
If you ask members of the Grafton Vintage Motor Vehicle Club how special Holdens are, you’ll be told a variety of different answers, each one overflowing with praise, pride, and passion ... A popular annual attraction which features a huge line-up of classic and vintage vehicles including race cars, motorcycles, trucks, and vans...
Scars of Fire
Check out the powerful exhibition Scars of Fire by photographer Liam Cuce, now showing at the Purple Starfish in Kaniva. With ancestral ties to Kaniva dating back to the 1800s, Liam returned not to retrace old footsteps but to document the impact of the present.

