Community & Business
6 July, 2022
Largest Malanda Show in history
AS the rain rolls back in across the Tablelands, the Malanda Pastoral, Agricultural and Industrial Society team are celebrating the largest and arguably one of the most successful shows in Malanda's history.
Show Society Manager, Kate Stokes was thrilled to announce the 105th annual show's record-smashing attendance numbers, exceeding 10,000 patrons through the gates over the three days, achieving a personally held, five year ambition in the process.
Rikki Payne of Millaa Millaa was declared the show's new Rural Ambassador for the next two years, while Catherine English of Malanda was awarded the Junior title.
Chief Steward of the Prime Beef section, Colleen McLucas was inundated with 106 entries, which filled the 35 cattle yards to capacity, providing strong competition across the classes.
James and Deana Nasser emerged as the Most Successful Prime Beef Exhibitor of the show, while Bill and Annette Tranter won the Champion Pen of Three Bullocks and Champion Female of the Show.
The Hanrahan Girls won Champion Bullock of the Show and Champion Pen of Three Butchers Bullocks, Alan Stokes took out the Champion Pen of Three Butcher Heifers and Dave Andersen and Acton Ridge Brangus both won awards in the Pen of Three Heifers and Bullock categories.
Most Successful Illawarra Exhibitors, the English family of Eachamvale Stud, Malanda were the 2022 show's Most Successful Dairy Exhibitors, winning the Supreme Bull, Supreme Pen of 3 Cows, Supreme Intermediate Best Udder, the Supreme Intermediate Champion, the Supreme Best Udder and the Supreme Dairy Cow awards.
Bevan Family Farming picked up the prize for the Supreme Junior Champion category, and were awarded the Most Successful Holstein and Most Successful Jersey Exhibitor prizes as well as the Best Udder and Champion Cow titles in the Brown Swiss/Guernsey section.
In the ring, Kimberly Daley, Rebecca Payne, Nathan Daley and Mary English triumphed in the Dairy Youth Challenge while Erin Burtenshaw and Anastasia Theocari won the Junior and Senior titles in the Young Judges – Dairy competition.
Abigail Daley, Nathan Daley and Terese Daley were first in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Dairy Paraders contest.
In the stud beef arena, Baronessa Farming's Archie Fiona was named Grand Champion Female of the Show and Supreme Champion Stud Beef Exhibit, and Fassifern Ramsey took out Champion Interbreed Bull of Show.
Malanda State High School cleaned up in the Small Breed category, Kel-Lee Droughtmasters won Junior and Senior Champion Tropical Breed Bull, Champion Tropical Breed Bull and Champion Tropical Breed Female Calf.
In the British/European Breed section, Tallangalook Shorthorns and Santa Gertrudis won Champion Male Calf, Fassifern Limousin and Droughtmaster stud won Junior Champion and Champion Bull and Senior Champion Female, while Maple Downs Murray Greys won the Senior Champion Bull award.
Jacy Evans was named Overall Champion Junior Judge Prime Beef, Tylah Harris won Overall Champion Junior Judge - Stud Beef and Jacinta Pedersen was awarded Stud Beef Junior Parader - Grand Champion.
Standouts in the equine arena were Champion Pony Club Mount, Eva Bisset O'Shea, Supreme Halter Exhibit, Kymberlee Cockrem, Champion Rider Over 18, Louise Slater and Supreme Champion Hack, Michelle Machan.
The Harris family presented the Champion Pair of chickens in the Poultry shed, Fletcher and Richie Windsor won Champion Juvenile Exhibit and K Waugh won Champion Bird of the Show.
Caitlin O'Shea's Fruit Cake impressed judges in the pavilions, Debbie Doidge won Champion Artwork and Maggie Townley's Champion quilt is Brisbane-bound to compete in the Ekka's Quilts across Queensland competition.
