1/32Annabelle Kelly 2 holds the Limousin cow that won the Urquhart Trophy in the Beef Championships this year. Picture: Toby Zerna
Photo gallery: Showstopper wins best Easter cow
Bovine showstopper Progress Perfect Storm won best in class at the Royal Easter Show on a long weekend marked with big crowds, empty cities and holiday traffic.
2/32Pictured having fun at the Sydney Royal Easter Show today is Alexander Bernard 13, Madison Hansell 13, Izzy Chan 13 and Yumi Belle Strother 13. Picture: Tim Hunter.
3/32Pictured having fun at the Sydney Royal Easter Show today is Arnika Matvejev 9, Sienna Arnet 8, Nate Matvejev 6 and Cameron Arnet 10. Picture: Tim Hunter.
4/32Kaisha James 21 enjoys a ride on the Wave Swinger on a perfect Autumn day. Picture: Toby Zerna
5/32Friends Summer Reyne 14 (black top) and Nicole Kelly 15 (white top) get spun around on the XXXL ride. Picture: Toby Zerna
6/32Young couple Sam Dargham 19 and Kyra King 19 enjoy a ride on the Ferris wheel. Picture: Toby Zerna
7/32Jessica Brown and her one year old son Brooklyn. Picture: Tim Hunter.
8/32A capacity crowd of 60,000 people enjoy perfect weather on Good Friday. The view along Olympic Boulevard. Picture: Toby Zerna
9/32Hayleigh Duvall holds both her 3-week-old daughter Aria and her Limousin cow that won the Urquhart Trophy in the Beef Championships this year. Picture: Toby Zerna
10/32Farmer Mitchell Trustum from Casino escapes the show crowds to relax in his accommodation box above the cattle pavilion. Picture: Toby Zerna
11/32Farmer Mitchell Trustum from Casino with his prized Brahman cattle he is showing this year. Picture: Toby Zerna
12/32Calrossy Anglican School student Lara de Jong drags her steer called 'Toffee' to the ring for showing at the cattle competition. Picture: Toby Zerna
13/32A capacity crowd of 60,000 people enjoy perfect weather on Good Friday. The view along Grand Parade. Picture: Toby Zerna
14/32Imogen and Aurora Tonkin, 2, from Ryde, enjoying Little Hands on the Land, on the first day of The Royal Easter Show, today. Picture:Justin Lloyd
15/32Imogen and Aurora Tonkin, 2, from Ryde, enjoying Little Hands on the Land, on the first day of The Royal Easter Show, today. Picture:Justin Lloyd
16/32Pictured with Easter eggs at Centennial Park is Lleon Lambrakis 3 and Llaisaane Tapueluelu 2. Picture: Tim Hunter.
17/32In the Nursery at the 2021 Sydney Royal Easter Show, student Paige Hatton with a baby goats. Picture: Tim Hunter.
18/32Will Micallef 6 with Corona his Jersey Heifer that he will exhibit at the Sydney Royal Easter Show this year, pictured at home in Camden. Picture: Toby Zerna
19/32Lauren Foster, 10, with her mum Sarah and the new Dole Whip at the Royal Easter Show, Homebush, that opens this Thursday. Picture:Justin Lloyd.
20/32Emily Scrivener, 21, from Yarrowitch, NSW, who competes in the double handed sawing at the Woodchop Stadium, at The Royal Easter Show, today. Picture:Justin Lloyd
21/32Daniel Gurr, 23, wins his heat at the Woodchop Stadium, at The Royal Easter Show, today. Picture:Justin Lloyd
22/32Crowds arrive early on the opening day of the Sydney Royal Easter Show after Covid-19 pandemic cancelled last years event. Picture: Toby Zerna
23/32People line up for ride tickets. Picture: Toby Zerna
24/32Show goers ride the Wave Swinger. Picture: Toby Zerna
25/32Crowds arrive early on the opening day of the Sydney Royal Easter Show after Covid-19 pandemic cancelled last years event. Picture: Toby Zerna
26/32Easter enrichment treats were handed out to some of Taronga Zoo's residents in time for the Easter long weekend. The giraffe Jimiyu gets his enrichment inside paper eggs. Picture: Toby Zerna
27/32Easter enrichment treats were handed out to some of Taronga Zoo's residents in time for the Easter long weekend. The elephants get their enrichment inside paper eggs. Picture: Toby Zerna
28/32Easter enrichment treats were handed out to some of Taronga Zoo's residents in time for the Easter long weekend. The Red Pandas get a basket of treats. Picture: Toby Zerna
29/32Tuna for sale on the trading floor at the Sydney Fish Market. Picture: Getty
30/32Early morning trade at the Sydney fish markets on Good Friday in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone
31/32Early morning trade at the Sydney fish markets on Good Friday in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone
32/32Sydneysiders head out on the M4 at Wentworthville to get away for the Easter long weekend. Picture: Toby Zerna