1/41Jessica Brieffies and Tris Acton at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
Families rejoice at return of the Pioneer Valley Show
Parents who came to the show as children relished the opportunity to come back with children of their own after the show was postponed because of Covid-19 last year.
2/41Spinning plates at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
3/41Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson and his wife Annette at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
4/41A junior judge at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
5/41Youngest rider at the competition Sarah Hodge with her sister Millah holding their horse April at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
6/41Melissa, Matilda, and Lawson Verrall with grandparents Bob and Narelle Clem at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
7/41Jacob Atkinson with Billie Hewlitt on his shoulders at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
8/41Farleigh Senior Constable Karl Verri and Marian Sergeant Marshall Roper at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
9/41Suzzanne Stoodley at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
10/41Dan and Jack Thiedeke at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
11/41Cruz, Julie and Chevy Thomson at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
12/41Marian local Tiffany Keegan with daughters Audrey and Addison at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
13/41One For Each Paw specialises in gourmet dog treats. They set up at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
14/41One For Each Paw specialises in gourmet dog treats. They set up at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
15/41Jack Thiedeke at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
16/41Jono, Sam, Charlee and Rhylee Ludwick at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
17/41Eight-year-old Charlie Turner from Walkerston State School with his prize-winning duck at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
18/41The poultry section at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
19/41Amy Shaw with Dustin, Nathan and Michael Marks at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
20/41Zahra and Nicole Vassallo at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
21/41Josh, Jacqui, Tyson, Hunter, Alayla and Oaklyn Deveraux at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
22/41Shaharnie Mitchell from Pinnacle State School took out a prize at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
23/41Connie Muscat at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
24/41Michelle and Eliza Leeding with Lyndell Peckett at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
25/41Zoe Heck from Marian State School taking out a prize at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
26/41Olivia Heck from Marian State School taking out a prize at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
27/41Meg Wright and Caitie Marshall coming off a thrill ride at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
28/41The Holt, Harvey and Smith family enjoying a day out at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
29/41Produce section prizes at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
30/41Parker and Savannah Rewald at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
31/41Chris Martin with Jordan, Nancy and Greg Anderson at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
32/41Swings at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
33/41Grayson Garioch with his cousin Levi Muscat close behind at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
34/41Sophie Walker at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
35/41Show jumping at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
36/41Show jumping at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
37/41Watching the woodchopping at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
38/41Pioneer Valley Machinery Preservationist Society's Doug Penny at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
39/41Pioneer Valley Machinery Preservationist Society at the 2021 Pioneer Valley Show. Picture: Lillian Watkins
40/41Novice woodchoppers competing at the Pioneer Valley Show 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins
41/41Takiah Moore-Barrett placing second, Ryan Donnelly coming first, and Renee Retschlag taking out third in the Pioneer Valley Show 2021 novice woodchopping competition. Picture: Lillian Watkins
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