1/28Proud grandmother Julianne O'Brien of Proserpine with her 5-year-old granddaughter Lily O'Brien's prizewinning pumpkin at Show Whitsunday on Saturday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
All the photos from Show Whitsunday’s second day
Produce, plants, poultry and much more - Show Whitsunday 2021 was a testament to local talent.
2/28Show Whitsunday attendees admiring prizewinning produce in the Daly Thomas pavilion. Picture: Kirra Grimes
3/28Gary and Corrina O'Brien of Airlie Beach checking out the photography display in the arts and crafts pavilion. Picture: Kirra Grimes
4/28Colourful handmade quilts on show in the Daly Thomas pavilion at Show Whitsunday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
5/28Pam Denman's pandemic year souvenir needlework won first prize in the hardanger runner class. Picture: Kirra Grimes
6/28Crochet on display in the Daly Thomas pavilion. Picture: Kirra Grimes
7/28A piece with a cheeky sense of humour in the Daly Thomas pavilion. Picture: Kirra Grimes
8/28Show steward Eileen Cameron of Proserpine won Most Successful Horticulture Exhibitor for her stunning selection of orchids and bromeliads. Picture: Kirra Grimes
9/28Michael Hadley won the Daly Thomas Memorial trophy for Orchid of the Show. Picture: Kirra Grimes
10/28Long-time exhibitor and local 'chook guru' Wayne Quantock won Grand Champion Bird of Show with this Old English Game Brown Red hen. Picture: Kirra Grimes
11/28Wayne Quantock's cochin rooster 'Humphrey' won Champion Large Soft Feather and Reserve Champion Bird of Show. Picture: Kirra Grimes
12/28Larissa Bonehill of Mackay won Champion Soft Feather Bantam with this Australian langshan bantam pullet. Picture: Kirra Grimes
13/28Sam Yuskan and Liam Stoneham of Conway got up close and personal with a baby crocodile at Show Whitsunday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
14/28Ellouise Love- Teunis of Proserpine was making plenty of friends in the baby animal farm. Picture: Kirra Grimes
15/28Hugo Tolliday of Cannonvale loved feeding the baby goats. Picture: Kirra Grimes
16/28Claire and Emily Holcombe of Proserpine were excited to watch the duck races at Show Whitsunday on Saturday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
17/28Ruth Melville of Townsville trained up her runner ducks to entertain crowds at country shows across North Queensland with all the thrills and spills of duck racing. Picture: Kirra Grimes
18/28Classic cars on display at Show Whitsunday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
19/28Parker and Ryan Clark of Cannonvale loved eating lollies and riding quad bikes at Show Whitsunday on Saturday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
20/28Ken and Jennifer Muller of Mount Pluto checking out prizewinning sugar cane at Show Whitsunday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
21/28Showjumping action at Show Whitsunday on Saturday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
22/28Showjumping action at Show Whitsunday on Saturday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
23/28Showjumping action at Show Whitsunday on Saturday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
24/28Woodchopping finals at Show Whitsunday on Saturday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
25/28Jamie and Renee Retschlag of Kilcoy won the open sawing handicap and open sawing championship at Show Whitsunday on Saturday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
26/28Takiah Barrett of Mackay and her dad Doc competed together in the open sawing handicap at Show Whitsunday on Saturday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
27/28Dale Fortescue of Eungella won the points trophy for woodchopping at Show Whitsunday. Picture: Kirra Grimes
28/28Jacob O'Donnell of Mackay, Mitch Gossow of Townsville, and Awatea Barrett of Mackay took out the top spots in the standing block championship. Picture: Kirra Grimes
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