65th Proston Agricultural Show celebrates 100 years for Proston with a packed program
Forget about the Origin or the Ashes, a Proston ag-show organiser says this year’s show has a unique event to rival some of the best sporting atmospheres.
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This weekend’s 65th Proston Agricultural Show will be the “best ever” according to organisers, marking the town’s centennial anniversary.
It has a fun-packed program including Mick Lindsay, dog high-jumping and Dexter stud cattle as the feature breed in the livestock ring.
In a first for the Proston Show, retired racehorses will compete for $3000 worth of prizes in the Off-The-Track Horse of the Show competition.
The Racing Queensland initiative is designed to give retired Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds a life after racing.
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The program will feature perennial favourites such as the Queensland Miss Showgirl and Rural Ambassador awards, woodchopping and the Ute Muster.
Proston Agricultural Society president Mortimer Duff said the full and varied program makes the Proston Show unique.
“We’ve got our full livestock programme. dogs, timbersports - not many shows have all of those things,” Mr Duff said.
“At our show, we’ve got something for everyone - you’ve got just as full programme if you come at three o’clock as if you come at eight o’clock.”
South Burnett councillor Kathy Duff is a sponsor of this year’s show, including donating the rug that she will be presenting to the winner of the Off-The-Track Horse.
“We’re gearing up for probably the best show I would say we’ve ever had,” Mrs Duff said.
“The Proston show is always very successful ... but I think everybody’s excited about celebrating 100 years of Proston.”
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Mrs Duff expects the dog high-jumping to be one of the main drawcards.
“The dog high-jump was very, very popular last year - people just loved it,” Mrs Duff said.
“Everyone is lining up again, and I’m quite sure there’ll be a lot more dogs because it took people by surprise (last year) - but now everyone’s excited about it.”
Mr Duff remembers the atmosphere at last year’s dog high-jumping finals as rivalling any of the major sporting events.
“We had about 100 people sitting at the bar waiting patiently for those dogs to go into the back of the gate,” Mr Duff said.
“I’ve been to State of Origin deciders, I’ve been to Ashes matches, this would be up there with any of them in terms of atmosphere.”
The show starts from 7am Friday, March 10 and continues on Saturday, March 11 until 11.30pm at Proston Showgrounds.
See the Proston Show website for a full program and ticket details.
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