Moree Show Society president Brendan Munn has figured out the key to a successful event- fun, fun and more fun.
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That’s exactly how the 2017 Moree Show has been described as by the thousands of attendees on Friday and Saturday.
In the months leading up to the event, Moree Show Society comittee members committed to a full schedule of events happening every half, or full hour.
With talented ring master Andrew Pitman and the large variety of activities, shows and entertainment all ages remained smiling throughout the two days.
“The V8 Trackskill Utes were fantastic. The guys kept asking crowd members for Ford and Holden fans and what the audience didn’t realise was that they then picked eight people each show to go for a ride in the utes.
“There were five shows and every single person walked away smiling with their faces lit up after the V8 boys performed,” he said.
Mr Munn said show-goers were also entertained with the Gill Bros rodeo and believed numbers were either on par with last year or a little down.
“There was a fair crowd. A young fulla (cowboy) in the rodeo had a bad run so we hope he makes a full recovery,” he said.
Saturday’s nights crowd was a standout for the president, describing numbers as “huge”.
Lowes Patroleum annually sponsor the fireworks which were another standout this year.
“They usually cost $3,000 but the guys were testing out new ones so it ended up being around $5,000 worth of fireworks. It was the best lot of works I’ve seen so far at the Moree show,” Mr Munn said.
The demolition derby and ute barrel race were other Saturday evening attractions.
The society received positive comments about the new stables and the tidiness of the showground itself.
“The 20ml of rain we received the week of the show softened the ground up perfectly and horse riders were very happy,” he said.
Horse numbers and cattle entries were on par with last year, however this year’s new facilities have left entrants wanting more.
“A guy brought three of his cattle and said he’d be bringing 10 back next year so hopefully we see a rise in cattle and horse numbers with the upgraded facilities.”
Mr Munn was disappointed with reports of stealing but said it did not dampen spirits.