With the Moree Show under wraps, Moree Show Society president Brendan Munn looks back on yet another successful year, labelling this year’s turnout bigger than the last.
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“It definitely beat my expectations. On the first day of the show last year, there were still empty spaces on the spectator seats for the rodeo. This year, I couldn’t see any,” he said.
Although the show committee is still finalising the figure, Mr Munn believes it to be more than 5,000.
“That’s how many people turned out to the show last year. This year, there looked to be a lot more people,” he said.
And it isn’t just the entry count that has put a smile of Mr Munn’s face, but also the volume of local talent that signed up for the events at the show.
Entries reached maximum capacity at the two-wheel and four-wheel drive ute barrel races.
“The two-wheel drive race could only take 15 cars, and we had a good number of four-wheel drive entries,” Mr Munn said.
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First-time Battle of the Aggies Tug of War challenge drew a popular reception as six teams took part in the debut event.
Dock Dogs also drew plenty of local interest, with spectators hard-pressed to find a seat on Saturday to watch dogs show off their jumping and swimming skills.
“It was great to see so much local involvement. That was one of the key aims, to attract more interest from Moree,” Mr Munn said.
And it wasn’t just the new additions to the show that provided plenty of entertainment, but also the old favourites.
Staunch men put their strength on display during the woodchop events, while the young and young-at-heart whipped up plenty of thrills at the whipcracking.
“Henry, Georgia and Charles Pitman have each been named as Australia’s best whipcrackers at some point. These guys started whipcracking at the Moree Show, and it’s always great to see such talent perform at where it all began,” Mr Munn said.
Big highlights such as Aussie FMX had crowds held in suspense as some of Australia’s best Freestyle Motocross riders performed heart-stopping stunts 75 feet off the ground.
Even though the Show Society’s president is still reeling from the runaway success of the Moree Show, Mr Munn said plans were already in the works for 2019.
“People are already making bookings for the show next year. The popular Rooftop Express will be coming back and the Crack-up Sisters will also return with a new act.
“The society tries to mix things up and make the show different each year to keep that entertainment value.”
