For parents looking for some screen-free school holiday activities, the Coonamble Show Committee is encouraging all local children (and their families) to consider getting together some Show entries!  

With only 7 weeks to go till the Show, there are literally dozens of categories to enter.  

Here’s some suggestions for the kids...train your dog/cat/duck/bird to behave perfectly in the Pet Show ring, practice your baking skills for the kids cookery section.  

Then there’s the art – painting, drawing, 3D, mixed media, woodwork and metalwork – anything arty can be entered.  

If the kids are keen on sewing, needlework or woolen arts, find Grandma or an older friend and you could win!  

There is the vegetable animal category and flower arranging; the school holidays would be a great time to practice your skills! Junior Photography: get snapping and mum and dad will have plenty of time to print your photos after the holidays.  

And last, our most popular category – the LEGO!! All magnificent lego creations can be assembled now and then put aside for entry into the Show after school goes back.  

The Show Pavilion’s coveted “Most Successful Junior Exhibitor” Prize is up for grabs.  

To win this, enter as many sections and categories as you can to win a cash prize and bragging rights!  

With recent extensions to the Big Blue Shed, it would be great to really fill the space with a wonderful selection of Coonamble’s skills and talent.

The full list of the various sections can be found in the pavilion schedule.  

These schedules can be found around Coonamble – at Outback Arts, Cottage Industries, Global Village cafe, Sommo’s, and Cants.  

Alternatively, look up the Coonamble Show website, and be sure to follow the Coonamble Times, Coonamble Show Facebook page, and the Western Plains App, for regular reminders and updates.

There will also be Facebook posts of all the Pavilion categories to enter.

BELOW: Momoka Williams 2021 Junior Fine Arts Champion.

Kylie and Amanda, the Chief Pavilion stewards, would also like to acknowledge and thank the many stewards and helpers over past years who assist to make the Show the spectacle that it is. Without your commitment, there would just be a big empty blue shed. 

When it comes to the week of the Show this year (the last week in May), would you be interested in helping us make our displays?? If you think you can find a couple of hours on Friday afternoon, or Saturday or Tuesday morning to give us a hand with entries, paperwork and putting displays together, we would love to have you join us!! 

Of course it’s not all about winning, as just entering something in the Show is every bit as important to this fine country tradition. Come and support your Show, where the whole committee has worked very hard to make sure there really is something for everyone!