Rules

  • All Exhibitors other than Life Members must pay the normal admission fee;
  • Camping for site holders during the week of the Show is at no charge.  At all other times, normal Caravan Park rates apply;
  • Exhibitors or their agents, when called upon by Stewards or the Committee shall verify the appropriateness of entries;
  • All entries are to be made using the proper entry form by the appropriate due date;
  • Exhibits must be the property of the Exhibitor and except for livestock, either grown or made by the Exhibitor;
  • Any Exhibitor proved to have knowingly made false entries or to have willfully infringed any of the rules, will be ineligible to receive a prize;
  • The Committee reserves the right to refuse, cancel or accept conditionally any entries;
  • All entries must be in the hands of the Stewards at the time designated;
  • All persons exhibiting shall accept the decision of the Judge appointed by the Committee and in all protests, the decision of the Committee shall be final and without appeal;
  • The Committee shall not be responsible for any accident that may result in loss or non-delivery of livestock or any other exhibit of any kind, or any injury done thereby;
  • Judging: First, second and third prizes in each class awarded are at the discretion of the Judges. Judges are empowered and instructed not to award any prize to any exhibit which they consider is not of sufficient merit;
  • Aggregate Awards: A separate entry is not required for these awards. Three points will be awarded for a first, two for a second, and one for a third. In the event of a tie, two points will be for Championships.  Such additional points will be awarded only to those Exhibitors who tie in the original allocation;
  • No exhibit should be removed from the Show before the time stipulated in the special regulations for each section without permission of the Stewards in the Section;
  • Should the Committee have any reason to suspect any exhibit is diseased or dangerous they reserve the right to refuse admission thereof to the Showground, and to remove the exhibit from the Grounds at the expense of the Exhibitor;
  • All protests shall be delivered in writing to the Secretary before 2pm on the day of the Show accompanied by a fee of $50, which will be forfeited if the protest is deemed frivolous. It shall be the duty of the person protesting to produce evidence to support his or her allegations;
  • All prizes are subject to alteration as determined by the Committee;
  • Application for space for stands, machinery, implements, sideshows or stalls will be received by the Site Coordinator. Position will be allocated during the week of the show and a charge will be made for the space granted;
  • Two stall holder’s wristbands for each commercial exhibit will be allocated or available at the Secretary’s office and must be retained for the duration of the Show;
  • All charges for site spaces must be paid in full by 4pm Saturday of the Show weekend;
  • Stock or other items not eligible for entry under any of the numbered classes, may by special permission, be exhibited. Certificates of Merit may be awarded but no prize will be given;
  • Persons contravening the Society’s Rules shall forfeit any prize which may be awarded;
  • The Committee may, at any time, disqualify from exhibiting, either indefinitely or for specific periods, any Exhibitor who has, in the Committee’s opinion, been guilty of any breach of the regulations or by-laws, or whose conduct during the Show has, in the Committee’s opinion, been such that he or she is unfit at the Show;
  • All livestock will be inspected by a Veterinary Surgeon if deemed necessary;
  • No person other than officials shall be allowed in the Show Ring during the ring events unless otherwise advised;
  • The colours of the ribbons and prize cards shall be: Red/White/Blue—Champion, Blue/White—Reserve Champion, Blue—First, Red—Second, Yellow—Third;
  • No entertainment shall be allowed on the grounds without permission of the Committee;
  • The Exhibitor, or his or her representative, shall clean out horse and cattle pens in which their stock is housed. Stall gates must be closed at all times, except when moving animals;
  • The Committee reserves the right to add to or amend the Schedule in any way; and
  • Any person committing a public nuisance in the Grounds or collecting money without permission may be asked to leave with assistance from the Police if required.  No person so removed shall have the right of action or claim for damages, costs, and expenses or otherwise against the Society under the Regulations.
Exhibit removal
  • All stalls, exhibits etc., must be removed from the Showground not later than two days after the termination of the Show.  Any rubbish, exhibit or refuse remaining will be removed at the cost to the site holder.