Congratulations to the Brookfield Show Committee
Another great rendition of the Brookfield Show is now behind us, the Show Committee once again organizing three days of action packed fun supported by great sponsors, stall holders, and with the assistance of Kenmore Rotary.
As far as major events go in the western suburbs of Brisbane, there is no bigger than the Brookfield Show.
This year’s event was as good as ever despite a terrible weather forecast, thank goodness proven incorrect!
Friday morning kicked the event off with a mixture of drizzle and heavy rain that left the Boscombe road vendor car park greasy but under management by Kenmore Rotary. The hiatus of school drop offs, coinciding with the arrival of show vendors, happened seamlessly. One Friday casualty due to the weather were the pony events, but the Rodeo went ahead in the evening and locals arrived en masse for a fun evening.
Saturday and Sunday brought glorious weather. The main car park was full by 11:00 a.m. though Boscombe Road had space for most of the day. The equestrian events displayed some great equine talent and riding over the weekend, whilst the gravity of the competition there contrasted with the hilarious pig racing in an adjoining ring.
The rides stayed busy during both days, many kids stretching their $45 all-day pass to the limits, with continual lines at the dodgems.
One concern which the Courier Mail has headlined today was the suspected Hendra virus case, though this was cleared up by a statement from the vet:
The Children’s art show was a great success, judged this year by Catherine Mactaggart of Sotheby’s Queensland.
Best in Show was won by Sophie Evans:
Here are some of the other highly talented entrants:
See more entries here
The dog show results can be found here
Councillor Kate Richards reported watching the woodchopping:
A great event that families get wonderful value from every year, West Brisbane is lucky to have the Brookfield Show.
Photo Credit: Brookfield Show from Facebook.com/CrKateRichards