Kyneton Agricultural Society
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Kyneton Show competition smashes records
The Kyneton Show has again set records with the biggest crowd ever at the Friday night carnival. The showgrounds were abuzz with about 9000 people across the two-day show. Kyneton Agricultural Society president, Andrew Ferrington, congratulated all who attended, entered and volunteered to make the 162nd show such a success. “We aim to improve every…
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Kyneton Show embraces sustainability
The Kyneton Agricultural Society has long been a pioneer of resourcefulness, embodying the principles of recycling, reusing, and repurposing well before sustainability became a modern buzzword. Grounded in the traditions of farming, where nothing goes to waste, sustainability has always been central to the Kyneton Show. Though the show generates considerable waste, the KAS remains…
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Mark your calendars
If you’d like to be a part of the 162nd Kyneton Agricultural Show, save these dates so that you don’t miss out on one of the region’s most cherished events. Friday November 15, 5.30pm – 10pm, and Saturday November 16, 9am – 4pm. A beloved annual tradition that started in 1858 and brings the community…
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Record turnout to Kyneton Show
Crowds flocked to the weekend’s Kyneton Show, smashing attendance records. More than 8000 people attended over the two days, with numbers up more than a third on the last show three years ago. “It was the combination of the fact that the show is loved so much and people had been looking forward to it…
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A grand tradition
A woodchop challenge, shearing and whip cracking demonstrations, sheep, cattle, poultry, alpacas, dog agility and show dogs, even a miniature donkey. That’s just part of the lineup as the Kyneton Show returns this weekend with more free activities and events than ever to mark the 160th grand annual show. “It is one of the oldest…
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New president for 160th show
Barfold’s Andrew Ferrington is the Kyneton Agricultural Society’s new president. It is one of the oldest continuous agricultural societies in the state, formed in 1856. “I am honoured and flattered,” Mr Ferrington said. “This will be the 160th show so it’s an extraordinary time to be here.” The first Kyneton Show was in November 1858,…
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A family effort
The Kyneton Agricultural Society has honoured president and long-serving committee member, Vince Lakey, with life membership. Mr Lakey was an incredibly hard worker and a passionate advocate for the show in his 14 years on the committee, becoming president in 2019. Society secretary, Josephine Rutledge, said the life membership also recognised the efforts of the…
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A family effort
The Kyneton Agricultural Society has honoured president and long-serving committee member, Vince Lakey, with life membership. Mr Lakey was an incredibly hard worker and a passionate advocate for the show in his 14 years on the committee, becoming president in 2019. Society secretary, Josephine Rutledge, said the life membership also recognised the efforts of the…
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Fireworks but no show
November’s 160th Kyneton Show has been postponed until next year. But the Kyneton Agricultural Society is planning to host a special fireworks display on the night the show would have opened, to give the community something to look forward to. Show secretary, Josephine Rutledge, said the show was famous for the scale of its Friday…
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Show tickets up for grabs
Would you usually be busy preparing your craft or your cattle, selecting a fine wool fleece or cultivating your prize-winning rhubarb to enter in the Kyneton Show? Does your family count down to the carnival or is Show Day your favourite? With COVID restrictions forcing the rescheduling of this month’s show, the Kyneton Agricultural Society…
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Kyneton Show shines with record crowds
Organisers have declared the 159th Kyneton Show an enormous success with perfect spring weather on Show Day setting new attendance records. Kyneton Agricultural Society secretary Josephine Rutledge said more than 5800 people went through the gates over the two days, well up on the 5000 last year. She said the country-styled parkour obstacle course was…
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Free fun at Kyneton Show time
The creative team behind the Kyneton Show has put together two big days of family fun this coming weekend for the 159th show with loads of free farming activities and things to make to take home. See if you can make a whip crack with free lessons and demonstrations on Friday night as Keira Buzza…