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Visiting W where the city meets the country Rodeo returns to the Show on the main this informative and for 11 days with agricultural events, arena with an international-standard event interactive site will provide a competition, rural lifestyle, animal education, that promises to be spectacular with riding, food offerings and entertainment. snapshot of the Show and wrestling and roping. what it takes to organise and The Show will be on from September 21 The competition will form part of the run the biggest until October 1. It will have a diverse and Rodeo Championship of Australia in 2000. event in the dazzling array of activities with something vent state. for everyone: animals, horticulture, Relax in the fabulous Lone Star Country education, main arena entertainment, Music Muster — hear the biggest and best The Royal hundreds of competitive judging classes, line-up of country music stars while you Show Internet events from making jam to woodchopping, as enjoy the finest steaks and other great food site address is: well as fabulous food. and drinks . www.royal- Outstanding new attractions will include XS Zone for extreme sports will show.com.au rodeo, extreme sports, aquaculture, massed incorporate spectacular displays from the The Show's e-mail address orchid showings, the Fibre Factory and world's best athletes in skateboarding and is: [email protected] Timber Town. BMX. Welcome to the biggest event in the event Nursery with its spectacular 'patting Outstanding entertainment is another paddock' where visitors can have close passion of The Show. As well as the encounters with lambs, kid goats, piglets, Country Music Muster, Show calves, chickens and ducks will be at the entertainment has continuous street theatre Show again as the other major animal and other performers. attraction. The pavilions at the Show house a thou- Aquaculture shows the latest techniques in Visitors will also throng to the huge sand surprises to delight Showgoers. this specialised farming business with huge animal sheds housing the magnificent cattle, The Dairy Foods Pavilion showcases tanks of live fish and educational displays horses, sheep, alpacas, goats, dogs, poultry Victoria's best dairy cuisine in the form of detailing all aspects of this growing industry. and others which compete for broad ribbon winning produce from the Royal Melbourne Horticulture means many different honors. Dairy Show. Royal Melbourne Show has things and the 2000 Royal Melbourne Show The The Art & Craft Pavilions cater for all confirmed its status as a leader on the beef will feature a massed orchids display, other tastes, from prize-winning photographs and flowers, fruit, vegetables and produce in one cattle showing circuit, with more than 1200 of the most impressive exhibitions of the animals entered for the 2000 event. paintings to cooking demonstrations. Show in the Coles and Melbourne Markets Quality continues to be the focus of the The Rural Pavilion includes displays of pavilions. beef cattle competition. Feature beef breed alternative farming and different foods such The Funtastic Farm Animal for the second week of judging is the as yabbie pies and venison burgers, plus Kingdom near the main car park entrance shorthorn. For the first week of judging, the stalls featuring natural products. will take you straight into the farmyard to towline is the feature breed. The Advantage Australia Pavilion see and touch animals including bulls, sheep, In the horses section, the Show this year (formerly Whisky Hill) will feature quality horses, pigs and goats as your first will continue to host to some of Australia's Australian-made products and Advantage experience of the Show. best saddle classes, hunting, riding, show Australia, the only buy Australian loyalty Walk through the Kingdom to see the jumping, novelty, stockhorse, tent pegging program, with lnterflora flowers and fashion specially created MooTovm Dairy and camp drafting events. parades daily on stage and a live-in Industry Showcase where you can see Harness events and judging will be held storyteller. cows being milked and then follow the during the evening, under lights (not racing), The Government Expo mixes processing of milk from farm to fridge. while the most sought-after equestrienne entertainment with information and the latest Walk on into the Nomad Fibre Factory trophy in Australia for lady riders, the technology with traditional fun. - a new interactive exhibit which will display Garryowen, will be contested on the Take the hassle out of getting to The Show a world of fibre-producing animals and their morning of Friday, September 22. — go by train! It is quick and convenient and wool, fur and hair manufactured into a vast The competition this year has a fabulous drops you right at the gates of the array of valuable end products. Of course, no new event — The National Pony Club Prince Showgrounds. Fibre Factory would be complete without a Philip Mounted Games — which is a battle The Show is open 8.30am-10.00pm daily shearing display and a working sheep dog. of skill and horsemanship, contesting 21 except the last day, (October 1) when the You'lLalso be able to relive the rich history novelty-style events including ball and of wool in Australia, thanks to an racket, stepping stones, hurdles and balloon Show closes at 8.30pm. informative display. bursting, that is guaranteed to have the Some pavilions and halls open later and The ever popular Cadbury Animal crowd on its toes on Sunday, October 1. close earlier each day. OFFICIAL ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOW GUIDE Herald Sun 3 4. Rodeo Yellow OUTSTANDING new and enhanced brick road attractions at the FOLLOWING The Show this year Weekly Times Yellow include a full- Brick Road is one of the blooded most rewarding and international-standard Rodeo, close by the upbeat Lone Star Country Music enjoyable ways to sec the Muster; a spectacular XS Zone for extreme Show. sports; a stunning aquaculture display; The road takes v isitors massed orchids; the fabulous Nomad Fibre on a grand tour through the Show's most Factory with displays, educational shows exciting pavilions and exhibits with and demonstrations; the magnificent something special to collect at each stop. Funtastic Farm Animal Kingdom The journey starts by paying your 58 toll at alongside MooTown Dairy Industry any one of five sites in the Showgrounds. Showcase; and Stihl & Kennards Hire including The Weekly Times General Store. Timbertown. There. travellers can collect their calico bag Rodeo returns in the Main Arena and and map and proceed on their journey. promises an action spectacular including saddle bronc, bull riding, steer wrestling, If you bring a calico bag from pre'. ious years steer roping and a women's barrel race. you receive a 50 cent discount. The rough-and-tumble excitement of rodeo The yellow road is clearly marked and cas e. makes a welcome return to the Royal to follow. By presenting the carry bag at Melbourne Show this year. For four nights each of the listed pavilions visitors can pick from Thursday, September 28, the Bundy up an array of free edible treasures. Gold Melbourne Show Rodeo will bring This year there area host of new ir.erris to Australia's best professional riders together collect. including Bulla ice cream from the as they bronc, wrestle and barrel race their Dairy Pavilion. drinking yoghurt from the way around the Main Arena. Girl Guides_ noodles from the Harvest And it's all a part of the Australian Pavilion and SPC Cool Fruits from the Championships, so you can be sure entrants Advantage Australia Pavilion. will be giving it their all. Another stop is at the Fibre Factory to pick With so much at stake, there'll be plenty of up a sample of wool taken from a bucking and bone-crunching action as descendant of John Macarthur's first competitors throw their legs over some of the stud. toughest rodeo animals around. Other healthy favorites to collect include For th.oge that carii make ir To the full apples. kiwi fruit. tomatoes. sultanas and rodeo, a display will be on every evening pears. from Thursday, September 21 to Saturday, September 23, with bareback bronc, saddle So follow The Weekly Times Yellow Brick bronc and bull riding. Road for a fun and healthy day at the Show $100,000 Feature days in cash and prizes SIX special Feature Days will be major highlights of this year's Show. The special The six Feature Days are as follows: THIS year ISIS3.COM's stand is giving days are aimed at giving visitors an Day 2 of Show Equestrian The Garryowen and other top horse showgoers the opportunity to share in opportunity to see some of the best judging (September 22) competitions including the judging of thousands of dollars in cash and prizes. and displays in particular Show sections, clydesdales in harness. particularly in the animal events. To share in the prizes, collect your entry Day 4 Farm Sunday The Main Arena comes alive all day with card from one of the seven ISIS3.COM (September 24) countless activities related to life on the farm Show information booths, or from the Day 6 Woodchop See the Show's first World Championship ISIS3.COM stand, which is on the corner of (September 26) Woodchop competition plus an Australia versus McNabb St and Plummer Ave.