Page 7 - The Outdoor Showman magazine July - September 2025

With warmer weather around the
corner and thoughts turning to
what to do on the days when it’s
light for a little longer, the 140th
Alexandra Show on Saturday
November 8, 2025, should
definitely be on your radar.
While the Show Committee
quietly celebrated 150 years
of being an organisation in
2024, plans are well underway
to have the 140th show as a
highlight of the spring season.
Highlights of previous years
have been the working dog
trials, gymkhana, Alexandra
and District Dog Obedience
Club displays, Animal Nursery
and the SES and CFA displays.
This year, the committee is
looking to expand on this
already great lineup with some
exciting additions for this year.
In the Ladies Pavilion, there will
once again be a huge display of
home grown produce, flowers,
eggs, baking and jams, quilting,
knitting, crochet, sewing
and hand needlework. The
photography section can also be
found in here, with everyone’s’
favourite section the Dog
Portrait, sponsored by Alexandra
and District Dog Obedience Club.
All this on top of the best
Devonshire tea going around!
The Ladies Committee are also
instrumental in ensuring that all
judges for the day are kept fed
and in setting up the Schoolwork
Pavilion that is a must to see.
The Schoolwork Pavilion
accepts artworks from across all
primary schools, kindergartens
and childcare centres from
Marysville to Eildon and all
localities in between. The
diversity of the artworks as
well as the colour makes the
pavilion an incredible place to
visit and see what the young
people in the community can
do. There’s also space within the
Pavilion for little people to have
some time out, and do some
colouring, drawing or other craft.
Next door to the Schoolwork
Pavilion, you can find the Poultry
Pavilion which has been hosting
a quality field of birds for many
years. From bantams to turkeys,
and ducks to geese, there will
be a large number of birds on
display and the opportunity
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