Page 4 - The Outdoor Showman January-March 2024

Contents JAN-MAR 2024
Special Features
4 Hawkesbury Show
16 Bendigo Easter Festival
19 Show Babies
20 Verfurth Family
26 Around the Traps
Guild Reports and Matters
1 VSG President’s Page
3 Victorian Showmen’s Guild
9 Showmen’s Guild of Australasia
11 Showmen’s Guild of South Australia
Regular Features
14 Royal Shows & Show Dates Information
20 Circus and Rodeo News 22 Show Circuit Information 26 Into the Sunset
28 2024 Calendar and Magazine Advertising Rates
Advertisers
IFC HIB Insurance Brokers IBC AAC
OBC Greig Novelties South
13 Laurentide
8 Maymax Donuts 12 Castle Finance
Guild in
your State
Each Guild or Association is an independent body, so for business pertaining to your state, contact that Guild or Association.
VICTORIA
The Victorian Showmen’s Guild
PO Box 36, Ascot Vale, VIC 3032
Office: Shop 1, 157 Mt Alexander Road, Flemington VIC 3031
Tel: (03) 9376 8544
Email: vicshowmen@gmail.com
Website: victorianshowmensguild.com.au President: Elwin Bell Jnr
Executive Officer: Justine Sinclair Secretary: Eileen McClure
NSW, ACT, NT and QUEENSLAND
Showmen’s Guild of Australasia
Office: 4 Turner Ave, Yatala QLD 4207 Tel: (07) 3807 0011
Email: admin@showmensguild.com.au Website: showmensguild.com.au President: Aaron Pink
Secretary: Shelley Pink-Easey Executive Officer: Sandi Gordon
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
West Australian Showmen’s Association (Inc.)
PO Box 2256, Mandurah DC WA 6210 Mobile: 0416 861 829
Email: admin@washowmen.com.au President: Mitchell Ross
Secretary: Belle Bombardieri
TASMANIA
Tasmanian Showmen’s Guild
64 High Street, Beaconsfield, TAS 7270 Mobile: 0482 783 559
Email: showmensguild@outlook.com President: Deborah Welsh
Secretary: Jackie Porter
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Showmen’s Guild of South Australia PO Box 276, Two Wells, SA 5501 Mobile: 0418 819 994
President: Daryl Girdler
Secretary: Phillip Hamilton
This magazine is circulated throughout the Showmen’s Guilds/Association of Australia, to Showmen, State Royal Shows, Country Agricultural Shows Societies, Circus, Carnival and Amusement Park operators in Australia and Worldwide. The most effective way to contact these organisations is to advertise in this magazine.
EDITOR
Justine Sinclair | The Outdoor Showman PO Box 36, Ascot Vale, VIC Australia 3032
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday, 9.00am - 4.00pm Tel: (03) 9376 8544
Email: vicshowmen@gmail.com www.victorianshowmwnsguild.com.au
OFFICE
Shop 1, 157 Mt Alexander Road, Flemington VIC 3031
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Faith Perrett
Faith Gini Graphic Design Email: faithgini@yahoo.com Tel: 0421 994 661
Printed by Eastern Press www.epress.com.au
Cover: Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association
Views expressed by contributors in this magazine and by the advertisements appearing in this magazine are not necessarily endorsed by the Victorian Showmen’s Guild or the publisher. No responsibility is accepted by the Victorian Showmen’s Guild, the Editor, the Publisher or the Printers for the accuracy of information contained in the text or advertisements in the magazine or otherwise whatsoever. ISSN 1440-3900
2 THE OUTDOOR SHOWMAN