The show in Cunnamulla

This weekend was an event in town, to which everybody was looking forward!


So what could it be, what the whole town was so excited about? Na?

It’s easy: The Show!

- Maybe nothing where you would think it’s overwhelming, but it’s definitely a social event and something different to the normal life out here - of light traffic, snakes and hard working interns.

There is a lot to do and to see at the show. You can find many different exhibitions there: who has the biggest pumpkin, the prettiest rose, the best looking cake, a lot of photos where priced in different categories. Five different schools presented their results how to design a green garden to crop and grow plants in an organic way.

Very Impressive!



Pretty famous are so named “show bags”. We’ve never heard that before and were very curious what’s going on with these things.

And because we couldn’t stand it, we had a look at the show ground before the show has started! A direct view backstage!



You have to be made for the “show”-life if you are working at one. Travelling and living in a little caravan with all the things you might need, never staying long at one place, but making friends everywhere you go. Working at the show is also possible for backpacker. The boss of the show told us, he had a German girl working for him a few weeks. The idea is not too bad at all, is it?



One of our first stations while having a look around was the lady who sells the show bags, Annett Abbott. She has been in that business for over 35 years now and never wants and wanted to do something else. She loves running her “Showbag Time” and to see different places of Australia.

,,Every show has its own atmosphere and character. It’s different wherever you go to. I love making places alive and love to see the smiles of the children, when their parents buy them a bag.”

Probably she loved our smiles as well, when Linda and I bought a Socceroo Bag the next day. We had a little bit more money left, because our boss from Out the Back Australia paid our entries (Thank you!). We met a lot of other staff members at the show and had a great time together by riding the “Twister” many times. After our first ride we thought about doing a second one, after we would had a milkshake each and bet on who spews first… But we haven’t done it. – What a pity!



Instead we snuggled with fledglings! Light yellow ones, black ones, even striped ones! They are sooo cute!

We also saw lots of motorbikes, horses, sheep, cattle and, surprise, people. There even was a sheep shearing and wool classer contest. Of course we had a look at and were quite impressed how hard and fast this work is! On the other hand, this is what a lot of people out here live from – farming and shearing.

If you are more an active type and want to do more than “just” watching you get the chance to play mini golf, have a ride at the dodgems, buy a bull, sliding down a big air skid (I thought about it!) and go for a motorbike or horse ride.

And there were a lot of food stands selling sweets, Chinese food or “bratwurst”. How German is that? 



There are things to do, see and eat for everybody of every age.

A wonderful family day!



We had a great time at the show and somehow it felt familiar.

Everybody was there… at least on the party in the evening! The organizer had prepared some surprises and funny games. At lot of guests participated in those games, of course Linda and I did as well! Well, we didn’t win, but we tried our best!

The only thing we were really blamed for, was missing the goat races! And we were very sad about it ourselves. It sounded like a lot of fun, seeing people sitting behind a goat, being excited in which direction the creature in front of them would move to, IF it moves!



But I am sure, we won’t miss something like that again. Sounds like a “must see” to me!

And we will get our chance… at latest at the next show!