Best in show:Stakes are high for three generations of cattle farmers

Best in show:Stakes are high for three generations of cattle farmers

The Collins family have washed,dried and combed their best Angus cattle in a bid to snare a Show award and the big business that goes with it.

  • byCarolyn Webb

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The Show is ‘where country meets city’ but animal entries are down

The Show is ‘where country meets city’ but animal entries are down

Organisers promised this year’s Show,the 175th,would be a return to its agricultural beginnings after some farmers abandoned last year’s event.

  • byCara Waters
Royal Show’s relentless scone makers rise to a record challenge

Royal Show’s relentless scone makers rise to a record challenge

The CWA’s chief scone maker at Melbourne Royal Show says first jam,then cream,should be spread on scones.

  • byCarolyn Webb
Melbourne Royal Show moves to calm the farm with return to rural roots

Melbourne Royal Show moves to calm the farm with return to rural roots

Organisers promise the 2023 edition will feature more agriculture experiences than ever after some farmers abandoned last year’s event.

  • byNajma Sambul
Why farmers are abandoning the Melbourne Royal Show

Why farmers are abandoning the Melbourne Royal Show

Despite record crowds,the number of farm animals competing is drastically low as some farmers say the 174-year-old event has lost its agricultural significance.

  • bySophie Aubrey andBenjamin Preiss
Calls for free public transport to Melbourne Royal Show after traffic ‘bedlam’

Calls for free public transport to Melbourne Royal Show after traffic ‘bedlam’

Moonee Valley City Council is predicting chaos on its roads this Saturday when 50,000 show-goers and 12,000 race-goers descend on Ascot Vale.

  • byRachael Dexter
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For this expert,picking the best Victoria sponge is a piece of cake

For this expert,picking the best Victoria sponge is a piece of cake

Anne-Marie Primmer once sampled 200 cakes in a day,so the seven Victoria sponges entered in this year’s Melbourne Royal Show were easy going for the expert baking judge.

  • byCara Waters
Melbourne Royal Show sued over separate ride injury as rollercoaster found safe to reopen

Melbourne Royal Show sued over separate ride injury as rollercoaster found safe to reopen

Days before a woman was critically injured by a rollercoaster at the Melbourne Royal Show last week,documents were filed in the Supreme Court over a separate ride injury at the show in 2019.

  • byCaroline Schelle andLachlan Abbott
Woman hit on rollercoaster tracks named

Woman hit on rollercoaster tracks named

A woman in a critical condition after being struck by a rollercoaster at the Melbourne Royal Show on Sunday has been identified as Shylah Rodden.

  • byCaroline Schelle andJackson Graham
Woman hit by Melbourne show rollercoaster while retrieving phone

Woman hit by Melbourne show rollercoaster while retrieving phone

A woman has been critically injured after an incident on a ride at the Melbourne Royal Show on Sunday.

  • byAisha Dow
Pat a pig,milk a cow,buy a showbag. There’s no business like show business
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Pat a pig,milk a cow,buy a showbag. There’s no business like show business

The glitzy carnival bits are just the urban window dressing. At the heart of shows is rural skills and traditions.

  • byKate Halfpenny