Beef Australia Expo (Rocky’s Beef Week) 2012

May 14th, 2012

Beef Week is over for another 3 years. This year a record crowd attended of almost 85,000 people, over 5 days.  Many Beef Australia visitors travelled from interstate and remote areas, and other countries.  Though the tradefair keeps me flat out for the duration, it’s immensely enjoyable.  I’m already looking forward to Beef Week in [...]

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Rocky’s Beef Week, May 2012

April 6th, 2012

Only a month to go until Rockhampton’s triennial Beef Week Exposition, running from 7th to the 12th of May, 2012. I’ll be there again this year, in the Walter Pearce Pavilion at tradefair stand number 45.  This year, not far from the restaurant – so I’ll be able to smell food, even though I won’t [...]

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MLA Social Media Conversations Workshops – Charters Towers, Katherine & Katanning

November 23rd, 2011

Just back from attending the Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) inaugural ‘social media conversations’ workshop in Charters Towers.  A very useful and enjoyable two days – with enough new information to make the head spin (next step is to put the new stuff into practice), great company and interesting discussion.  In fact, I’d love to [...]

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Brunette Downs Races on ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’, Series 2

October 21st, 2011

Series 2 of ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ returned on Channel Ten last night with yet another episode featuring a social occasion – this time, a trip to the Brunette (ABC) Races.  Held on Brunette Downs (Barkly Tableland, NT) twice a year but with the largest gathering held in June, this Keeping up with the Joneses [...]

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Agquip, Gunnedah (NSW) – Australia’s largest agricultural field day

August 22nd, 2011

As is apparently the case in all but the very worst drought years, it rained at Agquip last week – in  fact there was also a bit of hail on the last day.  But like most agricultural field days, rain has a beneficial affect on visitation and sales.  Only an absolute deluge like that received at Agquip 2010, causes running headaches [...]

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Equitana Sydney 10 – 13 November 2011

December 11th, 2010

Equitana Australia has been held nearly every year since it began in Victoria in 1999.  It was held in Melbourne in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2010; and in Brisbane in 2002.  (2007 Equitana Melbourne was cancelled due to the Equine Influenza outbreak.) It has just been announced that Equitana will be held in Sydney for the [...]

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Brunette Races – Centenary Celebrations 17th – 20th June 2010

May 18th, 2010

The Brunette Races Centenary

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Accommodation – Equitana Melbourne 2010

April 27th, 2010

While there is a truckload of accommodation in and around the centre of Melbourne, when there is a lot on, only dodgy pubs and extremely expensive hotels remain unoccupied. I have learnt my lesson from a past mistake and missed out on ideal accommodation by booking too late, and thus was left staying in an [...]

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Equitana Melbourne 2010

April 21st, 2010

I will have a stand at Equitana Melbourne 2010 which is on at the Melbourne Show Grounds from 18th to 21st November. More than 50,000 people are expected to visit what is described as ‘the largest equine shopping spree in the Southern Hemisphere’; with more than 300 horse-related trade fair exhibitors, equine masterclasses and education [...]

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Greenvale ‘Stock Up For Hope’ event, Thurs 23 July

July 18th, 2009

On Thursday 23rd July there will be a ‘Stock up for Hope’ charity event at Greenvale (north Queensland). The 4pm footy match at the Greenvale oval will be refereed by Stock Up For Hope CEO & NRL referee Tim Mander. Former Cowboys coach Graham Murray will also be there, along with representatives from the Cowboys [...]

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