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AFTER a two-year hiatus, Gippsland’s oldest agricultural show, the Sale Agricultural Show, made a welcomed return over the weekend, as thousands of show-goers inundated the Sale showgrounds despite the inclement weather. Strong winds ripped across the Sale and District Agricultural Society showgrounds on Friday morning as the 157th Sale Show got underway, but that didn’t stop crowds from filing through the gates to see what the 157th Sale Show had to offer. Groups of schoolchildren donning their respective school colours moved through the Pavillions gawking at the incredible artistic creations, stunning locally grown plants and produce and the large variety of poultry. The national carrot cake competition was one of the most sought-after exhibitions at the 2022 Sale show, with masses of entrants conjuring their best carrot cake for judges Debra Tadday and Valerie Georgopoulos. What constitutes a good carrot cake you may ask? Ms Tadday and Ms Georgopoulos evaluate a variety of elements when deciding the prestigious title of best carrot cake, from texture, ingredients and flavour to icing and presentation. With so many entries, one wouldn’t be surprised if the 2022 Sale Show judges passed on carrot cake for dessert at their next dinner party. Antoinette Demaria was awarded first prize in the national carrot cake competition professional class, with Miranda Friend placing second and Helena Palmer third. The 2022 Sale Show also featured the return of the carrot marmalade competition, judged by local business owner Annette Guyatt of Larder and Spade. “We are pleased with the entries this year and will build on next year,” Ms Guyatt said. “Carrot marmalade started in World War One as it became harder and harder to get oranges.” Shelly Horton was awarded first prize in this year’s carrot marmalade competition, taking home $100 in prize money.
Aria Scout Channing, 3, is delighted with her toy, scored at the Sale Show. “The taste was light and sharp like a good marmalade,” Ms Guyatt said. “It had a great set, good dispersion, and the lemon gave it the pectin.” In the next room of the Nicholls Pavillion, tables were covered in myriad exquisite flowers and impressive fresh produce. The name Irene Askew was a regular
occurrence on the blue first prize place cards, taking home the honour in several flower and produce categories. Among her multifarious awards, Ms Askew was named exhibit of flowers champion, cabbage exhibit champion and highest aggregate in the flowers class. Sale Turf Club groundskeeper Peter
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Wylie was named the 2022 Sale Show rose champion with his single tequila sunrise rose, boasting decadent crimsoncoloured petals. What is Mr Wylie’s secret to growing an award-winning rose? “I prune the first week of July to have them ready and flower now,” Mr Wylie said. “100 days before you want them ready is when you do your prune.” Throughout his youth Mr Wyile, a Mrtylbank local, spent hours upon hours gardening with his grandmother, learning the tricks of the green thumb trade. Having won the Sale Show champion rose competition for the third time in a row, suffice to say Mr Wyile has been taught well. The Friday night carnival drew thousands of guests, parents clutching little hands as they waded through thick sticky mud and groups of teens congregated in the shadows as if they were waiting for the night sky’s darkness to move freely among the crowd. Neon lights from the carnival inundated the sky with glowing rainbow colours, and music from the rides blended together, forming a consistent thud felt beneath one’s feet even at the opposite end of the park. As the sky turned black, crowds flocked to the outskirts of the Sale Show arena, the littlest of guests cupping their ears as the thundering rumble of Sam Xurebs monster truck show began. Fitzpatrick fireworks concluded Friday’s arena events with eyes of all ages glued to the sky as bursts of vibrant colour sprayed across the black canvas above. Sale and District Agricultural Society president Ross Jones couldn’t be happier with the turnout for the 157th annual Sale Show. “It’s been good; we had a real good turnout last night even with the ordinary weather,” Mr Jones said. “We had a real good turnout for the fireworks and monster trucks last night, and today is building; there are quite a few around for a Saturday. “Usually, Saturday is a bit less but there is a lot still coming in; we’ve had a real good turnout,” he said. “It has been really good.”
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