THE 109th Cohuna Show went off without a hitch, bringing the community together for two days of fun and games while showcasing local talent.
More than 1200 people attended the show over March 17 and 18.“I would say it was one of the bigger shows – it was certainly bigger than last year’s,” Mr Richardson told the Gannawarra Times.
“There was a lot of young people there and a lot of adults. It was a beautiful night, so that helped as well.”
Along with the usual entertainment such as dodgem cars, sideshows and the pavilion, Mr Richardson said some of the highlights of this year’s show were the camel rides, as well the ferret races.
“Some ferrets were highly sought after and commanded a fairly high price in the auction process,” he said.
“I think there were some very happy ferret owners at the end of the races.”
The show also changed the format of their Showgirl and Showboy, creating a mixed-gender Superstars event to be more inclusive.
“They had similar age groups to what they normally have, like the tiny tots and teenagers,” Mr Richardson said.
“But this year they actually ran it as a mixed event, so you didn’t have to be registered as Miss or Mr, it was just called ‘the superstars’.”
Unfortunately due to the 40 degree heat on the Saturday the dog show had to be cancelled, and the horse events brought forward to earlier in the day.
Catherine’s a cut above
KERANG local Catherine Rosewall has been entering her art, crafts and cooking into shows for the past 40 years.
This year, Ms Rosewall had 65 entries in the Cohuna Show, winning 21 first places, 14 second places, and one third place.
She earned the Champion Exhibit in the cut flowers category for her red intuition rose, Champion Exhibit in needlework for her garden cross-stitch, as well as most successful exhibitor in cut flowers, art and handcraft.
“Even when I was a young child, a lot of times mum would have to go out working and so I sort of had to entertain myself, so I’ve always done a lot of craft and that from a young age, and I’ve probably been showing in local shows since I was about 12,” Ms Rosewall told the Gannawarra Times.
“I’m now 52, so I’ve been doing it for a while.”
Ms Rosewall’s cross-stitch will be entered in the regional finals in Cohuna in May. If successful, she will go on to compete at the VAS cross-stitch state final at the Melbourne Show in September. Her carrot cake will also be entered in the regional finals after winning first place at the Kerang Show back in October.
“I’ve been in the state final four times and come runners up three times, so I’m still trying to actually win that so we will see how we go – I keep saying ‘oh I’m going to win it this year’ and then come back again,” Ms Rosewall said.
“I’ll be very excited if I can get both my cross-stitch and my carrot cake in the state final.”
