Thousands have flocked to Exhibition Park for day two of the Royal Canberra Show
Thousands of people have flocked to Exhibition Park of Mitchell, for day two of the Royal Canberra Show. In keeping with tradition, rides, show-bags and sideshow alley proved popular. But plenty of show-goers had everything from giant vegetables to formidable felines atop their to-do lists.
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00:00 It's usually cats doing the judging, but it was the other way around this weekend at the
00:07 Royal Canberra Show.
00:10 You can clearly see that, you can see the cross-section of the body again.
00:22 A former regular on the dog show circuit, Mary Townley has been firmly in the cat camp
00:29 for almost a decade. This year making the two hour drive from Bargo with five of her
00:43 twenty three cats.
00:45 I just love coming to the cat shows, setting up our cages and everything, our curtains,
00:50 I make all my own curtains.
00:52 Cat owners were tasked with scrutinising a field of almost thirty cats, representing
00:56 dozens of breeds.
00:58 Here everybody talks to you, it's a real happy, happy group, I love it.
01:02 Whatever the official result, Mary's moggies are in her winner's circle.
01:06 I come here with my best cat and I go home with the best cat, that's my attitude.
01:11 Elsewhere at Exhibition Park, hard work paid off for this young green thumb, earning first
01:16 prize for his beetroot after a spontaneous seedling purchase a few months ago.
01:21 I asked dad if I could do it and he said yes.
01:26 Show organisers working hard to ensure visitors enjoyed attractions of all shapes and sizes
01:31 and sounds.
01:37 And more freebies to help ease cost of living pressures.
01:41 We've worked even harder this year to try and create itineraries for families where
01:46 kids can engage in and participate in activities that are free.
01:51 It's showtime again tomorrow till 6pm.
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