Off to the Ekka!

This week my showgirl duties have taken me north to sunny Queensland to the Ekka – the Royal Queensland Show in Brisbane.

NSW and Queensland are the only two states that still hold an annual state showgirl competition. Last year a Showgirl exchange program was started between the Royal Easter Show and the Brisbane Ekka. We hosted the 2011 Queensland Miss Showgirl, Samantha Gluer at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney this year, and this week I am here in Brisbane representing the NSW Showgirl competition.

I am already well into the jam-packed program they have lined up for us, but some quick highlights for today was the visit to the Rural Press office in Brisbane, home of the Queensland Country Life and afternoon tea at Government House with the Governor of Queensland. (More on both of these visits later). Her Excellency shared some inspirational words with us on remembering the “big picture” and the importance of our shows in helping to promote agriculture, which in her words is such a vital industry in terms of ensuring sustainability, care for our environment and most importantly food security.

The Queensland hospitality has been great so far and I am excited to see what the rest of the week will bring. I will bring you more updates on my adventures soon!

Queensland Miss Showgirl finalists, 2012 The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl and 2011 Queensland Miss Showgirl winner at the Queensland Country Life office.