The Sydney Royal National Poultry Show 2016
Media Release: Tuesday, 13 January, 2015 (Text of attached file below)
The Poultry Committee of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) is proud to announce that it will be hosting the 2016 Sydney Royal National Poultry Show at the Sydney Showground over the Queen’s Birthday weekend Thursday 9 - Sunday 12 June 2016.
Murray Wilton, RAS General Manager of Agriculture, said the Show is the pinnacle poultry competition in Australia and has become an institution on the Poultry Show calendar.
“The competition, previously hosted in Canberra, is held every four years and attracts exhibitors from every corner of Australia,” said Mr Wilton.
“Three years ago the Show drew 5,500 entries across soft feather, hard feather and water fowl, and with the competition open to anyone we hope to see even more exhibitors and entries in 2016.
“This is also exciting for Sydney Royal as it means providing greater engagement in agriculture outside of the Easter Show.
“The Show is also popular with the general public and attracts a solid crowd, including lots of families.
“The RAS is committed to forging a strong future for agriculture and this competition will help showcase the value of sustainable Australian agriculture and award-winning poultry to the wider community,” said Mr Wilton.
The RAS is excited to work with poultry exhibitors from all over Australia in the pursuit of agricultural excellence and invite all poultry exhibitors to consider taking part in the national competition.
More information about the Show will be available on the RAS website –
http://www.rasnsw.com.au – over coming months and in the lead up to the Show next year.
Key dates
• Penning Day Thursday 9 June 2016
• Judging Day Friday 10 June 2016
• Presentation Evening Saturday 11 June 2016
• Poultry Auction Saturday 11 June 2016
• General Sale Saturday 11 June 2016
For competition enquiries please contact:
Mr Kerry Pearce - Poultry Coordinator
P: (02) 97041 270 | E:
kpearce@rasnsw.com.auFor media enquiries, including high resolution images, please contact:
Johanna Waide - Public Relations Executive
M: 0412 889 437 | P: (02) 9704 1239 | E:
jwaide@rasnsw.com.au