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The ASA (Agricultural Shows Australia) Young Judges Championships host nine categories for judging and parading each year under the ASA national competition program: beef cattle, dairy cattle, alpaca, poultry, Merino sheep, meat breed sheep, and Merino fleece judging, as well as parading competitions in beef and dairy cattle.

During the 2024 Melbourne Royal Show we were thrilled to announce that Melbourne Royal in collaboration with Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) and the State Government will host the ‘Festival of Amway’ at Melbourne Showgrounds in April 2025. Representatives from Amway attended the 2024 Melbourne Royal Show to meet the Melbourne Royal team and see the venue in operation.

On Thursday, 3 October, Melbourne Royal announced the results of the 2024 Australian Food Awards, celebrating Australia’s finest food producers. This year’s competition saw top-quality entries evaluated by a panel of industry experts, with each product blind tasted and judged on their own merits against a set of criteria.

The Arts, Crafts and Cookery exhibition at the Melbourne Royal Show is always full on interesting, quirky, and inspiring creations from apple pie making, fruit cake judging, fashion creations, photography exhibits and more. One class that never fails to amaze is the Best in Show Decorated Cakes competition and this year, Penny Bunz and her incredible Emu and Possum creation took home blue-ribbon glory in the feature event. The stunning native creation was such a hit with fans, it also picked up the Most Popular Choice Award.

The Melbourne Royal Board, management and staff were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of John Patterson OAM on 10 October.