Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

Last Saturday—on Remembrance Day, where there was a service at Parndana—saw the wrapping up of our spring South Australian Country Shows season. In total, seven country shows were held in Mayo, as well as two fairs—the Houghton fair and the Meadows fair. I thought I would quickly run through where those shows were: Yankalilla, Strathalbyn, Port Elliot, Kingscote, Callington, Uraidla and Parndana.

Our shows are where we showcase what we make. They are regional showcases of what we grow. It's our produce and our flowers. It's our poultry, our sheep shearing and our cattle. They're all on display. It's what we make: our sewing; our handicrafts. It's wonderful to see so many of those skills, such as lace-making, on show for all to enjoy. Then there's what we bake—our cakes and our biscuits. Honestly, in Mayo, we grow everything, we make everything and we bake everything.

What's best about our country shows is that families come out and they see old friends, and the little children are all running around in a wonderful safe space. Everyone looks out for each other.

So I congratulate all the volunteers right across my electorate—everyone who was involved in our country shows and our two fairs, at Houghton and at Meadows, where I again milked a cow. I've yet to win a ribbon! But it's a fantastic day. Thank you all.

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