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Sydney’s 2024 Royal Easter Show is underway at Olympic Park highlighting the best of the state’s regional communities, produce and livestock while also offering scary rides, show bags and fireworks.

Over 12 days, more than 820,000 visitors are anticipated to participate in this celebration of the very best of NSW agriculture and primary industries, which last year achieved a gross value of production of $21.2 billion.

The Show offers an opportunity for communities, farmers, and aquaculturalists to submit their produce for judging to find the best in show, with 15,000 trophies, certificates and medals awarded.

School students, exhibitors, and regular attendees travel from all over NSW to Homebush so they can participate in events or just enjoy strolling through the pavilions and sideshow alley.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries sponsors the produce displays from four districts. Along with the best fruit and vegetables, visitors can see impressive displays of oysters, cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, goats, working dogs, honey, alpacas and the widely Instagrammed award-winning poultry.

This year the woodchop competition reaches an impressive milestone of 125 years with a first time women’s world championships in both the underhand and single handed sawing events.

Other highlights of this year’s Show include the family favourite Farmyard Nursery, the Grand Parade, alpaca sheering, the livestock judging, Country Women’s Association tea and scones, dagwood dogs, scary rides, show bags and fireworks.

The Easter Show, and associated activities of the Royal Agriculture Society, generate more than $617 million towards the NSW economy each year.

SafeWork NSW monitors show ride safety
SafeWork NSW Inspectors and Engineers have been on site at the Sydney Showgrounds since 4th March, inspecting and monitoring the safety of workers and preparing for those set to attend the Show in the coming weeks.

SafeWork NSW Inspectors have been providing advice and undertaking compliance activities on amusements, safe forklift operation, traffic management, working at heights and electrical safety as well as inspecting gas storage at food stalls.

SafeWork NSW also aim to ensure that ‘reasonably practicable’ control measures must be implemented for carnival rides, to manage the risks associated with operating amusement devices. Current registration, maintenance, and training records must also be readily available.

With inspectors continuing on-site inspections throughout the entirety of the Show, Head of SafeWork NSW, Trent Curtin advised "the Sydney Royal Easter Show is an incredible event for Sydney and NSW, and SafeWork NSW is here to ensure that workers and those attending make it home safely at the end of every day.

“Our Inspectors will have a constant presence at the Show and will be providing advice and assistance where it is needed.”

Images. Credit:Sydney Royal Easter Show/ Facebook 

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