Australian Year of the Farmer Roadshow puts the pedal to the metal

Exciting times:

Nine Roadshow units including a custom built Pantech for the Royal Shows and 8 4WD and a purpose built trailer are travelling to the majority of Royal Shows and local agricultural shows, agricultural field days, major cultural festivals and sporting event around Australia, throughout 2012 as part of the Australian Year of the Farmer showcase

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The AYOF National Roadshow will be a celebration of Australian farmers and produce. It will entertain and educate all Australians – metropolitan, rural and regional; delivering key messages supporting the Year’s objectives and tagline, “Our Farmers. Our Future.”

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The Roadshow exhibits will be attended by some of the AYOF Ambassadors, industry leaders, celebrities and local identities who will “meet and greet”, interacting with the general public about the Year of the Farmer.

These Roadshow units will be exhibited at 250 plus events including the V8 Supercars, travelling a combined distance of over 56,000 kilometres, within twelve months.

Art4agriculture Young Farming Champion Stephanie Tarlinton featured here

has signed on for the Roadshow team and is having the time of her life

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A feature of the Roadshow is the opportunity for kids to paint cow shaped money boxes Here is Stephanie overseeing some young Picassos

This is the Roadshow itinerary for February. Shout it from the rooftops if it is coming to a town near year. Introduce yourself to Stephanie and the team and maybe even paint a cow moneybox

Victoria:

9-10 February 2012 Hamilton Beef Expo
11 February 2012 Tyrendarra Show
15 -17/02/2012 Sungold Field Days, Allansford
24-25 February 2012 Rochester Show
25-26 February 2012 Berwick & District Show

South Australia

11th February 2012 Taste the Limestone Coast
18th February 2012 Uraidla and Summertown Show
25-26 February 2012 Angaston Show

NEW SOUTH WALES

10-11 February 2012 Nowra Show
11-12 February 2012 Crookwell Show
17-19 February 2012 Maitland & Hunter River Show
17-18 February 2012 Guyra Show
23-25 February 2012 Inverell Show
25 February 2012 Rylstone-Kandos Show

QUEENSLAND

3-4 February 2012 Stanthorpe Show
10-11 February 2012 Allora Show
10-12 February 2012 Glen Innes Show
17-19 February 2012 Clifton Show
24-25 February 2012 Killarney Show
25th February 2012 Cooyar Show

ROYAL UNIT

17-19 February 2012 Seymour Alternative Farming Expo
24-26 February 2012 Canberra Royal Show

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