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Today, the 2024 trophy winners for Australia’s most prestigious national wine awards, the Melbourne Royal Wine Awards, presented by vintrace have been announced at a luncheon at Melbourne Showgrounds’ premier venue, Victoria Pavilion.

The Garryowen Equestrienne Turnout is the most prestigious equestrian event in Australia, and there are few with stronger ties to the competition than Shae Russo. Not only is the rider a three-time winner of the competition recognised in the Garryowen Hall of Fame, but she is also the great-great niece of Violet Murrell, the woman honoured by the annual event.

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.