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The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) is thrilled to offer agricultural schools and tertiary institutions, along with beef cattle breeders, the opportunity to enter and exhibit in a hoof and hook competition, to be held at Yea Saleyards on Friday 25 September 2020.

Even though we can’t host the Australian International Beer Awards Presentation Event on Thursday as planned, we’d still love to see you! We are hosting the AIBA 2020 Isolation Edition instead, a special virtual brewers choice awards night to celebrate the Australian beer industry in iso, as part of the Good Beer Week Virtual Festival.

Winners for the AIBA 2020 Isolation Edition have been announced at tonight's special virtual brewers choice awards night. Hosted by AIBA Judge Kirrily Waldhorn and Good Beer Week's Co-Founder Miro Bellini, the awards celebrated the Australian beer industry in isolation, as part of the Good Beer Week Virtual Festival. With almost 150 votes in from our AIBA exhibitors, we're lucky to have had so many great breweries be awarded trophies for their champion beers and many of them remain favourites for the industry and the consumer.

Further to the difficult decision that was made by the RASV Board to cancel the 2020 Royal Melbourne Show, I had the privilege of speaking with the Governor of Victoria, Honourable Linda Dessau AC to inform her of the decision. As the Head of State and also as the Patron of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Her Excellency expressed her disappointment yet understanding and support of the decision made.

Due to the continuing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in particular the social distancing measures and mass gathering restrictions in place, The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) has made the decision to cancel the 2020 Royal Melbourne Show in the best interests of public health.