Win free Longford Show tickets

Bluey and Bingo will help celebrate the 167th Longford Show on Saturday, October 19, and if you can find Bluey hidden in a photo in Tas Country's sister newspaper, the Northern Courier newspaper, you have a chance to win a free family pass to the show.

To enter simply cut her out, put her in an envelope with your name and contact details on the back and drop it into the special box at the Longford Newsagency or post to The Northern Courier, PO Box 115 Longford 7301.

The five winners will be drawn on Wednesday, October 16 and announced on The Northern Courier Facebook page (and notified by phone). Each pass is worth $35.

While the cute cartoons characters might be the most popular drawcards, there’s going to be plenty of other family-friendly features.

The Sheaf Tossing Competition is back again and it’s truly incredible how high the bag gets!

Sheaf tossing originates from European farming districts before mechanisation. The farmers would cut their wheat, tie them into sheaves and leave them in the fields to dry, before picking them up in wagons to store over winter in haystacks. As the sheavess stacked higher on the carts the field hands would have to increase their tossing of the sheaves to make the top of the cart. This became a competition for the workers and developed into a sport as it is today. 

The Animal Nursery is shaping up to have a huge array of animals to view and pat, including; chicken hatching, ducks, turkeys, Californian quail, miniature goats, guinea pigs, lambs, piglets, rabbits, miniature horses and alpacas. 

In the land of fine sheep and wool there will be plenty of sheep breeds on display and exhibitions for the amusement and education of the public in the field of primary industry.

Wool fleeces are gathering from around the district to be judged and vie for the perpetual trophy for Grand Champion Fleece.  This trophy is named in honour of Show Life Member Mr Tom Talbot and the winner will be able to display it with pride as the wool display at the Longford Show is of a quality equal to any show in Australia.

The Kennel Section is an opportunity for dog owners to showcase their pure-breed dogs throughout the day and another popular place for competitors and spectators is the show jumping with a full day of competitions ranging from junior to open classes of a range of equestrian show jumping sections.

A huge range of displays will judged in the Home Industries section featuring a large display of school entries, cooking, needlework, craft, art, photography and flowers.

Gates open at 9am in both the Marlborough and Bulwer Street.

Entry is Adults - $14, Children - $7 (under 5 free) Family - $35.