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Presidents From the President On behalf of the Camden Show Society’s committee and members it is with pleasure that I welcome you to the 140th annual Camden Show. Although our show spans just two days each year, the committee has dedicated the last twelve months to reviewing 2025 and planning for 2026 so that the Camden Show continues to deliver high-quality entertainment while remaining relevant in today’s world. Our goal is to deliver an assortment of exhibits, competitions and events that capture rural life in our district both past and present. “Still a Country Show” has been the Society’s longstanding motto, and it reflects our commitment to honouring our agricultural heritage. Agriculture has played an integral role in shaping our region and will continue to be at the heart of our community well into the future. This year’s competitions will feature Dairy and Beef Cattle, Goats, Sheep, Alpacas, Sheep Dog Trials and Woodchop, along with Arts, Crafts, Cooking and a variety of impressive displays in the Show Hall each a testament to the creativity and talent of our community. The 2026 Show brings back all the much-loved favorites, including Racing Pigs, Sheep Dog demonstrations, and our popular Reptile, Sheep Shearing and Milking displays presented each presented at multiple times throughout the show, so everyone has a chance to attend. Two big days of family fun with many exciting events and something for everybody. As always, carnival rides will be operating throughout the duration of the show and of course, a wide variety of food options will be available across the showground with areas to sit and relax. On Friday night, get ready for an adrenaline-pumping experience with the Rodeo brought to you by Xtreme Bulls. This exhilarating event showcases the skill and bravery of riders as they attempt to conquer spirited bulls, making for a thrilling spectacle that is sure to leave you on the edge of your seat. For those that wish to lay back under the stars to watch the Rodeo, make your way into the Main Arena to catch all the action on the Big Screen. The Poultry Pavilion promises a feathered spectacle, showcasing an array of poultry breeds, along with our Farm Produce display in our newly refurbished pavilion. The two days of Show Jumping in the Main Arena along with many other Equestrian competitions provide great ringside entertainment for the whole family. Don’t forget to drop into the Style Pavilion and Country Bar to peruse locally made wares and try locally produced delicacies and refreshments. As the sun sets on Saturday night, prepare to be awe-struck by the dazzling fireworks display in the main arena presented by the best in the business - Foti Fireworks. This spectacular show of lights is a fitting conclusion to two full days filled with excitement and entertainment. To facilitate a show of this size would not be possible without tremendous support from our community. Camden Show is supported annually by more than 400 volunteers and the generosity of our many local business sponsors. Your commitment to our community and its traditions is truly commendable. I encourage anyone who is interested in sponsoring the Show to contact our Office and start promoting your business at our region’s largest community event. We look forward to sharing with you the best entertainment and educational experience on offer in our district and beyond. Come and join us to celebrate 140 years of tradition at the 2026 Camden Show. David Dunbier President Past Presidents The fountain was built in honour of J K Chisholm, who died in 1912. It was unveiled at the 1915 Show by the Governor of NSW, Lord Strickland. 2023 - Present 2018 - 2023 2013 - 2018 2007 - 2013 2003 - 2007 1998 - 2003 1993 - 1998 1989 - 1993 1986 - 1989 1978 - 1986 1975 - 1978 1963 - 1974 1957 - 1962 1953 - 1956 1949 - 1953 1945 - 1949 1915 - 1945 1908 - 1915 1885 - 1908 D. Dunbier G. Wall H. Southwell D.R. Head M. J. Collins J.M. Hodge R.R. Moore F. Hutchinson J.C. Southwell C.R. Inglis E.J.L. Crace R.R. Inglis Dr. R.M. Crookston C.S. McIntosh E.H.K. Downes E. Macarthur-Onslow J.W. Macarthur-Onslow A.J. Onslow-Thompson J.K. Chisholm

Judges - Horses 2026 CAMDEN SHOW HORSE JUDGES SCHEDULE FRIDAY 20TH MARCH RING 1 BEP - District Hacks & Adult Riders - Jacky Long RING 2 BEP - District Galloways - Juanita Carr RING 3 BEP - District Ponies , Child Riders & District Pony Club - Glenda Forbes RING 3 BEP - Sporting - Daniel Dickeson RING 4 BEP - District Beginners Ring - Heather Bates SATURDAY 21ST MARCH RING 1 Main Arena - Australian Stock Horses - Jenny Macgregor RING 2 Main Arena - Open Junior Riders, Pintos, Palominos & Buckskins - Glenda Forbes RING 3 Main Arena - Registered Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, Palouse Ponies, Paints and Solid Paints - Lauren Elkins RING 4 Main Arena - Clydesdales, Shires, Percherons, other Heavy Horses & Harness Classes - Matthew Arthur-Ellis RING 5 BEP - Open Hacks, Adult Riders, Galloways & Ponies, Warmbloods, Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds & Andalusians - Juanita Carr RING 6 BEP - Show Hunters, Arab & Arab Derivatives - Madeleine Leva RING 7 BEP - Welsh, Aust & p’bred Aust Ponies, Riding Stud Book & Saddle Ponies, ANSA - Fred Riley RING 8 BEP - Beginners Ring - Linda Patterson RING 9 next to BEP - Shetland Ponies, Miniature Ponies, Little Ponies & Miniature Horses - Marion Knight Our Grand Supreme Sponsors

Annual Reports The Annual General Meeting of the Camden Show Society Incorporated will be held Monday 18th August 2025 at 8pm in the Sidney Room, The Crown Hotel Camden - 2025 Annual Report will be available prior to the AGM. 2025 Annual Report 2024 Annual Report 2023 Annual Report 2022 Annual Report 2021 Annual Report 2020 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report 2018 Annual Report

Camden Show Ball The Camden Show Ball is a prestigious annual event celebrating community spirit and tradition in the lead-up to the Camden Show. Featuring an evening of dining, dancing, and the presentation of the Camden Show Young Woman of the Year, it honours the region’s agricultural heritage while bringing together locals and supporters for a night of fun and connection. For over 139 years, Camden Show Society has been a proud part of the Camden community and is one of the oldest show societies in Australia. A key part of its commitment to the community is its long-standing support for young women through the Young Woman of the Year Competition. Held annually for more than 60 years, this competition recognises and celebrates the ambition, confidence, knowledge, and community spirit of young women. Entrants are judged on personality, presentation, public speaking, and volunteering history qualities that reflect leadership and a passion for rural life and agriculture. Each year, one young woman is selected to represent the Camden district at the zone level, with the opportunity to progress to the state finals. Through this experience, all participants gain valuable personal and professional development and become ambassadors for their community and the agricultural industry. The Camden Show Society congratulates all who enter, recognising their courage to aim high and follow their dreams. Every participant leaves the competition with new skills, connections, and confidence, and wishes them every success in the future. CAMDEN SHOW BALL 2025 Congratulations to Paris Maguire, our 2026 Camden Show Young Woman of the Year! Proudly sponsored by Key Property Group Pty Ltd. Olivia Rowe, the 2026 Camden Show Runner Up & Trinity Power recipient of the Carmel Foti Encouragement Award. We’re also thrilled to celebrate our 2026 Young Women—Rylee, Sophie, Jacqueline who share a passion about Camden Show, the past & future of Camden and its Rich Agricultural history. Thank you to our all our sponsors including Macarthur Anglican College Travel Voucher - CJ Travel Services Jewellery Vouchers - Benjamin Ryan Jewellery Carmel Foti Prize - The Foti Family Runner Up Prize - Caldwell Martin Cox Show Ball Photo's - Stonemeadow Photography & Development Day Photo's - Brett Atkins Digital Productions Our Judges - Imogen Clarke, Ivy-Marie Flannagan & James Bell Young Woman Presenter - Lauren Elkins MC - David Purtle Band - Tuckshop Caterers - Hawkesbury Hills Catering What an amazing evening! Huge congratulations to the incredible ladies on the Camden Show Ball Sub-Committee & all volunteers! Thank you for your dedication and hard work behind the scenes. And to everyone who attended the 2025 Camden Show Ball, we appreciate you making it a night to remember! The 2025 Camden Show Ball was Proudly Sponsored by Ab Fab Events, Benjamin Ryan Jewellery, Brett Atkins Digital Productions, Caldwell Martin Cox, Camden Valley Inn, CJ Travel Services, Ebeling Constructions, Foti Family, Gavana Dairy, Hartfield & Simmental Pty Ltd, Fleet-Pro Mechanical, Horseland Narellan, JMBS, Key Property Group Pty Ltd, Macarthur Anglican School, Marsdens Law Group, McDonalds in Macarthur, R. Newman & Sons, Sada Pty Ltd, Skin Tonics Beauty & Skin Clinic, Southwell Irrigation, Stonemeadow Photography, Studio 6 Photography - Glitz & Glamour, The Crown Hotel Motel, The Green Seed, The William Inglis Hotel, Thrive Horticultural Planning, TRN Group, Print Sign and Design Hub Camden Show Young Woman of the Year 2026 Paris Maguire Congratulations to Paris Maguire our 2026 Camden Show Young Woman of the Year! Proudly sponsored by Key Property Group Pty Ltd. Paris completed her Bachelor of Performance and Theatre at the University of Wollongong in 2022, majoring in Acting. She won the Merrigong Performance Prize in 2023 and completed her Diploma of Event Management at TAFE earlier this year. She is passionate about using her creativity to design memorable, meaningful events for clients and her goal is to contribute to projects that inspire connection, pride and participation. Paris graduated from Magdalene Catholic College in 2019 and, during her time at both primary and high school, participated enthusiastically in many extracurricular and charity events. She represented her school in public speaking and debating competitions, hosted the Magdalene Shines event and volunteered in the Peer Tutor Reading Programme. She was elected to the Student Representative Council and received the Australian Defense Force Long Tan Leadership award in Year 10 and was a College Spirit and Wellbeing Counsellor in Year 12. Outside of her studies, Paris has volunteered with the Camden Show and the Sydney Royal Easter Show, is an attending volunteer with the Campbelltown Lost, Found and Injured Pets and is a committee member of the Community She Shed. She has worked in retail, hospitality and has enjoyed previous positions as a party planner. Paris has lived in Camden her whole life and entered the Camden Young Woman of the Year Competition to be an ambassador for the town she loves. She is proud to be a young woman who is part of this vibrant community that she feels bridges country and city. She would like to be a role model for the next generation of women and to encourage them to contribute to our local area. She has a passion for events and community engagement and sees the Camden Show as a celebration of these things. 2026 Paris Maguire 2025 Ellen Stucki 2024 Stephanie Hennings 2023 Rubey Williams 2022 Brooke Baker 2020-21 Tiarna Sceri 2019 Nicole Sandrone 2018 Corinne Fulford 2017 Kate Madeley Previous Camden Show Girls 1962-2019 & Camden Show Young Women Since 2020 1993 Belinda Bettington * 1992 Susan Lees * 1991 Toni Leeman 1990 Tai Green 1989 Linda Drinnan 1988 Monique Mate 1987 Jayne Manns 1986 Jenny Rawlinson * 1985 Rebbeca Pynt 1984 Leanne Reily 1983 Ila Eagles 1982 Melissa Clowes 1981 Louise Longley * 1980 Fiona Wilson * 1979 Sandra Olieric 1978 Julie Wallace * 1977 Pattiann Daley 1976 Jenny Barnaby * 1975 Janelle Hore 1974 Sue Faber 1973 Anne Fahey * 1972 Kerry Webb * 1971 Anne Macarthur - Stanham * 1970 Joyce Boardman 1969 Michelle Chambers * 1968 Heather Mills 1967 Jenny Rock 1966 Dawn Dowle 1965 Barbara Duck 1964 Sue Mason 1962 & 63 Helen Grace 2026 Paris Maguire 2025 Ellen Stucki 2024 Stephanie Hennings * 2023 Rubey Williams * 2022 Brooke Baker 2020-21 Tiarna Scerni 2019 Nicole Sandrone * 2018 Corrine Fulford 2017 Kate Madeley 2016 Danielle Rodney 2015 Kate Boardman 2014 Jacinda Webster 2013 Isabel Head 2012 April Browne 2011 Hilary Scott 2010 Adriana Mihajlovic 2009 Lauren Elkins * 2008 Fiona Boardman * 2007 Sarah Myers 2006 Victoria Travers 2005 Arna Daley 2004 Danielle Haack * 2003 Sally Watson 2002 Margaret Roser * 2001 Kristy Stewart 2000 Katie Rodgers 1999 Lyndall Reeve * 1998 Belinda Holyoake 1997 Michelle Dries 1996 Jenianne Garvin 1995 Danielle Halfpenny 1994 Miffy Haynes *State Finalist NSW Young Woman Winner Runner Up 2026 Olivia Rowe Carmel Foti Encouragement Award Recipients 2026 Trinity Power 2025 Alana Bailey 2024 Angel Greener 2023 Emily Perry 2022 Analise Thurstan 2021 No event held 2020 Natalie Hoskins 2019 Meredith Gooden 2018 Kirilly White 2017 Tammy Biffin 2016 Emma Luddington 2015 Tegan Hudson 2014 Alex Wear 2013 Victoria Scott 2012 Meredith Biffin 2027 CAMDEN SHOW YOUNG WOMAN COMPETITON Expression of Interest Form OPENS June 2026 For further information, Email: showball@camdenshow.com Agshows NSW Applicant Information CAMDEN SHOW BALL 2026 Saturday 19th September 2026 Tickets available 1st July 2026 For further Show Ball Enquiries & Sponsorship email: showball@camdenshow.com