BLUEY is coming to town! To help celebrate the Maleny Show’s 100th anniversary, the beloved kids character, along with younger sister, Bingo, will be meeting and greeting their little (and big) fans, as well as performing four exciting live shows.
Maleny Show Society’s Lois White said the organisation was thrilled to be able to bring Bluey and Bingo to the hinterland show, after months of planning for the centenary event.
“We wanted to do something a bit different for our anniversary and being able to entice a younger generation to come along and see a favourite character, as well as being able to appreciate a genuine high quality agricultural show, was a real incentive for us,” Lois said.
After too many years hampered by Covid and rain, organisers are aiming for Bluey and Bingo to be top drawcards to mark the anniversary show.
The show will be held across June 2 and 3, with Bluey at the show for one day only, on Saturday the 3rd,
“This will be a special moment for all,” Lois said.
“The show has evolved so much across the past 100 years, but we’ve always stayed true to our agricultural heritage, with our main show arena and pavilions set to showcase our rural strengths.”
The opening will draw on this heritage, with descendants of some of the original show society life members and committee on hand to mark the anniversary of the first show, in 1923.
Other drawcards include a free Dinosaur Adventure park, which will be a huge attraction for all ages and includes lifelike animatronic dinosaur costumes, robotic dinosaur enclosure and fossil dig zone.
There will also be nightly fireworks to finish both days off with a bang, and an incredible human pyrotechnics display by Flux Entertainment – as seen on Australia’s Got Talent – the only one of its kind in Australia.
There will also be free train rides and a free animal nursery.
Nominations are now open for the pavilion displays, with entries being open for everything from cut flowers and cooking to woodworking and lego.
Poultry, dairy, beef and horse sections are also now available.
Check out the show website for details at malenyshow.com.au.
Nominations for general pavilion sections close May 26.
A film is also being made about the show and its history, as well as local writer Judy Fredriksen has compiled a fantastic book, drawing on many volunteers from over the decades recalling stories and memories about the show.
This book will be available to purchase at the show and is expected to be launched in the weeks leading up to the event.