Thousands of people have flocked to Exhibition Park of Mitchell, for day two of the Royal Canberra Show. In keeping with tradition, rides, show-bags and sideshow alley proved popular. But plenty of show-goers had everything from giant vegetables to formidable felines atop their to-do lists.
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00:00 It's usually cats doing the judging, but it was the other way around this weekend at the
00:07 Royal Canberra Show.
00:10 You can clearly see that, you can see the cross-section of the body again.
00:22 A former regular on the dog show circuit, Mary Townley has been firmly in the cat camp
00:29 for almost a decade. This year making the two hour drive from Bargo with five of her
00:43 twenty three cats.
00:45 I just love coming to the cat shows, setting up our cages and everything, our curtains,
00:50 I make all my own curtains.
00:52 Cat owners were tasked with scrutinising a field of almost thirty cats, representing
00:56 dozens of breeds.
00:58 Here everybody talks to you, it's a real happy, happy group, I love it.
01:02 Whatever the official result, Mary's moggies are in her winner's circle.
01:06 I come here with my best cat and I go home with the best cat, that's my attitude.
01:11 Elsewhere at Exhibition Park, hard work paid off for this young green thumb, earning first
01:16 prize for his beetroot after a spontaneous seedling purchase a few months ago.
01:21 I asked dad if I could do it and he said yes.
01:26 Show organisers working hard to ensure visitors enjoyed attractions of all shapes and sizes
01:31 and sounds.
01:37 And more freebies to help ease cost of living pressures.
01:41 We've worked even harder this year to try and create itineraries for families where
01:46 kids can engage in and participate in activities that are free.
01:51 It's showtime again tomorrow till 6pm.
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