Tuesday, 14 October 2025

 Emma KEALY (Lowan) (13:23): I commend the work of Melbourne Royal on another fabulous Melbourne Royal Show recently. With their theme of ‘Let it show’ it certainly was an opportunity to let the rural areas of Victoria shine and show. We know that agricultural and pastoral societies put on incredible shows right across regional Victoria, and it is a fabulous event to attend because we can see the best things that our local community can produce. Whether it is the wonderful fleece, whether it is fabulous stock and flocks of sheep, whether it is our grains and oilseeds, whether it is our wonderful, artistic design and production in our rural areas, whether it is from young primary school aged children to our oldest Victorians, whether it is around those incredible cakes which I am always quite envious of, and looking at how delicious they would be – I have that ongoing thought that one day I will enter a carrot cake and be the grand champion for Victoria – whether it is our beautiful wines across the region and our spirits or whether it is our beers, we do it best in rural and regional Victoria.

Again, I would like to commend Melbourne Royal for the incredible work that they do in showcasing the very, very best of rural and regional Victoria and ensuring that we all understand how important rural and regional Victoria is to the Victorian economy.