THIS year’s Tyrendarra Agricultural Show attracted another huge crowd with its many competitions, displays and plenty of good food.

Thousands of people came through the gates just as they did last year.

Two of the most popular attractions, especially with children, were the animal nursery and wicked wildlife.

Other animals popular with the crowd were the horses, sheep, cattle and poultry, who were all groomed and ready to strut their stuff for the judges on the day.

Also earning ribbons were the many artworks put together by children from local schools following the theme ‘animals at the show’.

Children Art section stewardess Janet Nunn was impressed with the pencil drawings, collages and paintings entered into the section and many people filed into the shed to take a look.

Mrs Nunn said they received more entries than last year, with pencil work particularly popular.

“The one I'm really surprised in is grade five and six, because kids in five and six get quite up tight, and they worry about what people think and they try to do things that are popular,” she said.

“But I think this year, there is some really amazing, creative stuff.”

Tyrendarra Show president Anne Burley was delighted with the turnout to the show, which has been running for 105 years.

She said the pleasant weather was most welcome, along with a terrific number of displays.

“We had a great number of trade stands,” she said.

“We then had Julie Honey and her performing dogs and also a guy performing circus entertainment, so they appeared to be quite the hit with the crowds when I was walking past.

Ms Burley said she was very thankful for everyone who did their part in putting the show together.

“The amount of volunteers, stewards, and locals that come in, set the show up and support it on the day, and all our sponsors, without them we just can't run it.

“I would really like to thank them.

She said the hardworking committee was always looking for interested people to get involved in the long-running show.

“To anybody interested in joining our committee or coming in and helping out the show, please take a look on our Facebook page and come to our next meeting.”

One happy local resident was Philip Morton who entered his $6200 Poll Dorset ewe into the sheep section and achieved Poll Dorset champion ewe, as well as winning champion ram with another entry.

He was hoping to later achieve grand champion out of all breeds for the second year in a row.

“I got the reserve champion ewe, that was the one I was after, but I didn’t get the champion of all breeds,” Mr Morton said.

“I did get seven ribbons out of four sheep, so I was pleased overall.”