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THRILLS: It was a fast paced ride on the Avenger. 

SISTERS: Hannah (6), Adelaide (5) and Ashley (6) Terry had the best day. 

CHOOK CHOOK: There were many and varied entries in the poultry pavilion. 

PICTURE PERFECT: Denis Crute and Steve Ostini in the Photography Pavilion.

JUNIOR SHOWGIRL: Entrants in the Junior Showgirl 3 - 5 age group. 

GOOD LUCK: William New (4) had a go at the ducks.

SPILLS: These guys were tossed around on the Avenger ride. 

CUTE AND CUDDLY: Piper Lawrence and Lyla Miller enjoyed a cuddle with a baby rabbit.  

NOT YOUR AVERAGE POOCH: Lori and Jade Ross with Ace, a cream coloured Kelpie puppy.  

PRETTY IN PURPLE: Chelsea Ashford (9) was a beautiful butterfly eating an icecream.

FANTASTIC FLEECE: Simon and Mandy Tolhurst checked out the wool section in the main pavilion.

SUPER HERO: Dylan "Spiderman" Van Opynen (5) enjoyed an ice cream with sprinkles. 

BLOOMING LOVELY: Lorraine Chambers and Jennifer Calvert admired the blooms in the flower section.

Ashley McMahon from Tullamore on Twins Amar. 

BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY: Lillian Mikita had an awesome day at the Show. 

MASTER STOCKMAN: These Master Stockman entrants looked very handsome. 

CUTIES: Allanna King was happy she got the chance to nurse a baby bunny.

COUSINS: Shaelee Lord and Cooper Lynch won a prize on the clowns. 

BOOTS AND ALL: Master Stockman entrants. 

WINNER: Ruth Penfold took out the Champion Colour Print in the photography competition. 

MASTER STOCKMAN: Entrants in the Master Stockman three to five years age group. 

ANIMAL NURSERY: Emma King loved the colour of this little rabbit. 

JUNIOR MISS SHOWGIRL: Entrants in the three to five age group. 

TWEET TWEET: Ayesha Carruthers (6) enjoyed looking at all the pretty birds in the Bird Pavilion.   

THIS LITTLE PIGGY: Aimee Ross and Alice Hayes had a nurse of this cute little piglet in the Animal Nursery.   

Christine White and her mum Karen Peterlin (Port Macquarie). Christine is in Parkes doing her teaching internship at Parkes East Public School.    

CHEEKY MONKEYS: Anderson Ball, Christian Drew, Joshua Ball, Caleb Drew, Thomas Ball and Samuel Drew enjoyed looking at the birds.   

COLOURFUL: Ashleigh and Graham Tolhurst took in all the colours of the fruit and veggie exhibits.    

CLEARED: Neville Cuzner from Bodalla on SS Turbo Mac had a great round in the Show Jumping Class 6 competition.      

LEAPS: Grant Hughes from Canberra Emmaville Performances Horses on Blackall Park Atlantis.

FRIENDS: Denise White (Parkes), Christine Wild (Alectown), Elizabeth Watt (Alectown) Jeannette and George Lyneham Parkes admired the lovely exhibits in the main pavilion.

IT ALL ADDS UP: Blake Thompson and Meg Hunter admired the district exhibit in the main pavilion.    

MASTER STOCKMAN: Entrants in the three to five year age group. 

LEAPS: Grant Hughes from Canberra Emmaville Performances Horses on Blackall Park Atlantis.   

CLICK GO THE SHEARS: Alan Nagorcka won the first round of the open shearing competition featuring some of the finest shearers in NSW.  

HANGING OUT: Harry Witty from Mt Pleasant Limousins chillin' on “Lori”.   

COWGIRLS: Year 9 students Maille Neville (Parkes) and Meg Sandford (Louth) from the Red Bend Cattle Show team.

GREAT TEAM: The Red Bend Cattle Show Team and Mount Pleasant Limousins back, from left - Ryan Brown (Mt Pleasant Limousins) Lilly Hand, Zara King, Shaylee Smith, Lleiton Purdie; front Harry Whitty (Mt Pleasant Limousins), Laura Kirk, Natalie Hayes and Tom Whitty (Mt Pleasant Limousins).

CHAMPION: Bianca Hensen from Peak Hill won the Champion Waterfowl.

Special Guest Bill Tink from Netwaste. Photo by Jenny Kingham

Waste To Art launches for 2024 and features packaging

Brian Stringer from Kempsey adding the detail to the players on the Eugowra rugby league centenary mural in 2021. 

Recreating a piece of history in Eugowra

The November 2022 flood events left a trail of devastation through the Central West. On May 8 a Parliamentary Inquiry into insurers' response comes to Eugowra to hear local experiences. File pictures

Parliamentary inquiry into insurance response to flood in Eugowra

Carla Mascarenhas

Molly Ticehurst's death in Forbes sparked calls for action on addressing domestic violence in regional NSW. Picture supplied

Regional NSW is more dangerous for women than Sydney.

Revealed: the worst local government locations for domestic violence

Rebecca Hewson

Hit and run accused appears in Young Local Court

Parkes Public captains, Beth Deland and Ben Woolstencroft and Parkes High captains, Thomas Burkitt and Kelsey Mann shared what Anzac Day means to the modern youth of Parkes. Photo by Jenny Kingham and image supplied

What Anzac Day means to the students of Parkes

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We had brilliant weather for day two of the 136th annual Parkes Show with thousands of people enjoying...

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