Gavin Fowler, of Winghams, WA, working hard during the shearing competition at the Warrnambool Show.
Tesha Blackmore, 9, from Hawkesdale made some animal friends at the show.
William Marney-Fish, 11 of Koroit, and Toby, six, and Meeka Fish, four, both of Warrnambool, feed the calves in the animal nursery.
Thomas Baulch, 9, of Warrnambool, with his Hereford Bull Jac Clinton Mickey, competed at the show.
Geoff Barker from Consumer Affairs Victoria, and local MP Denis Napthine were pleased with the standard of showbags, and the safety of the contents, on offer at the Warrnambool Show.
Naringal boy Eli Heron, three, had his face painted at the show.
Michelle Muileman paints Maddie Mahony's face.
Warrnambool siblings Acacia, nine, Kaitlyn, four, and Dylan Beck-Carter, nine, show off their new toys.
Queensland wool handler Corey Stanton from Goodooga.
Chase Brausch, three, of Warrnambool enjoying his ice cream at the show.
Show organisers are pleased with crowd figures for the weekend.
Tyler Anderton, three, of Warrnambool.
Barry Price with dog Gossip rounding up sheep.
Pictured rounding up sheep Bryce Bygate, nine, and dog mate from Hamilton.
Sisters Rudy, 10,and Sadie Schrama, four, of Warrnambool holding dogs in the Emmanuel College animal tent.
Gemma Greene, 10, and Abby O'Neill-Dryden, 10, of Warrnambool in the animal nursery.
Rachael and daughter Claudia Lynch, five, of Warrnambool on the dodgem cars.
Mortlake spinners Sandy Flett, Margaret Duffield, Jean Edwards, Janet Drake.
Doug Burleigh of Allansford won the Best cut flower at the show.
Tayla Hutchinson, 15, and Cody Chatfield, 17, of Warrnambool take a ride.
Essi Nieminen, 16, of Finland, Annalise Fraser, 15, of Warrnambool and Annika Meyer, 16, of Germany show off their prizes.
Maya Cozens, three, of Warrnambool enjoying the show with her toy windmill.
GREY skies didn’t stop crowds from making their way through the gates at the Warrnambool show, according to organisers.
Despite a slow start on Friday, patrons picked up on Saturday keen to experience the trademark competitions, stalls and rides.
Impressed show managing secretary Mike Farrow said early signs indicated that numbers were up on previous years.
Among the highlights was the shearing competition, which drew hundreds of spectators.
“We had shearers from all over Australia, representatives from New Zealand,” Mr Farrow said.
Dozens of rides, musical acts and roving entertainers were also among the thrills for showgoers.
“We’ve been very happy with Saturday, but it was definitely an improvement on the past few years,” he said. “The fireworks were fantastic.”
Long-serving show volunteer and Rotarian Ron Rauert described the sideshows among the standout features.
“There were more sideshows than ever. Sideshow alley was very popular,” Mr Rauert said.
“They had a great time and it’s a great event for children.
“The biggest event was the sheep shearing. The pavilion was packed out and there wasn't a seat to be had.”
With years under his belt as one of many Rotarians who donate their time to take tickets, Mr Rauert said the event was made a success courtesy of the weather.
