Barraba Show pavilion results

Pavilion results Barraba Show 2026

Section 15 Farm and Garden

Most Successful Exhibitor Denise Brodbeck

Most Successful Junior Exhibitor  Barraba Central School

Section 17 Cooking

Champion Classes 1-17 Gillian Unwin - chocolate cake

Most Successful Exhibitor Classes 1-17 Anna McMurtrie

Champion School Section  Emma Shadbolt

Most Successful Exhibitor School Section Annabel Kanno

Comments: Thank you to all our cooks for the fabulous number of entries. We are truly grateful. The standard was very high and the judge deliberated often. Congratulations to Gillian Unwin and Emma Shadbolt as our champions.

Section 18 Jams and Preserves

Champion Exhibitor – Sweet Una Ballard

Champion Exhibitor – Savoury Alison Guest

Comments: Jams and Preserves were well supported in 2026. Strong competition across the board in both sweet and savoury classes. There were some interesting and tasty ingredients, with different combinations that produced delicious outcomes. Thank you to all of the entrants, your entries made for challenging judging.

Section 19 Photography

Champion Black & White Print Chris Mannweiler

Champion Colour Print Paula McIver

Most Successful Exhibitor Colour or B&W Chris Mannweiler

Champion School Photograph Charlie Denyer

Most Successful School Exhibitor Charlie Denyer

Grand Champion Photo Charlie Denyer

Comments: Lots of entries; the judge had her work cut out. Outstanding photos all round.

Section 20 Handcrafts

Champion Exhibitor Liam & Gus Johnston

Most Successful Exhibitor Mandy Cabot

Comments: As always, I have been impressed by the wide variety of talent expressed in so many different ways. It always makes me happy to see the continuation of older traditions and crafts alongside the emergence of new and exciting ways of expressing creativity.

Section 20A Handcrafts - school

Champion Exhibitor Jessica Woodhouse

Champion Lego Exhibitor  Alfie Abel

Most Successful Exhibitor Elkie Whyte

Comments: Such a colourful and interesting display of handcrafts and lego to judge, with a varied interpretation of the Rivers and Creeks theme.

Section 21 Art

Champion Exhibitor Michael Simpson

Comments: A colourful display of artworks by Barraba local artists. The Rivers and Creeks theme inspired lots of artworks with yabbies’ and fish and creeks through a zoo being some of the imaginative features.

Section 22 Pottery

Champion Exhibitor Suzanne Tanner

Junior Champion Rupert Capel

Comments: Some wonderful pottery creations were entered this year. A hand-built crow took out the major prize with the junior winner, a dinosaur.

Section 23 Collectors Corner

Champion Exhibitor Travis Hiscock

Comments: Judge was very impressed with the standard of entries. Champion was very hard to pick. People have such wonderful collections.

Section 24 Needlework

Champion Piece of needlework Beverly Davis

Most Successful Exhibitor Wendy Woodhouse

Comments: Beautiful display and range of styles and techniques. Take care to remove loose threads etc. Use a clean iron when pressing-clean after using on visafix.    

Section 25 Knitting and Crochet

Champion Knitted Article  Penny Blomfield                

Champion Crochet Article Jennifer Copelin                 

Most Successful Exhibitor Chris Glasheen, Penny Blomfield

Comments: A big thank you to all the wonderful entries in the Knitting and Crochet section of the 2026 Show. Amazingly enough, we had joint winners of the most successful exhibitor’s prize: Penny Blomfield and Chris Glasheen. The high quality of the entries made judging so difficult. The Champion crochet work was a very fine price of craftsmanship. The champion knitting entry, a knitted shawl, was an amazing cornucopia of design and colour.

Colouring In Competition

Pre-school

1st          Emma K                                                                      2nd   Matilda M

3rd         Harlow L              

HCs        Harvey W, Holy P, Wilfred C

Kinder/Year 1

1st          Rose Kelly, St Josephs       

2nd        James Macintosh, St Josephs

3rd         Eli Knight, St Josephs

HCs        Harry Towers, Emma Shadbolt, Archie Bennett, (St Josephs)

Years 2/3/4

1st          Emily Jones, St Josephs

2nd        Miller Walker, St Josephs

3rd         Monty Capel, St Josephs

HCs        Jack Shadbolt, Sophie Jones, Elkie Whyte

Years 5/6

1st          Charlie, BCS

2nd        Piper, St Josephs

3rd         Hayley McIlrick, BCS

HCs        Cooper Hartwig, St Josephs, Chelsea Hands, BCS