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Despite the setback, Mr Furze said the Show Society\u2019s committee and other main stakeholders, such as the Country Women’s Association, are working furiously behind the scenes to still hold as many Show competitions as possible this year in a \u201csafe and permitted\u201d way.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe main thing that we don\u2019t want to do is lose that contact with our supporters and exhibitors, so we’re looking at running just the basic activities online,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of those will be centred around the craft sections in particular, the cooking, the photography, the knitting, the needlework etc.<\/p>\n
\u201cNormally we\u2019d get around 4000 entries for a Show across those categories, so there’s a lot of people that are potentially missing out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re just working through the list of what we can do now without going too big, because obviously we\u2019re limited in our capacity to be able to do a lot without the revenue.\u201d<\/p>\n While there\u2019s an acknowledgment that some traditional and much loved events may not be possible, the Show\u2019s organising committee are focusing on how to deliver what is possible in the current conditions.<\/p>\n \u201cThere may be 40 or 50 competition classes across the board,\u201d Mr Furze said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo we\u2019re trying to touch as many of the sections as we possibly can and to give everybody an opportunity, particularly the juniors to exhibit their prized creations.<\/p>\n \u201cHow to enter for some of the categories will be different. We’re looking at a combination of online, where they’ll simply be able to take a photo of their entry, send it in, and it will all be assessed from the photos.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of the sections though, it’s a little bit difficult to judge from a photo. Cooking is a perfect example of that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo we\u2019re also hoping that there will be gaps within the lockdowns around showtime that people will be able to drop their entries off.\u201d<\/p>\n Final details are expected to be confirmed for which competitions and how they\u2019ll run in the coming days.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/BendigoShow8-300x269.jpg\")