The NT Show Coun­cil is the peak body for the Territory’s Agri­cul­tur­al Show Soci­eties. They sup­port the sev­en icon­ic Ter­ri­to­ry shows being:

• Livingstone Rural Show (formally Freds Pass Show)
• Adelaide River Show & Rodeo
• Alice Springs Show
• Tennant Creek Show
• Katherine Show & Rodeo
• Roy­al Dar­win Show
• Borroloola Show

With sup­port from the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry Gov­ern­ment, the NT Show Coun­cil is proud to release the Eco­nom­ic Pro­file high­light­ing the val­ue of its shows.

The show cir­cuit runs for four months, but each show takes 12 months to plan. This Eco­nom­ic Pro­file high­lights that they attract over 118,000 peo­ple across the region. Over six hun­dred stalls and exhibitors sell­ing and pro­mot­ing Ter­ri­to­ry goods and ser­vices have an oppor­tu­ni­ty to engage with locals and tourists. It’s a mec­ca for fam­i­lies, cou­ples and teenagers, with the events play­ing an essen­tial part in high­light­ing the region­al agri­cul­ture and local industries.

Each of the volunteer com­mit­tees work extreme­ly hard to invest in attrac­tions to entice inter­state vis­i­tors and share our regions sto­ries and indus­tries. The Shows work on the backbone of our volunteers; several of the shows operate one hundred percent through its volunteers, dedicated to sharing the stories of their region. I am proud to be Chairperson of the NT Show Council and honored to be part of the volunteers that support the Territory’s agriculture connections.

It’s great to have the shows back rep­re­sent­ing their worth across the Ter­ri­to­ry, we are hop­ing to attract those who have nev­er vis­it­ed their local show and inspire some Ter­ri­to­ri­ans to ven­ture a lit­tle fur­ther and vis­it some of our typ­i­cal­ly small­er region­al shows.

This pub­li­ca­tion high­lights the impor­tance of the agri­cul­tur­al shows to the econ­o­my and social fab­ric of the North­ern Ter­ri­to­ry. The Katherine Show & Rodeo cel­e­brates 60 years this July once again proud­ly show­cas­ing the diver­si­ty of the Top End com­mer­cial­ly, social­ly and cul­tur­al­ly to locals and vis­i­tors alike.

All shows link with their local com­mu­ni­ties includ­ing com­mu­ni­ty organ­i­sa­tions, schools and busi­ness­es. They are an oppor­tu­ni­ty to show­case every­thing about that par­tic­u­lar region.

For more infor­ma­tion and upcom­ing Shows, check out the NT Show Council’s Face­book page or web­site www​.ntshow​coun​cil​.com​.au

Media Contact:

Alisha Hurn

Administration Officer

NT Show Council

0409 032 196

admin@​ntshowcouncil.​com.​au