AgShows NSW

🚨 Important Compliance Reminder for AgShows NSW Member Show Societies

If your Show Society has an ABN, is a not-for-profit organisation, and self-assesses as income tax exempt (that is, you are not a registered charity with the ACNC), don't forget to lodge your 2025–26 NFP Self-Review Return with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

📅 The return is due by 31 October 2026.

This annual return confirms your organisation remains eligible to self-assess as income tax exempt.

Before lodging, it's also a good opportunity to ensure your:
✔️ ABN details are up to date
✔️ Governing documents remain current
✔️ Organisation details accurately reflect your operations

👉 Find out more and lodge your return here:
https://www.ato.gov.au/businesses-and-organisations/not-for-profit-organisations/not-for-profit-newsroom/lodge-your-2025-26-nfp-self-review-return

Please note: If your organisation is a registered charity with the ACNC, you do not need to lodge an NFP Self-Review Return.

Lodge your 2025–26 NFP self-review return Self-assessing NFPs with an active ABN must lodge between 1 July and 31 October.

Following the AgShows NSW Annual General Meeting, the newly elected Board met this week for its first Board Meeting, where the Office Bearers for the coming 12 months were elected.

Congratulations to our 2026–2027 Office Bearers:
🌾 President – Jody Nelson-Gleeson
🌾 Vice Presidents – Hugh Southwell & Catriona McAuliffe
🌾 Honorary Secretary – David Peters
🌾 Honorary Treasurer – Brett Kenworthy
🌾 Immediate Past President – Jill Chapman

We also extend a warm welcome to our newly elected Directors:
👏 Danielle MacKay (Cooma Show Society)
👏 Daryl Holder (Queanbeyan Show Society)
👏 Kevin Townsend (Eugowra Show Society)
👏 Brendan Munn (Moree Show Society)

Thank you for stepping forward to serve our members and the agricultural show movement across New South Wales. We look forward to the experience, knowledge and enthusiasm you will bring to the Board.

A special thank you to Jill Chapman for her outstanding leadership, dedication and tireless service as President over the past three years. We are pleased that Jill will continue to support the Board in her role as Immediate Past President.

Together, our Board brings a wealth of experience and a shared passion for Agricultural Shows. We look forward to another exciting and productive year supporting our member Show Societies, advocating for our industry, and strengthening the future of Agricultural Shows across New South Wales.

Congratulations to everyone, and best wishes for a successful year ahead!

📘 The 2025 AgShows NSW Journal is out now!

Take a look back at the achievements, milestones and highlights of 2025 as we continue working together to strengthen and celebrate the Show movement.

🌿 Available digitally anytime – helping us streamline communications and reduce our environmental impact.

Thank you for your continued support.
https://www.agshowsnsw.org.au/our-people-purpose-and-events/newsletters-publications

My heart is full of gratitude after today's online conference.
To every member who joined us, thank you. We are truly humbled by the incredible attendance and the support shown throughout the afternoon. It means so much to see our community come together, and we hope you found the event valuable, inspiring, and enjoyable.
A sincere thank you to our Board for embracing this idea and supporting it every step of the way. Your encouragement, trust, and commitment helped turn a vision into reality, and I am so grateful for your belief in what we could achieve together.
To Patrice Douglas, thank you for your support and encouragement—this simply wouldn’t have been possible without you.
To Loghic, thank you for your expertise and partnership in bringing this event to life.
To Writers Who contributed and shared their knowledge and insights, thank you for enriching the experience and helping make the content so meaningful.
To our amazing staff, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am incredibly proud of what you accomplished. Planning and delivering our very first online conference was no small task, and you did it with passion, professionalism, and dedication. Your hard work behind the scenes ensured everything ran smoothly, and today's success belongs to you as much as anyone.
Thank you all for being part of this special milestone. We are grateful for your support, your engagement, and your belief in our organisation. Today was a wonderful reminder of what we can achieve when we work together.
With sincere thanks ❤️

Congratulations to our 2026 Living Legend Award winner David Williams OAM. 👏

One of the highlights of our conference was the spirited debate on the topic:
"High Tech or Heritage – Which Defines the Future Show?"
A big thank you to our debaters:
🔹 Affirmative: Terry Witcher, 123 Tix, and Dom Wyse
🔹 Negative: Kelso Looker and Laura McKillop
The debate was engaging, thought-provoking, and showcased the passion and expertise of everyone involved. Thank you all for contributing to such a lively discussion and giving us plenty to think about as we look to the future of our shows.
Congratulations to Kelso Looker and Laura McKillop, whose team successfully argued that heritage defines the future show and took out the debate honours.
Well done to all participants for making this such an entertaining and memorable conference session! 👏

A huge thank you to Group 5 for organising such a fantastic watch party! 🎉
Your efforts in bringing everyone together to participate in our online conference created a wonderful sense of connection, engagement, and community. It was great to see so many people come together to learn, share ideas, and support one another throughout the event.
We truly appreciate the time, energy, and organisation that went into making the watch party a success. Thank you for helping strengthen our group and making the conference experience even more enjoyable for everyone involved.
Well done, Group 5! 👏👏👏

Congratulations Lauren Amor! Thoroughly deserved 👏

Winner of the Outstanding Teacher Award - Leeton’s newest recruit Lauren Amor

A big thank you to David Wilson, President of Queensland Ag Shows, for the fantastic feedback on Steve Langton’s presentation, Leading the Boards – Governance for the Future of Agricultural Shows.
It’s encouraging to hear that the session resonated so strongly and reinforced the importance of good governance, strong leadership, and future-focused thinking across our agricultural show movement.
And of course, we can’t ignore the real star of the photo — David’s cheeky cat, who clearly wanted to make sure they were part of the conversation and perhaps even had a few governance ideas of their own! 🐱
Thanks again, David, for your support and commitment to strengthening agricultural shows for generations to come.