Sydney Royal Easter Show
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The Sydney Royal Easter Show (RES) in Sydney, Australia, (also known as the Royal Easter Show or simply the Easter Show) is an annual show held over two weeks around Easter. It is run by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales.
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The Sydney Royal comprises an agricultural show, an amusement park and a state fair and combines the elements of each, showcasing the judging of livestock and produce. This comprehensive fair has many competitions including arts and crafts, photography and cookery, as well as tests of strength and skill such as wood chopping. The Sydney Royal also has shopping, restaurants, commercial stands and exhibits, a horticultural display, a national accredited conformation dog show and cat show, and stage and arena shows.
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The Royal Easter Show used to be held at the old Sydney Showground at Moore Park in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, but since 1998 it has been held at the Olympic Park site at Homebush Bay. The former site showground at Moore Park have since been converted into Fox Studios Australia and associated development around the film production site known as The Entertainment Quarter.
The Show organisers received public criticism for the pricing of the 2006 show. The cost was approximately AUD$30 per adult and AUD$20 per child for entry, but including food and souvenirs the estimated cost per person ran to AUD$80 (source: Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales Chief Executive Roger Perkins in the Sydney Morning Herald, 20th April 2006). This could price the Show out of reach of low income earners and poor families.
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