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Rat race: inside Sydney’s Royal Easter Show rodent judging – where the winners are decided by a whisker
The rat and mice event, which is run by the NSW Fancy Rodent Society, showcases ‘happy, healthy, functional and friendly’ animals
If anyone knows, it’s Rachel Sydenham. With 30 years of experience as a rat keeper and breeder, she is judge of rat entries at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
The rat and mice event is run by the NSW Fancy Rodent Society, bringing together a dedicated community.
Sydenham lifts the lid off the clear container she’s been handed at the judges’ table. Inside, a brown rat is lounging. He curiously surveys the audience through shiny black eyes and an expressive face.
Slowdown at the Showground as cost of living dents Good Friday crowds
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There were cows, horses and enough Bertie Beetles to go around, but the elephant in the tent at the Sydney Royal Easter Show was the cost-of-living crisis sparked by rising fuel prices.
Thousands flocked to day two, and by 9am on Friday the Showground was full of excited children and exhausted parents trying to navigate what is typically the busiest day of the event. For those who have worked the Show before, however, there was a notable difference in attendance.
Speaking outside the Sea Circus Fun House, carnival ride operator Anthony Curran said there were fewer people than usual for Good Friday. He blamed it on the cost of living and the rising price of fuel.
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All hail the Easter Show, a gritty haven for milquetoast suburban kids
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Forget Botox or adult colouring books or anything Kris Jenner does to try to look like a sister to her daughters. There is one true fountain of youth, and it is the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
Take one step over the threshold into its barnyard fumes, take a single sip of overpriced but utterly delicious lemonade sold by a sullen teen, and you will immediately be transported back to being an 11-year-old trying to convince your parents that a gag bag with plastic excrement is a prudent, nay necessary, purchase.
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