WA Next Generation

11/03/2026

🌾 Young Farmers Challenge rolls into Warren this weekend! 🌾

Think you’ve got the farm skills to back up the yarns? Grab a few mates and jump into the Young Farmers Challenge at the Warren District Agricultural Society Show this Saturday.

Expect a fast-paced mix of farm-style challenges, a bit of friendly rivalry, and plenty of laughs for competitors and spectators alike. No two runs are ever quite the same… but if you can roll a swag, shift a bit of hay, or sort out the odd farm job under pressure, you’ll fit right in.

👥 Teams of 4
🎂 Ages 10+ welcome
💰 FREE to enter + $400 prize pool
📅 Saturday 14 March 2026
📍 Warren District Agricultural Show

Mixed-gender teams aged 18–35 will also have the chance to qualify for the Perth Royal Show Young Farmers Challenge later this year — so if you’ve been meaning to test your skills in the arena, this is your chance.

Entries are limited, so round up the crew and lock in your spot:
📧 [email protected]

Come have a crack — worst case you’ll have a laugh, best case you’ll walk away with bragging rights and a bit of prize money. 💪🌾

Get ready, Warren — the Young Farmer Challenge is back and bigger than ever! 💥🌾 Proudly sponsored by Planfarm.

Think you’ve got what it takes to roll a swag, throw a hay bale, dig up spuds or even preg‑test a cow? Grab three mates and prove it in this fast‑paced, laugh‑filled farm showdown!

📅 14 March 2026
📍 Warren District Agricultural Show
👥 Teams of 4 | Ages 10+
💰 FREE entry + $400 prize money!

Team spots are limited — lock yours in now: [email protected]
Mixed‑gender teams aged 18–35 also have the chance to qualify for the Perth Royal Show in September. Let’s see what Warren’s made of! 💪🐄

03/03/2026

📣 Young Farmers Challenge – Wagin Woolorama 📣
🗓 Saturday 7th March 2026
🕓 From 4pm | 📍 Trotting Track

🚨 18–35 and reckon you and your mates have what it takes? 🚨

This is your official call-up.

Round up a team, lock it in, and get ready to compete for:
🏆 Prize money
🏆 Ultimate bragging rights
🏆 A spot at the Young Farmers Challenge State Final at the Perth Royal Show

It’s fast. It’s competitive. It’s a little chaotic (in a good way).

Spots won’t last long — tag your team and register now 👇

WA Next Generation

📣 Young Farmers Challenge 📣
From 4pm, Saturday 7th March 2026

If you're between 18 and 35, grab some mates and head to the Trotting Track on Saturday afternoon to put your farming skills to the test in a series of fun, kind-of farm related challenges!

Winners get bragging rights, some prize money and an invitation to compete at the Young Farmers Challenge State Finals at the Perth Royal Show this year!

See you there!

WA Next Generation

21/11/2025

🌾 Happy National Ag Day!
Today we’re tipping our hats to the legends doing the hard yakka to grow the food, fibre and future of this country

29/10/2025

🚨 Reminder: Committee nominations close this week!

Been meaning to hit send on your EOI? Now’s the time.

WA Next Gen is still on the lookout for a few legends (aged 18–35) to join the crew and help shape the next chapter of WA’s ag shows.

👩‍🌾 We’re chasing:
• Event wranglers
• Social media savvy types
• Passionate folks who want to back rural youth and community events

🧑‍⚖️ Roles:
• General Committee
• Communications Officer (social media focus)

💻 What’s involved?
• Monthly-ish online meetings
• Helping at the Perth Royal Show (mainly the long weekend)
• Occasional regional show support (based on where you live)
• Good people, new skills, decent networking, and the occasional feed

📬 To nominate:
Send an EOI + your CV to:
📩 DM us
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]

🗓️ Nominations close this week - Friday 31 October.

Whether you’re a seasoned steward or new to the ag show game — we want to hear from you.

🚨 We’re looking for a few good humans to join the WA Next Gen committee!

If you’re aged 18–35, love the buzz of a good ag show, and reckon you’ve got a bit to offer behind the scenes — now’s your chance.

👩‍🌾 We’re on the hunt for:
• Keen beans to help run events
• People with social media know-how
• Anyone who wants to get involved in shaping the next chapter of WA’s ag shows

🧑‍⚖️ Available roles:

General committee
Plus a dedicated Communications Officer (social media focus)

🕐 What’s involved?
Monthly-ish online meetings
Helping at the Perth Royal Show (mostly the long weekend)
Occasional regional show support, based on where you live
A solid crew, networking, hands-on experience, and an infrequent free feed 😉

📬 How to nominate:
Send an Expression of Interest + current CV to any of:
📩 The page (DM us)
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]

🗓️ Nominations close end of October, with new roles kicking off before the end of the year.

Whether you're show-famous or show-curious — we'd love to hear from you.

15/10/2025

🌾 Rural Women Leading the Way – Congrats Thea Walker! 🌾

Yesterday was International Day of Rural Women, and we’d like to shine a light for one of WA’s finest:
Thea Walker – 2024 WA Rural Ambassador and National Runner-Up for 2025.

Thea’s passion for reducing food waste and backing ag innovation earned her national recognition at the 2025 Rural Ambassador Awards – and yesterday she was recognised in Parliament by Hon Jackie Jarvis MLC, Minister for Agriculture.

👏 Thea’s work is a reminder of the power of rural women to lead change in our communities, paddocks, and policies.

To all the women driving agriculture forward across WA – thank you. You are the reason our regions thrive.

Today is International Day of Rural Women.

The day recognises the critical role and contribution of rural women across the globe in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty.

It was fitting to host 2024 WA Rural Ambassador Thea Walker at Parliament yesterday, and deliver a Ministerial statement in the Legislative Council to congratulate Thea on her achievements – including being named runner-up at the 2025 National Rural Ambassador Awards.

Thea is a passionate advocate for reducing food waste in the agricultural sector and these recent awards recognise her dedication to finding innovative solutions to challenges faced by rural communities.

Well done, Thea! And to rural, remote and regional woman across WA, thank you for all you do to keep our communities and primary industries thriving.

15/10/2025

🏆 FROM DOWERIN TO BRISBANE — NATIONALS, HERE THEY COME!

🎉 Big congrats to our State Final winners at the recent coming in from the crew — a gun team of Murdoch Uni students who’ve shown the perfect combo of brains, brawn, and bale-rolling banter.

These four will now represent WA on the national stage at the 2026 finals at the in Brisbane. No pressure, team — just take all that WA grit with you.

We’re stoked to see this mob carry the flag for WA next year — and we’ll be cheering them on every step of the way. 🔥

💬 If you’re thinking, “Hey, we could’ve smashed that” — then now’s your time to start training for 2026. Local YFC events will be rolling out again soon. Start building your team!

13/10/2025

🚨 We’re looking for a few good humans to join the WA Next Gen committee!

If you’re aged 18–35, love the buzz of a good ag show, and reckon you’ve got a bit to offer behind the scenes — now’s your chance.

👩‍🌾 We’re on the hunt for:
• Keen beans to help run events
• People with social media know-how
• Anyone who wants to get involved in shaping the next chapter of WA’s ag shows

🧑‍⚖️ Available roles:

General committee
Plus a dedicated Communications Officer (social media focus)

🕐 What’s involved?
Monthly-ish online meetings
Helping at the Perth Royal Show (mostly the long weekend)
Occasional regional show support, based on where you live
A solid crew, networking, hands-on experience, and an infrequent free feed 😉

📬 How to nominate:
Send an Expression of Interest + current CV to any of:
📩 The page (DM us)
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]

🗓️ Nominations close end of October, with new roles kicking off before the end of the year.

Whether you're show-famous or show-curious — we'd love to hear from you.

11/10/2025

Check out this awesome coverage from ABC Perth of our Speed Dating night at the Perth Royal Show! 🎉🌾💕

06/10/2025

🐑 $240 CASH PRIZE – YOUNG FARMER CHALLENGE THIS SATURDAY! 💥

Missed the Royal Show? Here’s your next chance.

If you and your mates reckon you’ve got what it takes, then Toodyay is your shot to qualify for the WA State Final of the Young Farmer Challenge in 2026!

Grab a crew and head to the Main Oval at 4:30pm for a fun, fast-paced comp hosted by the WA Next Gen team.

🧑‍🌾 Teams of 4 | Ages 18–35 | At least one cowboy and one cowgirl in each team
🏆 $240 prize pool
🌾 Hay bales, wheelbarrows & farm-style curveballs
📣 Top team earns a spot in next year’s State Final

Whether you’re in it to win it or just want to give it a crack — no farm experience needed. It’s all about teamwork, good humour, and giving it a go.

📍 Main Oval, Toodyay Showgrounds
🕟 4:30pm – Saturday 11 October
(Main Oval is just downhill from the Terrace Bar)

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Not competing?
✅ Come cheer on the teams
✅ Show your support for rural skills
✅ Watch the chaos and maybe get roped in for a bonus round…

Don’t miss your chance to get on the road to the 2026 State Final and score some cash while you’re at it.

Tag your team. Sort your flanny. See you at the oval!

$240 CASH PRIZE UP FOR GRABS AT THIS SATURDAY'S SHOW: ROLL UP, ROLL UP FOR SOME ON-FARM FUN!

Think you and your mates have what it takes? Join in the Young Farmer Challenge (YFC) – a light-hearted, farm-inspired competition run by the WA NextGen Committee.

Teams of four, aged 18–35 with at least one representative of each gender, will go head-to-head in a series of skills-based challenges designed to test teamwork, problem-solving, and maybe even your wheelbarrow-wrangling skills!

It’s all about friendly competition, no farming experience required.

📍 When & Where: Head to the Main Oval (downhill from the Terrace Bar) at 4.30 pm on Show Day to be part of the fun!

If you’re not in the ‘right’ age bracket, we’d still love your support! Please share this with your networks, cheer on the teams, or simply come along and enjoy the action.

Bringing the Young Farmer Challenge to the Toodyay Show is all about celebrating rural skills and making our Show even more agricultural at heart. And it will be a whole lot of fun to watch!

02/10/2025

💥 TONIGHT @ LATE NIGHT WOODY’S 💘

Speed Dating, Show-Style
Presented by WA Next Gen

🌾 Hay bales.
🍻 Cold drinks.
✨ Country charm.
No swipes – just real chats under festoon lights.

🕣 8:30pm start
📍 Late Night Woody’s, Perth Royal Show
🎟️ Free with Show entry | 18-35 event

When the sun goes down and the fireworks go up, Woody’s comes alive with something a bit different. Quick-fire conversations, plenty of laughs, and maybe even a little spark across the hay bale.

Expect:
💬 Speed rounds
🎤 Icebreakers
🎁 Best connection prize
❤️ Good humans, bad pickup lines

💡 No booking needed – just show up, grab a wristband, and jump in.

Who knows who you’ll meet under the lights? 😉

01/10/2025

🚨 1 DAY TO GO: DATE A FARMER – SPEED DATING EDITION 💘

Tomorrow night, Late Night Woody’s turns into the most rural romantic spot in the metro area.

Whether you’re in it for love, laughs, or a good story to take home — we’re bringing the banter, the wristbands, and the most agriculturally-charged icebreakers this side of the cattle yards.

🎯 And speaking of…
We want you to bring your best bad ag-themed pickup lines.
Yes, really.

To kick things off:

“I’m no wool classer, but I know you’re superfine.”

Got a better one? Worse one? That’s the energy we want.
Drop it below ⬇️ or keep it up your sleeve for the speed rounds tomorrow.

🗓️ Thursday 2 October
🕣 8:30–10:30pm
📍 Late Night Woody’s – Perth Royal Show (at the top of the cattle lanes)
🎟️ Free with your Show entry | 18-35 event

💚🧡💜 Wristbands on arrival
🎁 Prize for best new connection
🐄 Probably some cow puns

30/09/2025

💘 RURAL ROMANCE MEETS SHOWGROUNDS SPEED DATING 💬

💡 The flirty icebreakers are in.
📣 Prepare your best bad Ag-themed pickup lines.

WA Next Gen is proud to present:
👩‍🌾👨‍🌾 Date a Farmer: Speed Dating Edition
🗓️ Thursday 2 October
🕣 8:30pm – 10:30pm
📍 Late Night atWoody’s, Perth Royal Show (opposite the cattle lanes)

This is your invitation to ditch the DMs and meet people the old-fashioned way — with a drink in hand, some fast-paced fun, and a few ag-themed curveballs to get the conversations flowing.

Expect:
🥕 Rural-themed icebreakers
🍺 Late-night laughs at Woody’s
🟢🟣🔵 Wristbands to show who you’re keen to meet
🏆 A prize up for grabs for the best new couple or connection!

Whether you’re looking for a spark or just a cracking night out, this is the most fun you’ll have at the Show without holding a showbag.

Tag your wingman. Dust off your show shirt. Let’s make a memory or two.

🎟️ 18+ event | Royal Show entry ticket required