24/06/2026
From Victorian Agricultural Shows;
At the Convention on the weekend VAS Ltd had the pleasure of presenting John & Sue Poole with a Meritorious Award.
Here is what was read out on the night featuring their contributions to the Victorian Agricultural Shows Movement. The video will also be posted.
🔹Sue Poole 🔹
Sue Joined the Kerang Show Society through the Ladies Committee in 1982, and contributed over 40 years of service, both President and Secretary of Kerang Ladies Committee for many of those years.
Sue was a Member of Kerang Show committee for many years, in addition to Ladies committee and was Secretary of Kerang Show for several years, as recent as 2021.
Sue was awarded a Life Membership of Kerang Show Society in 2012.
Sue worked in the show office for years in lead up to and during show taking entries and organising entry collation for many years, wrote all prize cards for the pavilion exhibits for many years and completed updates to the Show schedule as required over many years.
Sue has been an exhibitor of cut flowers and cooking at Kerang Show for over 50 years, and steward in Pavilion for over 40 years. A steward and judge for many years in the Kerang Show pavilion for cut flowers and cooking. Cooking Judge at Kerang and surrounding shows over many years.
Judge of tiny tots through to showgirl/rural ambassador competition throughout Northern District (Kerang, Cohuna, Boort, Swan Hill, Wakool etc) over many years and Member of the Kerang & District Agricultural Society Debutante Ball Committee for 40 years, assisting with training, organising and conduct of the event as member of the Ball committee, acted as Chaperone for many years. Sue also Cooked and worked on street stalls for the Kerang & District Agricultural Society as fundraisers for the show for years,
Sue was a delegate to Northern Group for many years and was Registration Officer for Northern Group for 2016 State Convention at Swan Hill and part of organising committee of the Northern District Regional Finals Presentation Dinner at Kerang in 2017 and a delegate or accompanying John to VAS State Conventions.
🔹John Poole 🔹
John has been a Member of Kerang & District Ag Society for over 60 years. He was President of Kerang & District Agricultural Society numerous times. 1997-1998, 2012-2014, 2019-2022 & Vice President of Kerang & District Agricultural Society for numerous years.
John was awarded a Life Member of Kerang & District Agricultural Society in 2013. Worked tirelessly for all facets of the show including groundsman, ring and pavilion steward, Head Steward of Pavilion for many years and attended all working bees and very seldom missed only a few whilst away.
John has been a horse steward for many years at Kerang and has also stewarded and helped at the Cohuna show. John also exhibited sheep, wool and cereal exhibits for many years at the Kerang Show and assisted the Kerang & District Agricultural Society Ball committee with Debutante Balls, training, organising etc.
John was a delegate to Northern District Group for many years and was a VASA and VAS delegate for many years.
John and Sue sponsor annually one of the Show Jumping prestigious awards at Kerang Show in memory of John’s father, Jack Poole, who was heavily involved in the Kerang Show and a delegate of many years at VASA and have donated prizes for pavilion winners across many years.
Sue and John have always been there to give support in any way with much enthusiasm and great Kerang Show stalwarts.
