BY CONNOR MARSELOS
The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW is encouraging the Hunter to take advantage of recently announced grants from the State Government to stage country and agricultural shows in 2022.
The Country Show Support Package, worth up to 5 million dollars, will help show organisers with supplies and equipment, and provide them with clarity about their financial situation during the pandemic.
190 agricultural shows across the Hunter and rural NSW will be supported in the funding.
General Agriculture Manager Murray Wilton says he's confident the grant money will go a long way for rural communities.
"The country shows are often the largest event that are held in the area," Mr Wilton said.
"They hold the community together."
It comes as a number of Hunter shows were forced to cancel their events for the second year in a row.
