Closed eateries hard to swallow
During the grand final long weekend in Seymour, I was hosting some friends from Melbourne and was excited to show them the town that I grew up in.
That weekend, Seymour was bustling with people going to the Seymour Show.
About noon, after taking in the Seymour Show we decided to walk down Station St and find somewhere to eat, a task that shouldn’t be too difficult, as Seymour has a few lovely cafes and restaurants.
However, all but one cafe was closed and I would like to say this was surprising, but it isn’t.
The Saturday was not a public holiday and with the massive influx of visitors because of the Seymour Show, you would think Station St businesses would be encouraged and want to be open for business.
The experience we had at the one cafe that was open was dismal. After standing around for five minutes waiting for direction from the staff on where to sit, we waited a further 15 minutes and with still no acknowledgement from the staff, not even for a drinks order — frustratingly, we left.
Understandably, the cafe was busy as it was the only establishment open, so I don’t believe too much blame can be put on
them, instead Seymour and Station St businesses should be blamed as a whole.
It’s hard to be a proud lifelong Seymour resident when you can’t even show off your town on the weekend.
— James Hall, Seymour
Show success
On behalf of the Seymour Agricultural and Pastoral Society, thank you to the people of Seymour and beyond who attended The Great Seymour Show Off at Kings Park on September 30 and October 1.
The inclement weather was the worst we have struck for years and meant the horse section had to be cancelled.
It was the first time that we have had a night show on the Friday, which included the musical acts Johnny Depps Dogs, Flaxon and Dale McKenzie,
who all performed fantastically. The carnival rides and games were well supported and the food vendors popular. But, the highlight of the night was the grand fireworks, which rivalled those at the Royal Melbourne Show.
Thank you to all those involved, particularly Andrew Hogan for co-ordinating the music.
Many people contributed to the success of the show, including our secretary Reshika Weerasinghe, council members, life members, head stewards and stewards in 24 different sections, and other volunteers who assisted the society as well as the hundreds of people who exhibited and competed on the day.
The Show would not happen without the support of many sponsors, so thank you to all our sponsors and workers who set up the Show and packed it up on the Sunday following.
I would like to thank past president Dr Bryan Tehan, whose father and grandfather were presidents of the society, for officially opening the show and Nationals MP Steph Ryan and Senator Jane Hume for representing our members of parliament.
The Rural Ambassador for
this year is Zoe Taylor with runner-up Tarik Zepcan, and the Junior Rural Ambassador was awarded to Anishka Perera.
Kath Purchase won the celebrated Kath McLarty Trophy, while other results can be found online at www.seymouragshow.org.au Can I also thank the TELE
for your support during GRAPH the year and Ralphs Meats for their major sponsorship.
Next year’s show will be on October 6 and 7 — note the dates in your diary now.
— Jason Ronald, Seymour Agricultural and Pastoral Society president
Descendants search
We are seeking descendants of the four McKernan brothers, Alexander, Daniel, James and John and their sister Sarah Ann, all from Northern Ireland who all settled in the Balmattum and Euroa area.
An invitation is extended to all descendants for a reunion to be at the Balmattum School on November 19.
Please phone Sue Fenn on 0419 790 253 for more information.
— Sue Fenn, Wahgunyah