HoA: Royal Melbourne Show Episode 3 - Aimee Bolton

Welcome to the Humans of Agriculture podcast in collaboration with the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria. The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) has proudly presented the Royal Melbourne Show since 1855. The Show is Victoria’s largest and most iconic annual community event, attracting around 450,000 visitors over 11 days each year and annually contributes more than $244 million in value to Victoria’s economy. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year, the Royal Melbourne Show was cancelled for only the third time in its 165 year history.

Aimee has been involved with the Royal Melbourne Show her whole life with her dad first exhibiting back in 1997. She’s progressed through the ranks of exhibiting, judging and now has a critical role assisting the RASV in the facilitation of the Royal Melbourne Show Beef Cattle and Carcase Competitions. Currently working at NH Foods in Oakey, Queensland - Aimee was looking forward to the Royal Melbourne Show as a bit of a family reunion but unfortunately 2020 had other plans.

Today I wanted to find out a bit more what drives Aimee and what has shaped her involved in agriculture and the Royal Melbourne show.

• She touches on the importance of local shows & how her love for them has been shaped by her dad
  
• The opportunity and importance of young people to get involved with show societies and the chance to join various committees and boards has helped her in her career
  
• She received the RASV Youth Travel Award and heading to the US where in true Aimee fashion she was looking at youth programs in Texas to bring back to Australia
  
• Touches on the importance of communication in how agriculture communicates with a broader audience
  
• Some of the skills she’s learnt through the Royal Melbourne Show and the various life skills that accompany it
  

You can find out more about the show at https://royalshow.com.au/

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