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Welcome fromthe President

Our Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) competitions are the ultimate showcase of the best of the best. They reward and recognise our valued exhibitors for achieving excellence and promote agriculture and the critical role it plays in our everyday lives to Queenslanders.

In 2018, more than 4,125 exhibitors travelled to the Ekka for their chance to win a coveted blue ribbon and share in the $530,000 prize pool, including 1,186 new competitors.

We received 21,000 entries across 11,000 classes in 48 competition sections, with an increase in entries across many categories including Canine, Cookery, Dairy Goats, Education on Show, Poultry and Farriers and Blacksmiths.

It was pleasing to see large crowds acknowledging the achievements of our exhibitors, with more than 414,000 people attending the 2018 show - our biggest Ekka since 2011.

Some of our competitions were even recognised at the International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) Awards, which represents more than 1,100 fairs around the world. The Ekka won 24 international awards including 16 fi rst places, with the Floristry, Race Around Ekka, Little Sprouts, Cookery and Student Made Cheese competitions all placing.

The RNA is also committed to providing exhibitors with world-class facilities to use, through our $2.9 billion Brisbane Showgrounds Regeneration Project.

In 2019, our Canine Competition exhibitors will use the new Alexandria Park, offering an undercover area for benching and a grassed area for judging. Also this year, all four storeys of our world fi rst animal pavilion will be in use for the very fi rst time, housing many animals including beef and dairy cattle, poultry and sheep.

For 143 years the RNA has been dedicated to championing agriculture and is honoured to stage Queensland’s largest event on behalf of the community each year.

Good luck and we look forward to seeing your entries at the 2019 Royal Queensland Show.

David ThomasRNA President

Competition 2018 Entries

1. Canine 2,319 2. Woodchop and Sawing 1,6483. Poultry 1,6244. Horse 1,5785. Stud Beef 1,232 6. Photography 1,1357. Cookery 1,0988. Creative Art and Craft 1,0149. Painting and Drawing 97410. Education on Show 896

Top 10 Competitions in 2018

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IntroductionThe Royal Queensland Floristry Competition (RQFC) has been established to celebrate excellence in the art of floristry. Providing Florists from Queensland and across Australia with an essential benchmarking opportunity, the competition is open to both students and floristry professionals alike. Judging will take place during the Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) in August at the Flower and Garden Precinct located at the iconic Old Museum.

Why you should entern Competitors are provided an unparalleled opportunity to benchmark their floral arrangements against their peers

n Competitors will have the ability to promote their business to over 400,000 attendees at the Royal Queensland Show.

n Medal-winning competitors will be provided with an electronic Marketing & PR tool kit that includes Gold, Silver and Bronze medal art for promotional use when marketing their service, business or products.

What you should know when enteringn The RQFC is a credible and impartial competition conducted by the highly esteemed Royal National Agricultural

and Industrial Association (RNA), the organisation responsible for the Royal Queensland Show and the Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show.

n The judging panel boasts some of the Australian’s most highly respected florists and educators.

n Entries are judged on their own merits against a set of criteria (see Scoring & Medals for details).

n Each exhibitor will be provided with a comprehensive report of their entries including judge's comments.

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Floristry Competition ClassesClass 1 Wedding floristry -

ProfessionalTheme:

Wedding table centerpiece – suitable for a formal wedding table.

Entry fee: $25

Exhibit will be displayed and judged alongside other competitors along a formal wedding table setting. Container, materials and flowers to be supplied by the entrant. Exhibit must be suitably sized as a wedding table centrepiece and able to withstand five days indoor display time.

Exhibit will be on display:

Friday 9 - Tuesday 13 August

Class 2 Spring wedding bouquet - Open

Open to all professional, student and amateur floral designers. Materials and flowers to be supplied by the entrant. Exhibit must be suited to withstand five days indoor display time. Bouquets will be displayed sitting in a vase of water.

Exhibit will be on display:

Friday 9 - Wednesday 14 August

Class 3 Wedding floristry - StudentTheme:

Wedding table centerpiece – suitable for a formal wedding table.

Entry fee: Free

Floristry display: To be displayed and judged alongside other competitors along a formal wedding table setting. Container materials and flowers to be supplied by the entrant.

Exhibit must be suitably sized as a wedding table centrepiece and suited to withstand five days indoor display time.

Exhibit will be on display: Wednesday 14 - Sunday 18 August

Class 4 Floristry Mystery Box - Open

Theme:

Autumn – lineal design

Entry fee: Free

A selection of flowers, horticultural materials and accessories will be provided at the commencement of the competition including all flowers, sundries, containers and other materials required for the arrangement. Arrangements are to be constructed live onstage within 90 minutes and must be suitable for display on a pedestal measuring 40x40cm.

Exhibit will be on display:

Wednesday 14 - Sunday 18 August

CLASSES 1—3 JUDGING PANEL & PROCESS

This year the RNA has selected a panel of florist industry experts to assess the entries. Judging will take place at the Old Museum, Bowen Hills during the Royal Queensland Show (Friday 9 to Sunday 18 August 2019). Judging is closed to exhibitors and the public.

Exhibits are critically and quantitatively judged for their commercial excellence and quality attributes. Exhibits are not judged or ranked against each other but are anonymously assessed on their own merits and therefore more than one exhibit/competitor can be awarded a gold medal.

Awards may be withheld or restricted in any Class where Exhibits are considered unworthy or if insufficient entries are available. The Chief Judge, in consultation with the Competition & Event Manager, shall have the power to reallocate, dismiss or disqualify as being ineligible for judging, any exhibit that, in their opinion, does not comply with the regulations in every respect, and such reallocation, dismissal or disqualification shall be accepted as final.

The above instructions do not in any way limit or restrict any of the powers, discretions, rights, and duties conferred upon the judges by the regulations or RNA’s powers under the regulations.

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SCORING CRITERIA

Exhibits will be scored out of one hundred (100) points and will be assessed against the following criteria:

Elements Points

1. Character & form 15

2. Principles of design 60

Balance 10

Dominance 10

Contrast 10

Rhythm 10

Proportion 5

Scale 5

Unity & harmony 10

3. Creativity 10

4. Technique & finish 10

5. Condition 5

Total 100

MEDALS

Medals will be awarded as follows:

Medal Points Range

Gold 95 - 100 Points

A Gold Medal Exhibit is an outstanding Exhibit

Silver 90 – 94 Points

A Silver Medal Exhibit is an excellent Exhibit

Bronze 85 – 89 Points

A Bronze Medal Exhibit is a quality Exhibit

CLASS 4 Competitors will be provided an assortment of flowers, foliage and accessories, a container and sundries.

Competitors must bring their own tools i.e. secateurs and knives.

The aim will be to create an individual design using the provided products in the mystery box. A time limit of 1 hour will be set at the end of which designs will be judged according to the principles of design as detailed outlined above.

CREATION OF EXHIBITS

Exhibits to be built on stage on Wednesday 14 August (People’s Day)

Registration: TBA

Competition start: TBA

Competition finish: TBA

Judging: TBA

SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRIES

Entries close 26 July 2019

Once payment has been received and your entries have been verified and accepted into the 2019 RQSFC you will receive an automatically generated confirmation email. Please contact the Competition & Event Coordinator if you do not receive this email.

DELIVERY OF EXHIBITS

Exhibits are to be dropped off to the Old Museum, Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills via Gate 1A.

Classes 1 and 2: Exhibits must be delivered Thursday 8 August between 12pm and 2pm.

Class 3: Exhibits must be delivered Tuesday 13 August between 5.30pm and 6.30pm

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RESULTS SUMMARY

Exhibitor Details Exhibitor Name

This report provides a graphical representation of the scores received by each specific entry in relation to the overall results and median result based on all competitions in the class.Please see below for an example:

Comparison Graph Explanation

Judging Criteria

When no grey block appears in your graph, then all entries in this class received the same score for this criteria.When no blue line appears in your graph (only a red line appears) then your score is the same as the median for the class.To protect the privacy of our exhibitors, classes with a small number of entries will not have graphs provided.

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Class

Entry

Result Detail Character & Form

Principles of Design

Creativity

Technique & Finish

Condition

Comment

Total

Comparison Graph

Character & Form

Principles of Design

Creativity

Technique & Finish

Condition

1 - Wedding Floristry

Exhibitor Name Here

Score

Score

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Score

Judges comment on product

Total Combined Score

SUMMARY EXAMPLE

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RESULTS

The results of the competitions will be announced on the Ekka website.

The results catalogue will also be emailed to competitors following the decision. Where medals have been awarded, results email will include links to downloadable digital medal artwork as well as a link to the Marketing & PR tool kit.

Medal certificates will be available at the time of exhibit collection.

CONTACTS

COMPETITION

For all general and competition enquiries please contact: Stephanie Dell

Competition & Event Coordinator, p. (07) 3253 3936

e. sdell@royalqueenslandshow.com.au OR entries@royalqueenslandshow.com.au

MEDIA

For all media enquiries relating to the 2019 RQFC please contact: Communications Manager, RNA

p. (07) 3253 3930

e. vcarew@rna.org.au

GENERAL REGULATIONS AND ACCEPTANCE OF ENTRIES

Judging will be performed by a panel of Judges appointed by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland.

Subject to the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland Act 1971, and to the Rules, By- Laws and Regulations of the Association the following Special General Regulations shall apply.

The attention of Exhibitors is drawn to the fact that entries are accepted subject to the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland Act 1971, and to the Rules, By- Laws and Regulations of the Association, in addition to the Special Regulations which appear in this schedule. Copies of the Rules and By-Laws may be obtained upon application to the Competitions Department.

NOTICE TO INTENDING EXHIBITORS

Entries can be made by accepting the invitation to display letter through contacting the Competition Coordinator by the due date in writing.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

You can be assured that the privacy of your personal information is of the utmost importance to us. The information provided by you in any application for membership or application to enter is used by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland (RNA) to offer member services or to organise and conduct competitions at the Royal Queensland Show. By applying for membership or entering such competitions you consent to provide such details as your name, address and exhibit details.

Competition information may be made available to the media and included in RNA publications.

Your information will not be disclosed without your consent for any other purpose unless required by the law. You may request access to your information and request that our records of that information be corrected by contacting our Privacy Officer (07) 3253 3900 or by writing to the RNA, Locked Bag 1010, ALBION QLD 4010.

WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY

1. The Brisbane Showgrounds are a designatedWorkplace within the meaning of the WorkplaceHealth and Safety Act 2011 and exhibitors/competitors are required to ensure that theyand all persons under their direction or control,including their contractors or sub-contractors,comply with all requirements of the Act and theRNA holds each exhibitor responsible to dischargeits obligations to provide and maintain a safe placeand system of work during occupation by theexhibitor/competitor of any area of the BrisbaneShowgrounds.

2. Each exhibitor/competitor will assess the riskto themselves, staff, volunteers, family, otherexhibitors, RNA staff, show visitors, childrenand any person foreseeably affected by thepresentation of their exhibit.

3. Risks identified by exhibitors/competitors will beeliminated or controlled by the exhibitor/competitorand particular attention will be paid to ensuringpublic safety and safety of other exhibitors/competitors.

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4. Exhibits will only be held and handled bycompetent persons whose experience is known tothe exhibitor/ competitor.

5. A “No Smoking Policy” will be strictly adheredto and policed by exhibitors/competitors andexhibitors/ competitors are advised that the use ofPrimus stoves, any heating or lighting appliancesof a like character, or any naked light, is strictlyprohibited in the pavilions.

6. Any exhibitors/competitors intending to bringelectrical equipment to the Showgrounds willbe required to ensure that such equipment isfitted with residual current protection and that allelectrical leads, tools and appliances have beeninspected by a licensed electrical contractor andcurrently tagged. The use of double adaptors isprohibited and all power boards must also betested and tagged

7. All exhibitors/competitors will comply with therequirements of the Act and its Regulations andStandards in every other respect.

This is essential for the safety of all exhibitors/competitors and the general public. The Actimposes very severe penalties in the event of non-compliance with its provisions.

Any exhibitors/competitors who do not comply willnot be allowed to exhibit at the Royal QueenslandShow.

The RNA’s Workplace Health & Safety statement can be located at: http://www.rna.org.au

ALCOHOL

The Brisbane Showgrounds is subject to a Special Facility License issued under the Liquor Act 1992 and strict laws related to the consumption and possession of liquor across the Brisbane Showgrounds site. The consumption or possession of liquor outside of the licensed bar areas is not authorised by the RNA and in many cases may be an offence for which on the spot fines can be issued by Police and Liquor Licensing Investigators.

DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

132. If there is any inconsistency between By- laws 133 - 153 and any other By-laws of the

Association, By-laws 133 - 153 will prevail.

(Copies of the Rules and By-Laws may be obtained upon application to the Competitions

Department.)

Functions of the Disciplinary Committee

133. The functions of the Disciplinary Committeeshall be to hear and determine all complaints,allegations and other matters relating to:

(a) prohibited substances, as defined in theseBy-laws or Sectional Regulations.

(b) any alleged breach of the Rules,By-Laws and Regulations of the Associationby an exhibitor and relating to an exhibit or toa competition, except if the alleged breach isof a kind that the Chairman of a SectionalCommittee considers is of a lessserious nature and should properly be dealtwith by the Sectional Committee, and

(c) any other alleged breach of the Rules,By-Laws and Regulations of the Associationthat may be referred to the DisciplinaryCommittee pursuant to By-Law 137 (a).