The Cairns Agricultural Pastoral & Mining Association
Event Management in Cairns

The public traveled considerable distance by horse and sulky to attend the Divulge at the fresh location which, in those days, was healthy out-of-town. Local businesses made lorries and drivers available, and coupled with the untiring efforts of the committee and a sizable army of volunteers, the beginning stage of an all important ongoing load program began. The largest Regional Reveal was a resounding success, returning a net benefit of 1091162. On entering the ground, a head on conflict eventuated, during which considerable police, locals and squatters were seriously injured. Sheer weight of numbers forced the uninjured campers out of the grounds. Despite the lack of preparation time and the previous events, it was an outstanding success. Fill material supplied by the Cairns Barbour Board and the Council was continually poured into the swamp areas, to a depth of eight feet in places. The Association had to contend with the problem of ever increasing numbers of manufacturers and distributors anxious to display their products. Exceptional arena attractions provided extra variety to the traditional equestrian and jumping events presented in the arena. This led to the formation of a Trotting Club in Cairns in the premature part of the 1950's. Trotting remained one of the favorite arena events until healthy into the 1990's when trotting was eventually phased out of the program. During the three days of the Disclose more than 400 local industries promoted their products and services. The Cairns Divulge stimulates the local economy in sales and services for local businesses and in visitor spending. All profits from the Divulge are applied to improvements and maintenance of the showground facility for the community of Cairns. Over the former 8 years more than 2 million has been spent improving the Showgrounds' infrastructure and facilities. The present Disclose Committee and committees over the past 110 years have given tens of thousands of hours of their time for the gain of the local community. The Cairns Disclose Association's charter is to coordinate and stage the traditional annual Show, showcasing the very best of Cairns and its surrounds, highlighting businesses, industries and our different cultural strengths along with the customary Agricultural, Pastoral and Mining heritage. This is achieved through the aid of our important Membership, volunteer committee, show competitors and our outstanding sponsors. This year there are many more businesses offering our Cairns Show Members discounts, not only at the Show, but also throughout the year. Be Jarlais Pavilion is air conditioned with vast views of the Main Arena. There will be some amazing surprises, fresh events as healthy as the steady and popular events which are held annually. The Cairns Divulge Association is a not for benefit organization which is supported throughout the year by hundreds of hours of voluntary work. The Cairns Annual Reveal is a large event, which could not be staged without the help of a tireless community of volunteers. Be rewarded by being portion of a team who puts together the largest regional reveal in Australia.

The public traveled abundant distance by horse and sulky to attend the Show at the fresh location which, in those days, was well out-of-town. Paying a fee of six shillings per foot frontage in 1905, Abdul's Sideshows were the beginning to operate in conjunction with the show. Local businesses made lorries and drivers available, and coupled with the untiring efforts of the committee and a sizable army of volunteers, the beginning stage of an all imperative ongoing fill program began. The largest Regional Disclose was a resounding success, returning a net earnings of 1091162. It also laid the foundation for the Cairns Show to prosper into the superior regional divulge in Australia. Despite repeated requests and offers of logical assistance for them to vacate the grounds to allow the divulge to proceed, the squatters remained defiant. On entering the ground, a head on differ eventuated, during which several police, locals and squatters were seriously injured. Sheer weight of numbers forced the uninjured campers out of the grounds. Despite the lack of preparation time and the previous events, it was an outstanding success. The Association had to contend with the problem of ever increasing numbers of manufacturers and distributors intolerant to display their products. Particular arena attractions provided excess variety to the conventional equestrian and jumping events presented in the arena. This led to the formation of a Trotting Club in Cairns in the hasty segment of the 1950's. Trotting remained one of the favorite arena events until well into the 1990's when trotting was eventually phased out of the program. Steer riding was also included for a few years during night sessions with the excess novelty provided by what were known as chariot races. Jimmy Barkley from Myola, who worked bullock teams hauling timber fo