Junior Showgirl representing the Dairy Committee

Payton is 14 years old and is in year 10 at Gympie State High School. Her interests are Art, Craft, Netball, animals, sport, Agriculture and Watching NRL.

Payton lives on a farm with her parents and brother and also has her own little business selling scrunchies and earrings . When she grows up, she hopes to be a vet technician. Payton would love to represent Gympie as a Junior Showgirl as she would feel privileged and fortunate enough to help our Gympie Show grow.

Junior Showgirl representing the Beef Committee

Charlotte is 15 years old and is in year 10 at Gympie High School. She’s interested in many different aspects of Agriculture and hoping to grow her knowledge. Winning Junior Showgirl would give her the opportunity to meet many new people, to get involved in the community more and develop new skills and understanding.

Junior Showgirl representing the Pavilion Committee

Alexa is 14 years old and is in year 9 at James Nash State High School. Her hobbies/interest consist of dancing, music, cooking/baking and she enters cakes in the show which she has won many prizes. She is a born and bred Gympie local and is currently learning three instruments (alto saxophone, violin, and piano). For the last three years she has been accepted into SHEP(State Honours Ensemble Program) playing the Viola and representing her school and Gympie. Her ambition in life is to become a school or dance teacher. Alexa will be truly honoured to win Junior Showgirl and represent Gympie.

Senior Showgirl representing the Ring Committee

Shanika has recently completed her bachelor of midwifery and is now a registered midwife, where she loves being able to care for women and bring new life into the world. She is a horse rider and ridden a range of disciplines, mainly dressage and hacking recently . She has completed some of early high school in Gympie and the 2021 Debutante Ball. She is very passionate about helping others and the great outdoors and very excited to join the team for 2024 . Shanika would love to be a showgirl to expand her knowledge in Agricultural shows and improve her networking and public speaking skills and meet new people

Senior Showgirl representing the Pavilion and Dairy Committee

Hannah is currently studying full time at the University of the Sunshine Coast completed an associate Degree in Medical Laboratory Science with a minor in medical Haematology which she finished this year, now completing Bachelor of Biomedical Science Hannah is an eager volunteer in the community in 2020 and 2022 . She received the Young Citizen of the year for the Gympie Region for her community contributions. Hannah is part of a string quartet which regularly play for community events/function including the rattler passengers.
Her ambitions and goals are she aims to continue to achieve a high GPA, which currently is 6.2. Through placements at pathology laboratories at hospitals, Hannah aims to learn as much as possible and to make a good impression with her skills learnt through university and the communication skills learnt through the showgirl experience.

Junior Rural Ambassador

Amy is 17 years old attends the Gympie State High School. From a very young age Amy have participated in Gympie Show as her parents and family are very supportive about the show .Amy have also been involved in both showing and judging dairy and beef cattle across many agriculture shows, as both types of livestock are something she is very passionate about. Amy is the third generation to continue both dairy and beef enterprises in the family. Amy works Part-time at Nolan Meats Livestock Clerk.
In 2023 she represented the Gympie Show as a junior showgirl for the dairy section and after many community, fundraisers, and other community involvement she was awarded juniors runners-up for all her contributions.
Amy wants to be a Rural Ambassador to give back to the community that she has grown up in her life and also want to be inspire the younger generation. Amy wants to be advocate for women in Agriculture as woman are sometimes looked down upon as the livestock industry is predominantly a male populated industry. Amy wants to advocate that women can do the same as men and that we are equal, and we can achieve the same things.

Amy would love to incorporate more junior competitions and activities that not only country kids can participate in but also city kids that have a willingness to learn about the land. By incorporating this into the Local Gympie Show this will allow for younger generations to get involve and start to learn fundamental skills of a farmer and successful business owner within Agricultural industry.