Behind The Sash

Caitlin Herbert is proud to be a country girl. Coming from one of the oldest farming families in Australia, when Caitlin started her career in Oral Health there was no question she would stay in Eugowra. She joins Elyse this week to give an insight as to life in Eugowra and why she loves her […]

Nicole Cowling, Maclean’s 2017 Showgirl, might be as young as you can possibly be to represent your community in the competition – but she comes with a wealth of experience. Already a Group 1 Junior Showgirl Champion, Nicole has gained a lot from her experiences representing Maclean as a Junior Showgirl, in drama and as […]

Rydal is a small town with a big heart, producing talented and passionate Showgirls. This week’s guest, Alana Black, is no exception. Alana demonstrates her passion through her work with charities and within her local community. She joins Elyse to share her journey as the 2017 Rydal Showgirl.  

In 2015, Prue McDonald represented the town of Dungog in The Land Sydney Showgirl Competition. A passionate representative for her local community, for Prue Dungog Show is all about family. Since being the Dungog Showgirl, Prue has almost finished her Law Degree and has remained deeply involved in her local community. She joins Elyse this […]

For Behind the Sash’s fortieth episode – Elyse is joined by yet another Wauchope Showgirl. Nikki Gibbs is a Vet Nurse and trained in Remedial Massage. When she isn’t at work or on the family property, Nikki is a Director at Wauchope Show. She joins Elyse to gain an insight on her busy life and […]

Felicity Sims is a Rural Fire Service volunteer and future nurse, currently studying at UNE in Armidale. After being convinced to enter Inverell Showgirl to boost her confidence, Felicity now has the exciting job of representing her local area. This week, she joins Elyse to share her experiences and have a few laughs along the […]

A keen photographer and childcare worker, Teagan Wilford joins Elyse Hudson on Behind the Sash this week. Being involved in the Milton Show is family business for Teagan and she shares her passions for food and her hometown on the episode.

In 2014, Alice Magner was selected to represent Casino as their Showgirl. Since then, Alice has become deeply involved in the Agricultural Show movement, through Generation Ag and her local society. She managed to find time between her various community activities to share her experiences as Showgirl and beyond with Elyse.

Elyse is joined this week by a twice sashed Showgirl. Ashley Meyer-Dilley was asked by Bungendore Show Society to represent them twice as the community’s Showgirl, in 2014 and 2015. Since then, Ashley has gone on to become the Show Society Secretary, and is passionate about building youth involvement in Agriculture. Ashley has done some […]

Fresh from competing as a finalist in The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl Competition – Meg Austin joins Elyse to discuss her journey. Whilst she is proudly from Canowindra, Meg currently studies midwifery in Coffs Harbour. She’s heavily involved in both her hometown and her new community and has a passion for rural youth.

Last episode, Liberty Nelson – Nowra’s 2017 Showgirl – joined Elyse Hudson to talk about her background as a pig farmer and local ranger. This episode is Part 2 of the interview, where Liberty discusses her Showgirl journey from the 2017 Nowra Show all the way to The Land Sydney Showgirl Final in Sydney.

Fresh from competing at The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl Final, Liberty Nelson joins Elyse Hudson to talk about her life-long involvement with the Show Movement and her incredibly busy schedule. Liberty had lots to talk about and as such, this is Part 1 of her interview.

Our last state finalist interview before The Land Sydney Showgirl Final on Sunday is with Narrabri’s own Ellen John! Ellen John, a Year 1 teacher at Narrabri Public School, is a passionate representative for her local community. A townie at heart, Ellen is a tireless advocate for rural education. She joins Elyse in the lead-up […]

Originally from Sydney, Francesca moved to rural NSW for love. Now she is a passionate ambassador for people to make the same tree change. Whilst Francesca has big shoes to fill following in the footsteps of the 2015 Grenfell Showgirl, Grace Eppelstun, who went on to become the 2016 The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl, she […]

With The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl final coming up in just under a fortnight, it’s time for a special treat. Instead of fortnightly episodes, Behind the Sash will be releasing weekly episodes with some of the state finalists. This week is part two of 2016 Rydal Showgirl Isabel Hawken’s interview. Coincidentally, this is also episode […]

Newly Announced Sydney Finalist, Isabel Hawken from Rydal Show Society joins the 2017 Event Cinemas Newcastle Regional Showgirl Elyse Hudson. Izzy shares her passion for nursing, her love of gardening and a few of her experiences as the Rydal Showgirl. It’s a big episode – so big that is has been split into two parts. […]

Last weekend, Emma Gorman was selected to represent Zone 7 at the Sydney Royal. As promised, here is Elyse’s interview with Emma, recorded before the Zone 7 final! Emma Gorman once lived on a property in Scone, but now studies Medicine at UNSW in Wagga Wagga. When she was in Sydney last month (during the […]

Dubbo Show Society has had a lot of success with their showgirls in the past. Pagan Hockley, the 2016 Showgirl, attributes this to the strong level of support. But she needn’t be worried – she has a lot of experience showing chickens. Pagan has lived and studied in a diverse number of places in the […]

2016 Peak Hill Showgirl, Mikaela Dart, is more than just a country girl. As nursing student, Mikaela aims to help others and as a Showgirl, she is an enthusiastic supporter of her local community. This week, Elyse finds out a little bit more about Mikaela, her passions and why we should all come visit Peak […]

This week, Elyse is joined by three passionate women who represent the Upper Hunter. Annie Clendinning and Ali Ward are two passionate Showgirls from the Upper Hunter Region who show the true diversity of the Showgirl movement and, for the first time on Behind the Sash, Elyse is joined by a Junior Showgirl, Holly Witt […]