Hunting & Fishing Expo Reeling in the Awards

Published on 06 September 2024

The Mansfield Hunting & Fishing Outdoor Expo has been announced as a national nominee for ‘Best Event’ and ‘Best Exhibition or Trade Show’ at the prestigious 2024 Australian Event Awards.

Mayor Cr Rabie said that the highly anticipated event, held on 2 March 2024, attracted approximately 10,000 attendees.

“This was one of the most successful events this Shire has ever hosted,” said Cr Rabie.

“The impressive turnout underscores the expo’s popularity within the community and as a drawcard for many others who love visiting our Shire to enjoy the great outdoors.

“This Council is dedicated to supporting the type of events that our community benefit from and that deliver significant economic benefit.”

Council recognised the opportunity an event such as this would provide for our community and was pleased to partner with Mansfield Hunting and Fishing to deliver the event.  

“We are committed to supporting local businesses with innovative, well facilitated events such as this one and we are grateful for the collaboration with local business that has made this a recognised success,” said Cr Rabie.

“Council hopes the excellent outcomes for the Mansfield Shire community are recognised with the official award. However, regardless of the outcome, we want to recognise the significant positive impact of the event on our community and our economy and are grateful to all who participated in its delivery.”

Mandy Kirley from Mansfield Hunting and Fishing said they were happy to be nominated alongside Council for the Award.

“It was such a fantastic day and a great show of support from the town for the Hunting & Fishing community. With the support, guidance and help from Council’s Events Team, along with our team’s hard work, we couldn’t have been happier with how the whole event went and are excited to hopefully win!”

Winners of the 2024 Australian Event Awards will be announced on 23 October 2024 in Sydney. Other nominees include Bluesfest Byron Bay, the Deni Ute Muster and Illuminate Adelaide.