I’ve heard all the sceptics — it’s just for little kids, it’s all about the rides, it’s too expensive, it’s for bogans — but why does the WA community continue to embrace the Perth Royal Show?

For every single knocker, there are 50 people who excitedly tell me how much they love the show.

Whether it’s a childhood memory of the Arnott’s biscuit case or they had their very first job at sideshow alley. I’ve had taxi drivers share the delight of their first visit with family and patting a lamb, or older couples sharing the delight of the Yellow Brick Road with their grandchildren.

My own teenagers excitedly planning their adrenaline-fuelled sideshow experiences to watching small kids holding a fluffy baby chicken for the very first time.

I’ve had people tell me they love the shopping pavil

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