The annual road trip to Kiama from Canberra has paid big dividends for Canberra sisters Tamsyn and Lucy McMaster.

The pair come to stay at their grandparents’ home in Kiama and spend lots of those holidays planning their displays.

For 12-year-old Lucy, her incredible Show effort left her with a broad grin.

“I put in seven things, in seven different sections and won a prize in each one,” she said proudly.

“The tea set I used in my floral tray is an antique one from my grandmother.”

Fourteen-year-old Tamsyn was happy with her two prizes from two entries.

“We love coming to Kiama and being part of the Show – it is so much fun.”

Saunders family

ERIC Saunders’s family are self-confessed 'Harry Potter nuts', so when they learned there was a section of the Kiama Show for Harry Potter Craft, it was a given the nine year old would enter.

With his mother’s assistance, he dragged out the gear he wore at a recent party and was a clear winner of the section, with his Sorting hat and Potter collection.

According to his mother Cathy, the Kiama Show is an annual institution in the Jamberoo family’s household.

“We all look forward to it and it gives the children something to work towards during the school holidays,” Mrs Saunders said.

Mrs Saunders also took out first prize in the bread competition.

Eric wasn’t the only Saunders youngster celebrating -  his younger brother Adam won second prize in the decorated biscuits.

The family also had entries in the pikelet and flower saucer section and grandmother Phyllis Saunders upstaged them all by taking a sash for the best marble cake,

Susan Rodgers

Susan Rodgers freely admits that she is obsessed with weaving and that obsession paid off at the 2015 Kiama Show when she took out Most Successful Weaving Exhibitor and won first place in the Handwoven Garment section.

“I came to Kiama Show in 2007 and told steward Christine Sloan I was interested in weaving and she suggested I join Berry Spinners and Weavers, who would be able to offer the help I needed and to be honest I am now obsessed – I love it,” Mrs Rodgers said.

“Weaving is very relaxing and to be able to win awards in good company like Kiama Show is fantastic,” 

Mrs Sloan said the quality of the displays at Kiama Show was second-to-none.

“We have work her from as far away as Sutherland and down the coast to Nowra and this year’s judges from the Sydney Royal were just so impressed with the quality of the work,” she said.

Sheila Lyne

Kiama's Sheila Lyne got an extra special surprise when she arrived at the Kiama Show Pavilion on Friday, finding out she had won the inaugural Moyra Regan Memorial Shield for Best Overall Exhibit in Ceramics or Pottery.

Not a regular participant in the pottery section, she was shocked when she found out she had won the prestigious award.

“I am really, really proud and super impressed – I had absolutely no idea there was such a beautiful shield involved,’’ she said.

“I love the show and being part of it, but mainly in the marmalade section and decided to put in something different – you could say I am a marmalade girl – my husband likes marmalade, so I make it regularly.

“As well as this lovely award I also won a couple of prizes in the marmalade, preserved lemons and the new marinated fetta.”

Regan family representative Chris Regan said the family made the decision to donate the shield in memory of their late mother, who passed away late last year.

“Mum used to look forward to the show every year and used to exhibit porcelain dolls and loved spending time at the Show, so it was only natural that we wanted to keep her memory alive,” Mr Regan said.

Anne Garard

THE smile on Ann Garard’s face said it all – she had fulfilled a keen ambition and wrapped up the Kiama-Jamberoo RSL sponsored Anzac Biscuit competition which is celebrating the centenary of Anzac.

While helping out with the Kiama Independent’s front page Anzac photo last week, Mrs Garard said she had been entering Anzac biscuits in Kiama Show for 20 years and had only one first an one second placing, but that all changed on Friday.

“I’m thrilled to win in this special year – I planned to enter two plates – one crispier an one chewy - but when I took them out of the oven and went to pack them up I had forgotten which one is which so I don’t know which one won – but it all worked out in the end,” Mrs Garard said with a smile.

“I would really like to thank the RSL forgetting involved – it makes it even more special.”

Mrs Garard has been entering cookery and flora entries in Kiama Show since 1988 when she entered her grandmother’s tea cake recipe, and enjoy every minute of it.

“If you come to my place in the days leading up to the Show, you’ll get a job washing up.

“I have had another successful year and look forward to trying to make it back-to-back Anzac wins in 2016.”