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Aimee Bolton's journey in the agricultural industry began with her first visit to a meat processing facility at the Melbourne Royal Show a decade ago. Today, she stands as the proud recipient of the Emerging Leader in Victorian Agriculture Award, recognising her significant contributions to the field through her role at JBS Australia, the nation's largest meat and food processing company.

A fervent champion of agricultural shows and now the dedicated secretary of her local Cohuna Show, Giorgi Boucher has been rising up the ranks in Victoria’s agricultural show movement for many years now. Giorgi’s passion for agricultural shows and enthusiastic attitude is what recently won her the prestigious Melbourne Royal Rising Star Award at the 2023 Melbourne Royal Show.

As we approach the festive season and the end of 2023, it’s an opportunity to reflect on what has been a highly successful year for Melbourne Royal in celebrating 175 years.

On Friday 3 November, the 2023 winners of the country’s most prestigious wine event, the Melbourne Royal Wine Awards (MRWA), were announced at a presentation luncheon at the iconic Victoria Pavilion at Melbourne Showgrounds.

The 2023 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards Presentation luncheon held today in the magnificent Victoria Pavilion with more than 350 guests in attendance, the largest attendance for more than 15 years. Established in 1884 with just thirteen entries, the Melbourne Royal Wine Awards have evolved and grown significantly over the past 139 years and this year we welcomed 2,425 entries.