Ekka 2012 Information Guide

TraditionsANIMALSDuring the 10 days of Ekka, nearly 10,000 animals are housed just 1.6 kilometresfrom the CBD—making this event truly unique in the Australian landscape andepitomising city meets country. Animals have always been, and remain, the majorattraction of the Ekka with the now famous RACQ Insurance Animal Nursery stemmingback to 1964.Things to See…Animal BoulevardAnimal Boulevard is the Ekka’s one-stop shop for all creatures great and small.A series of interlinking pavilions allow visitors to get up close and personal withhundreds of animals, view various demonstrations, participate in interactive displaysall designed to get Ekka visitors acquainted with Queensland’s primary industries.RACQ Insurance Animal NurseryAs one of the Ekka’s most popular attractions, almost 140,000 people will make theirway through the RACQ Insurance Animal Nursery to visit 400 baby barnyard animals.Featuring ducks, ducklings, chickens, turkeys, lambs, calves, goats, rams, chickensand donkeys, visitors can feed, pat and wander through the nursery as well as viewchickens hatching from their eggs in incubators.CBeebies Animal WalkCBeebies Animal Walk is the best way to see Animal Boulevard. Follow the signs asEkka visitors are led on a comprehensive tour. Starting at the RACQ Insurance AnimalNursery and winding through each of the animal pavilions and buildings, before itfinally ends at the Poultry, Pigeons, Birds and Eggs Pavilion. Back this year is a jointhe dots style competition where participants collect a map at the start and markthe five checkpoints along the trail. At the end put your entry in the barrel and goin the draw to win a prize.Dairy Farmers Milking BarnNambour State High School students will be back again to present 120 separatemilking demonstrations. The Dairy Farmers Milking Barn is the place to go to watchlive milking demonstrations, the art of separating cream and butter from the milkand even tips on making cream and butter. Ekka visitors also have the opportunityto bring out the farmer within and milk a cow for themselves!Horse Breeds ExpoHorse around with 18 breeds on show at the Horse Breeds Expo. From the colourfulleopard-spotted coat of the Appaloosa to the child-friendly Haflinger to the smallin stature but large in life Miniature Pony. Talk to the breeders and get to know moreor simply pass through and see some of the largest animals at the show.20 Ekka Media Kit 2012