{"id":44,"date":"2025-11-05T16:48:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T05:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baps.stoke1.dev\/victorian-sheep-show\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:50:24","slug":"about-the-ballarat-show","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baps.stoke1.dev\/victorian-sheep-show\/about-the-ballarat-show\/","title":{"rendered":"About &amp; History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"44\" class=\"elementor elementor-44\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ece368 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ece368\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecfd36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fecfd36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9c983 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc9c983\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2a925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sp-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"6d2a925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sp-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0764ce elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0764ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/baps.stoke1.dev\/victorian-sheep-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/509423847_17860774470428813_344163436105561014_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-1307\" alt=\"Indoor sheep market with people and stalls.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baps.stoke1.dev\/victorian-sheep-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/509423847_17860774470428813_344163436105561014_n.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/baps.stoke1.dev\/victorian-sheep-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/509423847_17860774470428813_344163436105561014_n-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baps.stoke1.dev\/victorian-sheep-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/509423847_17860774470428813_344163436105561014_n-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baps.stoke1.dev\/victorian-sheep-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/509423847_17860774470428813_344163436105561014_n-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dcc471 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dcc471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Victorian Sheep Show is a proud celebration of the people, animals, and traditions that shape Victoria\u2019s sheep and wool industry. 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