The Trangie Truck and Tractor Show is creeping up for its third year, and with better weather and lots of keen interest - it’s set to be record breaking. Locals and visitors alike are encouraged to bring in their trucks, tractors, cars, motorbikes, and even small engines to have on display. President of the show, Jason McCutcheon, insists they don’t have to be fancy or all done up to be worthy of display.

“They can be in their ‘working clothes’, as we like to say,” he said.

“Sometimes the original is even better than when it’s all done up.”

But even if tractor displays aren’t your thing, there’s entertainment on offer for the whole family. Starting off strong with a tractor pull, there’s also a show and shine with all sorts of prizes on offer. There will be market stalls, food, kids activities, and even live entertainment in the evening, after of course - the demolition derby.

The Trangie Truck and Tractor Show was first thought up by a group of friends wanting to put their prized possessions on display. The first show in 2019 anticipated to have around 500 people in attendance, but it was blown out to over 3000 guests through the gates. “It was off the scale!” exclaimed Mr McCutcheon.

“The second one was postponed from COVID-19, but then the night before it was meant to happen we had 100mm of rain, and it was washed out. So we had probably still over 1000 people come and we had tractors all through the main street.

“When we initially started, we got a few of our wives involved to do some of the admin, and they asked what they were going to do when they attended, so that’s where this idea of it becoming a whole day of activities came through.”

Mr McCutcheon said that the idea was thought up in the middle of the drought, in an effort to put something on to pick up people’s spirits.

“We planned a full family day with enough activities for everyone, the chance to show off equipment if you want, or just something to have a look around.”

The Trangie Truck and Tractor Show’s major sponsor is Inland Petroleum, and the event was given a boost this year by the NSW government through their Reconnecting Regional NSW – Community Events Program.