WHILE many visit the Ekka for the showbags and the rides, there are those who take home some medals.
This year, a swag of Redlanders took home the big prizes in a variety of Ekka competitions.
Murray Thompson, of Dish and Spoon Fine Foods at Cleveland, entered his outback tomato relish for the first time, bringing home a first prize in the Class 105 cookery.
"It's great. It was a first time for us. We thought we'd give it a try," Murray said.
Murray said the Dish and Spoon products are sold at farmer's markets at Cleveland and Manly.
Wellington Point sculptor Peter Steller took out the champion sculpture prize for the second time in his two years of competition, beating 47 entries to do so. His entry was turned on a lathe and "sculpted from there" in Australian red cedar sourced at Kenilworth.
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Brisbane Tourism News: Experience the Enchantment of the EKKA Express
Regional residents can have an EKKA special treat this year on board the Queensland Rail Travel EKKA Express; a Tilt Train arriving at the Exhibition station just after the gates open, a day pass to the iconic event and a return trip home again the same evening.
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Brisbane Tourism News: Experience the Enchantment of the EKKA Express
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Brisbane Tourism News: Experience the Enchantment of the EKKA Express
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