Ballarat Ag Ball

The Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Society are thrilled to announce our Keynote Speaker for our 2026 Farmer's Night Off on Tuesday 25th August is:

🌾 SAM LONGMORE 🌾

Sam is an advocate, entrepreneur and elite adaptive athlete whose work is driven by resilience, purpose and action.

Just over 12 years ago, Sam’s life changed following a car accident that resulted in her becoming a wheelchair user. Rather than limiting her, the experience strengthened her determination to challenge barriers, particularly within rural and agricultural Australia.

We can't wait to Welcome Sam down from NSW for the evening.

Have you got your RSVP in yet? If not jump to it if you are a farmer or rural service provider! Our family friendly atmosphere will have something for everyone to enjoy!

https://form.jotform.com/262170324963860

This evening is only made possible by the support of all our incredible sponsors listed below 👏
Community Bank Creswick & District
TB White & Sons
Ballan and Bacchus Marsh Local Butcher
Progress Accounting
Shanahan’s Livestock Transport
Davies & Rose Rural & Hardware
Southern Wire
AIRR
Crossroads Trading

Were you at the Ballarat Ag Ball on Saturday night 🤔 The Rural community came together in very strong numbers for our annual Ag Ball at the North Ballarat Sports Club and we couldn't be more grateful to everyone for their support from attendees to sponsors and supporters, you all helped make the night a huge success 🙌

Check out today's edition of The Courier to see if you feature in the photo gallery 😉 Many thanks to The Ballarat Courier for their continued coverage of all BAPS events 🙌

A great night out is helping rural students pursue their agricultural dreams.

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Thank you to the team from Central Victoria Livestock Exchange - CVLX
for their continued support of the Ballarat Ag Ball 🙌👏

Thankyou to the team behind last night Ballarat Ag Ball raising funds for the Ballarat Rural Achiever Awards scholorship and the ongoing developments at the first class new Ballarat Showgrounds. The CVLX team had a great night and look forward to next years event.

WHAT A NIGHT 🕺💃🥂🍷🍻🎉
Lots of appreciation posts to come but for now we would love you to share your photos from the night with us! DM them to us or post online and remember to tag our Ballarat Ag Ball FB and insta pages and hashtag so we can share all the fun from the night across our socials 🎉

Are your livestock wasting too much hay or straw in the paddock? Maybe you need to add another hay feeder to your collection? Tonight is your chance.....just be sure to bid last! 😉

We thank the Rooney Family and team from Advantage Feeders for their fabulous support of tonight's auction 🙏

Located at 33 Coronet St, Wendouree, when you are next in town if you are in the market for a grain or hay feeder for your sheep or cattle call by Advantage Feeders or check their range out online!

Keen for a beautiful lunch in a beautiful Rural setting? Want to spoil your partner or maybe you and mate want to go fishing and grab lunch? This $200 voucher might just be for you.....if you bid last tonight 😉

We thank Robert and Jan from Tuki Trout Farm for this donation towards our auction 🙏

Located at 60 Stoney Rises Road Smeaton, do yourself a favour and head out to this little hidden treasure one weekend and enjoy all the beautiful food they have to offer! You might even catch a fish 🐟 while you are there!