Sep 18, 2026 · 35 min · 10 segments
With the Singleton Show just around the corner, we sat down with Bill Stacey, President of the Northern Agricultural Association, for a chat about all things Singleton Show. Bill takes us behind…
Bill StaceyGuest
Rachel BaigentHost
Harrison KirkwoodHostDo you think having a rural upbringing shapes a person's identity and sense of community more than perhaps in a metropolitan area because there's perhaps fewer social opportunities and events to participate in? Oh, that's a tough question, Harry.
Yeah, a lot of the people who are volunteering, are they from rural backgrounds on the committee? Is that like a real driver? A lot of them are rural background but a lot of town folk too.
But can I – Probably take that to an extension, Harry, and say, if I can, just take to extension that, you know, Singleton is still, even though it's got a massive mining community, I still believe it still has that focus of being a rural community.
And I think when you look at the people around, yes, we've got a massive mining community and people that we've got on the committee are also miners.
Still portrays, I think we're lucky, a little bit of rural, majority of rural background.
And I guess to keep that rural background going, it speaks to another level of importance of having these events like the show and the rodeo and agricultural education days that I know, for example, my brother's involved with, and all those events to inspire and to encourage people to have a career and a life in agriculture or farming or produce or things that help communities survive and prosper and thrive.
And not saying Singleton does that all on its own bat, but it's one part of the sort of economic rule picture that does do that.
And I think when we look at the people... and what goes on, education's a very important part of an upbringing.
I feel that, you know, one of the big things that I look at, why is Singleton Show there? One of our purposes is to assist in aid of education of young people.
Because we've got to look at we eat, we drink, we are dependent on agriculture.
Do you think having a rural upbringing shapes a person's identity and sense of community more than perhaps in a metropolitan area because there's perhaps fewer social opportunities and events to participate in? Oh, that's a tough question, Harry.
Yeah, a lot of the people who are volunteering, are they from rural backgrounds on the committee? Is that like a real driver? A lot of them are rural background but a lot of town folk too.
But can I – Probably take that to an extension, Harry, and say, if I can, just take to extension that, you know, Singleton is still, even though it's got a massive mining community, I still believe it still has that focus of being a rural community.
And I think when you look at the people around, yes, we've got a massive mining community and people that we've got on the committee are also miners.
Still portrays, I think we're lucky, a little bit of rural, majority of rural background.
And I guess to keep that rural background going, it speaks to another level of importance of having these events like the show and the rodeo and agricultural education days that I know, for example, my brother's involved with, and all those events to inspire and to encourage people to have a career and a life in agriculture or farming or produce or things that help communities survive and prosper and thrive.
And not saying Singleton does that all on its own bat, but it's one part of the sort of economic rule picture that does do that.
And I think when we look at the people... and what goes on, education's a very important part of an upbringing.
I feel that, you know, one of the big things that I look at, why is Singleton Show there? One of our purposes is to assist in aid of education of young people.
Because we've got to look at we eat, we drink, we are dependent on agriculture.
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