Junior Beef Show committee celebrates 30 years of training and educating the next gen | Photos

The cattle handling school has become a popular attraction for students during the June-July school holidays, drawing more than 100 students from across Queensland and NSW annually.

This year's three-day event wrapped up on Thursday night with a presentation dinner, with broad ribbons and prizes awarded to the winners in the led steer competition, junior judges, paraders and memorial awards.

Chairman of the Junior Beef Show committee, Brett Coombe, Roxborough Brahmans, Moura, said the three-day event was a great success.

"We had over 100 kids come from central Queensland, NSW and from north Queensland," Mr Coombe said.

"The kids experienced training and educational sessions with some of the beef industry's top bodies across the three days.

"We did a session on low-stress stock handling and we had a local butcher do a demonstration on cooking and presenting meat and he was great.

"The beef industry brings everyone together and we were lucky that we had Beef Australia this year, which was a great catch up event, but this has just been another catch up after that."

Originally created and developed by the Australian brahman breeders association (ABBA), the organisation continues to support the training and education of the next generation.

Mr Coombe praised the phenomenal amount of support that the show had received over the past three decades.

"We have a committee of about eight and there is probably been four or five of us that have been on this committee for the last 30 years and we've kept it going over the years," he said.

"It's been pretty tough going sometimes but it's always been the kids that have kept us enthused to keep it running and so that's why we keep doing it.

"The ABBA certainly gets behind this event and it certainly wouldn't happen if it wasn't for them and our committee members who are so dedicated."

ABBA's general manager Anastasia Fanning, Rockhampton, said it's vital to educate the youth and that the Junior Beef Show provides a platform for them to grow within the beef industry.

"The kids gain social skills and are given the opportunity to be involved in something that they love, and in their process they're learning vital life skills," Ms Fanning said.

"It's never been about brahmans breeders, it's always been about the whole of industry and whoever wants to be involved."

Check out the winners and grinners from the age group champions of each age group category from the presentation night.

Long time volunteers were also recognized and awarded for their service to the Junior Beef Show.