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More than 65-thousand people have rolled up to the Ekka today for People's Day. The gate's opened early this morning to make way for the huge crowds.

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00:01There are so many places in the city you can learn to shear a sheep, eat a one metre fruit
00:08stick while watching the relance, or hurl yourself 60 metres into the air.
00:14The People's Day public holiday gives attendees a no-strings-attached opportunity to enjoy
00:20it.
00:20Even the first show had a public holiday in it and so it's really important because
00:24you want to make sure that people can get the day off work, not pressured to go back
00:28to work and enjoy what they're doing here.
00:30I like the baby chicks.
00:32Agriculture has always been at the heart of the show.
00:35We were given them as young sheep and we've grown them up on our own feed.
00:38And you don't have to be a dairy farmer to get in on the action and experience where
00:42our food comes from, from the paddocks to the tables.
00:46We go home every couple of days, bring fresh milk down early in the morning after the goats
00:50have been milked for everyone to have that fresh taste experience.
00:54We sell skewers, so we do sell chicken, pork and beef skewers.
00:59We literally come here every year and it's actually a really good event for us.
01:03For those looking to work off their lunch, line dancing was on the menu.
01:08If line dancing doesn't make you happy enough, which is a short walk from the dance floor.
01:13To Sideshow Alley for the Adrenaline Junkies.
01:16It's a bit country, a bit carnival and a whole lot of Queensland.
01:21Congratulations everybody!
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