PAST COMMUNITY AMBASADORS
GRACE MCCREA
The 2023 Young Woman of the Year is dedicated and passionate about preserving the traditions and values of the Dapto Country Show. Grace's commitment to the show and her community has not gone unnoticed, and she was honoured with the title of Young Woman of the Year in 2023.
Grace's involvement with the Dapto Country Show began at a young age, and she has been a familiar face at the event ever since. From setting up the pavilion and assisting stewards to entering her own exhibits, Grace has always been eager to contribute in any way she can.
In addition to her work in the pavilion, Grace has also been involved with the gates and horse exhibits. She has helped with ticket sales and ensuring the smooth flow of attendees into the show.
Grace represented the Dapto area at the Zone, which further demonstrates her commitment to promoting the values and traditions of the show on a larger scale. Her passion for the show and her community shines through in everything she does.
RACHAEL EDLER
Rachael represented the Dapto Show Society as the 2019 and 2020 Showgirl.
Rachael has grown up in Dapto and lived here all her life. She went to Hayes Park Primary School and completed her HSC at Kanahooka High School. Rachael has grown up working and helping with all aspects of the Dapto Show and loves the community feeling it has.
Rachael has completed her Diploma of Travel and Tourism. She then completed 2 years of Primary Education at UOW, but found she enjoyed helping the students rather than teaching and is planing to move into the health industry.
Rachael is a part of Southern Light Vocal Academy. She started in 2009 in the Choir of Southern Lights, and has now recently joined the all ladies choir known as the Sistars. The Choirs have competed with great success locally and in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. The choirs also takes part in community concerts, recently they held a concert in 2016 to raise funds to help a child with brain cancer. She also volunteered at the studio as an assistant teacher for one of the junior singing groups.