Organisers of the Jamberoo Car Show & Family Day have reluctantly cancelled the event for this year, due to the after effects of this year’s rainfall on Kevin Walsh Oval.

“The water table is so high, it only takes a light shower to make it unusable,” says Steve McBride.

“After talking it over with Council, it seems that this is the only sensible thing to do even though we were keen to get back as this will be our third year without a Car Show.”

Launched in 2016, the Jamberoo event quickly grew to being the LGA’s biggest car show, thanks largely to there being no entry fee for the cars on display.

“We grew from 100 cars in our first year to 500 cars four years later,” says Steve.

“We let them pay by donation, and what we lost in gate fees we have made up in sponsorship by being able to attract that many cars.”

Their last Show, in 2019, raised $22,000 for the Jamberoo Red Cross and Jamberoo Rural Fire Service.

“We’ll be back bigger and better next year,” says Steve.

“All the work that has gone into organising this one can be dusted off for 2023.”

The news will be a blow for car aficionados, as it follows the cancellation of last weekend’s return of the Romans Show & Shine at the Harbour and a decision by the Rotary Clubs of Kiama and Gerringong not to hold their Car & Bike Spectacular this year.