AUSTRALIAN FOOD SUPER BUTCHER WARS - toowoomba & GIPPSLAND
LOCATIONS
Toowoomba – Toowoomba Showground – Glenvale Road, Glenvale QLD 4350
Gippsland – Lardner Park – 155 Burnt Store Rd, Lardner VIC 3820
SANCTIONING
The event is sanctioned by the World Butchers Alliance.
Event Timetable - TOOWOOMBA
**PLEASE NOTE – TIMES MAY VARY SLIGHTLY DEPENDING ON PROGRAM SCHEDULE**
Friday – 10th April 2026
12:00pm – Gates open
12:30pm – BUTCHERS BRIEFING (behind stage)
1:45pm – Round 1 Australian Food Super Butcher Wars
2:30pm – Round 2 Australian Food Super Butcher Wars
Saturday – 11th April 2026
10:00am – Gates open
10:30am – BUTCHERS BRIEFING (behind stage)
11:30pm – Round 3 Australian Food Super Butcher Wars
12:15pm – Round 4 Australian Food Super Butcher Wars
Saturday – 11th April 2026
6.00pm – Awards Presentation
Event Timetable - GIPPSLAND
**PLEASE NOTE – TIMES MAY VARY SLIGHTLY DEPENDING ON PROGRAM SCHEDULE**
Friday – 17th April 2026
12:00pm – Gates open
12:30pm – BUTCHERS BRIEFING (behind stage)
1:45pm – Round 1 Australian Food Super Butcher Wars
2:30pm – Round 2 Australian Food Super Butcher Wars
Saturday – 18th April 2026
10:00am – Gates open
10:30am – BUTCHERS BRIEFING (behind stage)
11:30pm – Round 3 Australian Food Super Butcher Wars
12:15pm – Round 4 Australian Food Super Butcher Wars
Saturday – 11th April 2026
6.00pm – Awards Presentation
COMPETITION DETAILS
Each Butcher will be provided with a Half Saddle of Pork and a Half Lamb.
Competition time is 30 Minutes SHARP!!
Butchers ARE allowed to use the following items for display.
- Garnishes
- Seasonings, including herbs and spices
- Sauces and marinades
- Knives and saws
- Additional presentation items
Butchers will be judged on four main criteria.
- Speed
- Technique
- Creativity
- Final Appearance
WORKSTATIONS
Each Butcher is allocated a stainless steel work bench (1200mm wide x 600mm deep) and storage tubs for prepared meat and waste.
Each competitor must supply their own presentation board for final judging.
You may build any style of creative display for your final presentation board, provided it fits on the work bench provided.
Cost of Entry
Entry is $200 – Butchers will be provided with payment details upon successful registration.
Includes 4 x Weekend Passes to each Meatstock event you’re participating in.
International Butchers are FREE and will also receive 4 x Weekend Passes to Meatstock Sydney
PRIZES
1st place – $1,500 Cash and Prizes
2nd place – $500 Cash and Prizes
3rd place – $250 Cash and Prizes
Trophies will be awarded for 1st – 5th place
PENALTIES AND INFRACTIONS
Please note, you may receive a penalty for any of the following infractions:
• Going over the allowed time
• Late to competition start times
• Uncleanliness of station
• Judges decision is final in the event of any dispute
Event Disclaimer and additional Terms of Entry
By entering the Contest, each entrant forever and irrevocably releases and holds harmless the event organisers, its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective agents, advertising and promotion agencies, Contest partners and prize suppliers, and all of their respective employees, officers, directors, shareholders, affiliates, and agents from and against all claims, damages, or liabilities arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from (a) entrant’s participation in the Contest, or Contest related activities or events, (b) entrant’s Submission, (c) entrant’s representations and agreements in these Official Rules, and (d) entrant’s award, receipt, or use of any prize awarded in the Contest. The event organisers reserve the right, at their own sole discretion, to terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest at any time.
A waiver must be signed by each contestant.
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