NSWFAA General Show Rules
These are the General Show Rules that apply to all NSWFAA competitions.
Please also check the individual show location rules (e.g. Mittagong, Galston, etc) for competition specific rules. Competition specific show rules will be included in NSWFAA newsletters and on the specific event page on this website.
GENERAL SHOW RULES AS AT SEPTEMEBER 2024
NSWFAA COMPETITION RULES
1. An exhibit is made of plant material, with or without accessories, staged within a space specified on the show schedule.
2. Plant material must predominate over all other components of the design.
3. Fresh plant material must be in water or in water-retaining material unless such material remains turgid throughout the show.
4. Painted and/or artificially coloured plant material may be used with discretion.
5. NO AEROSOL/SPRAY painting permitted in the venue or environs.
6. The use of artificial plant material is forbidden.
7. Exhibits must be the individual competitor’s own work.
8. Drapes, bases and accessories may be used.
9. Competitors may use their own bases and backing in stated staging areas, but no attachments to any part of the room are permitted.
10. Competitors are requested to ensure that no water damages the floor, and worksheets are used on the floor at all times during staging.
11. Competitors must place their own debris in plastic bags and remove to designated disposal areas.
12. The NSWFAA does not accept liability for any loss or damage which may occur to Exhibits, Embellishments or Accessories, etc.
13. A design must not be changed in any way after it has been judged.
14. No exhibitor is permitted to touch or remove another competitor’s design or part thereof.
15. Exhibits will be marked “Not According to Schedule” and down pointed if they are outside the allotted space of the class.
16. All exhibits will be judged in accordance with the AFAA Manual 2nd Edition.
17. The judge’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
18. No photographs may be transmitted to electronic media prior to judging.
19. Please notify the Show Secretary if you do not wish your name to be posted next to your design on social media.
20. Only one entry per class, unless stipulated otherwise on the Show Schedule.
21. The NSWFAA Committee reserves the right to take entries past the date stated.
22. Competitors should make themselves aware of locally listed noxious weeds, Weeds of National Significance, National Environmental Alert List Weeds and Water Weeds. Details including noxious weeds on:www.wsc.nsw.gov.au/services/environment/environmental-information/flora-fauna/noxious
Exhibitors staging at NSWFAA events:
Judges: Open to Judges Only
Open: Open to all exhibitors excepting Judges
Intermediate: An Intermediate exhibitor after winning six (6) first places at a NSWFAA event will be promoted to the Open Section.
Novice: A Novice is an exhibitor who is a beginner who, after winning eight (8) first
places at a NSWFAA event will be promoted to the Intermediate Section.
Novice and Intermediate exhibitors may also enter the Open Section.
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