Sept 2025 edition – Putting the ‘grand’ into grandstand

Sean Hefferon
TOODYAY has many grand old buildings that hark back to days that will never be again – but they provide a link to the past and give a sense of place.

Many old buildings have been brought back to their “glory days”.

Many others continue to wait, patiently, for a touch of paint or that grand makeover.

The grandstand at the Toodyay Showgrounds has done waiting and had a recent sprucing up.

The structure built in 1910 is a welcome area for spectators to settle into as local events play out in front of them.

When you’re at the local footy and you want a good vantage point where are you going to go?

Tired legs and needing a rest at Toodyay’s iconic Agricultural Show?

The grandstand is a good place for a family sit-down and rest.

Send the kids away to buy fairy floss and a bit of mental destressing can also occur.

This makes the grandstand’s recent refurbishment by the local shire as timely as a local cricketer hitting a six when the team is down against the opposition.

Steve McCormick, Toodyay Cricket Club President (and a local councillor), brought the recent maintenance efforts to the Herald’s attention.

McCormick said that the cricket club appreciated the maintenance undertaken at the showgrounds including grandstand sanding and painting.

The shire putting the ‘grand’ back into grandstand – a piece of sandpaper and a lick of paint at a time.