In 1937, Peter Baker's grandfather started showing corriedale sheep.
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Eighty-two years later, Mr Baker and his son and granddaughters are still showing sheep at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show.
"The sheep show was part of my life long before it was my life," Mr Baker said.
"(My son) Shane got junior champion ram this morning, he's fourth generation, and his two daughters are fifth generation.
"They have a lot of fun (with the sheep) and I'm a fellow who likes seeing young people involved, so it's good to see that evolving at home.
"Rory and Remy are real keen. They have their own White Suffolk stud that their dad started for them. They have a genuine interest in it."
Mr Baker, who lives in Baringhup, has returned to the show regularly because of his belief that if you want to have something, you must support it.
"That's why been involved as much as I have because it is in my backyard," he said.
"In 2000, the show first came to Bendigo. It was virtually broke in Melbourne. The costs of running it down there were prohibitive, so it came to Bendigo.
"There was a lot of debate going on even about this (exhibition centre) shed we're standing in. But here we are. It's been good.
"I become an executive (for show) in about 2004 and 2013/14 I was president here. To see it grow has been fantastic.
"This is second biggest event after Easter that happens in Bendigo, it's highly rewarding."
During the show's evolution, Mr Baker said an investment junior and youth participation had been vital.
"What I very much enjoy is seeing the young people who are now showing and come up through the ranks," he said.
"There are some really good young people out there and hopefully we can entice them into the industry. We have been successful so far and I'm sure we will be going forward."
At the Women of Wool panel on Friday, Women of Wool co-founder Jacqueline McArthur also spoke on the importance of youth and new minds joining the wool and agriculture industry.
"The main topic on panel was the next generation," she said. "We are facing so many challenges (in the industry) but if we stick together there are a lot of options.
"We have next generation that have a lot of ideas about doing things differently.
"If we can pave the way for new models of thinking and pathways for investment that are conducive to a local economy and conducive to not giving all our assets to big global companies, we can stick together."
The Australian Sheep and Wool Show is on at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds until Sunday.
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