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Sydney Morning Herald
12-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
From $25 to $500: How much are people spending at the Ekka?
Ekka-goers arrived at the showgrounds on Tuesday ready – and willing – to spend money. 'I've already spent $30 since I walked through the gate,' Samford resident Christine Martin said. 'You know that you're going to spend money when you come here, it's part of the day,' said Logan mum Ashlee Harris, who had recently arrived with her husband Mitchell and son Henry on Tuesday morning. The Harris family budgeted between $100 and $300 for the day, but were hopeful they would be able to stretch that amount as much as possible. 'You can enjoy a lot of the things here without having to spend a lot of money,' Harris' husband Mitchell Harris said. 'If we go under [$300] that's great, but I think you can do a lot with that money,' she added. For Emma Norris, the day's budget of $500 was fluid as she set out to make memories for her two children, rather than focus on the dollar amount. 'It's about the experience and [making] memories,' she said.
The Age
12-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
From $25 to $500: How much are people spending at the Ekka?
Ekka-goers arrived at the showgrounds on Tuesday ready – and willing – to spend money. 'I've already spent $30 since I walked through the gate,' Samford resident Christine Martin said. 'You know that you're going to spend money when you come here, it's part of the day,' said Logan mum Ashlee Harris, who had recently arrived with her husband Mitchell and son Henry on Tuesday morning. The Harris family budgeted between $100 and $300 for the day, but were hopeful they would be able to stretch that amount as much as possible. 'You can enjoy a lot of the things here without having to spend a lot of money,' Harris' husband Mitchell Harris said. 'If we go under [$300] that's great, but I think you can do a lot with that money,' she added. For Emma Norris, the day's budget of $500 was fluid as she set out to make memories for her two children, rather than focus on the dollar amount. 'It's about the experience and [making] memories,' she said.
