"It's been a family thing all our lives, my uncle Perce was the president of the committee and did it for many years and my uncle Bill was also involved for many years, so I sort of followed on from them," Mr Ubrihien said.

Mr Ubrihien has attended the Sydney show his entire life and has been part of the committee for 49 years.

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They were very pleased to win the best artistic display at the show, for the first time in 12 years.

Mr Ubrihien is very proud of all the hard work that had been put into it.

"It takes weeks of work because everything has got to be made naturally," he said.

He explained that the backdrop is made of natural fibers like wool, grain or seeds and that the real challenge was making it all naturally.

"There's not a drop of paint on the whole thing".

Mr Ubrihien was told their display was the most photographed display in the entire show due to the unique squash that was disguised as a duck.

Children and families all gathered around the one of a kind shaped squash which had been nicknamed 'Daffy'.

Mr Ubrihien said that the funny thing was the squash had been a freak pumpkin that had then grown into the shape of a duck.

Most of the pumpkins that were put on display this year as well as 'Daffy' the squash, were grown by Bruce Thistelton in Tarraganda.

Mr Ubrihien specialises in growing maize and also grows some pumpkins for the display. He said that preparation for the show is a year long process.

"When the show is just about over we'll be picking maze, drying them and getting them ready for next year's show," he said.

He said It's a big job each year and a committee of 45 people in each court of state collect the produce for next year's show.

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Each year they get to choose a different theme for their display and this year it had to do with the flow of water from rivers. The display had a river running out of a mountain and the pumpkins were decorated like rocks along a river.

Mr Ubrihien said he enjoyed seeing people back at the showground after it being cancelled in 2020.

"People were joyous to be out, kids dancing in the street, people saying how good it was to be back at the show and how nice the weather turned out to be for the weekend," he said.