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Winners for the AIBA 2020 Isolation Edition have been announced at tonight's special virtual brewers choice awards night. Hosted by AIBA Judge Kirrily Waldhorn and Good Beer Week's Co-Founder Miro Bellini, the awards celebrated the Australian beer industry in isolation, as part of the Good Beer Week Virtual Festival. With almost 150 votes in from our AIBA exhibitors, we're lucky to have had so many great breweries be awarded trophies for their champion beers and many of them remain favourites for the industry and the consumer.

Further to the difficult decision that was made by the RASV Board to cancel the 2020 Royal Melbourne Show, I had the privilege of speaking with the Governor of Victoria, Honourable Linda Dessau AC to inform her of the decision. As the Head of State and also as the Patron of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Her Excellency expressed her disappointment yet understanding and support of the decision made.

Due to the continuing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in particular the social distancing measures and mass gathering restrictions in place, The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) has made the decision to cancel the 2020 Royal Melbourne Show in the best interests of public health.

Recognising the widespread continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Australian Food Awards (AFA). After extensive consultation with our AFA Industry Advisory Group, the consensus was that the health and safety of the community and all those involved in the delivery of the Award Program was at the forefront in making this decision.

The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) are proud to assist with the the Delivered Live Streaming Festival, through the involvement of the RASV Recharge Program.