The Gympie Show Society has been forced to postpone its fundraiser rodeo indefinitely due to COVID-19 restrictions.

The event, which should have gone ahead this weekend, was due to be held on state-government owned showgrounds.

But organisers hit a snag with a rule which required them to check everyone coming through the gates is fully vaccinated.

Gympie Show Society Vice President Warren Smith told Neil Breen “logistically, it’s a nightmare”.

The rule doesn’t seem to extend to schoolgrounds, however, as a nearby town was able to have its show at its local school after-hours.

“It became a little murkier yesterday, Neil,” Mr Smith said.

“We received a communiqué from the public health unit at Sunshine Coast Health and they’ve basically said if we’re holding a community event, we can throw the gates open to anybody.

“[But] if we’ve got paying people coming in, they can only be double vaxxed.”

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