Jim and Brenda Venters, Liberton, Stonehaven, Victoria, were presented during the judging at the 2017 ASBA Show Bendigo with their joint ACA life membership certificate in recognition and sincere appreciation for their dedication and promotion of the Corriedale breed over many years and to acknowledge their consistent encouragement of junior members, schools and colleges.
Bendigo ASBA Sheep & Wool Show 14th -16th July 2017
Ram Judge: Darryl MacDonald Victoria
Ewe Judge: Chris Kemp New South Wales
Shorn Judge: Robert McCartney Victoria
School Judge: Richard Archer Tasmania
Supreme Longwool Interbreed Exhibit: Sweetfield
Supreme Longwool Interbreed Group: Sweetfield
Supreme Champion Corriedale - Wettenhall Perpetual Trophy: Sweetfield
National Weaner Sponsor Bruce Hamblin Toolleen Stud: Sweetfield
The Late J.F. Guthrie Perpetual Cup Most Successful Exhibitor: Sweetfield
The Goxhill Perpetual Trophy -Most successful in Shorn Classes: Sweetfield
Grand Champion Ram - John Savage Memorial Trophy: Sweetfield
Senior Champion Ram: Loddon Park
Reserve Senior Champion Ram: Blackwood
Junior Champion Ram under 1-1/2 years - RE Wettenhall Trophy: Sweetfield
Reserve Champion Ram under 1-1/2 years: Loddon Park
Grand Champion Ewe 'Jill Savage' Memorial Trophy: Gambier View
Senior Champion Ewe over 1-1/2 years: Gambier View
Reserve Champion Ewe over 1-1/2 years: Roseville
Junior Champion Ewe under 1-1/2 years 'Wahroonga Trophy: Sweetfield
Reserve Junior Champion: Elisabeth Murdoch College
Champion Shorn Sheep: The Roy Baker Trophy: Sweetfield
Reserve Champion Shorn Sheep: Loddon Park
Best Head on a Ram - Ian MacKinnon Memorial Trophy: Morella
Ram any age with best Sire's Fleece: Corriedale Hills
Loddon Park Trophy- Group 1 ram 2 ewes under 1-1/2 years bred by Exhibitor - Sweetfield
Ken Smith Memorial Trophy for Sires progeny group -3 sheep- rams or ewes sired by one sire: Loddon Park
C.B.T. Gates Memorial Perpetual Trophy - first year exhibitor: Ovella Park
Open Ram Classes
Corriedale Special Weaner judged on Wool, Scanning & Visual: 1st Overall - Wattle Glen
National Weaner Competition: Overall -Sweetfield
Heats: SA - 1st Corriedale Hills NSW- 1st Rose-Lea Vic - 1st Sweetfield Tas - 1st Blackwood
Ram over 2-1/2 years: 1st Glen Esk 2nd Quamby Plains 3rd Gambier View
Ram over 1-1/2 years and under 2-1/2 years: Blackwood 2nd Quamby Plains 3rd Glen Esk
Ram under 1-1/2 years: 1st Wattle Glen 2nd Blackwood 3rd Moralla
Ram under 1-1/2 years-milk tooth: Wattle Glen 2nd Ballarat Grammar 3rd Corriedale Hills
Ram under 1-1/2 years -Born on or after August 1st - 1st Rose-Lea
Ram over 1-1/2 years shorn after 1st March. 1st Loddon Park 2nd Rupertswood 3rd Roseville Ram
Ram under 1-1/2 years shorn after 1st March: 1st Sweetfield 2nd Loddon Park 3rd Sweetfield
Ram under 1-1/2 years born on or after the 1st August shorn after March 1st
1st Quamby Plains 2nd Blackwood 3rd Quamby Plains
Ram over 1-1/2 years closely and evenly shorn: 1st Elisabeth Murdoch College 2nd Gambier View 3rd Harleydale
Ram under 1-1/2 years closely and evenly shorn: 1st Sweetfield 2nd Loddon Park 3rd Blackwood
Geof Shannon Memorial Objective measurement - Coora Trophy 1st Quamby Plains 2nd Blackwood 3rd Blackwood
Open Ewe Classes
Ewe over 2-1/2 years in full wool: 1st Gambier View 2nd Gambier View 3rd Chairo
Ewe over 1-1/2 years and under 2-1/2 years old in full wool: 1st Elisabeth Murdoch College 2nd Elisabeth Murdoch College 3rd Chairo
Ewe under 1-1/2 years in full wool: 1st Elisabeth Murdoch College 2nd Wattle Glen 3rd Moralla
Ewe under 1-1/2 years showing full mouth of milk teeth: 1st Corriedale Hills 2nd Corriedale Hills 3rd Wattle Glen
Ewe under 1-1/2 years born on the 1st August in full wool: 1st Rose-Lea 2nd Rose-Lea
Ewe over 1-1/2 years March shorn: 1st Roseville 2nd Loddon Park 3rd Tuerang
Ewe under 1-1/2 years March shorn: 1st Sweetfield 2nd Sweetfield 3rd Loddon Park
Ewe under 1-1/2 years August born March shorn: 1st Roseville 2nd Kinatura 3rd Harleydale
Ewe any age with Progeny at foot or visibly in lamb: 1st Rupertswood 2nd Flinders 3rd Loddon Park
Ewe over 1-1/2 years July shorn: 1st Loddon Park 2nd Kinatura 3rd Teurong
Ewe under 1-1/2 years July shorn: 1st Sweetfield 2nd Loddon Park 3rd Harleydale
Champion March Shorn Ewe Roseville
Reserve Champion March Shorn Ewe: Sweetfield
Loddon Park Trophy- Group 1 ram 2 ewes under 1-1/2 years bred by Exhibitor: 1st Sweetfield 2nd Loddon Park 3rd Rupertswood
Ken Smith Memorial Trophy for Sires progeny group -3 sheep- rams or ewes sired by one sire.
1st Loddon Park 2nd Sweetfield 3rd Corriedale Hills
C.B.T. Gates Memorial Perpetual Trophy - first year exhibitor Ovella Park
Schools Bred & Owned Classes
Ram over 1-1/2 years old: 1st Rupertswood 2nd Rupertswood 3rd Ballarat Grammar
Ram under 1-1/2 years: 1st Rupertswood 2nd Rupertswood 3rd Ballarat Grammar
Ewe over 1-1/2 years 1st. Elisabeth Murdoch College 2nd Rupertswood 3rd Elisabeth Murdoch College
Ewe over 1-1/2 years with lamb at foot: 1st Flinders Christian College 2nd Flinders Christian College 3rd Flinders Christian College
Ewe under 1-1/2 years: 1st Woodleigh 2nd Rupertswood 3rd Elisabeth Murdoch College
Champion Schools bred & owned Ram: Rupertswood
Reserve Champion Schools bred owned Ram: Rupertswood
Champion Schools bred and owned Ewe: Woodleigh
Reserve Champion bred and owned Ewe: Flinders Christian College
School Group 1 Ram & 1 Ewe any age: Rupertswood
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Supreme Corriedale Sheep exhibited by a School: Rupertswood
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Novice & School Owned Classes
Ram over 1-1/2 years old: 1st Flinders 2nd Ovella Park 3rd Woodleigh
Ram under 1-1/2 years old: 1st Moralla 2nd Woodleigh
Ewe over 1-1/2 years old: 1st Moralla 2nd Moralla 3rd Harleydale
Ewe over 1-1/2 years with lamb at foot: Moralla 2nd Harleydale 3rd Tuerong Valley
Ewe under 1-1/2 years: 1st Chairo 2nd Tegrhon 3rd Tegrhon
Ewe over 1-1/2 years old July shorn: 1st Tuerong Valley 2nd Harleydale 3rd Elisabeth Murdoch College
Champion owned Ram: Flinders
Reserve Championed owned Ram: Moralla
Champion owned Ewe: Moralla
Reserve Champion owned Ewe: Harleydale
Novice Bred & Owned Classes (not schools)
Ram over 1-1/2 years old: 1st Moralla
Ram under 1-1/2 years old: 1st Moralla 2nd Harleydale 3rd Harleydale
Ewe over 1-1/2 years old: 1st Kinatura
Ewe over 1-1/2 years old with lamb at foot: 1st Kinatura 2nd Kinatura 3rd Kinatura
Ewe under 1-1/2 years old: 1st Harleydale 2nd Moralla 3rd Moralla
Champion Novice Bred and owned Ram: Moralla
Reserve Champion Bred and Novice bred and owned Ram: Harleydale
Champion Novice Bred and owned Ewe: Kinatura
Reserve Champion and Novice Bred and owned Ewe: Kinatura
Champion Novice Sheep - Moralla
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