2019 Merino Fleece Judging State Final Results

The State Final for the Merino Fleece Judging was held at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show on the 21st July 2019. The competition had 12 participants and VAS Ltd would like to congratulate the below placegetters.

1st Place: Erin Douglas

2nd Place: Tess Runting

3rd Place: Colleeen Tropeano

Erin will represent Victoria in New Zealand at the 2020 ASA National Finals.

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2019 Merino Sheep Judging State Final Results

The State Final for the Merino Sheep Judging was held at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show on the 21st July 2019. The competition had around 20 participants and VAS Ltd would like to congratulate the below placegetters.

1st Place - Ben Harwich
2nd Place - Shaun Kopp
3rd Place - Lachlan Barrett

Ben will represent Victoria in New Zealand at the 2020 ASA National Finals.

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RASV Virtual Museum

Explore a heritage rich with pride

The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Virtual Museum, an online platform sharing the stories of the organisation’s 170 year history.

As an organisation, RASV commenced with a ploughing match in 1848 and continues to conduct Victoria’s largest annual community event, the Royal Melbourne Show, over 11 days in September/October.

The Virtual Museum is a lively changing forum that will peak curiosity, enable discovery and share stories. The collection includes the RASV’s archival records and artefacts from the 1870’s to current day, with the collection spanning across the Royal Melbourne Show, the RASV and items from Victoria’s rural heritage.

The Virtual Museum is another positive step forward in sharing the RASV’s rich history following the accreditation of the RASV Heritage Collection through the Museum Accreditation Program in 2018.

Displayed on the virtual museum site are Royal Melbourne Show exhibitions, films, snapshots, trophies and most importantly, a collection of 54 oral history interviews with some of the people that have shaped the RASV and the Royal Melbourne Show.

Visitors to the website are encouraged to interact through the discussion forum to provide further information that can assist in documenting each individual piece.

RASV CEO, Paul Guerra was enthusiastic about sharing stories of the RASV’s past and is looking forward to the new stories that will be told.

“The virtual museum allows us to share items of our rich heritage with our members, exhibitors and the wider public.

“The physical space required for the display of the collection is limited but the virtual museum allows us to share the stories of the past like never before.”

“By uploading images of the physical collection to the virtual museum, it provides the opportunity to show items that nobody has been able to access before, assisting with sharing RASV’s history with the wider community.”

The Virtual Museum can be accessed via the RASV website at www.rasv.com.au/virtual-museum

The 2019 Royal Melbourne Show will be held from Saturday 21 September to Tuesday 1 October at Melbourne Showgrounds.

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2019 VAS Ltd Fleece Competition

Proudly sponsored by Australian Wool Network

1st Place: Alan Harris representing Central & Upper Goulburn (Heathcote Show)

2nd Place: Rod & Sue Miller representing Wimmera (Horsham Show)

3rd Place: Glenice Ficken representing Northern District (Kerang Show)

State Finalist: Tom Alston representing South Western (Colac & District Pastoral & Agricultural Society)

State Finalist: Kelvin & Jacquie Pendergast representing Gippsland (Omeo Show)

State Finalist: Coryule Merino Stud representing Midlands Group (Ballarat Show)

2019 Junior Carrot & Date Muffins State Final Results

1st Place: Rose Berryman – Representing Northern District Group (Echuca Show)

2nd Place: Tammy Stone – Representing Goulburn Valley Riverina Group (Numurkah Show)

3rd Place: Abby Coon – Representing Midlands Group (Clunes Show)

State Finalist: Rhys Grace – Representing Central & South Gippsland Group (Warragul Show)

State Finalist: Daniel Friedrich – Representing Central & Upper Goulburn Group (Seymour Show)

State Finalist: Jackson Lett – Representing Gippsland Group (Maffra Show)

State Finalist: Eleanor Robinson – Representing North Eastern Group (Myrtleford Show)

State Finalist: Tessa Knight – Representing South Western Group (Colac Show)

State Finalist: Jake Smith – Representing Wimmera Group (Jeparit Show)