Agriculture
25 November, 2024
Classy district shearers make a stand
SPEEDY sheep shearers from the Loddon Shire are amongst the top three after Jarklin’s Get Your Sheer off event Friday evening. Laancoorie’s Abbey Curnow placed third in the novice shearer’s category with a time of 2 minutes and 4.25 seconds...
SPEEDY sheep shearers from the Loddon Shire are amongst the top three after Jarklin’s Get Your Sheer off event Friday evening.
Laancoorie’s Abbey Curnow placed third in the novice shearer’s category with a time of 2 minutes and 4.25 seconds with another local Sam Whinfield the winner.
Abbey has received several accolades within the wool handling community including being the first Australian to win a title in the trans-Tasman Golden Shears competition last year.
The local farmer’s section had Nathan Twigg and Gus Gould on the leaderboard with Nathan’s 2.00.10 earning him second place and Gus’ 2.55.28 placing third.
Spectators filled the outdoor dining area of the Jarklin pub keen to watch the talent.
Novice: 1st Sam Whinfield 1.15.88, 2nd Kristen Fitzpatrick 1.38.96, 3rd Abbey Curnow 2.04.25
Local farmers: 1st Simon Coutts 1.30.91. 2nd Nathan Twigg 2.00.10. 3rd Gus Gould - 2.55.28.
Intermediate: 1st Nick Stodge 47.10. 2nd Brendan Hewlett 52.52. 3rd Rob Berry 57.87.
Open: 1st Joe Tumohe 36.53. 2nd Tom Kerr 38.03. 3rd Matt Tumohe 40.34.