Trinity Golding
W.A State Representative
The sixth annual WA Youth Cattle Handlers Camp was held on Thursday, April 15, Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17, at the Brunswick showgrounds. The three-day camp aims to educate young people between the ages of 8 and 25 in various aspects of the cattle industry and to ensure cattle handling skills are not lost to the industry.
As with past camps, the WAYCHC committee offered a comprehensive program of activities catering to all levels of experience for both dairy and beef cattle enthusiasts.
Over the three days, attendees gained knowledge and hands-on experience in cattle handling skills in and out of the show ring, safety, cattle health and nutrition, and public speaking through junior judging.
Other topics included fertility, structural conformation, bio-security, protocols, judging techniques, low stress stock handling skills and many other areas and aspects relating to the care, management and showing of cattle.
Once again this year Angus Australia was a major sponsor of this event with two participants given the opportunity to attend the Harvey cattle assessment school in July.
This year it was exciting to host guest judges from over east, Stephen and Noeleen Branson, Banquet Angus stud, Mortlake, Victoria.
The 2010 National Judging Competition was held in April, with both Andrew Richardson, Kentdale Grazing, Denmark and myself having the opportunity to represent WA.
W.A's Youth Handlers Camp has come and gone for another year held at the Brunswick Show grounds from the 25 th -27 th April it was a fun for filling three day for all the 80 students from all ages. Angus Australia was once again one of the major sponsors of the advent and this year winners of the Angus high Achievement award were, Sam Weightman from Margaret River and Sarah Stewart from S.A, however studying as a vet student at Murdoch University W.A. They both received sponsorship to this year Cattle Assessment School held at Harvey in July.
Also attending the camp, was Brain and Rachel Williams. Brain came away once again with the ‘Patrons Trophy' for winning the junior high achiever award by placing 1st in the junior handlers competition as Rachel placing 2 nd in the intermediate handlers. All 80 students in the camp had the great opportunity to be judged by our chosen over judge Leanne Nielsen, NSW. Well done to all competitors that attended this year's camp, our future looks bright for youth in W.A.
