News and Events 2002-2003
17th December 2003
NSW Agriculture issued a Statement in late October of this year concerning the transportation of alpacas. This Statement is now available in PDF format here (new window, 34KB).
8th November 2003
Upcoming Event: The Berry Show 2004 will be held Friday 30th January 2004 (fleece judging) and Saturday 31st January 2004 (alpaca judging). For information and entry forms, please contact Kevin Watson, 02 4448 6267, or rondul@flatearth.net.au.
31st October 2003
November General Meeting
When: Wednesday 19th November 2003 @ 7:00pm
Where: Moss Vale Services Club
Guest Speaker: Michael Talbot from the Australian Alpaca Co-operative
Michael will speak to us about some of the changes at the Co-op, such as:
- Physical moves from Geelong and Hawthorn to Sunshine
- Cessation of most retail activity
- Altered fleece collection arrangements
- New product ranges
- Efforts in finding uses for stronger lines of fleece
- Price changes for this season"s fleece
SC&H Members who have just completed the Train the Trainer course will also be present to answer any of your questions about preparing your fleeces for the Co-op.
Hope to see you there!
SCH Region Christmas Party
Dear Members,
Yes, it's that time of year again already! Christmas is nearly here and we would like to invite you all once again to attend our regional Christmas party. The details are as follows:
Hosts: Elizabeth and Des McDonald
Where: Tapitalee Alpacas, Grabben Gullen Rd, Grabben Gullen, NSW 2583
When: 11:00 am Sunday 7th December
Cost: $15 / hd B.Y.O (includes all food and visit from Santa!)
RSVP 1st December (Ph : 4836 7360)
Note: ALL welcome (partners / nonmembers etc).
Please come along for what promises to be a festive and relaxing day.
Hope to see you all there.
2nd September 2003
October General Meeting
When: Tuesday 28th October 2003 @ 7:00pm
Where: Moss Vale Services Club
Guest Speaker: Michael Talbot from the Australian Alpaca Co-operative
Michael will speak to us about some of the changes at the Co-op, such as:
- Physical moves from Geelong and Hawthorn to Sunshine
- Cessation of most retail activity
- Altered fleece collection arrangements
- New product ranges
- Efforts in finding uses for stronger lines of fleece
- Price changes for this season"s fleece
SC&H Members who have just completed the Train the Trainer course will also be present to answer any of your questions about preparing your fleeces for the Co-op.
Hope to see you there!
17th October 2003
Complete results of the 2003 Charles Ledger Show are now available here.
16th October 2003
On Tuesday 7th October, Leonie, Annette, Rachel and Maree travelled to Geelong to attend the AA Co-Op's Train the Trainer Course, to be able to pass on to you updated procedures for fibre skirting and transport to the Fibre Handling Centre. [ More... ]
1st October 2003
Please note the following corrections to the 2003 Charles Ledger Show results:
Champion Junior Male is Wyntaissa Aussie Dream
Reserve Champion Male is Forestglen Sachmo
Champion Senior Male is Encantador Centurion
Reserve Champion Senior Male is Kaloma Maitake
Sincere apologies to all involved.
30th September 2003
The complete list of results from the 2003 Charles Ledger Show will be coming soon.... stay tuned!
26th September 2003
Results and photos of the 2003 Charles Ledger Show are now available here.
2nd September 2003
AAA & AACL AGM REPORT
On Sunday, August 24, 2003, The Australian Alpaca Association held its Annual General Meeting at South Sydney Junior Leagues Club, Kingsford, Sydney.
The meeting was opened at 11.00am by the President, Mr. Kerry Dwyer. Reports were received from the executive and a very interesting presentation was presented by McGregor's Marketing, on their proposals for enhancing the image of the AAA by taking a proactive stance in marketing through various means from Regional Breeders Directories through to Television commercials.
McGregor's have stated their goals are "to build a leading luxury brand to maintain and ensure high price of animals and products, in both Australian and International markets". Their aim is to have all promotional material developed by the end of the year, using the National slogan, "Uniquely Alpaca".
Voting on the three resolutions that we were all advised of in the mail forwarded with the notification of the meeting was then carried out. The first two were passed with very little discussion, however, the one regarding the certification of males after the birth of five progeny was defeated by a large majority vote after considerable discussion from the floor of the meeting.
Following lunch the AGM for the Australian Alpaca Co-operative Ltd, was held.
Maree Buck and Carl Dowd, both retiring from the board, were thanked for the excellent work they had contributed and Peter Cousins and Stepen Ridout were welcomed as new members of the board.
Mike Nichols gave another interesting report on the achievements and future directions of the Co-op.
The day was an interesting time spent in hearing of the future directions of our industry and the responsible attitude that is being shown by the Executive Committee in managing both the Association and the Co-op.
The offer of bus transport by the Southern Region to and from the meeting was greatly appreciated by our members.
Kevin Watson
27th August 2003
There are now two media releases on the Across-herd Genetic Evaluation programme available to download from this site:
- "Genetic improvement program helps entwine alpacas in the fabric of Australian agriculture", by Michael van den Bos, McGregors International. (Word97 format, 57Kb)
- "Report from AGE WA workshop August 2003", by Anne Smith, Chairperson, Education and Training sub-committee, Natcom. (Word97 format, 25Kb)
20th August 2003
All AAA members in NSW interested in ways to improve their alpaca breeding program are invited to attend one of two free AGE Workshops to be held in NSW. More
6th August 2003
All the information you need to enter the 2003 Charles Ledger Show is now available here.
19th July 2003
The Annual General Meeting of the region will now be held on Saturday July 26th.
The Meeting will start at 11.0am.
The venue is the Mittagong RSL Club, on the old Hume Hwy at Mittagong (just on the left as you leave the shopping centre).
The agenda for the meeting will be a brief review of the past year and the election of the executive and committee for next year.
The first GM of the new committee will take place immediately after the AGM.
Nominations are called for all positions. Members have been forwarded the required forms. Members nominated for positions should note that both form C and D are required to be completed, AAA Regulation 97.
Members are advised that the RSL bistro will be open for those wishing to have lunch after the meeting
Download these details in Word97 format (169Kb)
31st May 2003
Details of the NSW New Alpaca Breeders' Seminar are now available here.
23rd May 2003
The results of the 2003 Moss Vale Show are now here.
Photos from the 2003 Moss Vale Show are now here.
The results of the 2003 Robertson Show are now here.
Photos from the 2003 Robertson Show are now here.
26th February 2003
Photos from the 2003 Berry Show are now here.
10th February 2003
The results of the 2003 Berry Show are now here.
Read the Press Release here.
24th January 2003
Two upcoming local alpaca shows: Robertson and Moss Vale. Details here.
24th December 2002
The next delivery of fleeces down to the Co-op will be at the end of January. Please contact Terry Hawkins on 4884 4417 to organise delivery of fleeces or to purchase Co-op fleece bags.
27th November 2002
Photos from the 2002 Charles Ledger Show are now up.
18th November 2002
Ucoming Event: The Berry Show 2003 will be held Friday 31st January 2003 (fleece judging) and Saturday 1st February 2003 (alpaca judging). For information and entry forms, please contact Kevin Watson, 02 4448 6267, or rondul@flatearth.net.au.
In addition to this new News and Events page, there are a further three new pages listed in the menu at left:
Berry Show 2003
Stud Males
Classifieds
14th November 2002
The results of the 2002 Charles Ledger Show can be viewed here.