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The most successful meat and dual purpose sheep exhibitors of the Sydney Royal Show 2025
RAS sheep and wool committee chair Joe Byrnes, presenting Greg Good, Bowen Suffolk stud, Millthorpe, with the Timor Perpetual trophy for best Suffolk ram, along with the Suffolk grand champion ram and Suffolk grand champion ewe award, the Booralee Perpetual trophy, The David Warren Memorial Perpetual trophy and the NSW Suffolk Breeders Group Perpetual trophy.RAS sheep and wool committee chair Joe Byrnes, presenting the most successful any other breeds ribbon to Helen Ryan, Allaray Australian Lincoln stud, Ryan, near Henty.RAS sheep and wool committee chair Joe Byrnes, presenting the most successful Valais Blacknose exhibitor award and the Valais Blacknose grand champion ewe award to Alicia McConnell, Alora Prestige studs, Dubbo.Kim Biggins, Alphorn Valais Blacknose stud, Yarra Valley, Vic, receiving the champion Valais Blacknose ram award from RAS sheep and wool committee chair Joe Byrnes.RAS sheep and wool committee chair Joe Byrnes presenting Ben Campbell, Avoca Dorset Horn stud, Gulgong, with the champion any other breed champion ewe award.RAS sheep and wool committee chair Joe Byrnes, presenting the champion Corriedale ewe award to Jacob Malvern, St Gregory's College, Campbelltown.Wendy Eisentrager, Eisentrager Dorpers, Rosenthal Heights, Qld, receiving the most successful Dorper and most successful White Dorper exhibitor, with RAS sheep and wool committee chair Joe Byrnes.RAS sheep and wool committee chair Joe Byrnes, presenting with Helen Ryan, Jurambula Hampshire Downs, Ryan, with the most successful Hampshire Downs exhibitor award.McArthur Anglican School students, Jack Ruddick, Archie Dobbs, Emily Chad and Tina Lenehan, Cobbity, receiving the Terry McGoldrick cash prize for the grand champion school exhibitor, with RAS sheep and wool committee chair Joe Byrnes.RAS sheep and wool chairman Joe Byrne, presenting Cameron Picker, Rocdell, Bigga, with the most successful White Suffolk exhibitor award.RAS chairman of the sheep and wool committee Joe Brynes, with Brooke Baker and Branden Douglas, Camden, accepting the m=most successful Corriedale exhibitor award on behalf of Rosevill Corriedales, Kingsvale.RAS sheep and wool chairman Joe Byrne, presenting Julie Huie, Westmoreland Wiltipolls, Wiseman's Creek, with the most successful Wiltipoll exhibitor ribbon.Most successfull Border Leicester exhibitors, Catherine, Jeff, Jeff jnr and Elizabeth Sutton, Wattle Farm Border Leicester stud, Temora.RAS sheep and wool chairman Joe Byrne, with Byrne Harris, Windsong Wiltshire Horn stud, Trewilga won was announced most successful Wiltshire Horn exhibitor.Wesley and Jame Gilmore accepting the most successful Poll Dorest exhibitor and the most successful Austrlian White exhibitor awards.Jo Balcombe, Cranbrook Poll Dorest stud, Canowindra with RAS sheep and wool chairman Joe Byrne, presenting Ms Balcomnbe with the RAS sheep youth member award.Menai High School agriculture teacher Rebecca Gray with students Amelie Martin, Jessica Webster and Gemma Raven, Illawong, won the grand champion Border Leicester ewe.
Meat and Dual Purpose sheep presentations
Pictures by Helen De Costa.
This year, the Meat and Dual Purpose sheep breeds entries resulted in an increase compared to last year, with two breeds having substantial numbers to exhibit in their own breed classes.
The judging of the breed wrapped up on April 18, with a total of 459 exhibits on display across a variety of breeds, from three states across the eastern states.
RAS sheep and wool committee chair Joe Byrnes, said the section recorded a five per cent increase in entries with the Valais Blacknose and Wiltipoll breeds being judged as individual breeds this year.
"While the last few years have proven challenging for many of us, we are proud to be celebrating this incredible range of sheep here today including some new exhibitors," he said.
One of the highlight of the presentation was Canowindra Jo Balcombe, Cranbrook Poll Dorset stud, who was presented with the RAS sheep youth member award.
Ms Balcombe has been an outstanding contributor to the sheep and fleece in recent years, through her judging and arrangement of classes.
She has judged a range of different classes and experienced a range of different sheep operations.
Jo has also judged greatly in the sheep program, having judged the schools, handler and young judges classes.
