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In pictures: a look back at all the weekend action at the ASWS in Bendigo
Leanne Picher, Mac, 13, Karly, Stella, 12, and Nathan Morris, Hillcreston Merino stud, Bigga, NSW.Isabelle, 2, Jack, 5, and grandmother Margaret Munro, Nundoone Border Leicester stud, Merrygoen, NSW, caught up amongst their ewes.Taya, 5, Lyla, 3, Hugo, 7, and Tait, 2, Mount Yulong Poll Merino stud, Telangatuk East, enjoyed some lollies in the Merino shed.Lauren de Veth, 14, Salesian College, Sunbury, minding one of the school's rams."Yes, I won those ribbons. Thank you."Jemma Thomas and Lucy Scott, Glenpaen Poll Merino stud, Brimpaen, enjoyed a break and coffee.The Australian Sheep & Wool Show saw a 30 per cent increase in attendance this year.Zoe, Lacey, 1, and Chris Nichols, Ravenswood, attended the show for the first time. Baby Lacey was on her way to being a future sheep farmer.Elders auctioneer Ross Milne rattling through almost 90 lots at the special Merino ram sale on Sunday.The Assumption College, Kilmore, team with some of their top sheep and ribbons.The Suffolk judging underway in the meat breed shed.Harriet, 14, Noelle, 2, and mother Grace Pohl, Gilgai Farm, Nagambie, in the Merino shed.The Salesian College, Sunbury, show team stepped out in style.An Angora goat watching passers by.Julie and son Leigh Rogers, Mount Yulong Poll Merino stud, Telangatuk East, watched their sheep step out on to the carpet.The Flinders Christian College, Tyabb, show team included their biggest numbers ever at Bendigo.Nutrien south-east studstock manager Peter Godbolt selling Merino rams on Sunday.Two Merino rams checking on their neighbour.Friends LJ Flemming-Marsh and Violet Clark, Bendigo, were having a look at all the sheep on display.Friends Leo Enneking, Port Lincoln, SA, and Paige Rewuk and Poppy Mamers, Red Hill.Alexa Appleby, Narrandera High Scool, Narrandera, NSW, inspected Angora goat mohair.This White Dorper ram took a well-earned break after doing his best in the showring.Belinda Young, Freya, 4, Eleanor, 10, Cale, 7, and Aurora, 12, O'Neill, Marong, with Dorothy Young, Neilborough.BJ Johnson, Ballarat, with Sue and Andrew Dillon, Brisbane, Qld. The Dillons grew up on sheep farms and were holidaying in Bendigo.
Australian Sheep & Wool Show
Pictures by Barry Murphy
Sheep breeders and enthusiasts from all over the country descended on Bendigo this weekend for three days of action at the 25th Australian Sheep & Wool Show.
It was an event of big numbers with attendance up approximately 30 per cent on the previous year, with thousands of visitors blessed with blue skies and sunshine.
Nearly 400 volunteers, including judges, assistants and parking stewards, made the event a reality.
A staggering 3500 sheep from 26 breeds were penned and stepped out for inspection before Australia's sheep experts.
