Guyra wool shines in competition

Above (l to r): Steve McElroy, Cameron Peardon, Troy Martin and his son, Chaise Martin with some quality Guyra wool. (Image courtesy Deb Maxwell)

23rd Jul 2024

Entries into the Australian Fleece Competition from Cameron Peardon of Bellaine Merinos; Steve McElroy and Sally Johnstone of Red Hill; and Troy Martin of Rocky Flat, have showcased the quality of wool grown around Guyra.
The Australian Fleece Competition, now in its 23rd year and held by Nutrien Ag Solutions at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo, Victoria, attracted a massive 385 entries. All fleeces are fully measured by AWTA and scored accordingly.
Cameron Peardon’s 16.2-micron fleece became the Champion Ultrafine Merino Fleece of the competition after it won the Ultrafine Merino Stud Ewe or Wether class with 95.13 points, which was also the 5th highest point score across the entire 385 fleeces.
The single entry from Steve McElroy and Sally Johnstone, a beautiful 15.9-micron fleece, gained first place in the Ultrafine Merino Commercial Ewe or Wether class with 88.05 points; an exceptional result from the New Valley district.
Troy Martin did extremely well against stiff opposition in three of the largest Merino Commercial Ewe or Wether classes in the competition. His fleeces were 5th in the Ultrafine class; 4th, 8th and 9th in the Extra Superfine class; and 4th and 7th in the Superfine class.
However, the exceptional results are no surprise as the Guyra Show has long been known to host the largest and one of the best local fleece competitions in Australia and rivals the Australian Fleece Competition for the number of entries. All three of our competitors regularly take ribbons at Guyra.
This was Cameron’s and Steve’s first entry into the national competition. Cameron said, “The method of judging at Bendigo uses much the same method as buyers use to assess wool before purchase, rather than the visual subjective judging used by many shows.
“The Guyra Show Wool Committee has also successfully introduced this fully measured method, alongside commercial value classes and visually judged classes. We encourage more local growers to set aside a few fleeces this shearing to enter into the 2025 Guyra Show next February.”

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