High praise for new trio as more breeds beef up Euroa show

By Andy Wilson

Mar 4, 2024

Clarinda Duty Maid, a Charolais heifer owned by Murray Van der Drift, won Supreme Exhibit and Grand Champion European Exhibit at the Euroa Autumn Beef Cattle Show.

This year’s Euroa Autumn Beef Cattle Show on the weekend of March 3 and 4 was buoyed by a wider range of breed entries compared to past years.

Organiser Shannon McCormick said the show was “fabulous” and praised the work of the new three-woman driving committee of Teagan Kubeil, Emily Peck and Carlie Mackelmann.

“The show was relaxed and the three girls did a great job at organising it,” Mrs McCormick said.

Ms Kubeil heads the new trio and said she was pleased with the number of exhibitors who supported the event.

“Especially as we are young and new to running a show,” Ms Kubeil said.

“We may have had less volunteers than we would have liked or needed, but the exhibitors chipped in and gave a hand.

“It’s a show for many exhibitors to use to break in their cattle before the Sydney Show at Easter.

“The Calf Classic went better than expected and there is also room to improve it which is important because the young exhibitors are the future of showing.”

Murray Van der Drift also won best Senior British Bull and Grand Champion British Exhibit with his Speckle Park Black Diamond Test Ride.

Mrs McCormick said exhibitors had travelled from all over Victoria and as far as Cootamundra in NSW.

“There were lots of new exhibitors with lots of new breeds; we had Highlands for the first time along with all the normal standards, and the British Bull classes were very strong,” she said.

Supreme Exhibit and Grand Champion European Exhibit were won by Murray Van der Drift’s Charolais heifer Clarinda Duty Maid.

Grand Champion Smaller Breeds Exhibit was won by Cann Valley Titan Moon, a Lowline owned by Matt Cooney.

Murray Van der Drift also won Grand Champion British Exhibit with his Speckle Park Black Diamond Test Ride.

Prime Livestock Veterinary Services sponsored the day’s grand champions.

Grand Champion Small Breeds was won by Matt Cooney's Lowline Cann Valley Titan Moon.

Mrs McCormick said the slightly smaller turnout compared to 2023 was to be expected because of the current climate, but it was made up for by the greater variety of breeds.

“There were more exhibitors, and they were excellent, even though they may have had smaller teams.

“The judges loved it, there were extra trade stalls compared to last year and the sponsors were great.

“I have done lots of shows and it was an excellent committee to work with — the whole lot.

“Everybody worked together but the three girls really led it.”