The 2023 Starrs Limousins National Limousin Junior Show at Exhibition Park in Canberra drew 120 competitors and their families from four states/territories.
On Friday the competitors participated in a range of fun games and activities including the LYA Amazing Race, Calf Capers and the Show n Shine competition.
Saturday was the junior judging competition which saw senior competitor, Jack Whitty, achieve Grand Champion Junior Judge. Cattle classes were also judged with supreme exhibit awarded to Summit Temptress T39.
On the last day the competitors participated in paraders with Grand Champion parader awarded to intermediate competitor Chloe Bisley.
We were fortunate to have Mandayen Limousin and Angus support the 2023 LYA Fundraising Raffle Heifer. Raffle tickets sold out before the heifer was drawn on Saturday night. The lucky winner was Karen Coombe.
Our 2023 LYA Scholarships and Awards were recognised at the formal dinner on Saturday night.
The Summit Livestock Most Potential Breeder awarded to Scott Negus
The Brentvale Limousins School Steer awarded to Narooma High School
The Sapphire Livestock SA Heifer Expo awarded to Sarah Randle
The LYA International Travel awarded to Brittany Jones
The LYA Ambassador awarded to Emily Polsen
The annual fundraising auction was also held in conjunction with the formal dinner on Saturday night with the support from purchasers and lot donors raising over $20,000 for the Limousin Youth Program.
-LYA