TWO students - one from West Wyalong and one from Cootamundra - will represent Agricultural Societies Council Zone 7 at this year’s The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl competition.
The Zone’s finals judging was held in Wagga Wagga on February 13 where a total of 16 Showgirls contested the chance to represent their local shows at Sydney.
West Wyalong Showgirl Catherine Worner is completing her Bachelor of Agricultural Science through Charles Sturt University, Wagga, and has enjoyed the opportunity to visit developing agricultural regions, such as Indonesia’s beef processing sector, the Philippines rice growing regions and farming regions of South Africa.
Having grown up in town, her interest in agriculture stemmed from her grandparent’s farm and her longer term goal was to specialise in the agronomic side of beef production in a consulting capacity.
She has also obtained her wool classing certificate and competes in team penning, and campdrafting, along with netball, touch football and basketball.
Cootamundra’s Showgirl Lucy Collingridge, “Kilrush Cottage”, Cootamundra, has graduated from a Bachelor in Agriculture at the University of New England, Armidale, and like Catherine, does not come from a farm.
Her interest in agriculture also came about through involvement family members who also had farms.
Lucy is a rugby union fan, having played herself, and also enjoys soccer and horse riding, an interest which has extended to involvement with Riding for the Disabled.
She also has an interest sheep and wool production, however, longer term aims to establish her own agricultural consultancy or for a position in the field of biosecurity.
Also representing their local shows were: Emma Boll, Wagga; Madison Harvey, The Rock; Taylor Baxter, Junee; Jenna Reardon, Temora; Stephanie Gale, Leeton; Sheree McDermott, Ardlethan; Bethany Taylor, Barmedman; Rachael Barnes, Finley; Annie Boyle, Henty; Calia Jones, Holbrook; Jade McKay, Ungarie; Sharni Frankel, Lake Cargelligo; Hannah Rose Walker, Ariah Park; and Eunice Stiboy, Hillston.
The judges were 2000 The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl Kristy Mason, Spicers Creek, Agricultural Societies Council representative Sue Sharpe, Narellan, and The Land’s editor Andrew Norris, Orange.
The event was hosted by the Wagga Wagga Show Society.
