10th Australian Fleece Competition - Bendigo 2010
General Information
The Australian Sheep & Wool Show 2010, incorporating the 10th Australian Fleece Competition will be held in Bendigo from 16th - 18th July 2010.
The Fleece Competition objectives are:
- To conduct a commercial fleece competition utilising current technology to assist both the objective and subjective measurement criteria.
- To conduct a fleece competition which provides educational outcomes to competitors, woolgrowers and the industry at large.
- To conduct a fleece competition encompassing all main wool types.
All fleeces are weighed, sampled and tested using AWTA Ltd procedures which are based on IWTO test methods.
Charity
Each year many competitors generously donate their fleeces to a charity that has been nominated by the Competition Committee. A different charity is selected each year. Following the competition, donated fleeces are pressed up into bales which are then sold at auction and the proceeds donated to the nominated charity.
The charity nominated for the 2010 competition is the Leukaemia Foundation, an organisation dedicated to the care and cure of patients and families living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders.
Previous Charities
| 2010 |
Leukaemia Foundation |
| 2009 |
beyondblue |
| 2008 |
Royal Flying Doctor Service |
| 2007 |
Fred Hollows Foundation |
| 2006 |
National Heart Foundation |
| 2005 |
Cancer Council of Australia |
| 2004 |
Kidney Health Australia |
| 2003 |
Legacy |
| 2002 |
Australian Red Cross |
| 2001 |
Salvation Army |
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Previous Competitions