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THE VICTORIAN WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION INC Affiliated with the VPFA Inc. 2019 WATERFOWL SPECTACULAR THE YEAR OF THE BALI, MAGPIE, ORPINGTON other than BUFF, CRESTED & WELSH HARLEQUIN SATURDAY 8th JUNE 2019 at Alexandra Showgrounds JUDGES: Ms. Rebecca Galloway & Mr. Ken Yonge Heavy, Bantam, Light, Geese and Muscovies (to be announced once numbers are available) Mr. Neil Penny is judging Juniors, Pairs and Eggs ENTRIES CLOSE via mail Monday 20th May and via email Friday 24th May 2019 with Mrs. Gail Kneeshaw [email protected] or PO Box 132 Alexandra Vic 3714 If mailing please confirm that Gail has received your entries 03 57721105 Show Manager: Mr. John Hunt 0409 540682 MEMBERS SUBSCRIPTIONS - 2019 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP $35.00 JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP (16 YEARS & UNDER) $15.00 & FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $55.00. If paid prior to 31st March fees are discounted to $30 Single, $10 juniors and $50 Family ENTRY FEE per BIRD: $2.50 seniors & juniors $2.00 VICTORIAN WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION INC. REGULATIONS 1. All Champions must be first prize winners with the exception of Reserve Champion which may be the exhibit placed second to the Champion. 2 All exhibits must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor. 3. Although the greatest care will be taken, the VWA will not be responsible for any mistake, accident, loss, injury or damage from any cause whatsoever. 4. The Committee reserves the right to reject any entry & to reallocate Judge or Judges. 5. Any person or persons causing annoyance by comments on Judges’ decisions or by insulting or unseemly behavior shall be liable to expulsion from the Show and exhibits and/or awards disqualified. 6. No person is permitted to handle or interfere with the exhibits after the exhibits are penned without permission from the Show Manager or an Officer of The Association, with the exception of the Judge or Steward when adjudicating. 6A. To avoid any suggestion of conflict of interest, a designated Specials Steward shall accompany the nominated Specials Judge(s) during the judging of Special awards. The Specials Steward shall be selected on the day, by those Officers of the Association who are present, and shall be either the Show Manager or an (other) Officer of the Association. The Specials Steward shall not have a bird in contention for a Special award. 7. Exhibits must be penned by 9.00am on the day of the Show for judging at 9.30am and must not be removed before 3.00pm Saturday 8th … But must be removed before 4.30pm. (Rule 8 includes birds exhibited & then sold at the show). 8. All Bantams may be pinioned but under current VWA & DEPI of Vic rules do not have to be pinioned. 9. Definition of novice: An entry which has never won a prize, exhibited by an exhibitor who has never won a prize in Waterfowl. 10. Watering of exhibits at the discretion of the exhibitor. Preferably not before judging of that class. Please supply own drinkers, & please remove prior to judging. 11. Judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into. 12. An exhibitor may refer any dispute relating to the conduct of the show & arising on the day of the show to the designated Show Manager. The Show Manager shall refer the matter to an ad hoc Show Dispute Committee for immediate resolution. The Show Dispute Committee shall comprise those Officers & ordinary members of the Committee of the VWA Inc. who are present & the designated Show Manager. The decision of a duly constituted Show Dispute Committee shall apply to that show only & shall be binding on all exhibitors; and 13. Any member may seek resolution of any dispute, not resolved to their satisfaction by a Show Dispute Committee, through the grievance procedure set out in division 3 no. 25 of model rules 2012 of the VWA Inc. 14. Leg rings other than Royal Show tags are permitted as long as there is no identifying marking, other than numbers. 15. Email Entries close Friday 24th May, Mail entries close Monday 20th May. Once entries have closed no alterations will be accepted. This includes any changes on day of show. 16. A junior exhibitor must be 6 years of age & 16 years of age or under and must handle his or her own exhibits on the day of the show. A junior may enter in either Junior or Senior classes but not both. 17. Winning birds may be removed for photographic purposes at completion of judging. VWA TROPHIES GRAND CHAMPIONWATERFOWL RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION WATERFOWL CHAMPION BREEDING PAIR RESERVE CHAMPION BREEDING PAIR CHAMPION MUSCOVY RESERVE CHAMPION MUSCOVY CHAMPION HEAVY DUCK OR DRAKE RESERVE CHAMPION HEAVY DUCK OR DRAKE CHAMPION LIGHT DUCK OR DRAKE RESERVE CHAMPION LIGHT DUCK OR DRAKE CHAMPION BANTAM DUCK OR DRAKE RESERVE CHAMPION BANTAM DUCK OR DRAKE CHAMPION GOOSE OR GANDER RESERVE CHAMPION GOOSE OR GANDER CHAMPION JUNIOR WATERFOWL RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR WATERFOWL $10 CASH BREED TROPHIES FOR 15 or MORE ENTRIES WILL BE AWARDED ON DAY OF SHOW Grand Champion Waterfowl Mounted Rosette & Trophy with list of Exhibitors – Donated by Lorraine Edgley & Powles Family SPONSORED AWARDS SPECIAL ROSETTE DONATED BY THE VPFA for CHAMPION WATERFOWL. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION WATERFOWL - TROPHY donated by the Akers Family CHAMPION YOUNG BIRD OF SHOW GEO POWLES PERPETUAL for CHAMPION KHAKI CAMPBELL Donated by the Powles Family ROGER CUMMINGS PERPETUAL for Champion Goose or Gander Donated by the family of Roger BOB GRAHAM $20 cash for CHAMPION ROUEN BRIAN BENNET $20 cash for CHAMPION WHITE INDIAN RUNNER JOHN BLIZZARD Trophy for CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN CALL KEN WUST PERPETUAL Trophy for CHAMPION MALLARD RAY MATHIESEN $50.00 cash award for THIRD BEST WATERFOWL RAY MATHIESEN $20.00 cash award for CHAMPION BANTAM (other than Mallard) RAY MATHIESON $20.00 cash award for CHAMPION MALLARD (other than Normal or White) LORRAINE EDGLEY rosette for CHAMPION JUNIOR VPFA Feature Breed JOHN HUNT $25.00 cash award for GOOSE OR GANDER & $25 cash award for CHAMPION MUSCOVY LUKE DOWLING $25 for Champion Coloured Runner & Champion Elizabeth ANNE BEATY $25 for Champion Swedish and Cayuga MAJOR VWA ANNUAL AWARDS ROY HULL COMM EMORATIVE AWARD for MOST SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITOR MOST SUCCESSFUL JUNIOR EXHIBITOR CHAMPION INDIVIDUAL BREED EXHIBITOR CHAMPION YOUNG WATERFOWL – ROSE CITY PERPETUAL TROPHY WATERFOWL RESEARCH GROUP CRESTED AWARD All except Young Waterfowl are awarded over the three major VWA Shows (The Spectacular and our Feature Shows) during 2018; you must show at the Spectacular & at least one of our feature shows at Warragul or Essendon to be eligible for a Major VWA Annual Award PENNING – FROM 3.30PM TO 6.00 PM FRIDAY,7th BY ARRANGEMENT WITH Gail or John, OR SHOW DAY FROM 7AM TO 9.00AM. PEN NUMBERS AVAILABLE FROM SHOW MANAGER ON ARRIVAL. SALE BIRDS MAY BE CAGED ON THE SHOW DAY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SHOW MANAGER IF SPARE CAGES ARE AVAILABLE. Display: Breeding Pairs will be judged at 9.30am then all entries of the Breeding Pairs will be on display and can be judged by prospective judges, breeders and exhibitors. A qualified judge will be running through these birds and will be present from 10am until 11am and will discuss these birds to assist new and upcoming judges. When entering breeding pairs please note that they will be handled by multiple judges. Champion Elizabeth … Sash & Trophy Lance Ruting Perpetual Trophy Reserve Champion Elizabeth … Sash & Trophy Les Handley Perpetual Trophy Elizabeth Sashes donated by Andy Flett ROSE CITY MOTEL PERPETUAL TROPHY – CHAMPION YOUNG WATERFOWL 1996 Josh Powell – Buff Orpington, 1997 G & M Akers – Buff Orpington, 1998 Matthew Watson – White Muscovy, 1999 Ben Sexton – Pekin, 2000 David & Gail Kneeshaw – Rouen, 2001 Jim & Sandy Sexton – Normal Mallard, 2002 Allan Jones – Welsh Harlequin, 2003 Allan Jones – Elizabeth Young Duck, 2004 Kathy & Michael Holmes – White Mallard, 2005 Doug Bunn – White Mallard, 2006 Kathy & Michael Holmes – Normal Mallard, 2007 M & K Holmes – Rouen Duck 2008 G & M Akers – White Indian Runner, 2009 G & M Akers - Rouen Duck 2010 G & M Akers - White Indian Runner 2011 Jim Sexton - Silver Mallard 2012 Akers Flock - Rouen Duck 2013 Akers Flock - Rouen Duck 2014 John Blizzard - Rouen Duck 2015 Kathy & Michael Holmes – White Mallard Duck 2016 Akers Flock – Trout Indian Runner Duck 2017 Anne Beaty - Normal Mallard Drake 2018 Akers Flock – White Muscovy Duck Catering at reasonable prices, breaky, morning tea and lunch Dinner & Drinks, & Accommodation in ALEXANDRA: A number of exhibitors & the judges will be staying at the Rubicon Hotel-Motel,1362 Taggerty-Thornton Rd Thornton. If you wish to arrange your own accommodation on the Friday evening you can call Rubicon Hotel-Motel direct on 03 57732251. All exhibitors & judges are welcome to attend a dinner at the Rubicon Hotel-Motel. Please note attendance on entry form so we can book one table together from 6.30pm. VWA CHAMPIONSHIP SASHES GRAND CHAMPION WATERFOWL RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION WATERFOWL CHAMPION BREEDING PAIR RESERVE CHAMPION BREEDING PAIR CHAMPION MUSCOVY RESERVE CHAMPION MUSCOVY CHAMPION HEAVY DUCK OR DRAKE RESERVE CHAMPION HEAVY DUCK OR DRAKE CHAMPION LIGHT DUCK OR DRAKE RESERVE CHAMPION LIGHT DUCK OR DRAKE CHAMPION BANTAM DUCK OR DRAKE RESERVE CHAMPION BANTAM DUCK OR DRKE CHAMPION GOOSE OR GANDER RESERVE CHAMPION GOOSE OR GANDER CHAMPION JUNIOR WATERFOWL RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR WATERFOWL NOVICE JUNIOR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE VWA FOR 2015 CHAMPION JUNIOR MUSCOVY Awarded for: CHAMPION JUNIOR HEAVY DUCK OR DRAKE CHAMPION NOVICE DUCK OR DRAKE CHAMPION JUNIOR LIGHT DUCK OR DRAKE CHAMPION NOVICE GOOSE OR GANDER CHAMPION JUNIOR BANTAM DUCK OR DRAKE CHAMPION NOVICE