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At Shanbrooke Alpaca Stud we have been breeding alpacas for 18 years and we have a wealth of experience to share with you. Join us at our new farm “Limestone Lodge” for these informative two-day classes. These workshops have been prepared to suit both beginners and established breeders. All courses will include lunches, morning teas and notes where applicable.
On the Saturday evening (24 March) join Cameron with the rest of the group for a delicious dinner at the local Country Club Hotel.
Dont miss this opportunity to learn from a leading expert.
Forthcoming Courses
| Course | Tutor | Starts | Ends | Cost (GST inc) | Display details? |
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| What You Need to Know About Fibre | C Holt | 24-Mar-07 | 25-Mar-07 | $110 | |
| Learning to Judge Alpacas | D Condon | 5-May-07 | 6-May-07 | $110 |
Bookings
Cameron Holt
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| Cameron Holt |
Cameron Holt has had 40 years experience in the wool and speciality fibre Industry. He was a senior Wool
Technical Officer with a leading wool broking company for 20 years.
Cameron has travelled to Britain, Canada, New Zealand and USA, where he has delivered training programmes in fibre
production. He has been instrumental in the development of training programmes for the Australian Alpaca Industry.
He is currently an AAA judge and senior fleece judge and trainer for AOBA in America.
In short, Cameron is a leading alpaca fibre expert and runs educational clinics and lectures around the world.
Dianne Condon
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| Dianne Condon |
Dianne Condon is a qualified International Judge, and a Senior Australian Alpacas Association Judge, and has
been involved in showing and judging for 25 years. She is one of the inaugural, and longest serving committee
members for the AAA and has been a qualified senior judge since the first intake.
Dianne has travelled world wide to enhance her knowledge and skills in judging. In 2000 she travelled to Peru where
she attended the International School of Judging. Dianne successfully became an International Judge and has since
judged the Futurity in America, The National and the Royal in England, the National Show and Royal in New Zealand,
twice judged the Australian National as well as all major shows and Royals in Australia. This year Dianne will again
travel to New Zealand to judge the Auckland Royal and then onto Germany to judge.
Dianne has conducted workshops in England and Germany and Australia and is also involved in the training of judges in
Australia.
Dianne and her husband Ron have been breeding alpacas since 1989. Currently, they run ‘Shanbrooke Alpaca Stud’,
with a herd of around 200 alpacas at Limestone Lodge in Yea, Victoria.
Local Accommodation
Attendees can book local accommodation at the following Motels and B&Bs, which are 10 minutes from our farm.
| Yea Motel 8 Miller St Yea Ph: (03) 57972660 |
Tartan Motel 17 High St Yea Ph: (03) 57972202 |
The Peppercorn Country Escape 21 Station St Yea Ph: (03) 57972614 |
For further accommodation details, visit www.visitkinglakeranges-yea.com.au or www.peppercornyea.com.au.