Read and Breed February 2012

THE MAGAZINE

FEBRUARY 2012

ISSUE 68

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGION OF THE AUSTRALIAN ALPACA ASSOCIATION LTD

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Inside this issue: President’s Report

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SA Region Calendar

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RAS Report

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Alpaca Fibre Analysis

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Res’s Story

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Dog Training

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Fleece Collection Report

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Region Notice Board

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Advertising Rates

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Regional Committee

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Merchandise

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Cover Photo:In Loving Memory of Jo O’Connor Lyneden Alpacas

A word or two from the Editors, Hi there!

It has been a sad beginning to the New Year in our South Australian Region. It was on 7th January when our special lady Jo O’Connor passed away. She was always there to help: what ever the event, what ever the task. She was a serving member of our region’s Committee and worked tirelessly at her craft work - which of course was always based around her alpaca fleece. She was in the process of creating a throw rug by joining knitted squares supplied by her fellow knitters within the region. This was to be auctioned as a fund raiser. Her greatest love was her alpacas. Her whole life revolved around them. An auction, to be held on her property has been organised and will be offering her animals, which include some top show winners, for sale. All her plant and equipment (including her craft equipment) will also be on offer. Many people from the region put in a lot of time organising this, so lets all mark Saturday 10th of March on our calendars to attend this event. I’m sure Jo will be there, in spirit, to meet us all at the gate with her welcoming hug, as she always was! Rest in peace, Jo. This year our Chat Fest is back on the calendar. Its a great social day for all members to get together, to ‘chat’ and enjoy everyone’s company, without the responsibility of having animals to tend to.

Mt Pleasant show isn't very far away now, entries would all be in and halter training of the new show animals would be in full swing—can be a frustrating but rewarding time!

Lastly, please accept my apology for the lateness of this issue, we decided to hold the printing until we could include the information about the Lyneden sale.

See you all very soon, That’s all for now.

Your editors, Rhonda and Sharon.

All members are invited to submit photographs for use on the cover and in the newsletter FEBRUARY 2012

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OUR PRESIDENT’S REPORT With January nearly over and Christmas and New Year becoming a distant memory, we had a sad start to the New Year. As I am sure that most of you are aware January saw the passing of Jo O’Connor, one of our most passionate and dedicated alpaca members, I’m sure that I speak for all of you when I say that Jo will be missed. On the national level, the we also lost Di Condon of Shambrooke Alpacas, a judge, a leading breeder and a life member of the association, Di has been an inspiration to many a AAA member over the years. Some of you have even known her from before her obtaining her first alpaca as Di was well regarded in the Goat industry. Also, Brian Kitson who had, for our region, advised us on some of the requirements for the fleece collection, passed away just before Christmas. I am also aware that a few of our members both North and South of the region spent some time in hospital over the holiday season. I do hope that you are now on the road to recovery.

On a lighter note as you will read the fleece bales at last went to auction, with payments going out to members in the not too distant future. This has certainly been a worthwhile project with many a breeder now finding more room in their sheds! I think one of the things we learnt was the importance of properly skirting fleeces at the time they come off of the animal. It is easier to skirt a ‘fresh fleece’ than come back to one sometimes years later. Keep a look out for more dates and if you wish to become part of the fleece collection project contact either Rosalie Brinkworth or myself.

As the first show of year is nearing, maybe we should look at taking that extra bit of patience with us to Mount Pleasant Show this year. Ask any convenor and they will tell you running a show is not as easy as it looks. So please bear that in mind as Sue and Trevor undertake their first show. I’d like to take this opportunity to pass on the region’s sincere thanks to those convenors that are passing on the baton this this year, I think we have some of the best shows in the country here in South Australia and you have all given your successors a hard act to follow. For Junior handlers don’t forget that Mount Pleasant Show is the first show of the year to start collecting your points for the Somadale Junior Handler trophies that will be awarded to the highest scoring junior handler 6yrs- under 11yrs and 11yrs –under 15yrs at Clare Show in October.

Every now and again I receive complaints from people who have purchased animals and have ended up feeling very disgruntled with the whole experience, nine times out of ten the complaint is the same. That purchase is usually a wether, not bought as a guard or pet but the buyer has gone out to buy a wether! Things then usually go well until one of two things happen, the shearer comes along and discovers the male in intact or there is an issue with the alpaca and the sheep he is meant to be guarding but now thinks they are the most lovable creatures on the planet! The repercussions of this effect every single member as it is not just the original seller that gets a bad name it is all of us that sell animals. Overall this is a simple thing to rectify, if you are selling unwethered animals, firstly ensure that you tell the buyer and secondly, when you issue the receipt or contract clearly write on it that the animal requires castration.

Plans for the National Show and Sale in October and the National Conference 3rd-5th May 2013 are now well under way the next 18months look very busy for us here in SA. If you would like to offer some of your time to help with the day to day workings of these two events please contact Susan Haese for the Conference and myself or Perry for the National.

Your President, Sarah

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CALENDAR 4 March 2012

Chat Fest

10 March 2012

Lyneden Herd Sale

17 March 2012

Mt Pleasant Show

31 March 2012

New Breeder Workshop

19 May 2012

Showing Workshop

27 May 2012

Junior Judging Workshop

7 - 8 September 2012

Royal Adelaide Show - animal and fleece judging

1 October 2012

Strathalbyn show

20 October 2012

Clare Show

26—28 October 2012

National Show and Sale

SA REGION WEBSITE SA Region has their own website which is free to members to use.

It can be found at www.aaasa.com.au To access the members section, you will need a username and password.

For this you will need to contact Sharon Warland at waradenealpacas@gmail.com When requesting your password, please send me your herd code (eg: Waradene is JSW).

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2012 Royal Adelaide Show Following a most successful 2011 Royal Adelaide Show, boasting keen competition and perhaps the best atmosphere to date, I am pleased to be able to advise that planning for this year’s event is well in hand. The Alpaca Prize Schedule is currently in draft format, ready for ratification before going to the printers later this month. All the important information, dates, rules and regulations are contained in the Schedule. Copies will be available from the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of SA Inc, PO Box 108 GOODWOOD SA 5034 or by downloading from www.adelaideshowground.com.au By and large the status quo remains for the Alpaca Section.

While is may be difficult to plan weeks and even months ahead, and while it is easy for things to become buried in the ‘must do paperwork pile’ (particularly when entries are due mid July amid school holiday distractions, and the Show seems an eternity away in September), I urge all members to consider participating in our state’s 2012 Royal Adelaide Show featuring the SA Alpaca Breed and Fleece Championships. Please record the dates and reminders below in your Diary now! And if you do intend to faecal test alpaca entries please be aware that testing needs to be done before the end of April to ensure that final results are available in time to submit with entries. Each year, unfortunately, some exhibitors miss the entry deadline.

A big thank you to those who are continuing to sponsor various awards and trophies and to those who have already signed up to assist as stewards and officials. To those new sponsors, a special thank you for your generosity and support. Further information and acknowledgements will be available in the May Newsletter.

Please record the following important dates.

2012 Royal Adelaide Show 7 to 15 September Before April 30 Entries Close Delivery of Fleeces

faecal test if relevant 5.00 pm Friday 13 July 5.00 pm Friday 24 August to the Secretary’s Office at the Showgrounds or to Chief Steward, Vaughan Wilson phone 8391 0633

Alpaca Arrival

12 noon to 2.00 pm Thursday 6 September

Inspections

2.00 pm to 4.00 pm Thursday 6 September

Departure

4.00 pm to 6.00 pm Monday 10 September

Judging

Alpacas from 9.30 am Friday 7 September Junior Handler Classes approx 5.00 pm Production Classes (Wether and Composite Classes) 9.00 am Saturday 8 September Fleeces 10.00 am Saturday 8 September

For further information please do not hesitate to call Lea Richens on ph/fax 8842 2344.

Lea Richens Councillor, Diverse Farming Committee

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To see sales list and details go to

Auction is being conducted by Landmark on behalf of the estate of the late Jo O’Connor

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JUNIOR JUDGING WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD ON 27TH MAY 2012

LOO K

VENUE : TO BE ADVISED TIME: 10am to 4pm

Are you  

under 25 keen to find out more about Junior Judging?

If so, you are welcome spend the day with Karen Caldwell (accredited AAA judge) and discover all the in’s and out of junior judging.

This could be the beginning of a judging future for you!!!

What is involved? 

Time will be spent acquiring an understanding of different fleece types both on and off the animal.

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Looking at and understanding the animal’s conformation

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Learning how to critique your show winning animal and fleece.

To register to attend this workshop, please contact Sarah Wheeler phone 8388 3051 or email alpacas@prados.com.au

2012 NATIONAL SHOW AND SALE IS COMING TO ADELAIDE OCTOBER 26—28 2012 IN THE WAYVILLE PAVILLION AT THE ADELAIDE SHOW GROUNDS

AND WE NEED YOU THIS SHOW WILL NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT VOLUNTEERS, SO PLEASE PUT UP YOUR HAND TO HELP AND SUPPORT OUR NATIONAL COMMITTEE IN MAKING THIS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL SHOW YET! FEBRUARY 2012

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SERENIDAD Alpacas Strathalbyn Genuine Herd Reduction Sale Realistic Prices Quality Breeding Females All colours many with cria at foot.

Wethers as pets & sheep guards.

Old Bull Creek Rd, Strathalbyn Contact Norma Keily 0416 173 573

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ALPACA FIBRE ANALYSIS

by Natasha Clark, Kurrawa Alpacas

Making sense of the Alpaca Fibre Analysis.

Getting a fleece test is a great way of determining the quality of your alpacas fleece. A side sample is taken at shearing time and placed in a plastic bag and labeled with the alpacas name and IAR number. It is a good idea to send the samples you are getting done in one batch as you can get a 'mob average report' which details the individual results as well as the mob as a whole.

SD, CE, CF, SF, and micron are terms used in the analysis of the fleece and are used to determine and compare the quality of the fleece, but what are good results? Below is a brief explanation of these commonly used terms and how to determine a good result.

The micron is the overall average fibre diameter of the fleece sample, diameter being the straight line distance from one side of the fibre to the other. The micron is the most commonly used term in describing the quality of an alpaca fleece, but it should not be taken into account by itself. It must be remembered that the micron is the 'average' and therefore could have a large or small range (minimum to the maximum diameters).

The SD, standard deviation, is a measure of 1 standard deviation either side of the micron average where according to the 'empirical rule', 67% of the fibre diameters lie. The empirical rule also estimates that 95% of the fibres lie within 2 standard deviations of the average. For example, if the micron average was 20 micron, and the standard deviation is 4, this means that approximately 67% of the fibres will be between 16 and 24 micron. 2 standard deviations approximates to 95% of the fibres lie between 12 and 28 micron. Therefore, a lower SD is better.

The histogram below left has a micron of 16.4 and an SD of 3.6, hence the small spread or width of the graph. The histogram on the right has a micron of 21.4 and an SD of 5.2, hence the wide spread.

The CE, coarse edge, is the percentage of fibres that are 10 microns over the average micron. For example, if your average micron is 18 micron and the CE is 5.0%, then 5.0% of fibres are over 28 micron. Any CE under 3% is considered satisfactory.

The CF, comfort factor, is the percentage of fibres less than 30 micron. It is quite common to have a CF of 100% but high 90's would be considered a good result. The histogram above left has a CF of 100%.

A fibre analysis can be useful in determining the quality of an alpacas fleece when deciding to purchase an alpaca or for stud services, but should not be solely used in the selection process. Other aspects to consider are body condition, alpaca size, and the overall health of the alpaca.

This article is printed with the kind permission of Natasha Clark, Kurrawa Alpacas.

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REX’S STORY

by Natasha Clark, Kurrawa Alpacas

A Working Dog's Guide to Alpacas

Hello, or “Woof” as you would probably be familiar with. My name is Max and I am a Red Kelpie. I’ve been working at Kurrawa Alpacas for a few years now and felt compelled to write a piece on my experiences with alpacas as a guide to other working dogs who may be finding it difficult to understand the thinking’s of an alpaca.

I was born on the 6th of October 1998. My father, Rex, is a legendary worker owned by Farmer Bob, who Rex helps to work cattle and sheep on their property, as well as occasional stints down at the sale yards. I guess that’s who I most take after. My mother has always been a “house-dog”, content to look after the family and sleep in front of the warm fire on a cold winter’s days. I can still remember my first day with the Master, I was 8 weeks old and ready to leave the litter, and my five unruly brothers.

My first introduction to alpacas was a scary experience. They were very aggressive towards me.

My initial reaction was to put my tail between my legs and run away, I was in no position to argue with those mean looking claws and monstrous looking heads.

It took time, and a lot of me running away, for the alpacas to get the idea that I was not a predator. My master would stand behind me and lunge towards them if they looked as though they were going to go after me.

That gave the alpacas the impression that I was with, or part of, the master and what we commanded, they would do.

I would stay very close to my master during the first six months of my training. In this time, the alpacas got used to having me around and when the master was herding them, I would be right along side him. This again reemphasized the fact that the master and I were working as one and what WE commanded they did.

Another great command I learnt was that when the master opened a gate and left it open, it meant that I either had to get alpacas out of that paddock, or put alpacas in to that paddock. If alpacas had to go in to that paddock, we would then go to another paddock to get alpacas out and then put them in to the paddock that we initially opened. All the master would do is open and close the gates.

Learning to bark on command was another command I learnt. Alpacas are very stubborn and need to be pushed to make them move. Biting them was a big no-no. My masters boot up my back-side was enough to ensure that I was not allowed to bite or nip them in any way.

I still occasionally encounter alpacas that are aggressive towards me, but that is mainly due to birthing. All the alpacas that are now born on the property are used to me and treat me as 'THE BOSS'.

Yours Truly Max (The Dog)

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DOG TRAINING

by Natasha Clark, Kurrawa Alpacas

Tips for training dogs to work with alpacas: Be patient. It takes time for alpacas to get used to dogs. The more time your dog spends around your alpacas, the more at ease they will feel.

If your dog is not yet working, take it to a working dog school.

This will give you and the dog an idea of what is needed in regards to training.

Training a young dog from scratch can be easier than an older dog. Good working dogs for alpacas seem to be Kelpies.

Blue heelers and cross-breeds tend to be too aggressive and too happy to bite and nip at the alpacas. You don't want your dog biting or nipping your $25,000 alpaca investment.

If your dog does bite, react swiftly with harsh punishment. If it continues biting, put a muzzle on it.

Punishment should be done with a stick, long object, or a rolled up bit of newspaper (which I think is the best as it sounds loud and nasty but does not really hurt the dog).

Never use your hand to punish your dog! Reward your dog when it does good.

Punishment should be done with a stick, long object, or a rolled up bit of newspaper (which I think is the best as it sounds loud and nasty but does not really hurt the dog).

Never use your hand to punish your dog! Reward your dog when it does good.

A good way to let the alpacas know that the dog is with you is to put it on a lead and have it right by your side. When the alpacas go for the dog, step in front and scare the alpaca away.

This gives the alpaca the impression that the dog is part of you and that you and the dog are the boss.

Teaching the dog to bark on command is very important as alpacas can be very stubborn.

Use the same command calls for your dog.

'Bark' for barking, 'Back' for going to the back of the herd, 'Get'em up' for herding them out of a paddock, 'Out' to get right out of the paddock, are some of the commands we use for our dogs.

For many small alpaca breeders, the use of working dogs would not be of any benefit. To large size herds, a working dog can save you a great amount of time and save you the effort of having multiple people do a chore that one person and a good dog can do. Since we have had our two dogs working efficiently, the main difference in our work-load has been that the dogs do the running around, not us.

If you have working dogs that work with alpacas, we would love to hear from you about your experiences as we are the only alpaca herd that we know of that successfully use dog with alpacas. By corresponding with others we would like to keep this page updated with ideas and stories so others who may be interested in using dogs with alpacas have a guide.

Contact us by using our Contact us form at Kurrawa.com.au

These ‘doggy’ articles are printed with the kind permision of Natasha Clark, Kurrawa Alpacas

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FLEECE COLLECTION PROJECT REPORT

by Sarah Wheeler

And finally to Auction Over the past 2 editions we have followed the progress of the fleece collection project. This edition sees the fleeces go to auction. But that is not the end of the story.

For those of you unfamiliar with the collection project, I will just do a very quick recap. From conception to auction took a year. With a small group of members, coordinating, providing facilities and giving their time on a regular basis, to help and support those participating in the project.

The project started with two fleece workshops with Paul Vallely as the speaker and facilitator. The aim was to highlight the structure and improvement that can be made in fleece to improve potential sales to buyers.

Alpaca fleece is not at this point in time as stable in micron as the sheep industry. So often there is variation throughout a fleece. This in turn causes a problem for the buyer as variation in the fleece can be problematic through the manufacturing process. As a result of this buyers will look to downgrade alpaca fleece bales to compensate for any loss to them through the processing. Our aim was to work with the buyers and provide them with a product that they want and to achieve a fair price for our fleece.

So with a number of collection days set our aim was to fill as many bales as we could following a 3 point fleece testing system. The fleeces were then graded accordingly and baled, to achieve consistency, the bales were packed in 2 micron increments and care was also taken to ensure the Standard Deviation (SD) was no greater than 4; this, on many occasions meant that fleeces were downgraded by a bale if their SD was too high.

This project has never and will never be a drop off system; it requires input from members participating to work on the fleece tables checking fleeces as they come in to be baled. I think that one of the most noticeable things about this was that the majority of those participating started with ‘I am only staying for about an hour’ and 5 hours later they were still there and returned to subsequent sessions. So what did they find to keep them there?

Well there was the time spent talking with other members whilst looking at the fleece but mainly the fleece itself stole the show. The number of times everything stopped to look at fleece that was out for checking was amazing. There are some truly outstanding fleeces out there on animals. As a learning experience you couldn’t find a better place to see the different types of crimp style, handle and lustre.

You name it we saw it. Strangely, I think one of the most valuable experiences comes when a fleece has to, for one reason or another, be downgraded. Often you hear an unhappy member complain when they receive payment for their fleece that has not come up to expectations, with the collection system you have control if your fleece needs down grading. You can agree to have the fleece downgraded or remove the fleece and take it back. But you are always there to see the problem and be aware of the reason behind it.

So with our bales now pressed (and a bit of a celebration) the next stage was stencilling the bales in the approved manner and then delivering them to the storage facility. The bales are then core tested and results given in a very similar way to your regular fleece testing. This was a rather nerve Page 14

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racking time as everything could have fallen apart at this point if the bales had not come out as to our micron predictions. But every bale came out as per the micron range we had given the broker.

Our six Premium Alpaca bales joined another 15 bales that had been collected in WA for the first alpaca fleece auction at Fremantle. Whilst the bales didn’t sell at the auction itself 3 bales did sell immediately after the auction becoming the only bales to sell on the day. The bales will be off to New Zealand to Alpaca Ultimate. And the prices paid for the fleece? Our 20.2 micron bale achieved $20.35 a kilo, 22.2 micron bale achieved $15.40 a kilo and the 23.6 bale a not to be sneezed at $12.10 a kilo.

These figures do include GST and are before any of the handling charges, core testing etc. have been taken off. I am happy to report that since this auction another bale has sold at auction this time it was the skirting bale, it managed to make $3 per kilo at this time however, I am not aware of who the purchaser was.

So was the project worthwhile, yes, most definitely.

Will we be continuing? Our plan certainly is to do so.

I would like to thank those members who have given their time (Rosalie Brinkworth, Kerry Porter & Jo O’Connor), property (Lee Sadler and Greg Scarlet) use of pressing equipment (Chris Williams) to ensure this project came to fruition. But a big thank you must also go to those members that put their fleeces into bales and trusted that at the end of the day they would see some monetary return for their effort.

TO ALL THE REGION’S KNITTERS WHO HAVE KINDLY KNITTED SOME SQUARES FOR THE THROW RUG THAT JO WAS CREATING, THANK YOU.

IF ANYONE HAS MADE MORE SQUARES COULD THEY PLEASE SEND THEM TO:-

CYNTHIA HALL LOT 3 WATTS GULLY ROAD KERSBROOK

S.A. 5231

CYNTHIA IS KINDLY STEPPING UP TO TAKE OVER THE PROJECT, HENCE THE THROW RUG PROJECT WILL GO AHEAD AS INTENDED AS A FUND RAISER FOR OUR REGION FEBRUARY 2012

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COMMITTEE VACANCY FOLLOWING THE SAD LOSS OF JO O’CONNOR, THERE IS A VACANCY ON THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE PLEASE CONTACT SARAH WHEELER, TELEPHONE 8388 3051 OR EMAIL alpacas@prados.com.au

CHAT FEST WHERE: GUMERACHA FEDERATION PARK WHEN: 4TH MARCH 2012 TIME: FROM 11.30AM BRING YOUR PICNIC AND COME ALONE AND JOIN OTHER MEMBERS FOR A CHAT. HAVING HAD A TWO YEAR BREAK, CHAT FEST HAS RETURNED BY POPULAR DEMAND. NO NEED TO BOOK JUST TURN UP ON THE DAY. THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY.

WANTED COORDINATOR FOR NATIONAL ALPACA WEEK AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, NAW WILL RUN THROUGH THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY. STARTING ON 28TH APRIL TO 6TH MAY, IN PREVIOUS YEARS WE HAVE HAD A ‘MEET THE ALPACAS’ DAY ATO OAKBANK HIGH SCHOOL ON THE FIRST SATURDAY WITH VARIOUS FARMS OPENING DURING THE 9 DAY PERIOD. SO WHAT IS REQUIRED? COORDINATION, PROMOTION AND LIAISING WITH MEMBERS TAKING PART TO ENSURE A WELL-ATTENDED WEEK. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP, PLEASE CONTACT SARAH WHEELER—TELEPHONE 8388 3051 OR EMAIL alpacas@prados.com.au

MOUNT PLEASANT SHOW IS ALMOST UPON US YES, IT IS VOLUNTEER TIME TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL SHOW, STEWARDS AND RECORDERS ARE ALWAYS IN DEMAND. WITHOUT SUCH PEOPLE THE SHOW CAN NOT GO ON SO IF YOU CAN HELP ON THE DAY, PLEASE CONTACT THE CONVENORS SUE AND TREVOR DROGEMULLER. PHONE 8188 0027

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READ AND BREED—OUR REGIONAL MAGAZINE Article, advertising and payments (payable to AAA SA Region) should be sent to :-

The Editors Sharon Warland:- Phone: 8532 3029/0438 072383 Postal Address: P.O. Box 595, MURRAY BRIDGE SA. 5301 Email: waradenealpacas@gmail.com

Rhonda Pitt:- Phone: 85322 553/0408814534 Postal Address: 28/5 Pugh Avenue, Murray Bridge SA 5253 Email: lomavista@virginbroadband.com.au

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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL COMMITTEE Visit our regional web site for up to date news and information.

Website: www.aaasa.com.au

Executive Members President Vice-President

Sarah Wheeler

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Derrick Hall

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