Trans-Tasman Australian Team

60MASTERTON 2020 GOLDEN SHEARS

Australian Team

Daniel McIntyre Shearer Glen Innes, NSW, Australia

Machine Shearer/ Grazier/ Australian Wool Innovation Shearing Trainer/ Heiniger promotional Shearer. Shearing career of 22 years. Australian Team Member 8 times; World Champs France 2019, Australia 2005 (2nd individual shearing) National Champion 5 times.. Other hobbies include Fishing and Camping.

Racheal Hutchison Wool Handler New South Wales, Australia

Lives central west NSW, with partner Jeff also a shearer and 3 children Maverick, Conrad and Sasha. 6 times Australian Wool Handling championships. Numerous Trans-tasman test team member and world Championship team member. AWI coach Woolclasser Contractor. Career highlights include working alongside Joanne Kumeroa. Nathan Meaney Shearer Kapunda, South Australia

Has shorn in Australia and New Zealand. He has been shearing 14 years and followed the Sports Shear Competitions in South Australia from an early age, with a goal to one day beat his mentor Shannon Warnest. He has been a Member of the South Australian Team 8 times and an Australian Team Member in the 2012 Worlds in Masterton, 2015 and 2020.

Aroha Garvin Wool Handler York, Western Australia

A partner in Progress Shearing contracting. Aroha has competed in Wool Handling for 30 years. Represented WA 10 times at the Sports Shears National Championships. Represented Australia in 2000, 2004 and 2012. World Champion Wool Handler in 2000 (South Africa). Born in NZ she is excited to be a part of the 60 years Golden Shears celebrations as a “Past Champion” and Master Wool Handler. Damien Boyle Shearer Tambellup, Western Australia

Damien has dominated the Western Australia Open Shearing over the past 24 years, winning the WA circuit 23 of these years. He has also had great success in NZ winning Alexandra 8 times. This is Damien’s 3rd time representing Australia.

Peter Wingfield Team Manager Victoria, Australia

Started shearing in the 1960s. Full time shearing in the 1970 commencing in Western Australia. He started judging with Sport Shear Australia at the Roma Nationals in 2004, and has been actively involved with the Bendigo Shows in July and October as part of the Northern Shears and Bendigo Committees since early 2000. His son is Australian Champion Shearer, Jason.

PROUD TO SUPPORT OUR LOCALS Good luck to all the competitors at The Golden Shears

A PROUD HISTORY OF MAKING VACCINES IN NEW ZEALAND FOR OUR CONDITIONS.

In re ecting upon the signi cant milestone which is the 60 years that the Golden Shears has been the world’s premier shearing and wool-handling event, it is interesting to recognize the parallels between this truly iconic New Zealand event and MSD Animal Health, which has been a sponsor of the Golden Shears since its inception in 1961. Back then, MSD was called Trentham Vaccine Laboratories (TVL), and while the name has changed, what does remain the same and in common with the Golden Shears event is a business born and bred in New Zealand which is steeped in history but which has continually innovated and evolved to remain relevant and market leading today. For nearly 80 years our scientists have developed and made vaccines with the aim of improving the health and productivity of New Zealand’s farm animals. The rst vaccine developed and available to kiwi farmers in the 1940’s was for the clostridial disease blackleg. Amazingly it was manufactured at the same Upper Hutt site that today is home to MSD Animal Health, New Zealand’s leading vaccine manufacturer. At the same site in 1968, the rst 5-strain clostridial vaccine for NZ farmers was launched. And so was born Multine®, the original 5-in-1 vaccine which still remains the most widely used range of vaccines in New Zealand today. 50 years later, and ongoing innovation in this Multine range of vaccines has seen our latest addition include the convenience and bene ts of vitamin B12 - Multine B12, which has rapidly become the most favoured version of all the clostridial vaccines used on kiwi sheep farms. Focusing on keeping livestock healthier and farming more productive is what allows MSD trusted brands to remain at the forefront of the market. As well as developing and manufacturing the most extensive range of NZ’s leading vaccines, including Toxovax®, CampyVax®4, Salvexin®+B, Multine® , Nilvax®, Lamb Vaccine and Covexin® 10, this local technology not only bene ts NZ farmers, but is now a signi cant export contributor, with MSD in Upper Hutt now exporting locally manufactured vaccines to over 60 countries around the world. MSD is also known for it’s COOPERS range of antiparasitic drenches and ectoparasiticides, including well known brands Alliance®, Scanda® and Magnum® . Made for New Zealand, in New Zealand. MSD brands are made speci cally for New Zealand’s unique conditions and it is this which has made our brand synonymous with trust and the drive to help farmers achieve superior animal health. Ensuring New Zealand’s farmers continue to raise the bar in terms of sheep productivity and farm pro tability. MSD is very proud of our enduring partnership with this iconic brand and we wish the Golden Shears all the best for another great event.

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