National ploughing championships
Gayle TIERNEY (Western Victoria – Minister for Training and Skills, Minister for Higher Education, Minister for Agriculture) (09:48): Another competition that will produce outstanding results begins today at Larpent, the Victorian ploughing championships, followed by the national titles on Friday and Saturday. The Colac area has a very long tradition of hosting ploughing competitions. This week’s events will include conventional, reversible and vintage ploughing, and winning is based on straight, consistent furrows – no GPS here. The Colac and District Ploughing Association and its leaders Kelvin McNaughton and Peter Gardiner have done a great job organising this contest, drawing in competitors from right across Australia. We wish them very well for this very successful event.