National Show & Sale
Tamworth, NSW
14 - 17 October 2010
Industry Magazine
The June 2010 issue of 'Alpacas Australia' is out now. Cover at left. [more]
2010 Q-Alpaca Annual Report Annual Report is now available. [download] Exotic Animal Disease Newsletter May 2010 published by Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. [more] Q-Alpaca Program The 2010 Annual Stock Return form is now available. [more] Sydney Show Results
Full results from the 2010 Royal Sydney Show.
Supreme Champion animals pictured from left are Ambersun Fortune Seeker (Supreme Champion Huacaya) and Surilana Heather (Supreme Champion Suri).
AGE analysis no. 9 - February 2010
Data submission for AGE analysis 9 has now closed.
Participants who submitted data for analysis 9 will be advised by email and a message will be displayed on this web page when reports are ready for viewing online.
Please monitor this web page for details regarding analysis 10.
Primary School Resource PackageThe Australian Alpaca Association Ltd. has designed a booklet to assist primary school educators in introducing 'alpacas as a farming alternative' into their classrooms. [more]
AGE analysis no. 8 results The first stage of leader lists from the AGE analysis no. 8 is now published. These tables are Selection Index Leader Lists for sires and dams for the three breeding indexes which have been developed, namely Fibre Plus, Fibre Value and Fibre Quality. [more] Richard Dixon Memorial Scholarship In recognition of services to the alpaca industry by the late Dr Richard Dixon, the Australian Alpaca Association Ltd. has established the Richard Dixon Memorial Scholarship Fund. [more info] [application form] Fleece, fleece, fleece! Do you want to sell your fleece or have it processed? Check out this list of buyers and processors and the services they offer. Please contact individual businesses for further information. Rural Training Units in Alpaca ManagementThe New South Wales Richmond TAFE has available on application, a Nationally Accredited Training Package suitable for those who wish to attain a CERT 11 in Agriculture which specializes in Alpaca.
The course has elective units which are all relevant to alpacas and on successful completion of the course the participant will be awarded a Cert 11 in Agriculture, Specialising in Alpaca. For further details contact Richmond TAFE on 131 870 (within NSW only) or 02 4570 9099 (from outside NSW) or email Kay Carter. Victorian Department of Primary Industries report Further refined loss and damage assessment information from the 2008/9 bushfires [more]