St Joseph’s Denman does it again at the Beef Bonanza
Twenty-five members from the Cattle Show Team at St Joseph’s Primary School, Denman recently competed at the annual Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza in Scone – the largest steer challenge competition in Australia.
St Joseph’s joined over 880 students from across NSW at the Bonanza to participate in a range of competitions.
The team achieved outstanding results across the weekend’s events.
Friday Results
St Joseph’s Denman – Champion Herdsmen
Addie Hagan – Champion Primary Parader
Saturday Results
William Jacobs – 2nd in Parading
Scarlet Hagan – 2nd in Parading
Diesel Hagan – 2nd in Parading
Isabella Falvey – 2nd in Parading
Dylan Gardiner – 3rd in Parading
Georgia Straney – 4th in Parading
Landon Meyer – 5th in Parading
Marshall Hinze – 5th in Parading
Harry Thompson – 5th in Parading
All members of the Cattle Show Team is to be congratulated for their outstanding efforts over the weekend.
The students were excellent ambassadors for their school – being well behaved and showing respect for all – and especially to the animals. It was great to see other breeders and schools congratulating our school on our successes and on the great attitude of all our students.
The members of the St Joseph’s Cattle Show Team include:
Kade Moon
Addie Hagan
Georgia Straney
Isabella Falvey
Caylie Edwards
Caoilainn Finn
Sophie Paull
Diesel Hagan
Callie Hagan
Scarlet Hagan
Louis Bottomley
Dylan Gardiner
Cambell Hinze
Henri LeGrange
Marshall Hinze
William Henley
Will Jacobs
David Caruana
Matt Mackay
Connor Ryan
Landon Meyer
Harry Thompson
Emmitt Medhurst
Will Hejduk
Ned McKenzie
We would like to say thank you to our sponsors for their generous financial support which enables our Cattle Show Team to continue to grow despite our region experiencing terrible drought conditions:
Brad Hinze Horseshoeing
Coolmore Australia
Dalara Pastoral
Glencore – Mangoola
Godolphin
JTF Electrical Services
Paul & Merry Freeman
Denman Dapkos
Hunter Valley Farming Contractors
I would also like to thank the following people for their support with the team during the campaign and the Beef Bonanza weekend: