Our Own Backyard

 

Each year, on the first Saturday in March, the Hawkesdale Memorial Hall committee hold a fleece show as a fund raiser. Local wool farmers are approached to donate a fleece. These fleeces are then judged and a winner obtained in various categories eg superfine merino, fine merino, cross bred etc.
The fleeces are then sold, and the proceeds go to the Hall.

The CWA (Country Womens Association) had a craft display.

Our primary school children drew, painted or built 3d models relating to sheep, wool and our local farms. Below is the baa black sheep tribute to local wool farming designed by our grade prep, who were learning to count 1,2,3.