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ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16

Annual Report 2015-16

www.castertonkelpieassociation.com.au

Casterton Kelpie Association


Casterton Kelpie Association ………………………………………3

President’s Report ………………………………………………………4

Working Dog Auction Report………………………………………….6

2016 Auction Results……………………………………………………8

Working Dog Auction Record (Last 5 Years) ………………………9

Festival In pictures ……………………………………………………10

Auction In pictures ……………………………………………………11

Financial Report………………………………………………………..12

Kelpie Festival Report…………………………………………………13

2016 Kelpie Festival Results…………………………………………14

Sponsorship Report…………………………………………………...15

CKA Website…………………………………………………………….16

John McGrath ‘Volunteer of the Year’ Award. .............................17

Market Research Report………………………………………………18

Table of Contents




President: Karen Stephens Treasurer: Greg Hart Assistant Treasurer: Kevin Jones Association Secretary: Linda Thompson Working Dog Auction Chairman: Nancy Withers Working Dog Auction Secretary: Nicky Holmberg Infrastructure & Volunteer coordinator: Darren Holmberg Festival Chairman: Brian Burns Festival Secretary: Courtney Bertrand Catering Coordinator & Volunteer Coordinator: Sharon McGrath Photo Competition Coordinator: Shirley Foster Acquisitive Art Competition: Sharon McGrath & Casterton Rotary Club committee members. Merchandise & Stall Holders: Prue Robbins Committee Member: John Matthews, Lyn Pickles, Sharon Barry, Michael McNamara, Giles Kent

Photographers: Kelly Edwards, Tash Roberts, Faith Glisson, Annie Fenby & Casterton News


President’s Report

Karen Stephen President Casterton Kelpie Association The Casterton Kelpie Association is once

again pleased to present this annual report

for the Australian Kelpie Muster. Our asso-

ciation is the proud organising committee for

the Casterton Kelpie Festival and the Aus-

tralian Premier Working Dog Auction.

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This year marked two significant milestones - the 20th Annual Working Dog Auction and reaching $2 million worth of “working”’ dogs sold since the original auction held by the Casterton Apex Club in 1997. We were thrilled this year to have some of the original organising committee from the Casterton Apex Club present to cut the cake to mark the 20 year milestone. The association understands the importance for the Casterton community in holding the annual festival and auction to celebrate Casterton’s national recognition as the ‘Birthplace of the Kelpie’ breed and our ‘Mission Statement’ is simple ‘Promote Casterton as the birthplace of the kelpie for the benefit of the community’. Of course these events don’t just happen – 12 months of solid planning by our dedicated commit-tee ensures that the weekend runs smoothly. We all bring different skill sets to the table and along the way we have lots of fun and laughter. Each of you take up the challenge and make the Casterton community proud on the world stage. Darren Holmberg and his team of volunteers work tirelessly for months planning and organising each piece of infrastructure needed over the 3 day event. With over 1 kilometre of sheep yard fencing required this certainly takes brilliant organisational skills to source from local farmers, then a ‘muscle power team’ to erect and then take it all apart and return to its rightful owner – thank you all for your amazing work, and I sincerely thank you. To recognise our 20 year milestone Sharon McGrath undertook the huge project of capturing the 20 year history of our amazing event and published a book. With the assistance of Courtney Ber-trand she was able to pull together the most incredible photos and reflections from the last 20 years, that have captured the essence of the event and our community. Thursday evening always heralds the beginning of the weekend and this year we were pleased to have our local Federal Member for Wannon, Hon ‘Minister’ Dan Tehan MP officially open the weekend with the annual Casterton Acquisitive Art Competition and Exhibition held at the Town Hall. Acquisitive Art Coordinator, Sharon McGrath and the Casterton Rotary Club once again did us proud and on behalf of the association I sincerely thank them for their hours of work and quali-ty of the exhibition. As always Casterton’s main street came alive on Saturday with the Kelpie Festival – we have



been able to keep this event FREE only through the generous sponsorship of the Glenelg Shire Council, Corporations, Businesses and Individuals and the incredible support of our community Volunteers, headed up by Brian Burns. Of course the highlight for the day was breaking the World Record in the Kel-pie High Jump event with Melbourne based Tegan Eagle owner of her prized

Kelpie, Bailey taking out first prize with an unbelievable high jump of 1.951m!! This of course gave us national and international media coverage in both television and print media and some wonderful free publicity for Casterton and our event – thanks Tegan and Bailey. Under the leadership of Nancy Withers and Nicky Holmberg the 20th Annual Working Dog Auction lived up to expectation in 2016 – breaking the $2 million mark of dogs sold since the first auction in 1997. This is truly an extraordinary achievement for a small rural community and each and every person that has been involved over those last 20 years is to be congratulated. The 2016 Working Dog Auction offered 61 dogs with a clearance rate of 83.6% with an average price of $3,763 bringing the total to $2,156,859 sold since 1997. Of course the Catering Team did an amazing job at the ‘Dog Bowl’, which was a hive of activity with cold and hungry visitors savouring the delicious food on offer pre-pared by a cast of volunteers under the all tuned organisational skills of Sharon McGrath – thank you one and all. Whilst planning is well underway for next year’s event, the committee is well aware that the major factor that came out of our de-brief meetings for 2016 was the huge growth in the overall event. Whilst we applaud the growth, we certainly understand that to be sustainable for the future we will need to recruit more volunteers. The committee is currently reviewing the specific areas of need for these volunteers and anticipate rolling out a ‘Volunteer Drive’ in the forthcoming months. To my amazing committee – congratulations to each and every one of you for anoth-er incredible year. Thank you for the laughter and fun along the way, for taking up the challenges and pulling together as a team ………..thank you one and all for your unbelievable dedication and commitment to our event and the community. Finally, I would like to thank the families of our volunteers who allow them to give of their time freely, to my husband, Owen and my children who support me and allow me to give back to the community and do whatever I ask of them as well. Yours sincerely, Karen Stephens President Casterton Kelpie Association

President’s Report continued



Working Dog Auction Report

Nancy Withers Chairperson Working Dog Auction Committee 2016 Auction committee members: Nancy

Withers (Chairman), Darren

Holmberg (Infrastructure and Help-

ers), Nicky Holmberg (Secretary),

Sharon McGrath (Catering), Ben

Gould (Helpers etc.).

The Twentieth Annual Casterton Working Dog Auction was conducted at Island Park, on Sunday the 12th June 2016. After a very wet week prior, the weather was kind and the day was cool but pleasant. Clark Rubber is the major sponsor of the auction. Members of the RMA Network of Independent Livestock and Property Agents also sponsored and facilitated the sale. The skilled Auctioneers, James Tierney and Bernie Grant, and ‘spotters’ of RMA did a wonderful job running a good, keen and fast paced auction. The demonstrations of dogs proceeded well and the fit, young sheep, kindly loaned by the Northcott family from Merino, were compliant, but just tested the dogs enough to demonstrate their skills. Good sheep are an essential requirement for this event and we thank the Northcott’s very much for al-lowing us to use them. At Auction time an excellent catalogue of dogs was presented for sale and proof of this was in the bidding, with the first dog offered making $7,000. The sale progressed rapidly with very good prices being received for the dogs on offer. The 28 trained dogs sold averaged $5,177. The prices were indicative of the standard of dogs available and the current buoyant live-stock prices which put confidence into the industry. It was very rewarding to see the smiles on the faces of our vendors, many of whom have brought dogs for sale to support our auction for some time. A total of 51 dogs and pups were sold for an average of $3,763. The high-est priced dog was sold by Andrew Kennedy from Nyngan in NSW, who has achieved close to the top price in previous years. Burgess, a trained male kelpie, black and tan, aged 1year 7mths sold for $10,000 and went to Trafalgar, Vic. This year we passed the $2 million dollar mark in total worth of dogs sold through the Casterton auction, over twenty years. What an outstanding achievement for all involved!



The Twentieth Anniversary was a great cause for celebration for all in-

volved, and several of the original founders of the Auction event were able

to participate in the official “cutting” of the special Anniversary cake. Sharon

McGrath once again supervised the provision of food for the multitude of

visitors present on Auction day. Sharon also oversees the supply of food for

our volunteers prior to, and over, the entire weekend. She is supported in

this by many volunteers who cook and serve the food and they all deserve

special thanks for their efforts.

I would like to thank the other members of the Auction Committee and the CKA for their efforts and all the volunteers who willingly support us in pre-senting this event for the benefit of the entire community. This year we were also assisted by several people from afar; friends of the committee, who regularly attend the event and kindly offered their knowledge, time and energy to help with yard construction and secretarial tasks . The list of infrastructure used over the Auction is huge. All this equipment is loaned by people in the immediate district. Several even deliver it to the auction site. It would be impossible to hire it. I would also like to especially thank the livestock truck drivers who battle wintry conditions, including the likelihood of getting bogged and have the sheep delivered before time and take them home again after the event. With animal welfare paramount the sheep spend as little time as possible away from their familiar surround-ings. The commitment shown by our volunteers, some participating over many years, demonstrates their generosity, and they can all be proud of this achievement. The Auction committee is only part what it takes to run this event. It is deservedly known far and wide as Australia’s Premier Working Dog Auction and it belongs to the volunteers and the Casterton and District community. Nancy Withers Chairperson Casterton Working Dog Auction Committee.

Working Dog Auction Report



2016 Auction Results


VENDOR AGE Price

Cain Jenkins 52 $7,000

P & B Sandral 36 Passed In

Adrian Carpenter 36 $6,000

Tony Williams 35 $7,000

P & B Sandral 33 $5,500

John Flanagan 27 $5,000

John Ahern 26 $5,250

Lee Mickan 26 $7,000

John Flanagan 24 $2,700

Paul Macphail 24 $8,000

Tim Hall 24 $6,000

Ian O'Connell 24 $8,500

Terry Sim 23 $2,000

John Flanagan 24 Passed In

Paul Macphail 24 $6,000


Richard Burn 21 Passed In

Joe Spicer 20 $5,000

P & B Sandral 20 $4,000


Hayden Hinchliffe 19 $3,250


Andrew Kennedy 19 $10,000

Steve Sudero 18 $2,500

Jasmine Ewing 18 Passed In

Hayden Hinchliffe 19 $2,000


Monte Warren 17 $2,000

Bill Williams 17 Withdrawn

Wayne Glennie 16 $3,000

Alistair Leonard 16 Passed In

Jo Spicer 16 $4,000

Damien Clifford 15 $3,000

Jack Leonard 14 $8,000

Leanne McCullagh 12 Withdrawn

Ryan Lenehan 12 $5,000

Jasmine Ewing 12 Passed In

Joe Thompson 12 $3,000


Tom McMahon 12 $6,250

Jack Leonard 12 $3,000

Damien Clifford 11 $3,000


Rod Hammond 11 $1,000

Tim Hall 10 $500


Gerard Bibby 9 $5,500

Sharon Barry 9 $2,000

Terry Sim 9 Passed In


Gerard Bibby 7 $3,500

Nancy Withers 6.5 Withdrawn

Maryanne Martin 6.25 Passed In

Luke Twigg 6 $600

Maryanne Martin 6.25 Passed In

Lyn deWyse 6 Passed In

Luke Twigg 6 $600

P & B Sandral 5 $1,000

Serpentine Football 6 $600

Cain Jenkins 4 $700

Susan Watts 3 $600

Tony Williams 3.5 $1,500

Dwayne McKinnon 3 $600

Bill Williams 3 $1,500

Susan Watts 3 $1,100

Tom Austin 2.5 $2,400

VENDOR AGE Price


Working Dog Auction Records

(Last 5 Years)


Fully Trained Dogs(over 12 months or fully trained)

2012 Tom 26 m Kelpie [M] Matthew Johnson Westbury $ 12,000

2013 Ben 17 m Kelpie [M] Matthew Johnson Westbury $ 10,500

2014 Bagalla Coke 22 m Kelpie [M] Ian O'Connell Hamilton $ 10,000

2015 Bagalla Bart 20 m Kelpie [M] Ian O'Connell Hamilton $ 11,000

2016 Burgess 19 m Kelpie [M] Andrew Kennedy Nyngan $ 10,000

STARTED DOGS(4 – 12 months)

2012 Beloka Jack 11 m Kelpie (M) Paul MacPhail Welshpool ?

2013 C.J. 10 m Kelpie [M] Ryan Lenehan Tarrone $ 4,250

2014 Island Squirt 11 m Kelpie [F] Clint Shelton Bracknell $ 4,500

2015 Bonanza 4 m Kelpie [M] Paul Macphail Welshpool $ 5,400

2016 Jack 12 m Kelpie [M] Tom McMahon Derrinullum $ 6,250

PUPS(3 months & Under)

2012 Kerry 3 m Kelpie [F] Luke Twigg Bears Lagoon $ 1,250

2013 Drover 3 m Kelpie [M] Didier Malcolm Glenburn $ 2,500

2014 Red 2.5 m Kelpie [M] Damien Clifford Woorndoo $ 1,400

2015 Buster 3 m Kelpie [M] Andrew Kennedy Nyngan $ 3,200

2016 Elfinvale Charlie 2.5 m Kelpie [M] Tom Austin Melville Forest $ 2,400



Festival Photos



Auction Photos



Casterton Kelpie Association- Financials September 2015 to August 2016

Income Expenses

Dog Auction Dog Auction

Dog School 500.00 Catering 5995.90

Dog Auction Commission 13433.00 Equipment Hire 1853.50

Dog Auction Gate Entry 5842.50 Security 934.00

Dog Auction Registration Fees 6500.00 Sundries 144.65

Catering 9321.85 Total Dog Auction Expenses 8928.05

Total Dog Auction Income 35597.35

Festival

Festival Acquisitive Art Purchase 2500.00

Acquisitve Art Entries & Sales 1975.00 Sundry Art expenses 1056.80

Donations 587.16 Animal Nursery 900.00

Working Dog Futurity En-tries 250.00 Equipment Hire 4353.50

Total Festival Income 2812.16 Prize Money / Trophies 12102.00

Sundries 614.55

Other Income Total Festival Expenses 21526.85

Membership 60.00

Merchandise Sales 4804.05 Overhead Expenses

Raffle 1520.00 Advertising 6170.05

Major Sponsors 36500.00 Bank Charges 695.65

Other Sponsors 22026.00 Insurance 5466.67

Total Other Income 64910.05 Postage 1756.04

Merchandise 5780.55

TOTAL INCOME 103319.56 Photography 700.00

Promotion Person 26250.00

Sundry Promotional 1000.00

Rental Island Park 553.72

Sponsorship of Dog Trial 200.00

Stationery 1641.51

Sundry Expenses 1385.50

Website 3201.00

Service Club Donations 6650.00

Capital Purchases 7612.15

Total Overhead Expenses 69062.84

Total Expenses 99517.74

Total Income 3801.82


After 12 months of planning we awoke to a perfect June day the main street came alive with volunteer’s systematically moving infrastructure about whilst the Lion’s Club ran the annual Poet’s Breakfast. Things moved into top gear when with the start of the spectacular Street Pa-rade – with an array of vivid colours, each float was certainly unique and were displayed with great pride by each entrant with many hours of careful design and construction evident for all to see. The Town Hall steps were abuzz with entrants confirming their entries for the different events and I thank the volunteers that handle the queries and the on-line booking system will be further refined for next year, as it was positively received by entrants. The novelty events have grown in popularity year after year and are a great crowd pleaser – the committee will continue to refine this area of the festival to improve the experience for visitors for next year. Of course the word on every one lips was the amazing height which was achieved at the Kelpie High Jump with a new World Record of a whopping 2.951m by Bailey owned by Tegan Eagle – the media following the event has been exceptional and a great bonus for the event. Keeping the event FREE for families and all visitors is a priority for the Kelpie Association but with-out the amazing support from our sponsors it would not be possible to hold the event, so a huge thank you to all of our sponsors and we look forward to your support again next year. I would personally like to sincerely thank each event coordinator and to Courtney for her role as Secretary, you all did an amazing job and I am sincerely grateful to you all – thank you. Yours truly,

Brian Burns, Chairman

Kelpie Festival Chairman's Report


Brian Burns, Chairman Casterton Festival Committee It is with pleasure that I present the Casterton Kelpie Festival Committee report for 2016.


2016 Kelpie Festival Results


General information on the results from the festival are the following:- The Kelpie Country Street Parade was won by: Casterton Playgroup, 2

nd REaD

Float, 3rd

Sacred Heart Primary School. The Kelpie Dash was won by Teagan Eagle and her dog Bailey, 2

nd Christine Ken-

yon and her dog Jay, 3rd

Sally Henderson and her dog Jett. The Kelpie High Jump was won by Teagan Eagle and her dog Bailey, 2

nd Ryan

Pauline and his dog Gem, 3rd

Joanne Milne and her dog Sasha. The Kelpie Hill Climb was won by Tristan Mioni and his dog Cork, 2

nd Arish Mitchell

and her dog Diego, 3rd

Megan Campbell and her dog Woody. The Kelpie Triathlon was won by Teagan Eagle and her dog Bailey, 2

nd Megan

Campbell and her dog Woody, 3rd

Tristan Mioni and his dog Cork. Mutton Mayhem was won by Lawrence. The Kelpie Pinball was won by Joe Spicer and his dog Package, 2

nd was Daniel Ball

and his dog Denny. Novelty Events: The Fattest Dog was won by Bree Kerr and her dog Brownie. Best 6 Legs was won by Jade Drapper and her dog Tessa. Dog Most Like its Owner was won by David Edgecombe. Egg & Spoon Kelpie race was won by Patrick Kenny and his dog Rocky. The 11 Legged Race was won by Charlotte Izzack and her dog Dave. The Sack Race was won by Jacqui Wardlaw and her dog Wally. The Kelpie Idol was won by Jenny. The Stockman’s Challenge was won by Robert Copping with horse, Cop That Red Rogue with dog Commander Zac. RMA Working Dog Futurity was won by Travis Ware and his dog Hilton Park Pear with 187 Points, 2

nd was Monte Warren and his

dog Steph with 178 points, and 3rd

was Tricia Carter and her dog Diesel with 167 points. The Photo Competition results for open division – Kelpies at Work- 1

st place Charles

Brincat; Kelpies at Play- 1st Stacey Brincau; Portrait of a Kelpie 1

st place Lyn Sor-

tori; Puppies- 1st place by Taleigha Emmerson; Mounted- 1

st place Daniel Ball; Jun-

ior Division- Kelpie Theme 1st place Jessica Day.


Sponsors


The Casterton Kelpie Association has proudly partnered with Clark Rubber for a number of years now working together to ensure that we both grow the event and promote the community. We sincerely thank the manage-ment and marketing team for their ongoing support of the Casterton com-munity and our unique event. The RMA Network of the national independent Livestock Agents continues to support our association with the Working Dog Futurity and the Australian Premier Working Dog Auction demonstrating their auction skills to ensure that our Vendors secure the top price for their prime working dog. The Glenelg Shire Council continues their sponsorship for the Australian Kelpie Muster each year for which we are grateful and thank the council for ensuring that the parks and gardens are maintained to a high-level for the weekend. Also assistance with amenity access, rubbish bins and many forms of support behind the scenes such as compliance to State Govern-ment legislation- all of which we are very appreciative. The Association would like to acknowledge the support of its 2016 spon-sors and look forward to continuing our strong relationship into the future

Barry Francis Motorcycles Boonaroo Angus Caltex Casterton Agricultural Machinery Casterton Auto Repairs Casterton Chemart Pharmacy Casterton Foodworks Cervus Coxons Holden David Widdicombe Electrical Dowfarm Machinery Gramac Solutions Heywood Stockfeeds Ian Murphy Transport Coates Hire Karingal Haulage LMB Linke Spill the Beans Raidis Estate (Coonawarra) Neil Widdicombe Fencing Contractor McNamara Clothing Dr Nicole Patterson (Vet Services) OG Roberts Mt Gambier Phil Pullen and Co. M J Smith Transport 7 Eleven

Bayer The Great Australian Petfood Company Sharp Airlines Western District Tyre Service Working Dog Stock Deals Say Grace Thomas DeGaris Clarkson Guthrie Sand and Concrete Sulky Gully Saddlery Vickery Bros Glenelg Inn South West Fibre G J Waters and Associates Ray Scott Transport Fairfax Media Borderwatch Ace Radio Casterton News Troy O'Connell Transport Chris Logan Transport Boomer Casterton Business and Development Association Fairfax Agricultural Media Green Triangle Finance The Midfield Group


The Casterton Kelpie Association nominated for the Glenelg Shire Business and Tourism Awards 2016 – and are the proud Winners of the Tourism Event 2016. At the gala event held in April 2016 at the Portland Golf Club, CKA members attended and proudly took the stage to accept the award. In presenting the award the Judges noted the outstanding contribution made by over 300 volunteers over the weekend and the amount of exposure from national media that is attracted to the region through this particular event.

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2016 Website


Casterton Kelpie Association launched its new website in the lead-up to the 2016 Kelpie Muster. Created by website designer,


Two years ago we lost one of our most precious volunteers John "Cheify" McGrath. An award has been struck to recognise the significant contribution John made to the success and volunteering patronage of the Kelpie Muster over many years. John was a unique individual who was able to bring out the best in everyone, gal-vanise volunteer effort and pride, harmonise community volunteers whilst maintain-ing a productive, rewarding and enjoyable experience for all. John was reliable, tireless, driven and held high expectations for our event and the quality of each and every activity or product that built and maintained our reputa-tion and quality of what the event was able to deliver and have Casterton recog-nised on the regional, state, national and international agendas as ‘Birthplace of the Kelpie and Home of the Australian Kelpie Muster’. The award recognises the selfless and dedicated contribution of volunteers who consistently support our event, forming enduring friendships growing our event and building a better community.

2016 Recipient Neil “Leary” Widdicombe,

John Matthews & Karen Stephens.

The John McGrath Volunteer of

the Year Award



These results help us with planning for the future Australian Kelpie Musters. Results have shown

the Muster continues to attract new people to the event of all ages from all over Australia. These

results help us plan for the future Musters we hold. The age demographic is wide ranging which is a

great result that shows the Muster attracts people of all ages. Overall we have achieved a great re-

sult in providing the right entertainment to the public visiting and we are aware of the areas we need

to improve upon. The demographics show our sponsors receive a wide coverage of ‘soft’ promotion.

Market Research Results 2016

How satisfied were you with the Australian Kelpie Muster Events and Services 1 – not satisfied to 5 very satisfied

1 2%

2 5%

3 5%

4 25%

5 63%

Age Category of People Who Attended the Muster

How Likely Will You Attend the Australian Kelpie Muster in the Future? 1 – not very likely to 5 very likely

1 2%

2 3%

3 5%

4 19%

5 71%

15 12%

15-24 22%

25-44 25%

45-69 31%

70 + 10%


Market Research Results Continued


The information below shows the importance and value of our website.

Details are for the Muster Month – June 2016

Age Category of People Who Attended the Muster



Photograph by Prue Robbins Digitally manipulated K Jones

Federal Member for Wannon, Minister Dan Tehan MP was in Casterton leading up to the 2016 event to congratulate the community on the amazing contribution it had made through the ‘Paint the Town REaD’ program, which encourages everyone to read to children by making books available at locations throughout the town. And of course there’s the mascot – A KELPIE of course!! Who has been named ‘Warrock’ after his/her birthplace - Warrock Homestead.

PAINT CASTERTON

REaD

Casterton Kelpie Association 2016 committee members, Owen Stephens, Julie Robins, Nancy Withers. Darren Holmberg Nicky Holmberg, Kevin Jones, Karen Stephens Shirley Foster, Greg

Hart , Kate Bruce Smith, Brian Burns, John Matthews, and Kelpies

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