In 2016, Hoch & Wilkinson in conjunction with Clermont Agencies hosted the 4th Annual Clermont Beef Expo & Trade Display at the Clermont Showgrounds. More than 35 vendors entered the Beef Expo, sharing in more than $30,500 in prize money.
A total $43,710 was raised for nominated local and national charities:
$32,210 Donated by Bernard & Cynthia Anderson to RFDS
$4,500 Donated by Ted & Jenny Murphy to the CQ Chopper
$7,000 Donated by Hoch & Wilkinson to nominated Charities
The trade display featured more than 25 businesses where traders offered specials and demonstrations of their products to interested spectators. The afternoon activities included a forum featuring Tom O’Toole whose two key areas were business success & personal development.
This year the emphasis is on Mental & Physical, Health & Well Being. Our catch phase slogan is “Healthy Beauty & the Beast”. Founding director of “The Resilience Project” Hugh Van Cuylenburg will be our guest speaker this year.
Hugh has been working in education for over 13 years. Starting out as a primary school teacher, he then moved into a position working in a secondary setting with disengaged adolescents. The highlight of his teaching career was the year he spent in the far north of India volunteering and living at an underprivileged school in the Himalayas. It was here that he discovered resilience in its purest form.
Inspired by this experience Hugh returned to Melbourne and commenced working on his own programs for schools. ‘The Resilience Project’ was born. Having completed his post grad. studies into mental health and resilience, Hugh has developed and facilitated programs for over 300 schools Australia wide. In 2015, the National Rugby League asked Hugh to design and implement a program for every club in the competition. Off the back of the success of the NRL program, Cricket Australia was quick to follow for all their professional sides. Hugh has also worked closely with the Australian Netball team and 11 of the AFL sides.
Hugh is now working closely with corporate and non for profit organisations to help promote positive mental health strategies in the work place.
Supporting The Resilience Project spectators will also have access to a 10 Point Pit Stop check held by the local Hospital & Doctors as well as numerous stalls with other health related information to encourage all who attend to start making their health & well being a priority just as they do for their livestock. We are also sponsoring for the Resilience Project to hold forums for all our local and Distance Education students.
We are preparing to host the Beef Expo & Trade Display once again on Wednesday 25th October. This year we are seeking sponsorship to ensure the continued success and would like to invite you to be involved. Sponsorship funds directly benefit winners of the sponsored classes. Each class attracts $1,000 in prize money. In addition, we have champion pens of prime and store cattle. Each of these pens attracts $1,500 in prize money. The Sally Taylor Memorial Perpetual Trophy is awarded to the Supreme Champion Beast from nominated pens. This award will attract $1,500 in prize money. The most prestigious award is granted to the Grand Champion Pen, and attracts $5,000 in prize money.
Clermont Beef Expo Market Report 25/10/2017
Hoch & Wilkinson conduction their 5th Annual Clermont Beef Expo and Trade Display on Wednesday, A very impressive yarding of 1010 head of Prime and Store cattle were presented giving the dry season.
The Finger Family “Hillview” took home the Grand Champion Exhibit and the Champion pen of Prime for the second year in a row with their Simmental Cross 100 day grain fed bullocks which weighed 701kgs to make 292c/kg to return $2048.
The Sally Taylor memorial trophy for the champion beast of the Expo went to Reklaw Cattle Co with a Droughtmaster Cross Steer that weighed 547kgs which made 281c/kg to make $1538.
The Crop/Grain Assisted Jap Bullock class was won by the Murphy Family “Tay Glen” Dysart with a pen of Charbray/Droughtmaster Cross Bullocks which weighed 669kgs and reached 278c/kg to return $1860.
The Grass fed Jap Bullock class was won by Frankfield Pastoral Co “Frankfield” Clermont with a Pen of Simmental Cross bullocks which made 267c/kg to weigh 640kgs to return $1710.
Jeff and Sarah Cook “Etonvale” Clermont won the 100 day Trade Grain fed steer class with a pen of Santa Steers that weighed 608kgs to make 292c/kg to return $1776.
The Burnett Family “Bendemeer” Clermont won the Crop/Grain Assisted trade steer Class with a pen of Braford steers that made 270c/kg for 571kgs to make $1541.
The Grass fed trade steer class was won by Darren and Alice Marks “Winvic” Clermont with a pen of Braford Steers that weighed 538kgs to make 268c/kg to come back at $1443.
Gordon and Sue Rickertt “Curra” Clermont won the Trade Crop/Grain Assisted heifer Class with a pen of Brahman heifers that weighed 418kgs and made 268c/kg to return $1122.
The Grass fed trade heifer class was won by the Fordyce Family “Mabbin” with a pen of Brangus heifers that weighed 511kgs to make 260c/kg to come back at $1329.
Michael Borg “Calveston” Clermont won the Export Cow class with a pen of Brahman cows that made 228c/kg for 545kgs to return $1242.
In the Store Section Alan and Carly Guilfoyle “Table Downs” Clermont won the feeder steer class with a pen of Charbray steers that weighed 427kgs to make 284c/kg to come back at $1212.
The store steers was won by the Hoch Family “The Springs” Aramac with a pen of Charolais Cross steers that weighed 316kgs and made 316c/kg $1000.
Troy and Ann Kinnon “New Corry” Clermont won the Weaner steer class with a pen of Simmental Cross steers they also took out the Champion Pen of Store cattle as well, the steers made 342c/kg for 287kgs to make $983.
The feeder heifer Class was won by the Benney Family “Merrigang” Clermont with a pen of Charolais Cross heifers that weighed 363kgs and made 272c/kg to return $988.
Scott and Alarna Moller “Star of Hope” Clermont won the store heifer class with a pen of Droughtmaster Cross heifers that weighed 340kgs and made 278c/kg to return$ 946