South Coast dairies taste success at 2022 Sydney Royal

With the show celebrating its 200th anniversary the competition in the various dairy rings was fierce.

In the Illawarra ring, Tom and Kyleigh Cochrane, of Pyree, claimed the intermediate champion with Kangawarra Lady.

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They also had reserve junior champion with Kangawarra Malda, and honorable mention senior champion with Kangawarra Buttercup.

Jamberoo's Natalie Shierlaw claimed reserve senior champion with Eagle Park Maxima Heather and was honourable mention intermediate champion with Eagle Park Sunstorm Jean.

The senior champion Illawarra was won by Charles Lucas, of Cobargo, with Codas Maxima Sarah.

The Cochranes were also named the most successful Illawarra exhibitors.

In the Ayrshires Paul and Vicki Timbs, of Mayfield Farms at Jaspers Brush claimed two champions' ribbons and were crowned most successful exhibitors.

The Timbs' claimed the junior champion with Mayfield Farms Tuxedo Showcase and were honourable mention with Mayfield Farms Predator Butter.

David and Sharon Mayo, of Regal Park, at Gerringong were reserve champion with Regal Park KS Shower.

The Timbs also claimed intermediate champion with Mayfield Farms Perfect Rose 3 and were honourable mention with Mayfield Farms Burdette Secily.

In the Guernseys, junior champion was taken out by the Gerringong-based Alembry Guernseys, for Sean Tomkins with Alembry Jaguar Tinkabell.

They also claimed reserve intermediate champion with Kookaburra Never Glenda and were later crowned the most successful exhibitors in the Guernsey ring.

There was also a local connection with the senior champion Brown Swiss, which was taken out by Tandara Vivid Lunda 260, owned by Tandara, Parrabel, Simon, Tekoa Atkins, Angus Fraser and Ben Govett and led by former local Craig Cochrane.

Completing a great day for the South Coast, Cobargo's Rocky Allen took out senior champion Jersey and the major award, supreme champion dairy female with eight-year-old Bushlea Irwins Jenny.

He also claimed reserve junior champion Holstein with Galba Thunder Cheese, reserve intermediate Holstein champion with Rockstar Byways Cookie and honourable mention with Rockstar PG Undenied Carla-ET .

Also in the Jerseys supreme junior champion dairy female was Rivendell Valentino Rosalie, bred by Stewart Menzies of Numbaa, and shown by the Cole family, of Liddel, Wagga Wagga.

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