The Country Women’s Association local conference organising committee are pleased to announce their NSW State Conference in Bega in early May is going ahead. The CWA conference committee has selected cow competitions to highlight the importance of the dairy industry in our region. Lynn Lawson, Conference Committee Secretary, has designed a clever cow logo and mascot called ‘Winnie the Moo’.
All schools in the Eurobodalla and Bega Valley are invited to participate in CWA Conference ‘Make a Cow’ competition. The cows will be used like sculptures to decorate Bega Showground during the CWA of NSW State Conference week 2-7 May. The competition rules: The Cow should be capable of standing unsupported and preferably out of doors. The cows can be of any material, colour or style. CWA conference committee are looking for imagination and fun. Visitors will be asked to vote for their favourite cow. The winning school entry will receive a $500 cash prize for their school. CWA conference committee have offered to help transport the Cows to Bega, providing they are not TOO big. This is an opportunity for our local schools to showcase their artistic talents to hundreds of NSW & ACT CWA members.
The second competition ‘Decorate a Cow Cake’ is open to everyone, all ages. The cake decoration will be judged on Sunday 2nd May, cakes will need to be at Bega Showground by 3pm for judging at 4pm. One of the CWA Land Cookery judges will select the winning Cow Cake. The individual winner will receive a $50 cash prize and a Cookbook. CWA’s Lynn Lawson: “It doesn’t matter what the cake is made of as we will not be taste testing, we are judging the decoration only.” Following the judging, the winning cow cake and best entries will be displayed with the CWA Land Cookery exhibition. The Land Cookery exhibition is open to the public and visitors are welcome.
For more information on the CWA State Conference including the Cow Competitions, please contact the Conference Committee Secretary, Lynn Lawson by email fscgcwa@gmail.com
Above: ‘Winnie the Moo” cow mascot designed by Lynn Lawson, member of CWA Bega Conference local organising committee.
Above: Annette Kennewell a member of the CWA Bega Conference local organising committee with ‘The Picasso Cow’ Grand Champion created by the Primary Class of Central Tilba Public School in 2010 for another dairy industry competition.
