The first day of the 2024 Royal Melbourne Show was a great day for Musk’s Oberon Suffolk Stud.

Owned by Bruce Rolfe (pictured) and Douglas Scott, Oberon Stud took away multiple awards for Oberon 3039 aka Gloria.   

The young animal, who lives with her flock on Bruce and Doug’s farm in Musk, won Supreme Champion Suffolk, Champion Suffolk Ewe, Interbreed Champion Ewe and Interbreed Champion Shortwool Ewe.   

“Suffice to say we are ecstatic to have been awarded the Supreme Champion Suffolk award for one of our ewes,” says Bruce.   

“It is a lot of work, particularly in the cold climate that we live in, to get sheep to this standard.

“But our efforts over the past years seem to be being recognised. Love, good pastures enriched with organic fertilisers and bio-dynamic preparations plus the time invested in improving our robust genetics has been well rewarded this year with success across the show seasons.”  

Bruce and Doug have great affection and respect for their champion ewe and all their sheep and love how they respond to their constant work and attention.   

The next steps will be to continue developing their award-winning genetics into the future.

“We are currently considering where we go next for the sire to use with Gloria,” says Bruce.

“He has to be special.”   

Gloria first featured in the July 18 edition of The Local.   

Words: Tony Sawrey | Image: Supplied   

Two Daylesford Show winners are competing in the Royal Melbourne Show – after winning in their
categories at the Midlands Group of Victorian Agricultural Show.
Sharni Digby in Crochet and Rosemary Keogh in the Open Carrot Cake were announced best in show at
the Midlands Group’s annual dinner at the Maldon Community Centre on Friday, March 24.
Eight Daylesford Show winners competed against winners from Ballarat, Beaufort, Clunes, Kingston and Maldon shows for the right to represent the district at the Royal Melbourne Show, from
September 22 to October 2 this year.
The Daylesford Show last November featured 25 classes in the pavilion section and had nine winners represented at Maldon.
Those winners were: Crochet – Sharni Digby (whose winning work is pictured below) Carrot Cake – Open – Rosemary Keogh, Rich Fruit Cake – Senior – Janet MacDonald, Boiled Fruit Cake – Junior – Lachlan Apsley, Photography – Open – Emily Hicks, Blokes’ Chocolate Cake – Mick Bolton, Embroidery – Gail Joordens, Set Subject Photography – Senior – Pam Sheean and Set Subject Photography – Junior – Albert Meadows.

Daylesford Agricultural Show president Don Harvey, pictured above, said the group dinner was
attended by more than 70 show representatives and winners with speeches by junior and senior
show ambassadors and a presentation from the former Bendigo Bank Community Development
manager Geoff English.
Mr Harvey said Daylesford would be hosting next year’s group dinner in the run- up to presenting its 150th show.
“A number of classes had no representation this year including sewing, scones,
cross stitch, decorated cupcakes and a posy of seasonal flowers – all of which you
would think would be popular in Daylesford.
“Let’s hope we can be represented next year by more winners from the Daylesford Show on November 25.”