Congratulations to joint winners Chloe Dutschke & Brett Stockings!
Chloe and Brett were chosen from a high caliber field of six finalists have been announced as the 2019 recipients of the prestigious sheep and wool industry’s Peter Westblade scholarship.
The winners were announced at the Peter Westblade Scholarship and auction dinner at the Murrumbidgee Turf Club on April 4 and were decided by a panel of industry judges.
The other four finalists were Sebastian Liphuzen, Deniliqun, NSW, Georgia Reid, Boyup Brook, WA, Josh Cousins, Burra, SA, and Luke Ramsay, Kimba, SA.
Now entering its eighth year, the scholarship will provide opportunities and in-kind support worth up to $10,000 over a 12-month period.
The winners will benefit from practical skills training, mentoring and the establishment of industry networks.
Open to young people, the scholarship honours the late Peter Westblade, a Lockhart sheep producer passionate about breeding profitable sheep, and a supporter of young people interested in agriculture.
