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With the weather cooperating and farm animals in fine form, enthusiastic visitors of all ages flocked to Dairy Flat School on October 14 for the annual Ag Day, a major fundraiser for the small country school.
Lambs, goats, calves, chickens, rabbits vied for attention, along with the proud children (and parents) who reared them. Calves, goats and lambs were judged for leading, handling, rearing and grooming.
A range of other contests attracted stiff competition, with students’ efforts in building scarecrows, making homemade bird feeders, and raising plants from mystery seeds on display.
Games and fun activities were popular, some of them drawing queues almost as long as those lining up for a coffee fix. Homemade baking was snapped up, candy floss was consumed, and a stall even made lollies to order.
Jemma and Blair Howard were among the children showing off their chickens, along with illustrated project diaries tracking development since birth.
Six-year-old Clara Cameron posed for a photo with Cutie, a bunny she rescued from a drainpipe a couple of weeks ago.
“She has since cared for it, fed it and given it a safe and warm home,” said her mum, Cathy. “It loves her very much!”
Principal Katie Hills described the day as “hugely successful”, and PTA secretary Rebecca Grant said preliminary figures showed the school raised just over $23,000. With the school board’s approval, the funds will go towards improving swimming pool facilities, installing solar heating and reroofing and tidying up changing rooms.
“From a PTA perspective the day was a success; the sun shone, we had a good turnout, and most activities ran smoothly,” Rebecca said. “The external food stall and market stall holders indicated that they had successful days as well.”
