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Creswick

VCR Alpaca Colourbration Website

Colourbration

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Yarn Mar 09

The latest "YARN" will be here shortly.

Click for March '09 "The Yarn"

Comments & Content for

" The Yarn" - Shirley Hurley

The VCR Website - Lorna Hooper

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Your Committee

Executive

President: Russell Holmes
Vice President; Ken Haines
Secretary; Jenn Errey
Treasurer; Cherie Matheson

Committee Members

Welcome to the Victorian Central Region of the Australian Alpaca Association

Home | Show Results | Alpaca of the Year

The VCR welcomes the 2009-2010 Cria Drop.

"May all your cria be healthy"

Cria First Feed

Keep up with the Events and Activities scheduled for 2010 in the Victoria Central Regions

Click here for VCR Calendar of Events 2010

For events of the other regions of the AAA - "AAA Web site. Calendar of Events - 2009"

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Upcoming VCR Shows & Events

Wodonga Show

Saturday 13th March 2010.

Entries close 4.30 PM Friday, 24 February 2010.

* Entry forms & Health Declarations

- Wodonga Show Schedule

- Wodonga Show JD Declaration

Mail entries to Wodonga Show Society C/- Joe Hofer, PO Box 215, Jindera NSW 2642.

Phone: 02 60263835. E-Mail hoferdsl@tpg.com.au

Co-Convened by Joe Hofer. Ph: 02 60263835 / 0411 025833 and Wendy Hart, Ph: 03 58725020 / 0408 403602

Co sponsored by - Australian Alpaca Association Central Victorian Region and Southern NSW Region

Please include a stamped self address envelope for return of show documentation.

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VCR WEBSITE UPGRADE & LOGO COMPETITION

VCR LOGO Competition

Announcing the VCR logo competition.

Create your region’s future look.

The plan is to have a new look to for 2010.

The VCR Committee is reviewing the VCR public image and wants you to suggest how we should present ourselves to the world.  A new logo & tag for publications, website, letterhead and other communications are planned but needs your input.

A visual logo that captures the concept of the Vic Central Region membership is required and needs your imaginations to be working overtime.  Get those right brain creative juices working and pens doodling to draft a concept logo for your region and be in the running to win a mixed half dozen of quality Central Victorian regional wines.  Add a tag line suggestion for a bonus surprise.

Tag line suggestions so far include:

                VCR – The Heart (Heartland) of Australia’s Alpaca Industry
                VCR – The “Very Centre”(Get it?? Get it???) of Australia’s Alpaca Industry (or Production)

Entries to be received by COB Friday 12th February 2010 by the VCR secretary (emails and letters will be accepted).

The judging panel is the VCR committee.  Prize for the winning entry has been donated by Errydge Park Suris and will be presented to the creator of the winning entry at the VCR OGM on Saturday 17/04/09.

VCR Website Upgrade 2008-2009

VCR are finalising the redesign and upgrade of this Website.

The plan is to have a new look for 2010.

You have a rare opportunity to get images of your animals and your property on the first cut of the new site.

If you can supply images like the one that Dandura Alpacas has (see below), please send your images and content to Lorna Hooper or you can contact me on 03 57938131 after 7.00 PM.

Click here to view a few more images contributed by Dandura Alpacas for VCR Website Upgrade

Click on the links below to view Videos contributed by Davidalla Alpacas for Website Upgrade

Assisted Birth

Cria's First Walk

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VCR Website Upgrade 2008-2009

In the future, VCR Committee will levy a small fee on members who want to feature their Studs or animals on our key pages, unless those animals or Studs are being featured for some kind of achievement.

We're looking for high quality JPEGs that can be successfully reproduced as web images.

It is important to promote our professional agri-business image rather than emphasising our more traditional "cuddly 'pacca" one. Images of kids cuddling cria will be used but these images are unlikely to be on our key pages.

Content. stories, articles, advice and observations will be considered provided they meet the VCR's Editorial Policy as it is applied to content for inclusion in "The Yarn".

Please send your images and content to Lorna Hooper or you can contact me on 03 57938131 after 7.00 PM.

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VCR Region Show Results

For results from recent VCR Shows click on the links below:

* Bendigo Alpaca Show 2009

* Alpaca Colourbration August 2009

* Stawell Lifestyle Show 2009

* Bendigo Sheep & Wool Show 2009

* Ballarat Alpaca Show 2009

* Wangaratta Alpaca Show 2008

* Seymour Alpaca Show 2009

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VCR Admin

Property Identification Codes (PIC)

From 30/06/09 Alpaca Owners must have a PIC for each property where alpaca stock are held. For application form is click here*

Wether Alert

* To find wethers available in VCR click here*

To apply to be part of the Wether Alert program click here.

Misc Document Downloads

* Download the "AAFL FLEECE MANUAL" (size is approx 1MB)

* List of Shearer's servicing the VCR is now available as a word document.

* "Administrative Protocol for Exhibitors and Organisers" PDF or Word

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Alpaca World News

Feature article from the IYNF web site.

"Natural fibres - Alpaca" :

Soft and dense, or lustrous and silky, alpaca is used to make high-end luxury fabrics and outdoor sports clothing..........

"Fibre Stories - 2009" :

New deal for Peru's alpaqueros?..........