Brisbane EKKA 2013

Waratah Speckle Park proudly returned home from 2013 EKKA, after winning the Grand Champion Speckle Park bull title.

Waratah Hume, 14 months of age weighed in at 473 kilograms and had an eye muscle area of 94 square centimetres.

Owners Eric and Helen, Laiton and Kayla Turnham were pleased with the result. ‘The reward of a win makes all the hard work you put in worth it,’ Eric said.

Waratah’s success continued winning two ribbons in the steer carcass competition. Prepared and shown by Tenterfield High School, Tenterfield, and McIntyre High School, Inverell, the speckle park steers won third and fifth places in their individual weight classes respectively.

‘It is good to see the consistency of the Speckle Park breed,’ Laiton said, ‘there were other speckle park steers at the show who also won ribbons in the carcass competition.

Waratah Speckle Park stud is pleased to announce that it will be holding its first Speckle Park bull and female sale in July.  With over 200 stud embryo calves being born this year, Waratah Speckle Park’s future looks bright.