Organisers have set a new date for the North Coast Futurity Dog Trial and associated training day.
The Futurity and Derby will now be held on Saturday, 26 October at the Rappville Sports Ground, while the training day be held the following day on Sunday, 27 October.
All other details remain the same:
Trialling on the Saturday will get underway at 7am
All entries in both the futurity and derby will have two runs, with the top six to eight point scores over the two rounds in each event qualifying for the two finals
Similarly, the training day remains open to anyone interested in having a go at dog trialling and learning more about the sport.
The day will start at 7am. The training day is free. There will be a free sausage sizzle for training day participants.
A canteen will operate on both days.
For further information contact Geoff McLennan on 0438 356 895 or Lew Molloy on 0418 664 641.
Graham Langham has been appointed to the executive committee of the NSW Working Stock Dog Association.
Under the association’s constitution, the executive must have seven members. However, with Lew Molloy being elected to fill both the President and Treasurer roles at the recent annual general meeting, there were just six people on the executive committee – President/Treasurer, Secretary, and the four Vice Presidents.
As Graham was nominated for Vice President at the AGM and received the most votes of the other unsuccessful vice president nominees, he has been appointed as a committee member to the executive (under the constitution, the executive can appoint a member of the association to fill a casual vacancy and they can hold that position until the next AGM).
Congratulations on your new position Graham.
The NSW Working Stock Dog Association is seeking expressions of interest from dog trial organisers who would like to host and run:
* the 2025 Australian Working Cattle Dog Trial Championships, which includes the annual State of Origin Challenge
* the 2025 NSW Working Cattle Dog Trial Championships.
The successful committees would need to be able to run each of the events over three days if numbers warrant it - numbers for the Australian Championships could mean the event may have to be held over four days.
To be successful, interested committees would also have to commit to putting time in to work the trial cattle before each of the events.
Written expressions of interest can be emailed to NSW Working Stock Dog Association Secretary Janelle McLennan at secretary@nswworkingstockdogs.org.au.
For further information contact President Lew Molloy on 0418 664 641 or Janelle on 0407 943 913.
Expressions of interest should be submitted by close of business Friday, 13 September.
Woolbrook dog trialler Nathan Brown and his dog Buckol Megan have been won the NSW Working Stock Dog Association’s Open Dog of the Year Award for the second year in a row.
The pair finished the year with 60 points, 12 points clear of their nearest rival Dick Chapman’s Cash.
Graham Langham’s and Sherry took out the Maiden/Novice Dog of the Year Award, earning 56.5 points over the past 12 months. They were 11.5 points in front of second place getter Dick Chapman and Bonnie.
The overall Dog of the Year Award was taken out by Dick Chapman and Lucky, while Dick also won the Handler of the Year Award.
The awards were announced at the NSWWSDA annual general meeting held at Casino on 19 July.
Lew Molloy was re-appointed President, while Ethan Davis, Nathan Brown, Ty Eason and Geoff McLennan were elected as Vice Presidents.
Also elected were: Secretary, Janelle McLennan; Treasurer, Lew Molloy.
Queensland dog trialler Scott Wilson and Koolwai Lace won the open event at the NSW Working Stock Dog Association Championships held at Casino in July.
The pair scored 285 points over three rounds to finish 3.5 points ahead of Dick Chapman and Lucky to win the Open title.
Other placegetters were: 3rd, Mick Hudson, MGH Try, 281; 4th Graham Langham, Dougal, 280, 5th, Nathan Brown, Buckol Megan, 275, 6th, Dick Chapman, Cash, 273.5.
Another Queenslander, Wyatt Judd and Riverside Jerry won the Novice title. The duo finished the two rounds of the event with 190 points. Wyatt and his dog Judd’s Flo also took out second place with a score of 187.
Other placegetters were: 3rd, Ethan Davis, Woodford Pablo, 185; 4th Stephen Flatley, Brutonvale Glen, 183; 5th Mick Hudson, MGH Try, 179; 6th, David Crawford, Butch, 177.5.
The NSW Maiden title was won by David Crawford and Chuck with a score of 188. The were just 1.5 points clear of Mick Hudson’s MGH Try on 186.5. In an impressive effort, David Crawford also came 4th with Jack, on 181.5 points, and 5th with Butch on 178 points.
The other placegetters in the maiden were: 3rd, William Saul, Rizzo, 184; and Errol Gill, Caviar Kinky, 177.
Maiden winners and placegetters.
The Association was formed in 2006 to bring together the major NSW Cattle Dog trialling regions in a bid to expand and promote the sport.
The Hunter Stock Dog Association and the North Coast Working Dog Association restructured their operations and together with the support of triallers from the New England area combined to develop the NSW Working Stock Dog Association.
Working Stock Dog trials are run across NSW from February through to November and are held at locations from Camden in Sydney's Western Suburbs to Murwillumbah on the Northern NSW Coast.
Trials are predominantly cattle, however there are a few trials involving sheep.
All trial dates and contact information can be found on our events calendar.
Interested in becoming a member of the NSW Working Stock Dog Association? See our members page for details.
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