Twenty-three young members of livestock and property agencies around Victoria gathered in Bendigo last week for the annual Young Auctioneers School.
The school is run by the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association (ALPA), with the assistance of a group of presenters.
This year the presenters who taught the agents were Anthony Delaney, Rodwells & Co Pakenham, Nigel Starick, Elders Bendigo, Michael Unthank, Brian Unthank Rural, Albury, Morgan Davies, Elders Bairnsdale, Justin Keane, Corcoran Parker Wodonga and Graeme Nicholson, Elders Ballarat.
The school is the selection for the 2018 ALPA Victorian Young Auctioneers Competition to be held in September in Pakenham.
Former winner of the competition and regular presenter at the Bendigo school, Anthony Delaney, said the numbers and the calibre of the 2018 school was outstanding.
“They were all competent, no matter what level of experience they had,” he said.
He said the school and the competition were great opportunities to make contacts and form long lasting friendships.
“Win, lose or draw, you get something out of this,” he said.
The finalists selected for the Victorian Young Auctioneers competition were:
- Alex Buckingham, Landmark, Wangaratta;
- Nick Farley, Landmark, Bendigo;
- Mick O’Callaghan, Sharp Fullgrabe & Co, Bairnsdale;
- Reiley Murtagh, Corcoran Parker, Wodonga;
- Matthew Rowlands, BR&C Agents, Swan Hill;
- Joe Allen, Elders, Euroa;
- Ryan Bajada, Rodwells, Pakenham;
- Joshua McDonald, SKB Rodwells, Warrnambool;
- Dan Kelsey, Alex Scott & Staff, Korrumburra;
- Jacob Brennan, Mulcahy Nelson Livestock, Tatura;
Other participants were:
- Bill Trinder, Landmark, Bairnsdale;
- Tim Gibson, Alex Scott & Staff, Korrumburra;
- Michael McMeel, JM Elis & Co, Hamilton
- Jayden Ferrari, Maddison Livestock & Property P/L, Lockington;
- James Pike, JM Ellis & Co, Hamilton;
- Will Lowe, McKeon McGregor, Bendigo;
- Samual Crow, Elders, Hamilton;
- Philip Serra, Maddison Livestock & Property P/L, Kilmore;
- Brook Lai, Rodwells, Kilmore;
- Bailey Anderson, Greenwood Livestock, Sale;
- Luke McMahon, Maddison Livestock & Property, Lockington;;
- Zach Clark, Bill Wyndham & Company, Bairnsdale;
- James Wilson, Rodwells, Bendigo East.