INVENTION AWARDS

(The Sheep and Wool Handling Inventions Show)

A major competition designed to stimulate the invention, manufacture and display of new
items and equipment that will be of benefit to the Sheep and Wool Industry.

Mobile sheep station wins Coleraine brothers innovation award

A mobile sheep station has won the $4000 major award for innovation at Sheepvention.

Coleraine brothers, John and Tom Austin, designed the Elvin Mobile Sheep Station for their own use, and after its popularity at Sheepvention last year realised that it was a marketable product.

With improvements made and a better model built, the station was ready for this year’s innovation competition.

The station works using a vertically elevated conveyor belt which lifts the sheep so they are suspended above the ground.

Once suspended the sheep can’t move which allows for easy drenching, classing, injection and crutching.

“It has many features, it can separate ewes and lambs while the ewe is drenched,” Tom said.

This works as the conveyor belt will hold up the ewe while the lamb falls through and can run to a separate yard.

“A lot of people have been really impressed,” he said. “It’s time efficient and it can drench 2000 sheep per hour.”

Other winners included Murray Smythe, of Broadwater, who won the District Encouragement Award, the Innovative Ideas Award and the Farm Aids Class.

Mr Smythe invented a multi-purpose bin for a front end loader.

“It can be used for feeding grain out, spreading fertilisers and sandblasting.

“You can feed grain and hay to sheep using the roll feeder.”

2006 INVENTIONS AWARDS

Winner Major Award:
Gerard Kenna - The Extruder.

District Competition:
Ivan McKinnon - Wind Up Camper.

Farm Journal Wool Award:
Prattley - Saw Tooth Shearing Board.

Encouragement Award:
Sow-Ezy Farm Equipment (Drill).

Inventive Ideas Award:
Don Price - Pocket Grazing Chart.

Safety Award:
Robert Warner - Drench/Vaccinator Safety Stand.

INVENTIONS INFORMATION

Inventions Entry Form
(255Kb PDF)

CLASSES:
Classes to be judged will include:

1. IMPROVEMENTS:
Yards, gates, etc.

2. SHEEP HANDLING:
Equipment to hold and handle sheep.

3. WOOL HARVESTING & HANDLING EQUIPMENT.

4. ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE.

5. FARM AIDS
A - Farm machinery
B - Other than machinery

6. HOUSE AND GARDEN: Products/ideas for use in and around the home and garden.
Class 6 winner ineligible for Major Award.

7. STUDENT CLASS
Students are encouraged to enter an item of equipment which they
have constructed.
It will be judged separately to the above classes in an open section.

8. ENVIRONMENT / SUSTAINABILITY AWARD:
For items / ideas that relate to environment issues.

9. SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY

10. SOLUTIONS FOR SHEEPVENTION COMPETITION "WHAT I WANT INVENTED".

INVENTION JUDGING

Inventions to be judge by a panel of three experts, chosen for their academic or practical experience. Judging commences at 9am Monday 7th August. Local entries will be judged at 1.30pm Sunday, 6th August.

INVENTIONS SITE

All inventions are located in main Inventions Pavilion (site 87) or adjacent outside areas.

INVENTORS WITH TRADE SPACE

Inventors with Trade space must supply a duplicate Inventions entry if they are not able to be
situated in the allocated judging area.

Inventions Entry Form
(255Kb PDF)

PRIZES

CLASS PRIZES:
To be in the form of cash or equipment.

THE MAJOR AWARD:
This award for the best innovation has become one of the most prestigious in Australia. It carries a substantial cash prize plus a trophy.

“GILBERT POYNTER AWARD”: Cash prize caters for equipment previously entered which although improved or altered is ruled ineligible for the major award.

OVERSEAS EXHIBITOR AWARD:
DISTRICT COMPETITION: Exhibitors residing within 100 kms Sheepvention.

ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD:
For an entry which shows Technical or Innovative Merit and may/may not have been awarded a prize. AWARD NOT NECESSARILY AWARDED EACH YEAR.

ALISTAIR MacKENZIE AWARD:
Trophy

INNOVATIVE IDEAS AWARD.
AUSTRALIAN FARM JOURNAL AWARD:
$1500 cash and the winner may be eligible to compete at Orange, N.S.W. Field Days.

NATIONAL FARM INVENTORS AWARD 2007:
Sheepvention is one of the participating Field Days from which entrants are selected to compete for the “Land Inventor of the Year Contest” at Orange, N.S.W. in November. Exhibitors are reminded that the winner of the Major Award is NOT NECESSARILY ELIGIBLE to compete at Orange as the representative of Sheepvention. This award is made available by “The Land Newspaper” provided the entry complies with the entry conditions applicable for this award.

THE SHEEPVENTION SAFETY AWARD:
This exhibit is to show the most effective and innovative solution which has the potential to reduce or eliminate the risk of injury, illness or disease to people working on the land.
An award will only be granted if an exhibit meets the recognised criteria.