By GEORGIA BIRCH

FOLLOWING a successful event last year, Thomas and Georgia Birch, along with their small committee, brought the Elders Euroa Speed Shear back for 2024.

They were overwhelmed with the support from the community for their Beyond Blue fundraiser with over 400 people in attendance on Friday night, the eve of the Euroa Show.

More than 70 shearers from NSW and Victoria competed in four events ranging in skill levels from Learner to Open.

Euroa Rotary and the Lions Club of Euroa were there to provide the crowd a BBQ dinner and drinks at the bar.

Classic Clashes was also there live-streaming the event to allow spectators to enjoy the show from the designated bar area.

The winner of the Open event was Joe Tumohe with an incredible shear and time of 26.53 seconds.

The winner of the Learner final was Heath Cunningham, Tom Fox in the Intermediate and Alex Hokianga in the Senior.

The committee would like to thank their sponsors, the competitors, volunteers, spectators and community for supporting this event.

Although the final tally is yet to be confirmed, our hope is that this event has encouraged important conversations for those in the shearing and farming industry and beyond.