By FRANK YORK
AT the 131st edition of the Euroa Show on the weekend, two significant awards were made, jointly by the RASV (Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria) and VAS (Victorian Agricultural Shows) Ltd.
The first is the VAS Ambassador Award, which is awarded annually.
Recipients are aged between 20 and 30 years of age.
The award highlights community and show involvement, talent, creativity and ingenuity of young Victorians.
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The program engages young citizens to showcase their involvement across their local communities.
VAS Ltd wants to showcase the next generation and these programs aim to allow young people to represent their show society and community.
The programs allow participants to develop their personal skills through interview experience, on-stage presentation, meeting new people with similar interests and developing interpersonal skills.
The VAS Ambassador Award for 2023/4 is awarded to Cassandra Douglas.
The second award is the VAS junior Ambassador Award, which is open to young people ages 16 to 20 years of age.
The aim of this award is to support young people engage with and participate in their local Agricultural Society or Field Day.
The winner of this award will go on to represent their Agricultural Society at the group final, and then on to the state final which is held at the annual VAS Convention.
The VAS Junior Ambassador Award for 2023/4 is awarded to Teagan Kubeil.
The Euroa Agricultural Society is proud to present these awards to these two outstanding young people, both having made significant contributions to the planning and delivery of the 131st edition of the annual Euroa Show 2023.
We wish them well for the coming twelve months and to celebrating their current and future successes.
If you or someone you know would like to become involved in the Euroa Agricultural Society and nominate for either of these awards for next year, we would love to hear from you.
Please reach out to the Euroa Agriculture Society via the web site and we will contact you and guide you through the process.
