{"id":99102,"date":"2025-03-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=99102"},"modified":"2025-03-26T23:07:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T12:07:52","slug":"visitors-flock-to-axedale-quick-shear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/visitors-flock-to-axedale-quick-shear\/","title":{"rendered":"Visitors flock to Axedale Quick Shear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COMMITTEE members have voted last weekend&#8217;s Fosterville Gold Mine 2025 Axedale Quick Shear and Family Fun Day an epic success.<\/p>\n<p>Perfect weather brought out appreciative visitors who relaxed and soaked up the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone made the most of everything on offer,&#8221; president Shane Carmody said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was plenty to keep the kids busy with lots of fun activities and the Billabong Ranch Animal Nursery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The crowd cheered on shearers, enjoyed live music, shopped at the market and sampled treats from the barbecue and bar.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/03\/Quickshear5_58810.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors browsed a variety of market stalls including Flissy Johnson&#8217;s Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The event wouldn&#8217;t have been possible without the incredible sponsors and volunteers who put in countless hours behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The committee is very grateful to the competitors, entertainers and stall holders whose talents, energy and creativity helped to make the day a success.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/03\/Quickshear4_61108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Competitors were judged on their times and quality of shearing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would like to thank everyone who attended. 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