Left: The Handicraft Judge, Ruth Hando, was kept busy for much of the day stating, All entries were of a high standard. Right: Pat Hurley with her Champion sultana cake.
Oxley Group CWA held their annual ‘The Land’ Cookery and Handicraft Day on Tuesday 11 March in Condobolin. The Land Cookery Judge, Ann McIntyre, and Handicraft Judge, Ruth Hando, found many impressive items presented for judging from our local community.
For the cooking section there were entries in 10 sections ranging from boiled fruit cakes, butter, sultana and chocolate cakes, slices, biscuits, apricot rolls, sponges, relishes, marmalade and jams.
This year entries were submitted from Forbes CWA and Forbes Evening CWA Branches, Condobolin, Myamley, Parkes, Tullamore and Kiacatoo. The Cooking Officer for Oxley Group CWA, Linda Brangwin commented, “It was wonderful to see all branches in Oxley Group represented.”
The competitor to gain the most points was Ruth Worthington from Kiacatoo and Champion Cake was a sultana cake entered by Pat Hurley from Myamley.
In the Handicraft section, entries were received from Forbes, Tullamore and Myamley. The Eight Item Group Competition was won by Tullamore Branch with Emily Hunt of Forbes Branch taking out the highest score in this section.
Myamley won the Branch Challenge and Myamley Branch member, Janette Manwaring, won ‘The Land’ Champion Article Natural fibres Section 8 with a white child’s dress with navy smocking and trim. Janette also won the Over 80’s section with her smocking. Other successful entrants were Dawn Ible (Forbes) for her Assisi work winning the Chairperson’s Award, Zita Carey (Tullamore) taking away the Handicraft Officer’s Award for her striking black, white and red quilt and Marian Gutherie (Myamley) for her knitted garment.
Winning entries in Handicraft progress to State and be judged at the CWA State Conference held at Wagga Wagga in May.
Contact your local CWA branch to enter in 2026.