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24 October, 2025
Orchids on show bring joy to town and travellers
The St Arnaud & Distric Orchid Club Show brought joy to green thumbs everywhere.
THE ST Arnaud Town Hall was full of colour as it hosted a floral arrangement extravaganza.
Across the weekend of 11 and 12 October, the St Arnaud & Distric Orchid Club Show brought joy to green thumbs everywhere.
Organisers said the event was well attended with roughly 170 people through the doors.
There was a wide range of arrangements to take in, including: five large displays, four table, floral arrangements, mini board displays and more.
External judging for the show was held on Friday night and the prizewinners for various classes of Orchid were announced:
Joy and Brad Scott: Grand Champion
Kim and Darren Ferguson: Champion Mini Board
Beate and Rolf Wacker: Reserve Champion
Kim and Darren Ferguson: Most Creative Display
Shazza and Jenni Drury: Best Table Top
Julie Koszanski: Floral Art
John Welsh: Best Standard Cymbidium
Anne Gardiner: Champion Australian Native
Beate and Rolf Wacker: Champion Pedestal
Joy Scott: Mini Board
Julie Koszanski: Champion Cymbidium Div. 2 Growe
Coffee, Tea, scones, sandwiches, cakes and refreshments were available on both days.
A raffle was held with four happy prizewinners receiving their orchid and fruit basket prizes when drawn on Sunday.
Orchids were also available for sale by Shephen Stebbing.
He also presented a number of Orchid plant repotting demonstration sessions for those interested on both days.
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