Horsham Agricultural Society Executive Committee
Our President is local shearer Daryl Wallace, who has singlehandedly built a new shearing stage with funds received from the State Government’s Ag Societies Grant, spending hundreds of hours designing and building it from scratch. His passion is the shearing competition at the Horsham Show but his engineering skills are second to none.
Our Vice President is local young farmer Mathew Hill of ‘Aurora Park & Burrandool Studs’ located at St Helens Plains. Matt is a Hampshire Down stud sheep breeder, meat sheep judge and well known exhibitor with his sheep winning numerous awards at the Royal Melbourne and Sydney Shows. As our chief sheep steward for 5 years, Mathew brings a wealth of showing experience to the table and his role of councillor with the Horsham Ag Society since 2013 sees his governance skills being put to good use.
Our other Vice President is Alex Williams, who is a relatively new member of the Horsham Ag Society. Joining up in 2023, Alex has earned his stripes in a variety of ways but more recently in shearing sheds, so his work ethic is strong. Alex demonstrated his keenness to volunteer as he took on the role of lead steward at the 2025 Fabstock Wimmera Autumn Merino Sheep Show.
Dalton Cross serves the Executive Committee as the immediate past president. Dalton’s involvement at the Horsham Show has been through coordinating the animal nursery from the tender age of 14. He also supports the poultry section and working dog trials. An exotic stud sheep breeder, Dalton looks forward to lending his expertise in extending our sheep section at the Horsham Show to include these breed classes in the future. As a qualified builder, we appreciate his skills in maintaining buildings which cannot be included in our Work for the Dole program.
Jenny Maroske is Horsham Ag Society’s Treasurer. She has been with us since 2016. Jenny is a finance administrator for several organisations and manages her own bookkeeping business which supports several small businesses. Her late father-in-law Ian O. Maroske wrote the book, A History of the Horsham Agricultural Society which was published in 1978 for the 125th Grand Annual Horsham Agricultural Show. Copies are available from the office if you’re interested.
Andrea Cross has been the Secretary since 2015 and has a background in events management and social media marketing. She is passionate about providing quality events for the community, looking after sponsors and members, ensuring they get the best value for their investment. Raised on a mixed farm at Vectis, Andrea’s family have been involved in the Horsham Show for three generations.
HORSHAM AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY COUNCILLORS AS OF 1 APRIL 2024
ACTIVE COUNCILLORS: Ron Bennett, Peter Jackman, Ron Tickner, John Barr, Max Johns, Andy Rudolph, Brian Kuchel, Dalton Cross, Daryl Wallace, Debbie Carman, Emily Friedrichsen, Ian Walter, Jill Sinclair, John Barber, John Barr, Jenny Maroske, Leigh McGennisken, Lynda Jorgenson, Mathew Hill, Cindy Francis, Tracy Matthews, Fiona Tracey, Di Bell, Ele Voigt, Alex Williams, Maddy Summerhayes and Sue McPhee.
LIFE MEMBERS: Fred Blake, John Russell, Ron Bennett, Bob Wirth, Lorraine Baudinette, Barry Gross, Jill Sinclair, Peter Velthuis, Peter Jackman, Ron Tickner, John Barr, Max Johns, Andy Rudolph and Andrea Cross.
HONORARY COUNCILORS: Ron Bennett, Jill Sinclair, Peter Jackman, John Barr, Andy Rudolph, Max Johns and Ron Tickner.
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