Ekka 2018: Peter and Linder Hacker take fleece championship by half a point

Sally Gall
Updated August 15 2018 - 11:36am, first published 11:30am
Wool champions: Peter and Linda Hacker, Roselea, Muckadilla, with their prize-winning ram's fleece, part of the eye-catching Ekka display. Picture: Sally Cripps.
Wool champions: Peter and Linda Hacker, Roselea, Muckadilla, with their prize-winning ram's fleece, part of the eye-catching Ekka display. Picture: Sally Cripps.

Western Maranoa stud Merino breeders, Peter and Linda Hacker, have fleeced their opposition in the Royal Queensland Show wool competition, taking the TC Hacker Memorial and Lendlease Merino stud ram’s fleece trophies on the way to becoming grand champion Merino fleece of the show.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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