Cheese & Dairy

In 2025 the popular Cheese and Dairy Section returns with guest Judge and Cheese Expert Graham Redhead. Open Judging commences at 9.00am Friday 14 February in the Kangaroo Valley Hall. With a variety of categories from yoghurts to butters and whites to blues, it’s a great opportunity to have your products assessed by a Cheese Expert and receive personal feedback.

Entries Close: Thursday 13 FEB 2025 - 8:00pm
Delivery to Hall: Thursday 13 FEB 2025 - 1:00pm to 6:00pm; Friday 14 FEB 2025 - 7:00am to 8:00am
Judging: Friday 14 FEB 2025 - in the Hall

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Cheese & Dairy Schedule 2025PDF 256.27 KB

Results

No.	Class	1st Place	2nd Place
9001	Fresh unripened cheese (Feta, Ricotta, Mozzarella, Haloumi, etc.)	Liz Vassie	Pamela Swinfield
9002	Marinated cheeses (Feta, Lactic Curd cheese, Labneh etc)	Pamela Swinfield	Pamela Swinfield
9003	Yoghurts and fermented milks	Al Lockyer	Al Lockyer
9004	White mould ripened cheese (Brie, Camembert, etc)	Pamela Swinfield	Kathy Harrington
9005	Blue mould ripened cheese	Pamela Swinfield	Pamela Swinfield
9006	Washed rind cheese	Pamela Swinfield	Pamela Swinfield
9007	Semi hard and Eye cheeses (Swiss, Edam, Gouda, Havarti etc)	Arwen Apps	Andrew Puris
9008	Hard cheese (Cheddar, Parmesan, Romano etc)	A Puris & Swinfield	Pamela Swinfield
9009	Flavoured hard or semi hard cheese	Pamela Swinfield	Pamela Swinfield
9010	Butter unsalted, salted, cultured, flavoured	Al Lockyer	Pamela Swinfield
	CHAMPION DAIRY PRODUCT	Pamela Swinfield
	MOST SUCCESSFUL CHEESE AND DAIRY EXHIBITOR	Pamela Swinfield

No.	Class	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
10001	Fresh unripened cheese eg quarg, feta, ricotta, mozzarella, bocconcini etc	Pamela Swinfield	Anne Wilson	Liz Vassie
10002	Marinated cheeses (marinated feta, marinated lactic curd cheese, labna etc)	Arwen Apps	Victoria Levey	Pamela Swinfield
10003	Yoghurts and fermented milks	Cedar Springs Cheesemakers	Cedar Springs Cheesemakers
10004	White mould ripened cheese (brie, camembert, etc)	Pamela Swinfield	Anne Wilson
10005	Blue mould ripened cheese	Jan Watson	Pamela Swinfield	Anne Wilson
10007	Semi hard and Eye cheeses (swiss, edam, gouda, havarti etc)	Arwen Apps	Pamela Swinfield
10008	Hard cheese (cheddar, parmesan, romano etc)	Pamela Swinfield	Kathy Harrington	Cedar Springs Cheesemakers
10009	Flavoured hard cheese	Pamela Swinfield
10010	Butter - unsalted, salted, cultured, flavoured	Cedar Springs Cheesemakers	Kathy Harrington	Jan Watson, Cedar Springs Cheesemakers
	CHAMPION DAIRY PRODUCT RIBBON	Arwen Apps
	MOST SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITOR CHEESE AND DAIRY	Pamela Swinfield
10011	Up to 12 years	Molly Ann Barton Jones	William Apps	Tom Barton Jones

No.	Class	1st Place	2nd Place
10001	Fresh unripened cheese eg quarg, feta, ricotta, mozzarella, bocconcini etc	Rosie Johnson	Cedar Springs Cheesemakers
10002	Marinated cheeses (marinated feta, marinated lactic curd cheese, labna etc)	Jan Watson	Kathy Harrington
10003	Yoghurts and fermented milks	Jo Matthews	Kathy Harrington
10004	White mould ripened cheese (brie, camembert, etc)	Rosie Johnson	Rosie Johnson
10005	Blue mould ripened cheese	Kathy Harrington	Rosie Johnson
10006	Washed rind cheese	Pam Swinfield	Rosie Johnson
10007	Semi hard and Eye cheeses (Swiss, edam, gouda, havarti etc)	Rosie Johnson	Pam Swinfield
10008	Hard cheese (cheddar, parmesan, romano etc)	Rosie Johnson	Pam Swinfield
10009	Flavoured hard cheese	Pam Swinfield	Jan Watson
10010	Butter - unsalted	Cedar Springs Cheesemakers	Kathy Harrington
10011	Buttered - salted and cultured	Kathy Harrington	Cedar Springs Cheesemakers
	CHAMPION DAIRY PRODUCT RIBBON	Kathy Harrington
	MOST SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITOR CHEESE AND DAIRY	Rosie Johnson
10012	Up to 12 years	Molly Ann Barton Jones	Tom Barton Jones

No.	Class	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
10001	Fresh unripened cheese eg quarg, feta, ricotta, mozzarella, bocconcini etc	pam swinfield	pam swinfield
10002	Marinated cheeses (marinated feta, marinated lactic curd cheese, labna etc)	pam swinfield	Kathy Harrington	pam swinfield
10003	Yoghurts and fermented milks	Cedar Springs Cheesemakers	Kathy Harrington	Liesl Burnett
10004	White mould ripened cheese (brie, camembert, etc)	pam swinfield	Valley Cheese Makers
10005	Blue mould ripened cheese	pam swinfield	Cedar Springs Cheesemakers
10006	Washed rind cheese	pam swinfield
10007	Semi hard and Eye cheeses (Swiss, edam, gouda, havarti etc)	pam swinfield	Valley Cheesemakers	Valley Cheese Makers
10008	Hard cheese (cheddar, parmesan, romano etc)	pam swinfield	Valley Cheesemakers	Cedar Springs Cheesemakers
10009	Flavoured hard cheese	Valley Cheesemakers	Valley Cheesemakers
10010	Butter - unsalted	Cedar Springs Cheesemakers	Kathy Harrington
10011	Buttered - salted and cultured	Cedar Springs Cheesemakers	Kathy Harrington
10012	Up to 12 years	Molly Ann Barton - Jones	Tom Jones
	CHAMPION DAIRY PRODUCT: RIBBON, PERPETUAL TROPHY AND $100	Valley Cheesemakers
	MOST SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITOR CHEESE AND DAIRY	Pam Swinfield

No.	Class	1st Place	2nd Place
10001	Fresh unripened cheese eg quarg, feta, ricotta, mozzarella, bocconcini etc	Rosie Johnson	Al Lockyer
10002	Marinated cheeses (marinated feta, marinated lactic curd cheese, labna etc)	Victoria Levey	jan watson
10003	Yoghurts and fermented milks	Ailsa Chittick
10004	White mould ripened cheese (brie, camembert, etc)	Pam Swinfield	Shoalhaven High School
10005	Blue mould ripened cheese	Rosie Johnson	Patrick Reubinson
10006	Washed rind cheese	Pam Swinfield
10007	Semi hard and Eye cheeses (Swiss, edam, gouda, havarti etc)	Patrick Reubinson	Rosie Johnson
10008	Hard cheese (cheddar, parmesan, romano etc)	Pam Swinfield	Patrick Reubinson
10009	Flavoured hard cheese	Valley Cheesemakers
10010	Butter - unsalted	Al Lockyer	Kathy Harrington
10011	Buttered - salted and cultured	Al Lockyer	Kathy Harrington
	CHAMPION DAIRY PRODUCT: RIBBON, PERPETUAL TROPHY AND $100	Rosie Johnson
	CHAMPION DAIRY PRODUCT: RIBBON, PERPETUAL TROPHY AND $100	Rosie Johnson
	MOST SUCCESSFUL CHEESEMAKER: RIBBON, CUP AND $50	Pam Swinfield
	MOST SUCCESSFUL CHEESEMAKER: RIBBON, CUP AND $50	Pam Swinfield