1993, Glenelg, South Australia

South Australia hosted the 1993 Championship Show at an excellent venue in Glenelg. All activities were under the one roof except for the actual show. The transport from the motel to the show venue was excellent and the visitors were given plenty of time to catch buses to and from the show venue. The use of the in-house closed-circuit television to record the judging was a great innovation and applauded by all including the major sponsor “Golden Cobb”.

A standard model of perfection was now available for purchase and many delegates expressed an interest in having these available for their own colour and standards committees.

A motion to separate the Greygreen and The Grey from the normal classes lapsed for want of a seconder.

Mr. Alan Gamble from New Zealand was given permission to address the council meeting on the subject of the ANBC joining the “World Budgerigar Society”. Mr. Gamble was thanked for his report. The delegates then discussed this possibility, but the idea was not looked at favorably as:

Our country cannot possibly bench Budgerigars in other countries.
Our Veterinary information was that Northern Hemisphere problems are not the same as Australia, no gain in this area.
The high cost of joining a yearly subs, were another point.
The cost of sending a delegate each year all added up to this not being either practical or a commercially sound decision.

The council tidied up area re sub committees required to report to the council meeting, subcommittee secretaries are now required to attend the council meeting.

Mr. Ted Wallis was given permission to look at the possibility of a National magazine.

Final Results were:-

1^st Victoria 330
2^nd N.S.W. 302
3^rd South Australia 281
4^th South Queensland 270
5^th Tasmania 175
6^th North Queensland 174
7^th Western Australia 148

Ron Hunt, 1993
ANBC Historian