1983, Melbourne, Victoria

In 1983, the National Show returns to Melbourne. At the Council meeting South Australia presented a written Standard and a standard outline.  This was accepted by all member bodies for use of the Australian Championship Show, however some member bodies declined to use it domestically.  Long flights and head flecking were discussed at length and it was decided to penalise rather than disqualify.  The lacewing was approved for competition at the 1986 National.

Tasmania entered the competition for the first time and finished fifth.

Some lessons were learned the hard way, as delegates complained of difficulties in trying to observe the judging.  This disappointed many visitors.  The national show was detracted from as a presentation of prizes and an auction were held during the judging of the Championship Show   The show was judged by a panel of Victorians and 14 classes were presented for judging.  The spangle class was in the competition for the first time.

Final scores were:

• Victoria                            313
• South Australia              244
• New South Wales          210
• Western Australia         210
• Tasmania                        190
• South Queensland         154
• North Queensland         146

All the social events were well received by those who attended the event.

Ron Hunt, 1983
ANBC Historian