BULAHDELAH Country Women’s Association hosted the Mid North Coast Group Council Meeting on Wednesday 11 March.
President Belinda Moore welcomed visitors to the Bulahdelah Golf Club with five junior branch members greeting guests and helping to serve food and drinks.
Immediate past state president Joy Beames travelled from Dunedoo for the meeting, which was attended by 13 branches, 36 group officers and councillors, and 15 observers.
Represented were members from Wingham, Wallamba, Forster, Gloucester, Kendall, Lake Cathie-Hastings, Port Macquarie, Wauchope, Gladstone, Yarrahapinni and Nambucca Heads.
Group President Lynn Moore, Treasurer Janella Leotta, and Secretary Eunice Roberts, conducted the official business of the day while Group Handicraft Officer Mary McEnallay and her team ran the handicraft competition.
“The branch handicraft challenge, which involved creating items of food, was well represented with 14 branches entering,” Mary said.
“It was also great to have some entries in the Chairperson’s Challenge Kantha Stitch Embroidery.”
Kantha refers to both the style of running stitch, as well as the finished cloth, made by women from the Bengali region of India.
Lyn Cummings and Carol Vincent from the CWA Hunter River Group judged all the items and were impressed with the variety and quality of entries.
The Rose Bowl Ella Evane Trophy went to Gloucester Evening Branch with 643 points, the highest score for the eight item challenge.
The shield donated by the South West Rocks branch went to the second highest score – the Wauchope and Wingham branches on 630 points.
The Barbara Reichardt Trophy for third went to the Wallamba Branch on 628 points.
Many members will now go on to the state conference in Forster in May.
By Pauline CAIN
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