LEW SMIT RETIRES FROM THE WA ANGUS COMMITTEE Lew Smit is a well-known Angus breeder from Koojan Hills Angus, Kojonup WA and Lew recently retired from the WA Angus Committee. The Smit family ran the extremely successful Koojan Hills Angus stud for 53 years and after careful consideration Lew decided it was time to hang up his boots and sold the stud and the name in December 2015 and held his 39th and final bull sale in February 2016 were he set a WA record average price of $10788 for 52 bulls.
In 2008 Lew Smit was awarded Honorary Life Membership to Angus Australia and in 2013 was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the livestock industry, particularly involving the Angus breed. On the right is a copy of the letter sent out to Lew from WA Angus Chairwoman, Liz Sudlow, on behalf of the WA Angus Committee.
Dear Lew, Thank you for your letter which was tabled at the recent AGM of the WA Angus Committee and it is with much regret that I accept your resignation from the Committee. Your knowledge of cattle over a lifetime and in particular, the contribution you have made to the Angus breed over the last half century, has had a significant impact on the overall success of Angus cattle in Australia. Angus Australia is the leading Australian breed society, due in part to the contributions you made as a Board Director and National President. On behalf of the members of the WA Angus Committee, as well as stud and commercial breeders across WA, I would sincerely like to thank you for the dedicated contribution you have made to our Committee over many, many years. Your knowledge and wisdom will be sorely missed and it has been an honour to have you on the Committee. On behalf of the Committee, we wish you well in the future and are assured that you will continue to take an avid interest in all things Angus.
Kindest regards,
Liz Sudlow WA Angus Chairperson 06 February 2020
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