Rural
5 August, 2025
Düll duo take on Royal Show
TOOGOOLAWAH siblings Clancie and Dusty Düll are taking centre stage at Ekka this week after taking out top wins in cattle competitions and attending nearly 20 agricultural shows this year.
Clancie is debuting in the state final for Prime Judging category at the Ekka, Queensland’s Olympic-equivalent for cattle showing. Having just turned 16, this is her first year eligible to compete at the state level. “I’ve won Champion paraders and judges in previous years at local events, but I’ve just never been able to go state. Now I can, and I’m excited—nervous, but excited,” she said.
She will be representing the Brisbane Valley West Morton region in Prime Judging, a prestigious role that she earned through her consistent performance at regional competitions. Clancie was awarded Grand Champion Judge and Parader at the Stanthorpe Show and went on to claim Reserve Champion Parader at the Darling Downs sub-chamber finals, held at Crows Nest back in May.
Her journey to the Ekka included winning the senior age group at the Esk Show and excelling at various local and regional events, including the 2025 Toogoolawah Show.
While her 13-year-old brother, Dusty, is not old enough yet to be in Prime Judging, he will still be taking part in various junior events, including the Junior Paraders, Junior Judging competitions, and representing Toogoolawah High School with Clancie and another student in the school’s junior judging team.
However Dusty has triumphs of his own, having recently been awarded the prestigious ‘Summit Livestock Most Potential Breeder’ scholarship for the Limousin breed at the 2025 Kewpie Stockfeeds National Limousin Junior Show, a competition that saw him as the youngest competitor among 16 entrants aged up to 25, who applied for this particular scholarship.
The scholarship process was rigorous, involving a written application, video presentation, and a live interview at the show. Dusty’s passion and knowledge shone through, earning him a registered heifer to add to his breeding program. “Being the youngest and doing it for the first time and winning was pretty good,” he said.
The siblings’ achievements are a source of immense pride for their family, with their parents, Jodie and Scott, having also showed cattle in their youth. “We’re super proud,” Jodie said. “Dusty, in particular, after this scholarship, that’s such a huge achievement on his own, being 13 years of age. And Clancie going to Ekka, is such an achievement, and a credit to herself to be competing at this level.”
Having been immersed in cattle competitions for as long as they can remember, the siblings now have their own led steers, some purchased, most bred, and have already participated in an impressive 17 shows this year alone, coming home with many ribbons.
“I love going to the shows because I like socially interacting with people and talking to them and making connections and friends,” Clancie said.
For Dusty, the best part of this world is learning off others in the industry and making friends along the way. “Most people start at the bottom, and then you work your way up and you can learn a lot of stuff by just getting to know everyone else and making new friends,” he said.
Both Clancie and Dusty have big plans for the future: Clancie aspires to become a livestock agent, relishing the opportunity to work with both people and animals, while Dusty dreams of establishing his own registered stud, pursuing a butcher’s trade, and one day owning his own property.
Good luck Clancie and Dusty!
