ROYAL ADELAIDE OLIVE AWARDS 4 - 12 SEPTEMBER 2021

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ROYAL ADELAIDE OLIVE AWARDS 4 - 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
ROYAL ADELAIDE
OLIVE AWARDS

                                    COMPETITION SCHEDULE

          4 - 12 SEPTEMBER 2021 |
ROYAL ADELAIDE OLIVE AWARDS 4 - 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
2021 EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL & TABLE OLIVES

                                  ROYAL ADELAIDE OLIVE AWARDS

                                        CLOSING DATE OF ENTRIES
                                     FRIDAY 6 AUGUST 2021 AT 5.00 CST
OSA 2021 ROYAL ADELAIDE OLIVE AWARD                                    PAYMENT OF FEES
PRESENTATION DINNER                                                    When paying fees by cheque or credit card, exhibitors must
The winners of the SA Olive Awards will be announced at a              ensure that sufficient funds are available at the time of entry.
Presentation Dinner (location to be confirmed) on Wednesday            Failure to do so may result in non-acceptance of entries.
1 September. This is the event of the year for the Olive
Industry and will give you an opportunity to mix with                  REFUNDS
colleagues and friends whilst enjoying a night of fun and              No refund of entry fees will be made after the closing
entertainment. The ticket cost will include a 3 course meal            date of entries.
and drinks.
Should you wish to purchase tickets for this function, please          EXHIBITS
contact Michael Johnston mj@johnstons.net.au                           The attention of exhibitors is drawn to the following general
                                                                       regulation: The Society will not under any circumstances hold
DELIVERY OF EXHIBITS                                                   itself responsible for any loss, damage to, or misdelivery of
All exhibits are to be delivered to the Showground between             any exhibit.
Monday 9 & Tuesday 10 August 2021.                                     Olive Oil entries must comprise the equivalent of 2 containers
All exhibits entered for judging will receive exhibit labels via       of at least 500ml of oil in each. (Container means bottles,
email once entries have closed.                                        casks, tins etc.). At least one of those containers must have
Please affix these labels to your exhibits.                            its commercial label attached.
NO LATE EXHIBITS WILL BE JUDGED                                        Table Olive entries must comprise of 2 adequately sealed
                                                                       airtight containers of at least 100 table olives.
OLIVE OIL & TABLE OLIVE JUDGING
Friday 20 August 2021                                                  LABELLING OF EXHIBITS (ALL CLASSES)
                                                                       The outside of each container, package etc in which any
AWARD DECALS                                                           exhibit or exhibits are delivered or consigned for judging shall
Winning entrants can order decals from Olives South                    bear a label clearly identifying the class number(s) and entry
Australia through Michael Johnston.                                    number(s) of each exhibit contained therein.
Decals are approximately 20 mm in size and can only be                 Each individual exhibit shall have attached or adjacent to it
applied to packaged products that specifically contain the oils        the label supplied by the Society, setting out the class number
that have won these distinctions and not to blends containing          and exhibit number.
other oils. ONLY OILS THAT WON AWARDS CAN                              Any exhibit not clearly identified shall be disqualified by the
DISPLAY DECALS FOR THAT YEAR.                                          Stewards prior to judging. For uniformity in presenting exhibits
The committee have the right to refuse future entries if these         to the Judges the Society’s labels shall be left on or adjacent
rules are not followed.                                                to each exhibit.

CLOSING DATE OF ENTRIES                                                RA&HS MEMBERSHIP
The following conditions will strictly apply:                          Exhibitors need not be members of the RA&HS.
 •   All entries completed online must be in the Society’s             Membership fees: Adults $175, Juniors $59 (under 18).
     possession at its Administration Office by 5.00 pm
     (CST) by Friday 6 August 2021.                                    CONTACT US
 •   When sending entry forms and fees by post, the onus is            Post: RA&HS – Olive Section
     on the exhibitor to ensure adequate delivery time.                PO Box 108, GOODWOOD, SA 5034
 •   Entry forms by facsimile or email will not be accepted.           Email: entries@adelaideshowground.com.au
 •   Absolutely no exception to the above conditions will              Phone: (08) 8210 5211 Between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm
     be made to any exhibitor under any circumstance.                  Monday to Friday
                                                                       Website: www.theshow.com.au
ONLINE ENTRIES
www.theshow.com.au                                                     YOUR PRIVACY
                                                                       If you do not want your details to be made available to other
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ENTRIES                                             parties, please tick the box on the entry form supplied by the
Online Entries will be acknowledged via email.                         RA&HS. Your personal information will then only be used by
                                                                       the RA&HS to maintain contact with you and allow us to
ENTRY FEE                                                              manage your entries. The RA&HS reserves the right to inform
EVOO & Table Olive Classes:                                            prize sponsors of the details of recipients to enable
Online Entry fee $99.00 per exhibit                                    distribution of their voucher/ product prizes. Please note: by
Novice Class:                                                          ticking the box to suppress your details, your name will
Online Entry fee $55.00 per exhibit                                    appear in the Catalogue (if applicable) but your address
School Class                                                           will not.
Online Entry fee $25.00 per exhibit

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ROYAL ADELAIDE OLIVE AWARDS 4 - 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
2021 EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL & TABLE OLIVES
GENERAL REGULATIONS                                                     exhibit. All exhibits are expected to meet the chemical
Exhibitors are reminded that the Society’s General                      parameters for Extra Virgin Olive Oil as set out in the
Regulations apply to all sections of the Show. A copy of the            Australian Standards (AS5264-2011). It should be made clear
General Regulations can be obtained from the Society’s                  which analysis is for each oil exhibit.
website at www.theshow.com.au or from the Society’s                     The exhibitor agrees to accede to any reasonable request by
Administration Office.                                                  the organising committee to prove that any entry was as
Exhibitors should note that the General Regulations contain a           described by them on the entry form, and that they met the
number of provisions relevant to competitions and this                  conditions of the competition.
Schedule including but not limited to, offences, penalties,             Further information regarding the conduct of the awards can
prohibited drugs. As those conditions apply in addition to the          be found at www.olivessouthaustralia.org.au.
regulations contained within this schedule, Exhibitors should           Publication and Promotion
familiarise themselves with the General Regulations.                    Exhibitors understand and agree to the publication of all
                                                                        competition results and public tasting of their entries.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS                                                     Recipients of awards agree that all
Exhibitors are reminded that the Special Regulations                    advertising/promotion/labelling arising from the award must
contained within this Schedule are merely supplementary to              include details of the year of the Award, class number and the
and subject to the General Regulations.                                 nature of the award.
                                                                        Other
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR MAJOR AWARDS                                   Any remaining oils remain the property of OSA and the
Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Judged from oils entered in                RA&HS.
Classes 1-4.
Minimum score 86: Minimum volume 200L                                   EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL COMPETITION
Best South Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil:                           The Chair is an experienced oil assessor but not an exhibitor.
Judged from oils entered in Classes 1-4. Minimum score 86:              The Steward will divide the judges into panels, and allocate
The oil must be made from 100% South Australian olives.                 them to judge a particular class or classes.
Minimum volume 200L                                                     The Chairperson will nominate one member of each panel to
Best Small Producer: Less than 500 litres in total                      be the head judge of that panel. The division and allocation of
production.                                                             judges to classes will be done in such a way that in the event
Judged from oils entered in Classes 1-4. Average score 75               that a judge has entered or has any commercial interest in an
Best Table Olives: Judged from olives entered in Classes 6-             entry they will not judge that class.
10.                                                                     The oils are independently assessed by each judge using a
Minimum 22 points                                                       100 point scorecard. The judges then discuss the reasons for
                                                                        providing their score, and shall in consultation with the head
PRIZES                                                                  judge provide an agreed final score.
Gold, Silver and Bronze Certificates will be awarded for each           If agreement cannot be reached, the head judge shall seek
class.                                                                  the opinion of the Chair, who following tasting and
All major awards to receive a sash.                                     consultation with all the judges will allocate a final score.
Note that more than one medal of each type (except major                Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will be awarded on the basis
awards) can be awarded within each class. Conversely no                 of final score.
medals may be awarded in any class if the overall quality of
the class is not sufficiently high.                                     TABLE OLIVES COMPETITION
Major awards including Best of Show will be determined as               The table olives will be assessed on the following
follows. The judges with the exception of the Chair and                 characteristics: absence of blemishes, appealing colour, good
associate judges will rank the exhibits awarded gold medal in           flesh texture, olive flavour, acidity, saltiness, residual
order of quality. The combined rankings will be used to                 bitterness, absence of off flavours and overall flavour balance.
determine the best of show and other major awards. When                 All table olive exhibits will undergo physiochemical and
exhibits receive the same combined rankings, the Chair shall            microbiological testing, specifically Minimum sodium chloride
have the casting vote.                                                  (NaCl), Maximum pH, Minimum lactic acidity, Microbiological
                                                                        Criteria - Escherichia coli (if unpasteurised) or Lactobacillus (if
SHOW RESULTS                                                            pasteurised), any exhibits found to be outside of the
The medal and major awards will be presented at the OSA                 specifications of the new Voluntary Standard for Table Olives
2021 Royal Adelaide Olive Award Presentation Dinner.                    in Australia will be disqualified. All Table Olive exhibits
Results will be made available online on the Olives South               meeting test parameters will be considered as compliant with
Australia www.olivessouthaustralia.org.au and the RA&HS                 OliveCare® Code of Practice Certification.
www.theshow.com.au websites. A results booklet will also be             SKIN: The skin of the fruit should be fine, smooth and not
published and made available to exhibitors.                             wrinkled, yet elastic and resistant to handling damage.
                                                                        FLESH: Should be firm but not woody or granular. Green
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OLIVE OIL & TABLE OLIVE                         olives should have firm, crisp flesh, ripe or black olives will
ENTRIES                                                                 have softer flesh due to the fruit being more mature than
The Chair reserves the right to restructure the classes to              green olives, however it shouldn’t be soggy or flabby. The
accommodate the entries submitted and to not make awards                flesh should separate easily from the stone.
in any particular class if the standard is not deemed sufficient.       BLEMISHES: Blemishes should be absent however some
The exhibitor in Class 1-4 agrees to include with their exhibit         white spots on green olives are natural, others such as gas
delivery, a copy of each exhibit's current oil analysis including       pockets or blistering are caused by processing, and
FFA, PV, PPH and UV. The NSW DPI                                        organisms.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/services/laboratory-                 COLOUR: Green olives should be bright green to straw green
services/olive-oil-testing and Modern Olives Laboratory                 colour. Some dulling may occur after several months in brine.
Services http://www.modernolives.com.au/laboratory can                  Lye treated green olives are very bright green. Olives turning
provide NIR test reports for approximately $35 AUD per                  colour should be pale pink, and black olives vary from dark

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2021 EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL & TABLE OLIVES
pink to black or winey colour.                                         SUPPLY OF EXHIBITS
BITTERNESS: The olive shouldn’t be bitter to taste but some            The winners of the Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Show and the
bitterness can be balanced by the amount of saltiness and              Best Table Olive of Show may be requested to supply a
olive flavour.                                                         quantity of the winning product for use for judging and
SALTINESS: The level of salt governs the flavour of the olive          industry tastings during the Royal Adelaide Show.
and must be balanced with the bitterness and acidity.                  The Society requests that this product is provided at
FLAVOUR: The olive should have an appealing fruit flavour,             wholesale price or less. Acknowledgement of supply will be
which for green olives often is a typical fermentation taste but       made during these events.
retaining ‘olive’ character, and for black olives is a stronger
olive flavour.
There should be no ‘off’ aromas such as rancid, cheesy or
faecal aromas.

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2021 EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL & TABLE OLIVES

                                              EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
Class 1   Provenance                                                     Class 5b Flavoured Olive Oil - Method other than
          The oil must be totally sourced from olives grown                       Agrumato
          on a single estate and sold by the grower of the                        Flavoured oils made by using methods other than
          olives under the brand name owned by the grower                         by adding fresh ingredients to the olives at
          of the olives. Minimum volume 100L.                                     crushing. Minimum volume 200L.
                                                                                  With the exception of Class 4, all entries must be
BEST EXTRA VIRGIN OIL OF PROVENANCE                                               intended for commercial sale in a packaged and
                                                                                  labelled form.
Class 2   Regional
          The oil must be sourced from olives grown on                   BEST FLAVOURED OIL
          single or multiple estates from within a single
          region, and not eligible for Class 1. Minimum                  Class 6       Non-Commercial Oil
          volume 200L.                                                             •    Eligible olive oils that are intended for
                                                                                        home/personal use and are not intended for sale.
BEST REGIONAL OIL                                                                  •    Entries must be accompanied by test results (see
                                                                                        above for testing details)
Class 3   Multi-Regional                                                           •    Entries in this class are not eligible to display
          The oil must be sourced from olives grown from                                decals.
          more than one region. Minimum volume 200L.
                                                                                   •    Open to extra virgin olive oil and flavoured olive
                                                                                        oil.
BEST MULTI-REGIONAL OIL
                                                                                   •    Flavoured olive oil entries must state the flavour
Class 4   Open                                                                          and whether this was made by the agrumato
          All other extra virgin olive oils not eligible for Class                      method or not
          1-3. Minimum volume 200L.                                                •    Entries in this class are not eligible for any other
                                                                                        class.
BEST OPEN OIL
                                                                         Class 7       School Oil
Class 5a Flavoured Olive Oil - Agrumato                                                Only schools are eligible to enter this class
         Flavoured oils made exclusively by adding fresh
         ingredients to the olives at crushing. Minimum
         volume 200L.

                                                        TABLE OLIVES
Class 8   Green Olives, plain, whole or pitted or sliced                 Class 12 Wild Olives and Olive Medleys, plain whole
          but not stuffed.                                                        olives only.

BEST GREEN OLIVES                                                        BEST WILD OLIVES

Class 9   Black Olives, and olives turning colour, plain,                Class 13 Non-Commercial Olives
          whole or pitted but not stuffed or sliced.                            •  Open to table olives that are intended for
          All varieties except Kalamata and California Ripe                        home/personal use and are not intended for sale.
          processed.                                                            •  Entries will be tested as in the open table olive
                                                                                   section. (NB Min. Salt level allowed is 6% and
BEST BLACK OLIVES                                                                  maximum PH must be less than 4.3)
                                                                                •  Entries in this class are not eligible to display
Class 10 Kalamata Olives, plain, whole olives only.                                decals.
                                                                                •  Open to all types of table olives.
BEST KALAMATA OLIVES
                                                                                •  Entries in this class are not eligible for any other
Class 11 Specialty Olives, including spiced, pitted,                               class.
         sliced and stuffed.
                                                                         Class 14 School Olives
         California Ripe excluded.
                                                                                  Only schools are eligible to enter this class
BEST SPECIALTY OLIVES

                                                    SPECIAL AWARDS
DR MICHAEL BURR AM TROPHY for                                            BEST SMALL PRODUCER Less than 500 litres in total
BEST EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL IN SHOW                                      production

BEST SOUTH AUSTRALIAN EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL IN                          BEST TABLE OLIVES IN SHOW
SHOW (Over 200L)

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Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA
                Competitive Exhibitor – Royal Adelaide Show
                                           Conditions of Entry
HAZARD REPORTING
Competitors must notify the Area/Pavilion Supervisor or the Venue Control Centre immediately of any
hazards detected. Hazards are any situation which has the potential to cause:
1. Injury, illness or death to people or animals either immediately or in the future
2. Damage or destruction to property

INCIDENT REPORTING
Competitors must notify the Area/Pavilion Supervisor or the Venue Control Centre immediately an incident
occurs which has resulted in:
1. The injury, illness or death of any person or animal
2. The damage, destruction or loss of property
3. A near miss incident that could have resulted in the consequences listed in 1 and 2

WASTE DISPOSAL
All waste including liquids must be disposed of responsibly and placed in the appropriate bin or receptacle.
Storm drains must not be used for the disposal of any waste.

HAZARD MINIMISATION
All areas must be kept in a clean and tidy order with clearly defined and available access and exit routes at
all times. Build-up of combustible waste must be avoided.
Care must be taken to minimise trip hazards and obstacles that people may walk into.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
The RA&HS are to be advised of all hazardous materials that are brought onto the Showground.
Appropriate warning signs and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) will need to be provided before allowing these
materials on site. SDS are to be available onsite and provided immediately upon request by an RA&HS
Representative.

MEDIA COMMENTS
Any public comment on emergencies, incidents or other venue matters should only come from the RA&HS.
The key media spokesperson for the RA&HS is the Marketing Manager.

DUTY OF CARE
It is important to ensure your own safety and that of all other site personnel, visitors and general
public at the Adelaide Showground.

All competitors have a “Duty of Care” to avoid exposing themselves or other people to situations which
could lead to injury. This “Duty of Care” extends to the prevention of damage to property.

LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
1. Release
    Entry to and remaining on the Showground is entirely at the risk of the Exhibitor and to the maximum
    extent permitted by law, the Exhibitor releases the Society (which term includes in this clause the
    Society’s officers, employees, members and agents), from all claims and demands of every kind
    resulting from any accident, damage or injury occurring at the Showground, and without limitation, the
    Exhibitor acknowledges:
       a) the Society has no responsibility or liability for any loss, damage or injury to or caused by any
            Exhibit;
       b) the Society has no responsibility or liability for any loss, damage or injury to or caused by any
            Exhibitor, his or her family, invitees and Agents;
       c) the Society has no responsibility or liability for any loss, damage or injury to a Motor Vehicle or
            any of its contents whilst it is located on the Showground; and

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d) without limiting Regulations 1 (a) and 1 (b) above, the Society has no responsibility or liability for
             any loss, damage or injury resulting from the sale, treatment, failure to treat, destruction,
             disposal or other dealing with any Exhibit, or for loss, damage or injury to any personal
             belongings, equipment or property brought onto the Showground.
2.   Indemnity
     To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Exhibitor must indemnify and keep indemnified the
     Society and its officers, employees, members and agents from and against all actions, claims,
     demands, losses, damages, costs, expenses and liabilities including without limitation, consequential
     loss and loss of profits for which the Society is or may be or become liable in respect of or arising from:
        a) loss, damage or injury to any person in connection with the Exhibit or the relevant Event;
        b) without limiting Regulation 2(a), loss, damage or injury to any other Exhibit or Exhibitor, his or
             her family, invitees, Agents, or to the property of the Society, or its members, or to the general
             public, caused or contributed to or by any act or omission of an Exhibit of the Exhibitor or by the
             Exhibitor, his or her family, invitees or Agents; and
        c) without limiting Regulation 2(a), loss, damage or injury to the Exhibit, or the Exhibitor, his or her
             family, invitees, or Agents caused or contributed by an act or omission of an Exhibit of the
             Exhibitor or by the transportation, feeding or housing of an Exhibit of the Exhibitor.
3.   Removal from Showground
     Without prejudice to any other provision in these Regulations, where the Society, its officers,
     employees, members or agents removes an Exhibit, or causes an Exhibit to be removed from the
     Showground, the Exhibit is removed or caused to be removed entirely at the risk of the Exhibitor. The
     person or persons removing the Exhibit will be deemed to be the agent of the Exhibitor, and his or her
     acts and omissions will be deemed to be the acts and omissions of the Exhibitor.
4.   Insurance
     The Society will arrange Animal Exhibitors Public Liability insurance cover for all Exhibitors of Exhibits
     being animals. The Exhibitor is bound by the terms and conditions of this insurance and by Statutory
     Duties as defined under the Insurance Contracts Act (1984). Details of the Animal Exhibitors Public
     Liability insurance are set out in the Relevant Schedule. The Society does not insure first party loss,
     damage or injury to Exhibits, and Exhibitors should consider purchasing insurance if required.
5.   Personal effects
     The Society has no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage caused to personal belongings,
     equipment or property which is brought onto the Showground by an Exhibitor, his or her family, invitees
     or Agents.

EMERGENCY INFORMATION
Emergency information and Emergency Assembly Points for the various animal pavilions and
stables will be included with Exhibitor List of Entries and Notice to Exhibitor notifications.
Competitors should be familiar with these plans.

FIRST AID
During the Royal Adelaide Show, St John provides First Aid Services but it is suggested that competitors
have a basic First Aid kit for minor medical requirements.
St John is not in attendance after public hours.
For emergency contact details, check Notice Boards for onsite assistance or dial 000 for a medical
emergency.

RA&HS EMERGENCY FACILITIES
Firefighting and other emergency equipment must not be removed or used for any other purpose. Missing
or unserviceable equipment should be reported to the Venue Control Centre immediately.

SMOKING
The Royal Adelaide Show is a smoke free event. Smoking is only permitted in designated locations.

TRAFFIC CONTROL
The RA&HS Traffic Management Policy imposes restrictions within the Showground. Maximum speed for
all vehicles on the Showground is10 km/h or as indicated by staff, permits or signs.
Permitted vehicles to only be driven on the Showground during public hours in exceptional circumstances
as detailed on approved vehicle permit.
Conditions of entry will be provided with the issue of Vehicle Entry Permits.

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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
1. All electrical cords and electrical appliances should be tested and tagged as per Australian Standards
   3760-2010.
2. Removal of all untagged electrical equipment will be required or costs levied to exhibitors regarding
   any equipment without a current inspection tag.
3. Power boards with overload protection and appropriate tagging can be used.
4. The use of double adaptors is strictly prohibited.
5. Appliances and power cables must not be used or laid through any area that may become wet.
6. Power cables must not be laid across walkways, paths, roads or any area where damage could occur
   to the cable.
7. Bar (resistance) heaters are strictly prohibited.
8. Light sockets must not be used for any other purpose
9. In external areas only, extension leads that are Heavy Duty Rated may be used.

For further information regarding conditions of entry to the Adelaide Showground please click on the link
below:

                     CONDITIONS OF ENTRY TO ADELAIDE SHOWGROUND

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