Australia's Alpaca Magazine
About WOA
World of Alpacas Overview
Promotion, education and passion for Alpacas
World of Alpacas is a high quality publication produced biannually with a mission to promote the Alpaca Industry not only in Australia but world wide. All owners and breeders throughout Australia and New Zealand receive World of Alpacas and have the opportunity to share their experiences through our editorial and advertising medium.
Established in the year 2000, we are committed to adding value to the Alpaca community through a range of resources and exposure to those who are involved with our industry.
It is your knowledge, and also that of industry experts, who can help us learn from each other in support of growing the Alpaca industry in Australia and beyond.
Wharncliffe
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Have you seen Alpaca Passion in Daylesford? Keith and Liz run this family-owned business with a vast range of stylish alpaca garments and cosy homewares selected from the best alpaca fashion suppliers in the world. Alpaca Passion is a shopping destination. A premier alpaca fashion boutique dedicated to showcasing what the ancient Incas called “the fibre of the gods”. And what better time of year to invest in some beautiful warm and cozy alpaca garments! They also offer online shopping, telephone orders, gift cards and even an email stylist - and believe us, you won’t be able to visit without a click to “Add to Cart”!🦙😍🧤🧥![]()
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Visit their FB page Alpaca Passion or website www.alpacapassion.com.au/ ![]()
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Keith and Liz actually began their passion for alpaca 15 years ago with the purchase of a small Alpaca herd to graze under their chestnut orchard in northeast Victoria. Their property, Buckland Alpacas is now situated in Lauriston in the Victorian central region, and they are also enthusiastic breeders of fine quality Alpacas. They have stud males available for mating producing excellent cria from many different styles of female. They also have limited males and females for sale, and their show results speak for themselves!![]()
Visit their FB page Buckland Alpacas or website www.bucklandalpacas.com.au/ ![]()
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Our friends from Peru March 2020, a wonderful day in McLaren Vale, full of hope for Alpacas, and this still remains. Many of you are still in contact with World of Alpacas, look closely you may have shared this time with us!![]()
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We look forward to a day we can share together again..🦙😍🌍![]()
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Trevor Pavlovich
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With the Nationals fast approaching and our next National Edition of WOA in the works (our 21st year!), please make sure you view our listed Owners and Breeders via our website on our Breeders Spotlight page www.worldofalpacas.com/breeder-spotlight/ (full list below)![]()
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They breed some of the finest Alpacas in the land, you’ll find a world class range of Alpaca products, and beautiful BnB’s to stay at! 🦙😍👌 ![]()
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If you would like to be part of World of Alpacas National Edition (our first International 🌎), and join the growing list of breeders in promotion of not only your business, but our industry, give me a call or email via our contact details (as my little friend below has 😉), and I am confident we can arrange a feature to suit you. ![]()
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Our National Edition of World of Alpacas will be released at the end of July 2021. Thank you to everyone who has been involved in our journey so far! 🦙🌎🦙 ![]()
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www.wharncliffe.com.au/![]()
www.fibrenaturally.com.au/![]()
royalviewalpacas.com.au/![]()
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www.yaringaalpacas.com.au/ ![]()
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www.wattlegrovealpacas.com.au/![]()
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www.alcatrazalpacas.com/![]()
storybookalpacas.com.au/ ![]()
www.stevleypark.com.au/![]()
millpaca.com/ ![]()
www.bucklandalpacas.com.au/![]()
www.alpacapassion.com.au/![]()
alpacafibre.com.au/![]()
www.echobeachalpacas.com.au/ ![]()
www.facebook.com/AvenelRidgeAlpacas/ ![]()
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www.wgalpacas.com/![]()
www.lakelandalpacastud.com/
Hi to all Breeders existing and new, travelling to the National in August! 👋![]()
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For those transporting Alpacas here's a link for some information relative to Australia www.farmbiosecurity.com.au/industry/alpaca and for those experiencing their first show, some information for you - we hope you find it useful!🦙🤓![]()
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Our regards and travel safely 👌![]()
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Trevor Pavlovich
Good morning to all, I do hope that you are all well, and progressing in your endeavors.![]()
We are looking forward to the National in Bendigo. When you have a moment go to our website and click on Breeders Spotlight to view some of the most progressive Owners in the Alpaca Industry. those of you that have shared your endeavors with me over the past 21 years will know this "YOU NEED TO BE SEEN TO BE KNOWN" ![]()
Marketing do we need to? Absolutely. Whilst many of you are breeding the finest Alpacas in the World your Branding should be paramount.![]()
Our National edition is currently in production please make contact to enable you to be part of World of Alpacas, this will be our first International Magazine. ![]()
FB, Instagram, On line buying etc are all part of our daily life's does a hard copy perfect bound quality magazine still have a roll to play in marketing? Absolutely it does, many of you have all copies of World of Alpacas and I know there are article's re breeding, shearing, exporting, progeny, SRS etc. and many articles written by Owners with years of experience which are still relevant today.![]()
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Trevor.
Fibre Naturally Alpaca Woollen Mill have a fresh new look to their website - pop on over and check it out - lots to see at ![]()
www.fibrenaturally.com.au/ 🦙😍💻
One of our listed Owners & Breeders Wharncliffe Alpaca Stud has a beautiful brand new website designed - www.wharncliffe.com.au/ head on over and have a look! 🦙🖥😍
Alpacas - who would have thought. Early days, however from small beginnings great things come. I admire the researchers that have a gift to think outside the norm, hope is what we have in life and there is hope in this research 🧐 ![]()
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Alpaca a punch for humans against COVID![]()
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ALPACAS may be a secret weapon in the fight against COVID-19, as scientists try to adapt their unique immune system into a nasal spray to protect humans.![]()
Having identified how alpacas are able to fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a Melbourne collaboration has now been able to harness the properties of their immune system to successfully shield mice from COVID-19.![]()
Work led by the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute is now moving to adapt the breakthrough to humans to protect against current and more infectious variants of COVID- 19 now emerging.![]()
Unlike humans and most other animals, alpacas release millions of tiny immune proteins known as nanobodies to fight off infections.![]()
As well as being much smaller than human antibodies, the alpaca nanobodies are also much more stable, which WEHI Associate Professor Wai-Hong Tham said made them better suited to attaching to the spikes of coronavirus so it cannot infect cells.![]()
“Alpacas make the tiniest antibodies that currently exist,” Assoc Prof Tham said.![]()
“They are really small and they have different ways they can actually bind to spike proteins to stop coronavirus.![]()
“If I deliver the nanobodies a day before infection, what we see in the preclinical model is we have basically no viral load. And, because they are a bit smaller, they have a property of being very stable and also cheaper to manufacture.”![]()
While the exact reasons why are unknown, alpacas, camels and other members of the camelid family naturally produce nanobodies which are smaller fragments of the same antibodies produced by humans. After immunising a herd of Gippsland alpacas with a synthetic version of the SARSCoV-2 virus – which included its notorious spike protein but not the inner workings needed to grow – the WEHI scientists were able to map which nanobodies the animals created to fight off the invader.![]()
With the help of the Australian Synchrotron, scientists examined about one million different nanobodies produced by the infected alpacas, identifying 50 that were most active in overcoming coronavirus.![]()
Two of those nanobodies specifically targeted the spike protein, which the scientists focused on.
🇦🇺🌺 🌅 They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted. They fell with their faces to the foe.![]()
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To those who fought to protect not only their country, their fellow soldiers, family & friends, but to protect the wonderful Australian way of life, the freedom that we are so proud of & continue to enjoy to this day - thank you. For your bravery and sacrifice, thank you. May our children, and their children continue to honour your legacy and memory. #wewillrememberthem 🇦🇺![]()
#lestweforget 🇦🇺🌅
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