In pictures: LambEx calls for united voice
![Emily Stretch, Tara Gareth and Bradley McLean.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88919589Z/1533878484314_G701OU5IO.2-1.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
Hundreds of people and a few dozen animals — including farmers, consultants, politicians and sheep — turned out for the opening of LambEx 2018 on Sunday night.
The opening of the nation’s biggest sheep conference was put on by Fletchers International Exports, with opening speeches by LambEx 2018 chairwoman and Sheep Producers Australia board member Bindi Murray and Fletchers owner Roger Fletcher.
Mr Fletcher called for a united sheep meat and wool body to lobby government under “one banner”.
He also said Australia’s wool industry had potential to grow production 20 per cent in the next five years.
Ms Murray, who farms at Woodanilling, welcomed delegates, saying she hoped registrations would push to 975, one more than the last LambEx in Albury in 2016.
![Bryce, Simone and Kevin Lansdell with Stew McKenzie.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88919589Z/1533878484314_G701OU5HE.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Murdoch University technical assistant Catherine Hearle and research fellow Amy Lockwood.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88919589Z/1533878484314_G701OU5HG.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Anthony and Geraldine Thomas.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88919589Z/1533878484314_G701OU5HI.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Iain and Andrew Mackie with Claire Dwyer.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88919589Z/1533878484314_G701OU5HC.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Mark McLennan and Caitlin Bennett.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88919589Z/1533878484314_G701OU5IG.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Edward Mudmann, Brett Jones and Tim Stevenson.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88919589Z/1533878484314_G701OU5II.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Crawford Taylor with Ruth and Rohan Bigwood.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88919589Z/1533878484314_G701OU5IM.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Scott Pickering, Allan Hobley and Matt Watts.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88919589Z/1533878484314_G701OU5IV.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Jim Glover and Michael O’Neill.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88919589Z/1533878484314_G701OU5J1.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Jenny Wiles and Greta Bradford.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/B88919589Z/1533878484314_G701OU5IT.2-0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
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