WA's inaugural shearing ambassadors promoting careers in industry

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Shearers Ethan Harder and Ethan Gellatly have been named WA's first shearing ambassadors, and plan to break down some of the stigma associated with their industry.

As well as sharing a name, they share a passion for being in the sheds, having grown up with a love of hard work and family connections to the shearing industry.

"You know, there's a lot of athletes coming into the industry now and people taking the job very seriously." "I've been shearing full time for 15 years now, started for my old man. I learnt a lot of life skills out of the , working in a team and financial management."He recently returned from Golden Shears, the world's premier shearing and wool handling championship held at New Zealand's North Island."I got to the top 30 in the open grade. That's always been a dream for me to go there.

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