National convention to be held in Adelaide Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November.

Venue – Angle Park Greyhound Racing Track Auditorium – 55 Cardigan st, Angle Park, SA

Friday 13 November – Bus Loft Tours, followed by BBQ at SAHPA Headquarters

Saturday 14 November – Open 10am Guest Speakers at Venue Angle Park Greyhound Racing Track, Fund Raising auction of 50 pigeons, Dinner at the venue with Guest Speakers

Sunday 15 November– Panel of Australian champion flyers – Jim Marafiote, Luke Sienkiewicz, Steve Gazzola and Len Vanderlinde,  Fund raising auction 30 pigeons, close 1:30pm

International Guest Speakers: Tom Van Gaver – Champion Belgium Flyer (2025 1^st National Ace Pigeon Allround, 3^rd National Ace, 8 of the top 20 National Allround Ace pigeons)

Henk Jurriens - Manager of the Eijerkamp pigeon business and is regarded as the trusted right-hand man for Hans and Evert-Jan, having been part of the team for 40 years.

Plenty of Stalls with Pigeon products on display and sale.

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GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Friday 13^th November – Bus Loft Tours, followed by BBQ at SAHPA Headquarters

Saturday 14^th November – Guest Speakers at Venue Angle Park Greyhound Racing Track

Saturday 14^th November – Fund raising auction of 50 pigeons

Saturday 14^th November – Dinner at the Venue with Guest Speakers

Sunday 15^th November– Panel of Guest Speakers

Sunday 15^th November – Fund raising auction 30 pigeons

 Our Guest Speakers

Tom Van Gaver represents the very best of modern Belgian pigeon racing: elite genetics, intelligent selection, proven performance and an uncompromising pursuit of quality.

The 2025 season further demonstrated the strength of the Van Gaver colony. Allround Ricky was crowned 1st National Ace Pigeon Allround KBDB 2025, while Ricky's Ace achieved 3rd National Ace Pigeon Allround KBDB 2025. Even more remarkable, eight of the 20 ranked National Allround Ace Pigeons belonged to Tom Van Gaver.

 HENK JURRIËNS

For more than four decades, Henk Jurriëns has been an integral part of one of the most famous names in international racing pigeon sport — Eijerkamp.

Joining Hans and Evert-Jan Eijerkamp at just 16 years of age, Henk has dedicated his career to the development, management and worldwide promotion of the Eijerkamp pigeon empire. In 2024, he celebrated an extraordinary 40 years with the company.

Today, Henk serves as Manager of the Eijerkamp pigeon business and is regarded as the trusted right-hand man of Hans and Evert-Jan. His knowledge of the Eijerkamp pigeons, bloodlines and international racing fraternity has made him an invaluable part of the organisation.

 On Sunday – Panellists to be interviewed and available for audience questions

Jim Marafiote – Legend of South Australian Racing Pigeons – has now won the SAHPA Aggregate Points eight times — an incredible association record.

Len Vandelinde - has been a multiple Queensland Federation champion, winning the QPF averages in 2017, 2018 and 2019

Luke Sienkowicz – Luke and father Tony have been highly successful in the Sydney CCF the largest federation in Australia and Luke’s involvement in the East Coast Long Distance racing combine.

Stevan Gazzola - has built a substantial racing and breeding operation and is the driving force behind the Victorian Meadow One Loft Race, which has grown into one of Australia's significant One Loft Race events.  Won the VHA points in 2025 

Pigeons to be auctioned – Donors include

NSW - Pedavoli Bros, P Arcella, R Diener, P Vassallo, QLD - L Vanderlinde, WA – N Bailey, L Turley  VIC - S Cini, S Gazzola, A Spiliopoulos, R Churchill, J Share, G Gillard, G & C McLeod, J Ennis, M Whitechurch, J Denaro,  SA – J Marafiote, G Kakoschke, R Sommerville, G Harris, T Fawcett, L Abbott, Rayment & Andrewartha, R Drew, M Donnellan, Nel Family