The event was held in Tamworth, and Erin emerged from the week as the recipient of the Matthew George Citizenship Award.
It provides a $500 educational subsidy to put towards an activity of her choice.
The award is sponsored by the Victorian Angus State Committee, in memory of Matthew George. He was a keen cattleman who tragically passed away as a young man.
This award is presented in his honour to someone who displays good cooperation and goes out of their way to help others at Roundup.
In awarding the scholarship to Erin, Victorian Angus Breeders Group representative and Merridale Angus breeder Peter Collins said she showed great promise in the industry.
“Erin is a young person with three or four stud heifers of her own,” he said.
“It was her first year at Roundup and she brought her own animals.
“She is an amazing young lady with a real vision, and I hope she puts this money towards doing what she would like to do with her passions.”
Angus Australia said the Roundup was the biggest one yet, with more than 220 participants and their animals hitting the Australia Equine and Livestock Exhibition Centre at Tamworth.
Over four days, competitors grew their knowledge about the beef industry through both hands-on and in the classroom experiences, highlighting the breadth and width of what can be learned from across the supply chain.
Day one of Roundup started with the icebreakers as participants got to know each other, followed by the mock bull auction, meat judging and the crowd favourite Barnyard Olympics.
Day two brought the NH Foods Joy of Eating Day, where the event’s major sponsor took the participants on the journey of the beef supply chain.
Starting bright and early with the NH Foods Beef Up Your Career panel session, the morning followed with the Angus Reserve Beef Tank (like Shark Tank, but better) and the Beyond Beef challenge.
In among the educational sessions, junior judging also took place.
To conclude an action-packed day, NH Foods brand partner Chef Jason Roberts hosted a dinner demonstration, featuring Angus Reserve beef cheek nachos for tea.
Day three kicked off in the ring with the cattle classes, heading into an afternoon of educational sessions.
These included classes like castration station, fitting is fun, auctioneering school, keep/cull classes, DNA sampling, phenotypes, genotypes and TACE, discover cutting-edge technology in the red meat industry, and commercial DNA testing in the feedlot sector.
The evening then played host to the junior judging finals for the sub-intermediate, intermediate and senior age groups.
The final day of the Roundup started off with a morning of paraders classes, followed by the ‘Shute to Showring’ competition.
Concluding the Roundup was the gala dinner, at which Erin received her scholarship and other awards, were presented.
The night also included the Roundup auction, with all proceeds supporting future Angus Youth programs.
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