Ron Liekefett

Ron Liekefett’s first foray into the mainstream was a first and a third prize at the Golden Bell competition at Laidley in 1999. He also gained recognition in the same year in the Bard of the Outback competition. In the following years Ron succeeded in competitions in Millmerran,Bundaberg, North Pine and Stanthorpe. In 2001 Ron received a highly commended in the Centenary of Federation written competition in Rockhampton. In 2002 Ron was successful in winning the Modern section of the Australian Bush Poetry Championships and also won the written competition of the Billy Mateer trophy at Esk. This was followed two years later when he was placed third. Ron considers that the greatest honour bestowed on him was winning the Australian Bush Poetry Championship in Charters Towers in 2005.

Ron Liekefett no longer competes in competitions but now spends his entertaining in Nursing Homes and for Service groups. He has now turned his bush poetry skill to judging competitions and has judges at the Charters Towers, Brisbane Exhibition , North Pine Camp Oven Festival bush poetry
competitions as well as the 2006 New South Wales State Championships.

Ron is married with a family of five children and fourteen grandchildren who keep him from becoming bored. He has lived in the Brisbane area since 1960 after moving from the Darling Downs where he grew up on a dairy farm.

Ron Liekefett's poem A Round Tooit

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