Toolangi C. J. Dennis Poetry Competition 2013

[Stephen Whiteside]

Adult Open Awards (Judge: Barry Carozzi)

1st Rafting on the River in the Spring (Will Moody)
2nd The Politically Correct Songs of a Sentimental Bloke (David Campbell)
3rd The Rev Head Cockatoo (Leonie Parker)

Highly Commended

Missus Claxton (Grahame Watt)
A Wink and a Prayer (Desmond Hoyle)
Doreen's Bonzer Pickles! (Gwen Pascoe)

Special Mention

The Amazing CFA (Roger Gibson)


Open Themed Category: "Australian Politics" (Judge: David Campbell)

1st Un-a-Bridged (Will Moody)
2nd The Bridge Across the Crick (2013) (Stephen Whiteside)
3rd Grandad's Solutions (Helen Harvey)


Adults Writing for Children (Judge: Daan Spijer)

1st Grandad's Smile (Grahame Watt)
2nd A Toolangi Tongue-twister (David Campbell)
3rd Huppet and Puppet and Baron McTuff (Stephen Whiteside)

Highly Commended

She Sparrow (Grahame Watt)
The Reluctant Pirate (Will Moody)
Hooligan Hounds (Glenys Eskdale)

Commended

Way Back When (Val Wallace)
The Bush by Shelly Beach (Jim Kent)


Poems by Students in Secondary School (Judge: Steve Meacher)

Highly Commended

Into the Darkness (Leonardo Bamford)


Poems by Students in Primary School (Judge: Steve Meacher)

1st The First Day of Summer (Ella Jenkins)
2nd The Bushranger (Danielle Fenech)
Equal 3rd A Magical World of Spring (Holland Touw)
Equal 3rd Silence in Nature (Riya Awarup)


Congratulations to all the winners!

[Brenda Joy]

Thanks for posting Stephen and congratulations Will, David, Leonie and all.
B-J

[Neville Briggs]

Congratulations to Bellobazza. Being an avid fan of C.J. Dennis, winning the Toolangi award would be fulfilment for Will Moody, goodonya Will.

[Robyn]

Congrats to all... well done!

[David Campbell]

Thank you! Will was there for the weekend, and so was Val. It was great to catch up with them and, needless to say, much was the reciting and poetry chat thereof!

David

[Maureen K Clifford]

You ALL did very well - Congrats everyone

[Terry]

Well done everybody,
Good to see Will's name up there, I've always enjoyed his poetry.

Terry

[vwalla]

May I please say first of all Congratulations to the Organisers ,Judges Etc: The Winners of the Written Competition and also a big thank you to all those who helped make this weekend so memorable. Not only was the entertainment excellent. the Company great and those Beautiful grounds of "The Singing Gardens" and the unforgettable catering by Jan Williams and her Staff yummy.
I am still smiling after this great Weekend.
Thanks everybody. (Too numerous to mention each person individually)
Val W

[Stephen Whiteside]

I'm thrilled to hear you had such a good time, Val. Thank you so much for your contribution to the weekend, too.