Results of 2018 Banjo Paterson Competition - Orange NSW

[Shelley Hansen]

2018 BANJO PATERSON AUSTRALIAN POETRY COMPETITION
ORANGE, NSW

WINNERS

Primary School

1st: Amy Robinson from Orange Public School “Weekend Lessons”
2nd: Abigail Kiely from Orange Public School “My imaginary world”
3rd: Ebony Inman from Mullion Creek Public School “Brumbies”

Secondary School

1st: Sophia Duncan from James Sheahan Catholic High School “Clear Skies”
2nd: Fenella Beer from Orange High School “An old Aussie outback”

Novice Reading

1st: Tom Inman from Mullion Creek, NSW “I’d rather a dog”
2nd: David Judge from Bendigo, Victoria “Coodravale Homestead”
3rd: Robert Cox from Manildra, NSW “The stockman”

Novice Recital

1st: Scott Barrett from Borenore, NSW “Sunday drinks”
2nd: Val Wallace from Glendale, NSW “Killed in action”
3rd: Derek (Doc) Bland from Eatons Hill, Qld “Australia on the Moon”

Open

1st: Celia Kershaw from Port Macquarie, NSW “Turtle”
2nd: Rhonda Tallnash from Violet Town, Victoria “The shirt”
3rd: Rhonda Tallnash from Violet Town, Victoria “The wrapper”

Mayoral Challenge (with the theme: If Banjo was here today)

1st: Paul Mullins representing the Mayor of Cabonne “On the roads”
2nd equal: Reg Kidd (Mayor of Orange “What he would say”) and Scott Ferguson (Mayor of Blayney “A love poem”)

CONGRATULATIONS ALL!

Grateful thanks to Poetry Competition sponsors:

Townsend Real Estate
Normal J Penhall Funerals
A Colour City Apartments
Orange City Council
Rotary Club of Orange