Competition
2005 Winners
Primary School - 5-7 Years
First Prize - Spider by Katja Osborne
Second Prize - The Water Hole by Georgie Stephan
Third Prize - The Little Frog by Rebecca Tiffany
Highly Commended - My Family by Chelsea Watson
Highly Commended - Hairy Horse! by Sarah Mollenhauer
Highly Commended - The Bush by Rachael Grieger
Highly Commended - Grace's Problems by Jason Coles
Highly Commended - If I by Grace Langlands
Primary School - 8-10 Years
First Prize - Feelings by Meaghan Bionda
Second Prize - Little Kitten by Jemima Williams
Third Prize - The Egg by Shannon Reid
Highly Commended - Racing Motorbikes by Josiah Williams
Highly Commended - The Kilt by Alexandra Gregor
Highly Commended - Racism by Dereje Bushell
Highly Commended - Lolly Warehouse by Cameron Stevens
Highly Commended - Tsunami Terror by Madeline Gould
Highly Commended - Music by Samantha Paterson
Highly Commended - Cyclone by Sydney Driffield
Highly Commended - Eagle by Melanie Hooper
Highly Commended - Confusion by Henry Noller
Highly Commended - Outback by Katelyn Wood
Highly Commended - The Storm by Zoe Miller-Starr
Highly Commended - The Caterpillar's Journey by Tayla Journeaux
Highly Commended - The Amazon by Kristoffer Gray
Highly Commended - Mystic Forest by Jorvin Salazar
Primary School - 11-13 Years
First Prize - Whispers in the Dark by Scarlett McLean
Second Prize - Ned Kelly's Last Thoughts by Holly Goldsack
Third Prize - We are the Future by Caitlin Stark
Highly Commended - And the Whisper of Wind in the Wattle by Caitlyn Payne
Highly Commended - Tsunami, lost at sea by Paige Garretty
Highly Commended - Paraplegic by Bradley Michelmore
Highly Commended - Ned Kelly by James MacDougall
Highly Commended - The Dream Worlds by Emma Latham
Highly Commended - Time of your Life by Caitlin Stark
Highly Commended - The Stage by Caitlin Gregor
Highly Commended - Pain of War by Kirsty McCormack
Secondary School - under 16 Years
First Prize - Inebriated by Joni Bartlett
Second Prize - Bullying Poem by Valerie Toetau
Third Prize - Just Another Day by Katelin Haynes
Highly Commended - When by Megan Weir
Highly Commended - The Sounds of the Outback by Emma Santin
Secondary School - under 18 Years
First Prize - Stranger by Shuntelle Pedley
Second Prize - Streaky Bay by Juliet Cleary
Third Prize - The Sweetness of a rose... by Juliet Cleary
Highly Commended - Night Fire, of an orphan... by Juliet Cleary
Highly Commended - Deracination by Lukasz Swiatek
Highly Commended - Lost mind... by Juliet Cleary
Open Other Poetry
First Prize - Salt Box Eyes by Patricia Lee
Second Prize - Spin Me a Net by John (Norman) Davies
Third Prize - For Ern Malley by Patricia Lee
Highly Commended - Buy Me the Moon or a White Pearl Balloon by Julie Lynch
Highly Commended - Blind in Kanpur by Jane Baker
Highly Commended - She was a Girl by Andrea Dawson
Highly Commended - She by Kathryn Smith
Highly Commended - The Watcher by Tim Collins
Highly Commended - Matchbox Dragon by Bevan Baker
Open Bush Poetry
First Prize - The Ballad of Lazarus, The Cane Toad by Julie Lynch
Second Prize - The Dead Aussie Poets' Society by David Campbell
Third Prize - The Man from G.M. Foods by Peter Jesser
Highly Commended - Old Blue by Barry Davey
Highly Commended - Three Times Lucky by Jeff Ferguson
Chair's Encouragement Award - 5-17 Years
A Handful of his September by Jonathan Lo
Chair's Encouragement Award - Open Age Categories
Recycling Body Parts by Dan O'Donnell
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To the best knowledge of the organiser, (Ipswich Poetry Feast Committee), the poems presented on this web site are the original work of the entrant as agreed to in the Conditions of Entry for the competition.
