Competition
2006 Winners
River 94.9 Award - 5-7 Years
First Prize - Turning 6 by Perrin Tarlinton
Second Prize - Snow Snow by Andrew Browning
Third Prize - Laura by Emily Witheyman-Crump
Highly Commended - The Snow by Sara Parrish
Highly Commended - Magical Creatures by Lillian Horneman-Wren
Ipswich District Teacher Librarian Network Award -
8-10 Years
First Prize - The Family Photo by Boyd Tarlinton
Second Prize - The Cry by Boyd Tarlinton
Third Prize - Survival by Sara Jentz
Highly Commended - True Aussie Gem by Eva Hawrylko
Highly Commended - The Unicorn Dance by Madeline
Abbott
Highly Commended - Endurance by Travis Grainger
Highly Commended - The End has Come by Danielle
Harris
Highly Commended - Today it Rained by Jade Davies
Highly Commended - Poetry Calendar by Brittany Rodgers
Highly Commended - The Beach by Melissa Vojtek
Just Blinds & Shutters Award - 11-13 Years
First Prize - 9/11 by Nina Carpenter
Second Prize - Zimbabwe by Nina Carpenter
Third Prize - The Mistake by Jacinda Moss
Highly Commended - Phantoms by Caitlyn Payne
Highly Commended - Faithful Friend by Jade Lewis
Highly Commended - For my Loving Pop (Jacobus Van Duinean) by
Charmaine Goodwin
Highly Commended - Fear is.... by Nina Carpenter
Highly Commended - Backyard Jungle by Erin Victor
Highly Commended - The Lemon Tree by Luke Prentis
Highly Commended - Crazy by Hoang Vo
Highly Commended - And the Cry of Battle Never Dies by Tammy Balfour
Highly Commended - A Piece of Heaven by Holly Imms
Highly Commended - My Family are Quite....Weird by Catherine
Robertson
Highly Commended - I Can See the Sea by John Smith
Highly Commended - As the Cyclone Approaches by Carly Booth
The Queensland Times Award - 14-15 Years
First Prize - Black and White Princess by Scarlett McLean
Second Prize - Lost by Tameika Greenaway
Third Prize - Her Memory Gone by Nicola Harris
Highly Commended - Untitled by Bethany House
Highly Commended - "Today is...." by
Jesse Brooke
Highly Commended - An Ode to Math by Caitlin Stark
Highly Commended - Only a Memory by Eloise Edwards
Highly Commended - Park Fun by Lisa Kleinau
Ipswich City Council Award - 16-17 Years
First Prize - Death of a Galah by Rachael Whitaker
Second Prize - Our Prison Hell by Sara Grieger
Third Prize - The Shift Change by Christina Kleinau
Highly Commended - The Difference between the Best
Life and a Green Pea by Joshua Conish
Ipswich Waste Services Award - Open Bush Poetry
First Prize - Wind by John Egan
Second Prize - Family Snapshots by Julie Lynch
Third Prize - Boot Scraper Mess by Tim Collins
Highly Commended - Leaving Ipswich by Cate Bailey
Highly Commended - Buses in the Rain by John Egan
RT Edwards Award - Open Other Poetry
First Prize - Our Heritage Home by Valerie Read
Second Prize - Grandad's Shed by Trevor Sweeney
Third Prize - The Western Run by Jack Harris
Highly Commended - The Possum by Des Bennett
Highly Commended - Abreast of the Times by Milton Taylor
Highly Commended - FIDO by Cavan Sibson
Highly Commended -Uncle Herbie's Truck by Reeve McLennan
Joy Chambers & Reg Grundy Award - Open Local Poetry
First Prize - Just a Jetty by Julie Lynch
Second Prize - Prodigal by Sue Bailey
Third Prize - Bounty by Julie Lynch
Highly Commended - East Berlin, 1979 by Chris Hamerton
Highly Commended - Umbilical Dialogue by Sue & Cate Bailey
Highly Commended - I Wonder by my Troth by Chris Hamerton
Chair's Encouragement Award - 5-17 Years
This Masterpiece by Kirsty McCormack
Chair's Encouragement Award - Open Age Categories
Gold Rush Fever by Dan O'Donnell
Family Theme - 5-17 Years of Age Category
The Family Photo by Boyd Tarlinton (also won 1st prize in The QT 8-10 Yrs. Category)
Family Theme - Open Age Category
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