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Mackay Eisteddfod 2021 results for August and October: Full list

From August’s Pianoforte to October’s Tiny Tots performances, read the full list of results from the Mackay Eisteddfod 2021 here. bl

Zoe Ruddick may have walked away with one of the 2021 Mackay Eisteddfod’s most prestigious awards but that was not what had her smiling ear to ear.

Zoe Ruddick may have walked away with one of the 2021 Mackay Eisteddfod’s most prestigious awards but that was not what had her smiling ear to ear.

Despite taking out the Creative Video and Editing Trophy in Speech and Drama, it was Zoe’s hip-hop solo, the category she considered to be her weakest link, which was heralded as the 11 year old’s top moment for the past two weeks.

“I think it was because I wasn’t aiming to get high [results], it was just for fun,” Zoe said.

“I still tried my hardest but I wasn’t expecting anything from it.”

Zoe said she had been rehearsing every day in the lead up to the eisteddfod where she performed in verse recitation, characterisation, humorous recitation, mime, dance, musical theatre and duologue categories.

She was fortunate to have her two siblings Adysen and Ewen to practise with at home, and attended Leisa Payne School of Dance and Limelighters Drama school once a week.

To their mother Karissa’s pride and frustration, Zoe and Adysen worked together in a duologue performance.

Zoe said she and her sister acted out a script, with Zoe playing the role of the devil and her sister the angel, “fighting” about whether a lost soul would go to heaven or hell.

Sisters in the front Zoe and Adysen Ruddick at the 74th Annual Mackay Eisteddfod, waiting to perform in the Duologue Own Choice time limit 4 mins. Picture: Michaela Harlow
Sisters in the front Zoe and Adysen Ruddick at the 74th Annual Mackay Eisteddfod, waiting to perform in the Duologue Own Choice time limit 4 mins. Picture: Michaela Harlow

While the pair was given a ‘very highly commended award’ for their performance together their mother said they had worked hard for it.

“There were a lot of fights in the lead up - I didn’t know if they were going to make it,” Mrs Ruddick said with a laugh.

“But they did, and to see them get up there to work and perform together, it was amazing.”

“I’m so proud of all three of my children.”

Practice makes perfect at the Mackay Eisteddfod festival

Mackay’s Rory Franklin has been playing the piano for eight years, which for him, equates to more than half his life.

Since the 13 year old first sat down at a piano in grade one, Rory has been dedicated to practising an hour a day, six days a week.a

But those mighty efforts increased in August in the lead-up to the highly anticipated Mackay Eisteddfod.

“Eisteddfod is always the high point where you want to do well,” Rory said.a

“Apart from exams, it's the thing we build up all year to.

“Once you have all your pieces down, it's really about doing them as many times as you can every day.

“If you leave one for a week, [the quality] is going to decrease.”

Rory Franklin at the Eisteddfod Pianoforte on Saturday, August 21. Picture: Lillian Watkins
Rory Franklin at the Eisteddfod Pianoforte on Saturday, August 21. Picture: Lillian Watkins

Rory played 16 pieces in the Pianoforte section of Eisteddfod, including two duets, two pieces in the 14 years section, five in the 16 years, and one in the opens.

He walked away with eight first prizes, two second prizes, three third prizes and two highly commended awards.

Rory said while he enjoyed competing, his real love came from his own sense of accomplishment and the friends he made along the way.

“I think listening to the music and knowing you’re actually capable of playing such fantastic music is really cool,” he said.

“And the people you meet, all my piano friends, it makes Eisteddfod especially fun because you have all your friends here.”

Kerry Harold School of Music students Demi Dennis, 14, and Rory Franklin, 13, played a duet at the Eisteddfod Pianoforte on Saturday, August 21. Picture: Lillian Watkins
Kerry Harold School of Music students Demi Dennis, 14, and Rory Franklin, 13, played a duet at the Eisteddfod Pianoforte on Saturday, August 21. Picture: Lillian Watkins

Rory praised the Mackay Eisteddfod Association, the volunteers at the CQCM Friends, and his music teacher Kerry Harold for her dedication to him and all her other students.

“It’s not possible without them,” he said.

EISTEDDFOD RESULTS

Check out all the finalised Eisteddfod results from the October and August categories.

DAY 29 Sunday, October 17

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 98 8.30am Sunday 17th October 2021

469 Dramatic Excerpt Group (Year 3 and under) Own Choice. Min 3 players.

Time Limit 8 mins

1st Fame Talent School

465 Prepared Mime Group (Year 3 and under) Min 3 players Max 12.

Time Limit 3 mins

1st Created Performing Arts Studio

2nd So Dramatic

470 Dramatic Excerpt Group (Year 6 and under) Own Choice. Min 3 players.

Time Limit 10 mins

1st Aspire Performing Arts

2nd Fitzgerald State School

3rd Dance Avenue Mackay

HC Finding Your Art

468 Prepared Mime Group (Year 12 and under) Min 3 players Max 12.

Time Limit 4 mins

1st WAS Drama

2nd So Dramatic

3rd Created Performing Arts Studio

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 99 1pm Sunday 17th October 2021

475 Excerpt from Music Theatre - Primary Years – Open to all Groups

1st Aspire Performing Arts B

2nd Fame Talent School

3rd Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

VHC Aspire Performing Arts A

HC Fame Talent School B

HC Created Performing Arts Studio

467 Prepared Mime Group (Year 9 and under)

1st So Dramatic

2nd Created Performing Arts Studio

3rd Limelighters Drama Studio

466 Prepared Mime Group (Year 6 and under)

1st So Dramatic

2nd Created Performing Arts Studio

471 Dramatic Excerpt Group (Year 9 and under)

1st Aspire Performing Arts

2nd Limelighters Drama Studio

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 100 6.30pm Sunday 17th October 2021

474 Excerpt from Music Theatre - Secondary Years

1st Aspire Performing Arts B

2nd Aspire Performing Arts A

3rd Fame Talent School

VHC Roby Rogers School of Dancing

HC Created Performing Arts Studio

HC Theatre Arts Mackay Dance Excellence

DAY 28, Saturday October 16

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 92 8.30am Saturday 16th October 2021

220C Tiny Tots Dance Contest (Own Choice) 5 years and under

1st Isabella Shand

2nd Maeve Young

3rd Summer Keating

VHC Molly Burns

VHC Ivy-Kate Leeson

HC Elsie Nash

HC Aurorah Strydom

C Ellie-May Hayes

C Tilly-Rae Bugeja

C Hayley Thomas

C Sienna Hill

Session 86 8:30am Friday 15th October 2021

202A Up-Tempo Modern Solo 6 years and under

1st Hannah Boswood

2nd Edie Priest

3rd Gracie Corowa

3rd Aaliyah Neeve

VHC Olivia Corbett

HC Savannah Large

HC Mila Swifte

C Evie Mayfield

C Pippa Corry

285 Any Duo or Trio 8 years and under

1st Heidi Mapp / Mikayla Oschatz

2nd Brinley Samuel / Millaa Ellis

3rd Edie Priest / Grace Pritchard / Lexie Martin

VHC Mackenna Lang / Madeline Thompson

VHC Payton Hills / Sophia Curr

HC Brooklyn Keating / Emity Bourke

HC Ashlia John / Tannum Hosking

202B Up-Tempo Modern Solo 6 years and under

1st Chelsea Naylor

2nd Emmy Barber

3rd Brooklyn Keating

VHC Payton Hills

VHC Ava Senior

HC Sophia Curr

HC Ryeisha Sterritt

C Lara Smith

C Charlotte Bailey

C Harper Cole

C Millie Thomsett

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 93 8.30am Saturday 16th October 2021

458 Period Drama Solo (18 Years and Under) Own Choice. Time limit 3 mins

1st Jessie Borg

2nd Kennedy Foley

3rd Jacinta Franettovich

VHC Dylan Itzstein

HC Jorja Jurczyluk

459 Storytelling (15 to 18 years) Time limit 3 mins

1st Jacinta Franettovich

2nd Jessie Borg

3rd Kennedy Foley

VHC Baden Day

425 Shakespearean Recital (11 Years) Own Choice of prose or verse drama.

Time limit 4 mins

1st Rohan Cherian

2nd Caitlin Rourke

3rd Kahli Moore

VHC Callyn Grady

HC Harry Hayes

HC Amelia Webber

HC Erin Hanrahan

C Nathan Kinnersly

457 Impromptu Speaking (Open) Time limit 3 mins

1st Zahrah Andrews

2nd Kennedy Foley

3rd Jacinta Franettovich

VHC Owen Franettovich

HC Jessie Borg

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 94 1pm Saturday 16th October 2021

279 Tap Championship (one waltz/slow and one quick routine) 13 and 14 years

1st Rori Paganoni

2nd Dylan Itzstein

3rd Mackenzie Wotherspoon

VHC Karah Moore

283 Modern Championship (one slow/contemporary and one up-tempo modern /cabaret) 15 to 18 years

1st Regan Walker

2nd Shontae Minniecon

3rd Jayde Readman

VHC Charlotte Meads

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 95 1pm Saturday 16th October 2021

460 Duologue (8 years and under) Own Choice

1st Madeline Thompson, Thomas Hurley

2nd Mila Zarb, Millie Hammond

3rd Lataf-Elya Tietie, Lavit Sadhu Bugga

VHC Eirian Ramsay, Ewan Ruddick

HC Isabelle Mackrill, Macie Hayhoe

461 Duologue (10 years and under) Own Choice

1st Charlotte Finch, Isabella Baillie

2nd Jayden Wong, Nicholas Wong

3rd Helina Wong, Misha Palod

HC Bableen Saini, Millicent Notley

HC Hope Gage-Riri, Isobel Rippingale

462 Duologue (12 years and under) Own Choice. Time limit 4 mins

1st Akshaj Rao Puramshetty, Rohan Cherian

2nd Tanatsa Kuveya, Tatenda Kuveya

3rd Owen Franettovich, Renelle Hooper

VHC Adysen Ruddick, Zoe Ruddick

VHC Caitlin Rourke, Erin Hanrahan

VHC Emily McGrath, Lila McGrath

HC Amelia Webber, Sienna Brooke

HC Amber Jenkins, Mollie Fitzpatrick

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 96 6.30pm Saturday 16th October 2021

287 Any Duo or Trio 12 years and under

1st Addison Dee / Olivia Benson

2nd Harry Hayes / Izabella Louw

3rd Amber Jenkins / Mollie Fitzpatrick

VHC Ocea O’Brien / Pania Tawhai

VHC Adysen / Elena Paskins / Rorey Rackham

HC Klancie Coben / Rhylee Keating

615 Cabaret/Music Theatre Group 18 years and under

1st Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

2nd Dance Express

3rd Aspire Performing Arts

VHC Fame Talent School

DAY 27 Friday, October 15

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 86 8.30am Friday 15th October 2021

223 National Dance Solo (Excl. Highland and Irish) 10 years and under

1st Ainsley Barber

2nd Olivia Bradley

3rd Alice Reilly

VHC Emelia Taylor

VHC Eva Bishop

HC Isabelle O’Hara

HC Ruby Deguara

C Amelie Le Coz

C Emily McGrath

276 Tap Championship (one waltz/slow and one quick routine) 11 and 12 years

1st Harry Hayes

2nd Amity Matthews

3rd Madalyn Finch

VHC Demi Minns

HC Lila McGrath

222B Slow Modern/Contemporary Solo 10 years

1st Eva Bishop

2nd Olivia Benson

3rd Amelia Slivar

VHC Ainsley Barber

HC Olivia Bradley

C Ella Richards

C Emilia Adam

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 87 8.30am Friday 15th October 2021

408 Characterization (7 Years) Own Choice from verse, drama or prose.

Time limit 2 mins

1st Skylar McPhereson

2nd Oviya Gokulnath

3rd Sahfi Jacobson

VHC Adalyn Stockham

VHC Grace Pritchard

HC Jayden Wong

HC Louis Choi

C Willow Treloar

409 Prepared Mime (7 Years) All styles of mime are acceptable. Time limit 2 mins

1st Sahfi Jacobson

2nd Skylar McPherson

3rd Oviya Gokulinath

HC Jayden Wong

HC Sophia Bienke

HC Adeena Khan

410 Humorous Recitation (7 Years) Own Choice from verse, drama or prose.

Time limit 2 mins

1st Oviya Gokulinath

2nd Adeena Khan

3rd Flynn Pace

VHC Jayden Wong

VHC Sophia Bienke

HC Sahfi Jacobson

HC Willow Treloar

HC Louis Choi

411 Verse Recitation (7 Years) Own Choice of lyric or narrative verse.

Must have serious content. Time limit 2 mins

1st Oviya Gokulinath

2nd Jayden Wong

3rd Adeena Khan

HC Sahfi Jacobson

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 88 1pm Thursday 15th October 2021

218B Up-Tempo Modern Solo 10 years

1st Amelia Slivar

2nd Ainsley Barber

3rd Ella Richards

VHC Sherriah Sterritt

HC Rhylee Keating

C Molly Phillips

C Alice Reilly

216 Classical Ballet Solo 9 years

1st Emelia Taylor

2nd Ruby Elson

3rd Annabelle Erickson

VHC Olivia Lucas

VHC Dakota Cant

VHC Ruby Deguara

HC Alexandra Bailey

HC Amelie Le Coz

277 Modern Championship (one slow/contemporary and one up-tempo modern /cabaret) 11 and 12 years

1st Demi Minns

2nd Izabella Rita Louw

3rd Sullivan Goldsworthy

VHC Amity Matthews

VHC Lila McGrath

HC Madalyn Finch

HC Harry Hayes

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 89 1pm Friday 15th October 2021

436B Characterization (13 Years) Own Choice from verse, drama or prose.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Ailey Matherson

2nd Elise Doherty

3rd Sophie Reilly

HC Karja Brown

HC Katlyn Tappert

438 Prepared Mime (13 Years) All styles of mime are acceptable. Time limit 3 mins

1st Dylan Itzstein

2nd Grace Buhlmann

3rd Myf Robinson

VHC Elise Doherty

HC Kaidy Murray

HC Savanna Bird

439 Verse of Prose by an Australian Author (13 Years) Own Choice. Time limit 3 mins

1st Dylan Itzstein

2nd Myf Robinson

3rd Kaidy Murray

441 Prepared Reading of Prose (13 Years) Own Choice. May include excerpt from the Bible (any version may be used). Time limit 3 mins

1st Dylan Itzstein

2nd Abby Steinhardt

3rd Myf Robinson

VHC Josiah Pulikkottil

VHC Kaidy Murray

DAY 26 Thursday October, 14

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 90 6.30pm Thursday 15th October 2021

284 Ballet Championship (Classical Ballet and Demi-Character) 15 to 18 years

1st Emelina March-Peach

2nd Regan Walker

3rd Zara Voll

VHC Dallis McLean

HC Tamlyn Evans

C Shelby Johnson

280 Modern Championship (one slow/contemporary and one up-tempo modern /cabaret) 13 and 14 years

1st Rori Paganoni

2nd Beatrice Arnold

3rd Mackenzie Wotherspoon

VHC Dylan Itzstein

HC Bodi Rowe-Bailley

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 91 6.30pm Friday 15th October 2021

427 Verse of Prose by an Australian Author (11 Years) Own Choice. Time limit 3 mins

1st Callyn Grady

2nd Caitlin Rourke

3rd Delilah Wix

VHC Harry Hayes

VHC Soham Rana

HC Amelia Webber

HC Nathan Kinnersly

C Amna Ansari

C Erin Hanrahan

429 Prepared Reading of Prose (11 Years) Own Choice. May include excerpt from the Bible (any version may be used). Time limit 3 mins

1st Rohan Cherian

2nd Harry Hayes

3rd Soham Rana

VHC Caitlin Rourke

HC Nathan Kinnersly

HC Callyn Grady

HC Erin Hanrahan

HC Reuben Pulikkottil

C Edward Bailey

C Kahli Moore

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 81 8.30am Thursday 14th October 2021

477B Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Year 1) Max 60 voices

1st St Mary’s Catholic Primary School

2nd MacKillop Catholic Primary School

3rd St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

480B Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Year 4) Max 60 voices

1st Whitsunday Anglican School

2nd St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

3rd St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School

HC MacKillop Catholic Primary School

481A Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Year 5) Max 60 voices

1st St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

2nd St John’s Catholic Primary School

3rd St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

481B Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Year 5) Max 60 voices

1st Whitsunday Anglican School

2nd St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School

3rd MacKillop Catholic Primary School

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 82 1pm Thursday 14th October 2021

278 Ballet Championship (Classical Ballet and Demi-Character) 11 and 12 years

1st Demi Minns

2nd Lila McGrath

3rd Zoe Wardrop

VHC Breanna Kelleher

210B Up-Tempo Modern Solo 8 years

1st Millaa Ellis

2nd Madeline Thompson

3rd Harper Jamieson

VHC Heidi Mapp

VHC Brinley Samuel

HC Emily McGrath

HC Alexis Parsons-Ireland

C Paislee Coben

C Lila Doolan

C Clair Senior

C Brooklyn Burns

C Aurora Strong

219 Tap Solo 10 years

1st Eva Bishop

2nd Ella Richards

3rd Alice Rielly

VHC Amelia Slivar

HC Olivia Bradley

C Ainsley Barber

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – Space

Session 83 1pm Thursday 14th October 2021

442 Characterization (14 Years) Own Choice from verse, drama or prose.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Zali Hooper

2nd Lily Wardrop

3rd Rohit Vaidya

VHC Sophia Mau

VHC Emily Camp

444 Prepared Mime (14 Years) All styles of mime are acceptable. Time limit 3 mins

1st Zali Hooper

2nd Lily Wardrop

445 Verse of Prose by an Australian Author (14 Years) Own Choice. Time limit 3 mins

1st Rohit Vaidya

2nd Lily Wardrop

3rd Sophia Mau

446 Verse Recitation (14 Years) Own Choice of lyric or narrative verse. Time limit 3 mins

1st Zali Hooper

2nd Noah Binney

3rd Lily Wardrop

VHC Rohit Vaidya

HC Emily Camp

447 Prepared Reading of Prose (14 Years) Own Choice. May include excerpt from the Bible (any version may be used). Time limit 3 mins

1st Lily Wardrop

2nd Noah Binney

3rd Zali Hooper

VHC Sophia Mau

VHC Rohit Vaidya

443 Shakespearean recital (14 Years) Own Choice of prose or verse drama.

Time limit 4 mins

1st Noah Binney

2nd Lily Wardrop

3rd Zali Hooper

VHC Rohit Vaidya

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 84 6.30pm Thursday 14th October 2021

281 Ballet Championship (Classical Ballet and Demi-Character) 13 and 14 years

1st Dylan Itzstein

2nd Rori Paganoni

3rd Beatrice Arnold

VHC Tyla Saron

282 Tap Championship (one waltz/slow and one quick routine) 15 to 18 years

1st Regan Walker

2nd Renae Camilleri

3rd Jayde Readman

VHC Dallis McLean

288 Any Duo or Trio 14 years and under

1st Madalyn Finch / Sienna McDonald

2nd Bella McClarty / Kayli Vormister

3rd Charli Cross / Sarah Pratt

VHC Brianna Phillips / Charli Sichter

HC Charli Murry / Taryn Clark

C Ella Rasmussen / Sienna Wright

C Alice Reilly / Sophie Reilly

C Lilly Tarver / Madeline Beale

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 85 6.30pm Thursday 14th October 2021

424B Characterization (11 Years) Own Choice from verse, drama or prose.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Emily Franettovich

2nd Bailey Dewar

3rd Lillee Taylor

VHC Callyn Grady

HC Axl Armstrong

426B Prepared Mime (11 Years) All styles of mime are acceptable. Time limit 3 mins

1st Kahli Moore

2nd Maya Daniel

3rd Cailyn Grady

VHC Nathan Kinnersly

HC Tatenda Kuveya

HC Maria Attard

HC Ayesha Syed

428B Verse Recitation (11 Years) Own choice of lyric or Narrative verse.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Edward Bailey

2nd Reuben Pulikkottil

3rd Tatenda Kuveya

VHC Nathan Kinnersly

HC Ayesha Syed

HC Kahli Moore

C Bailey Dewar

C Callyn Grady

C Lille Taylor

DAY 25 Wednesday, October 13

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 76 8.30am Wednesday 13th October 2021

477A Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Year 1) Max 60 voices

1st St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

2nd St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School

3rd St John’s Catholic Primary School

VHC Whitsunday Anglican School

HC Mackay Central State School

479B Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Year 3) Max 60 voices

1st Whitsunday Anglican School

2nd St John’s Catholic Primary School

3rd Saint Anne’s Catholic Primary School

HC MacKillop Catholic Primary School

480A Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Year 4) Max 60 voices

1st St John’s Catholic Primary School

2nd St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

3rd Bucasia State School

HC Mackay Central State School

484 Choral Speaking for Secondary Schools Max 60 voices

1st Holy Spirit Drama Group

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 77 10am Wednesday 13th October 2021

235 Classical Ballet Improvisation 11 and 12 years

1st Sara Reid

2nd Demi Minns

3rd Zoe Wardrop

VHC Madalyn Finch

VHC Sullivan Goldsworthy

VHC Addison Dee

HC Grace Bow

HC Lauren Gray

234 Tap Improvisation 11 and 12 years

1st Sullivan Goldsworthy

2nd Harry Hayes

3rd Amity Matthews

VHC Adysen Ruddick

VHC Eva Jackson

HC Izabella Rita Louw

HC Addison Dee

HC Demi Minns

236 Modern Improvisation 11 and 12 years

1st Demi Minns

2nd Sullivan Goldsworthy

3rd Amity Matthews

3rd Ocea O’Brien

VHC Madalyn Finch

HC Adysen Ruddick

HC Harry Hayes

HC Addison Dee

HC Izabella Rita Louw

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 78 1am Wednesday 13th October 2021

210A Up-Tempo Modern Solo 8 years

1st Mikayla Oschatz

2nd Charlotte Finch

3rd Ciella Kerr

VHC Indie Tongue

HC Ainsley Hayes

C Aria Maddison-Stanton

217 Slow Modern/Contemporary Solo 9 years

1st Ruby Deguara

2nd Emilia Taylor

3rd Ruby Elson

VHC Annabelle Erickson

VHC Ruby Pidgeon

HC Amelie Le Coz

HC Dakota Cant

230 Classical Ballet Solo 11 years

1st Demi Minns

2nd Breanna Kelleher

3rd Addison Dee

VHC Sullivan Goldsworthy

VHC Marika Zarzecki

VHC Izabella Rita Louw

HC Sienna Smith

HC Maddie Nicholson

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 79 1am Wednesday 13th October 2021

430B Characterization (12 Years) Own Choice from verse, drama or prose.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Daniel Hatherly

2nd Lucinda Grieger

3rd Arhamah Haider

VHC Tarasvi Puri

HC Gayatri Puri

433 Verse or Prose by an Australian Author (12 Years) Own Choice.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Sanvi Rana

2nd Daniel Hatherly

3rd Owen Franettovich

VHC Aya Musameh

VHC Annabelle Brown

432 Prepared Mime (12 Years) All styles of mime are acceptable.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Daniel Hatherlt

2nd Sanvi Rana

3rd Madalyn Finch

VHC Lucinda Grieger

HC Owen Franettovich

HC Mollie Fitzpatrick

HC Jaxon Anderson

431 Shakespearean Recital (12 Years) Own Choice of prose or verse drama.

Time limit 4 mins

1st Sanvi Rana

2nd Daniel Hatherly

3rd Mollie Fitzpatrick

VHC Renelle Hooper

VHC Arhamah Haider

HC Owen Franettovich

C Jaxon Anderson

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 80 6:30pm Wednesday 13th October 2021

485 Choral Speaking Group (Open) Max 60 voices. Time Limit 3 mins per poem

1st Aspire Performing Arts B

2nd Fame Talent School B

3rd Fame Talent School A

HC Aspire Performing Arts A

HC So Dramatic

472 Dramatic Excerpt Group (Year 12 and under) Own Choice. Min 3 players.

Time limit 15 mins

1st So Dramatic

2nd Aspire Performing Arts

3rd WAS Drama

VHC Created Performing Arts Studio

DAY 24, Tuesday, October 12

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 71 8.30pm Tuesday 12th October 2021

476B Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Prep) Max 60 voices

1st Mackillop Catholic Primary School

2nd St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

3rd St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School

482B Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Year 6) Max 60 voices

1st Mackay Central State School

2nd St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School

3rd St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

478B Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Year 2) Max 60 voices

1st St Francis Xavier Primary School

2nd St John’s Catholic Primary School

3rd St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School

HC Whitsunday Anglican School

479A Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Year 3) Max 60 voices

1st Mackay Central State School

2nd St Francis Xavier Primary School

3rd St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

VHC St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 72 1pm Tuesday 12th October 2021

207 Demi-Character Solo 7 years

1st Lexie Martin

2nd Madison Schimke

3rd Paeton Lorraway

VHC Abbie Court

HC Eden Hamilton

HC Harper Semple

C Alyssa O’Hara

C Zarli Turnbull

221A Classical Ballet Solo 10 years

1st Eva Bishop

2nd Ainsley Barber

3rd Amelia Slivar

VHC Alice Reilly

HC Xeaicha Hutchinson

213 Tap Solo 9 years

1st Ruby Pidgeon

2nd Amelie Le Coz

3rd Alannah Counsell

VHC Dakota Cant

HC Ruby Deguara

C Ahlara keating

221B Classical Ballet Solo 10 years

1st Isabelle O’Hara

2nd Olivia Benson

3rd Olivia Bradley

VHC Ella Richards

VHC Elliana Bath

HC Charlie Anderson

C Rhylee Keating

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 73 1pm Tuesday 12th October 2021

412 Characterization (8 Years) Own Choice from verse, drama or prose.

Time limit 2 mins

1st Charlotte Finch

2nd Rehan Prakash

3rd Lexie Stanger

HC Emily McGrath

HC Macie Hayhoe

414 Humorous Recitation (8 Years) Own Choice from verse, drama or prose.

Time limit 2 mins

1st Charlotte Finch

2nd Isla Karey

3rd Rehan Prakash

VHC Lexie Stanger

HC Aria Choi

HC Emily McGrath

C Macie Hayhoe

C Isla Vucurovic

415 Verse Recitation (8 Years) Own Choice of lyric or narrative verse.

Must have serious content. Time limit 2 mins

1st Rehan Prakash

2nd Isla Karey

3rd Charlotte Finch

VHC Macie Hayhoe

HC Saisha Palod

HC Lexie Stanger

C Isla Vucurovic

C Emily McGrath

413 Prepared Mime (8 Years) All styles of mime are acceptable.

Time limit 2 mins

1st Charlotte Finch

2nd Emily McGrath

3rd Rehan Prakash

VHC Lexie Stanger

HC Isla Vucurovic

C Aleena Ali

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 74 6.30pm Tuesday 12th October 2021

247A Demi-Character Solo 13 years

1st Beatrice Arnold

2nd Jacee Borg

3rd Grace Buhlmann

VHC Sienna McDonald

VHC Charli Sichter

HC Kendra Stewart

C Holly McFaul

243B Slow Modern/Contemporary Solo 12 years

1st Madalyn Finch

2nd Eva Jackson

3rd Amity Matthews

VHC Ocea O’Brien

HC Bella McClarty

HC Charlotte O’Brien

C Lauren Gray

249B Up-Tempo Modern Solo 13 years

1st Mackenzie Wotherspoon

2nd Dylan Itzstein

3rd Chelsey Butler

VHC Mya Jamieson

HC Gracie Smith

260 Classical Ballet Solo 14 years

1st Rori Paganoni

2nd Tyla Saron

3rd Bronte Vella

VHC Bodi Rowe-Bailey

VHC Kiara Catterall

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 75 6.30pm Tuesday 12th October 2021

449 Shakespearean Recital (15 to 18 Years) Own Choice of prose or verse drama.

Time limit 4 mins

1st Kennedy Foley

2nd Jorja Jurczyluk

3rd Jessie Borg

HC Kenzie Matheson

HC Suzannah Elliott Haynes

HC Baden Day

HC Jacinta Franettovich

451 Verse or Prose by an Australian Author (15 to 18 Years) Own Choice.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Kennedy Foley

2nd Sophie Novosel

3rd Jacinta Franettovich

VHC Lily Mifsud

453 Prepared Reading of Prose (15 to 18 Years) Own Choice.

May include an excerpt from the Bible (any version may be used). Time limit 3 mins

1st Kennedy Foley

2nd Sophie Novosel

3rd Jorja Jurczyluk

VHC Jessie Borg

VHC Jacinta Franettovich

HC Kenzie Matheson

HC Sabrin Sekandar

DAY 23, Monday October 11

Session 66 8.30am Monday 11th October 2021

476A Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Prep) Max 60 voices

1st Glenella State School

2nd St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

3rd St John’s Catholic Primary School

482A Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Year 6) Max 60 voices

1st St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

2nd MacKillop Catholic Primary School

3rd Whitsunday Anglican School

VHC St John’s Catholic Primary School

483 Choral Speaking for Primary Schools with an enrolment of 300 or less

Max 40 voices

1st Saint Anne’s Catholic Primary School

2nd Slade Point State School

478A Choral Speaking for Primary Schools (Year 2) Max 60 voices

1st St Mary’s Catholic Primary School

2nd Mackay Central State School

3rd St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

HC Bucasia State School

HC MacKillop Catholic Primary School

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 67 1:00pm Monday 11th October 2021

247B Demi-Character Solo 13 years

1st Dylan Itzstein

2nd Mackenzie Wotherspoon

3rd Jessica March-Peach

VHC Sophie Dolphin

VHC Chelsey Butler

VHC Alice Camilleri

VHC Sophie Reilly

233 Song and Dance Solo 11 and 12 years

1st Harry Hayes

2nd Izabella Rita Louw

3rd Madelyn Shepherd

VHC Lila McGrath

HC Demi Minns

HC Madalyn Finch

256 Tap Solo 14 years

1st Rori Paganpni

2nd Katelyn Sturdy

3rd Bodhi Rowe-Bailey

VHC Karah Moore

VHC Tyla Saron

HC Mia Jackson

250B Slow Modern/Contemporary Solo 13 years

1st Dylan Itzstein

2nd Sophie Reilly

3rd Mackenzie Wotherspoon

VHC Naomi Buckley

VHC Beatrice Arnold

HC Jessica March-Peach

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 68 1.00pm Monday 11th October 2021

420 Characterization (10 Years) Own Choice from verse, drama or prose.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Zoe Ruddick

2nd Misha Palod

3rd Akshaj Shrivastava

VHC Emma Pace

HC Alice Reilly

HC Sethmi Piyathilaka

421 Prepared Mime (10 Years) All styles of mime are acceptable.

Time limit 2 minssunda

1st Zoe Ruddick

2nd Shaheer Khan

3rd Tiana Sebastian

VHC Naina Channapati

VHC Viksha Dammalapati

HC Tanisi Sadhu Bugga

422 Humorous Recitation (10 Years) Own Choice from verse, drama or prose.

Time limit 2 mins

1st Akshaj Shrivastava

2nd Emma Pace

3rd Zoe Ruddick

HC Shaheer Khan

HC Naina Channapati

HC Tanisi Sadhu Bugga

HC Viksha Dammalapati

HC Misha Palod

423 Verse Recitation (10 Years) Own Choice of lyric or narrative verse.

Must have serious content. Time limit 2 mins

1st Zoe Ruddick

2nd Tanisi Sadhu Bugga

3rd Misha Palod

VHC Shaheer Khan

HC Viksha Dammalapati

HC Naina Channapati

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 69 6.30pm Monday 11th October 2021

239 Speed Tap Solo 12 years

1st Eva Jackson

2nd Grace Bow

3rd Amity Matthews

VHC Lila McGrath

HC Madalyn Finch

C Mollie Fitzpatrick

C Lauren Gray

259 Demi-Character Solo 14 years

1st Rori Paganoni

2nd Bodhi Rowe-Bailey

3rd Karah Moore

VHC Bronte Vella

HC Tyla Saron

244 Tap Solo 13 years

1st Dylan Itzstein

2nd Mackenzie Wotherspoon

3rd Naomi Buckley

VHC Kayli Vormister

HC Amali Paganoni

HC Sophie Reilly

C Grace Buhlmann

C Fletcher Pinkard

262B Slow Modern/Contemporary Solo 14 years

1st Taylah Green

2nd Bodhi Rowe-Bailey

3rd Rori Paganoni

VHC Sarah Pratt

HC Karah Moore

HC Georgina Stevens

C Charli Cross

C Capri Galloway

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 70 6.30pm Monday 11th October 2021

448 Characterization (15 to 18 Years) Own Choice from verse, drama or prose.

Time limit 4 mins

1st Regan Walker

2nd Kennedy Foley

3rd Bronte Cash

VHC Jorja Jurczyluk

HC Kenzie Matheson

HC Jessie Borg

HC Jacinta Franettovich

452 Verse Recitation (15 to 18 Years) Own Choice of lyric or narrative verse.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Jessie Borg

2nd Kennedy Foley

3rd Jacinta Franettovich

VHC Jorja Jurczyluk

450 Prepared Mime (15 to 18 Years) All styles of mime are acceptable.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Jessie Borg

2nd Kenzie Matheson

3rd Jacinta Franettovich

VHC Kennedy Foley

HC Suzannah Elliott Haynes

DAY 22, Sunday October 10

Session 60 8.30am Sunday 10th October 2021

200B Tiny Tots Dance Solo (Own Choice) 5 Years and under

1st Harvey Rose McClelland

2nd Indigo Tranberg

3rd Julianna Davis

VHC Hallie Muscat

VHC Kenzie Taylor

HC Alba Labbett

C Ellyarna Fowke

C Zoe Hargreaves

C Grace Maiden

232 National Dance Solo (Excl. Highland & Irish) 11 and 12 Years

1st Demi Minns

2nd Breanna Kelleher

3rd Lila McGrath

VHC Zoe Wardrop

VHC Madalyn Finch

VHC Izavella Rita Louw

HC Grace Bow

C Ocea O’Brien

C Mollie Fitzpatrick

286 Any Duo or Trio 10 years and under

1st Emelia Taylor / Ruby Deguara

2nd Ahlara Keating / Paislee Comben

3rd Brielle Sellentin / Charlotte Finch / Isabella Baillie

VHC Gabrielle Boswood / Lainey O’Brien

HC Georgia Little-Thompson / Taeya Simonson

C Maddison Ford / Scarlett Tass

227 Waltz/Slow Tap Solo 11 years

1st Harry Hayes

2nd Pania Corowa

3rd Demi Minns

VHC Madelyn Shepherd

VHC Amber Jenkins

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 61 8.30am Sunday 10th October 2021

436A Characterization (13 Years) Own Choice from Verse, Drama or Prose.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Dylan Itzstein

2nd Grace Buhlmann

3rd Abby Steinhardt

VHC Kaidy Murray

VHC Myf Robinson

VHC Josiah Pulikkottil

440 Verse Recitation (13 Years) Own Choice of Lyric Narrative Verse.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Dylan Itzstein

2nd Abby Steinhardt

3rd Myf Robinson

VHC Kaidy Murray

HC Grace Buhlmann

C Pamiru Senanayaka

437 Shakespearean Recital (13 Years) Own Choice of Prose or verse drama.

Time limit 4 mins

1st Dylan Itzstein

464 Duologue (18 Years and under) Own Choice. Time limit 5 mins

1st Grace Peppin / Regan Walker

2nd Grace Brown / Sophie Novosel

3rd Jacinta Franettovich / Kenzie Matheson

VHC Sabrin Sekandar / Sanvi Rana

HC Charlotte Notley / Sophia Ma

HC Baden Day / Phoebe Lawrence

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 62 1pm Sunday 10th October 2021

269B Classical Ballet Solo 15 to 18 years

1st Emelina March-Peach

2nd Regan Walker

3rd Dallis McLean

VHC Ashton Philp

272B Slow Modern/ Contemporary Solo 15 to 18 Years

1st Regan Walker

2nd Emelina March-Peach

3rd Shontae’ Minniecon

VHC Ashlin Brazil

HC Dakoda Murry

HC Abbie-Jane Whibley

C Renae Camilleri

270B Up-Tempo Modern Solo 15 to 18 Years

1st Regan Walker

2nd Daley Catip

3rd Shontae’ Minniecon

VHC Meg Lando

VHC Zara Voll

VHC Jemima Burgess

HC Kennedy Foley

HC Sophie Novosel

HC Jessica Radunz

271B Cabaret/Music Theatre Solo 15 to 18 Years

1st Regan Walker

2nd Jayde Readman

3rd Sophie Novosel

VHC Renae Camilleri

HC Katarina Parlato

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 63 1pm Sunday 10th October 2021

416B Characterization (9 Years) Own Choice from Verse, Drama or Prose.

Time limit 2 mins

1st Anna Hooper

2nd Isabella Baillie

3rd Yusuf Ansari

VHC Henry Miller

HC Thomas Theunis Louw

HC Alveena Haider

C Nicholas Wong

417B Prepared Mime (9 Years) All styles of mime are acceptable. Time limit 2 mins

1st Henry Miller

2nd Yusuf Ansari

3rd Anna Hooper

VHC Isabella Baillie

VHC Thomas Theunis Louw

HC Nicholas Wong

418B Humorous Recitation (9 Years) Own Choice from Verse, Drama or Prose.

Time limit 2 mins

1st Anna Hooper

2nd Isabella Baillie

3rd Helina Wong

VHC Yusuf Ansari

HC Thomas Theunis Louw

HC Henry Miller

419 Verse Recitation (9 Years) Own Choice of Lyric Narrative Verse.

Must have serious content. Time limit 2 mins

1st Yusuf Ansari

2nd Alveena Haider

3rd Anna Hooper

VHC Isabella Baillie

VHC Helina Wong

HC Henry M illeer

HC Tanatsa Kuveya

C Nicholas Wong

C Thomas Theunis Louw

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 64 6.30pm Sunday 10th October 2021

254 Classical Ballet Improvisation Solo 13 to 14 years

1st Mackenzie Wotherspoon

2nd Chelsey Butler

3rd Kiara Catterall

VHC Rori Paganoni

VHC Dylan Itzstein

HC Beatrice Arnold

HC Bronte Vella

253 Tap Improvisation Solo 13 to 14 years

1st Rori Paganoni

2nd Dylan Itzstein

3rd Tyla Saron

VHC Naomi Buckley

HC Mackenzie Wotherspoon

HC Fletcher Pinkard

C Karah Moore

C Holly McFaul

255 Modern Improvisation Solo 13 to 14 years

1st Chelsey Butler

2nd Tyla Saron

3rd Taylah Green

VHC Sophie Reilly

VHC Naomi Buckley

HC Mackenzie Wotherspoon

HC Dylan Itzstein

C Kayli Vormister

C Sienna McDonald

C Karah Moore

274 Classical Ballet Improvisation Solo 15 to 18 years

1st Emelina March-Peach

2nd Dallis McLean

3rd Shelby Johnson

VHC Ella Tancred

VHC Tamlyn Evans

HC Shontae’ Minniecon

HC Zara Voll

273 Tap Improvisation Solo 15 to 18 years

1st Regan Walker

2nd Jayde Readman

3rd Zoe Anderson

VHC Kennedy Foley

VHC Shontae’ Minniecon

VHC Renae Camilleri

275 Modern Improvisation Solo 15 to 18 years

1st Meg Lando

2nd Regan Walker

3rd Jayde Readman

VHC Abigail Vickers

VHC Charlotte Meads

HC Dallis McLean

C Jemima Burgess

C Dakoda Murry

C Zara Voll

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 65 630pm Sunday 10th October 2021

424A Characterization (11 Years) Own Choice from Verse, Drama or Prose.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Rohan Cherian

2nd Soham Rana

3rd Harry Hayes

VHC Delilah Wix

HC Yenuli Senanayaka

HC Erin Hanrahan

426A Prepared Mime (11 Years) All styles of mime are acceptable. Time limit 3 mins

1st Soham Rana

2nd Caitlin Rourke

3rd Amna Ansari

VHC Harry Hayes

VHC Delilah Wix

HC Izabella Rita Louw

428A Verse Recitation (11 Years) Own Choice of Lyric Narrative Verse.

Time limit 3 mins

1st Soham Rana

2nd Akshaj Rao Puramshetty

3rd Erin Hanrahan

VHC Rohan Cherian

DAY 21, Saturday October 9

Session 54 8.30am Saturday 9th October 2021

200A Tiny Tots Dance Solo (Own Choice) 5 Years and under

1st Olivia Meloni

2nd Lacy Muscat

3rd Scarlett Lee

VHC Ivy Willow McCarthy

HC Annabelle Shepperson

HC Rayna Nikolic

HC Olivia Borg

C Ellie Fredrickson

C Carli Derbin

C Daisy Blue Halls

C Ayllah Ferris

218A Up-Tempo Modern Solo 10 Years

1st Eva Bishop

2nd Olivia Bradley

3rd Olivia Benson

VHC Lexi Worth

HC Claire Youman

C Kaylah Stephens

265 Tap Solo 15 to 18 Years

1st Regan Walker

2nd Jayde Readman

3rd Renae Camilleri

VHC Sophie Novosel

VHC Dallis McLean

HC Jacaranda Rowe-Bailey

HC Sontae’ Minniecon

C Ella Tancred

C Zoe Anderson

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 55 8.30am Saturday 9th October 2021

416A Characterization (9 Years)

Time limit 2 mins

1st Tanatsa Kuveya

2nd Ruby Pidgeon

3rd Isobel Rippingale

VHC Emilia Taylor

HC Bableen Saini

HC Honour Gage-Riri

HC Hope Gage-Riri

417A Prepared Mime (9 Years)

1st Alexandra Bailey

2nd Alveena Haider

3rd Tanatsa Kuveya

HC Zechariah Clark

418A Humorous Recitation (9 Years)

1st Ruby Pidgeon

2nd Alexandra Bailey

3rd Tanatsa Kuveya

HC Alveena Haider

HC Emelia Taylor

HC Bableen Saini

463 Duologue (14 Years and under)

1st Daniel Hatherly, Elise Doherty

2nd Abby Steinhardt, Axl Armstrong

3rd Alice Reilly, Sophie Reilly

VHC Dylan Itzstein, Noah Binney

HC Myf Robinson, Savanna Bird-Smith

HC Archer Hanrahan, Harrison Rourke

HC Josiah Pulikkottil, Reuben Pulikkottil

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 56 1pm Saturday 9th October 2021

268 Demi-Character Solo 15 to 18 Years

1st Regan Walker

2nd Zara Voll

3rd Katarina Parlato

VHC Demi Sammut

HC Shelby Johnson

HC Jayde Readman

HC Shontae’ Minniecon

C Ella Tancred

C Tamlyn Evans

266 Waltz/Slow Tap Solo 15 to 18 Years

1st Regan Walker

2nd Dallis McLean

3rd Renae Camilleri

VHC Lucy Crust

HC Kennedy Foley

HC Jayde Readman

C Sophie Novosel

C Jessie Borg

270A Up-Tempo Modern Solo 15 to 18 Years

1st Katarina Parlato

2nd Lucy Crust

3rd Abigail Vickers

VHC Shelby Johnson

VHC Ella Newman

HC Dallis McLean

HC Jayde Readman

C Caitlin Lauga

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 57 1pm Saturday 9th October 2021

400 Characterization (5 Years & under)

1st Ted Persson

401 Prepared Mime (5 Years & under)

1st Ezekiel Herrington

402 Humorous Recitation (5 Years & under)

1st Aaushiee Jain

2nd Ezekiel Herrington

3rd Anna Rivera

403 Verse Recitation (5 Years & under)

1st Aaushiee Jain

2nd Aanya Puramshetty

404 Characterization (6 Years)

1st Lataf-Elya Tietie

2nd Dustin Persson

3rd Lavit Sadhu Bugga

405 Prepared Mime (6 Years)

1st Lataf-Elya Tietie

2nd Eirian Ramsay

3rd Charlotte Bailey

406 Humorous Recitation (6 Years)

1st Pippa Corry

2nd Lataf-Elya Tittie

3rd Emmy Barber

VHC Eirian Ramsay

HC Eesha Bandi

HC Charlotte Bailey

C Ewan Ruddick

C Lavit Sadhu Bugga

407 Verse Recitation (6 Years)

1st Lataf-Elya Tietie

2nd Eirian Ramsay

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 568 6.30pm Saturday 9th October 2021

272C Slow Modern/ Contemporary Solo 15 to 18 Years

1st Daley Catip

2nd Katrina Parlato

3rd Emily Carter-Attwood

VHC Abigail Vickers

HC Caitlin Lauga

HC Shannon Kinnersly

C Kennedy Foley

C Rubylee Stockwell

267 Speed Tap Solo 15 to 18 years

1st Regan Walker

2nd Renae Camilleri

3rd Zoe Anderson

VHC Dallis McLean

VHC Daley Catip

HC Shontae’ Minniecon

HC Ella Tancred

HC Jessie Borg

C Kennedy Foley

264 Song and Dance Solo 15 to 18 years

1st Regan Walker

2nd Kennedy Foley

3rd Dallis McLean

VHC Jadye Readman

HC Sophie Novosel

C Jacinta Franettovich

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 59 6.30pm Saturday 9th October 2021

430A Characterization (12 Years)

1st Sanvi Rana

2nd Owen Franettovich

3rd Renelle Hooper

VHC Mollie Fitzpatrick

VHC Annabelle Brown

HC Jaxon Anderson

HC Madalyn Finch

434 Verse Recitation (12 Years)

1st Adysen Ruddick

2nd Renelle Hooper

3rd Sanvi Rana

HC Owen Franettovich

HC Lucinda Grieger

HC Daniel Hatherly

HC Aya Musameh

435 Prepared Reading of Prose (12 Years)

1st Daniel Hatherly

2nd Sanvi Rana

3rd Renelle Hooper

VHC Annabelle Brown

HC Aya Musameh

DAY 20, Friday October 8

Session 51 8.30am Friday 8th October 2021

212B Classical Ballet Solo 8 years

1st Madeline Thompson

2nd Mackenna Land

3rd Emily McGrath

VHC Isla Harris

HC Maddison McConnon

C Alexis Parsons-Ireland

215 Demi-Character Solo 9 years

1st Ruby Deguara

2nd Ruby Pidgeon

3rd Emelia Taylor

VHC Annabelle Erickson

HC Alannah Counsell

HC Amelie Le Coz

C Misty Halls

C Ahlara Keating

222A Slow Modern/ Contemporary Solo 10 years

1st Isabelle O’Hara

2nd Alice Reilly

3rd Claire Youman

VHC Indiana Strong

225B Up-Tempo Modern Solo 11 years

1st Izabella Rita Louw

2nd Harry Hayes

3rd Demi Minns

VHC Sullivan Goldsworthy

VHC Addison Dee

HC Layla Jamieson

HC Ella Sale

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 52 1pm Friday 8th October 2021

229 Demi-Character Solo 11 years

1st Izabella Rita Louw

2nd Demi Minns

3rd Sienna Smith

VHC Marika Zarzecki

VHC Addison Dee

HC Breanna Kelleher

HC Pania Corowa

C Harry Hayes

C Milley Stringer

248B Classical Ballet Solo 13 years

1st Mackenzie Wotherspoon

2nd Jacee Borg

3rd Alice Camilleri

VHC Yarra Taylor

VHC Sophie Dolphin

HC Grace Buhlmann

C Mya Jamieson

242B Up-Tempo Modern Solo 12 years

1st Madalyn Finch

2nd Zoe Wardrop

3rd Ocea O’Brien

VHC Amity Matthews

HC Eva Jackson

C Katelyn Vassallo

245 Waltz Tap Solo 13 and 14 years

1st Karah Moore

2nd Rori Paganoni

3rd Dylan Itzstein

VHC Mia Jackson

VHC Tyla Saron

HC Sienna McDonald

HC Mackenzie Wotherspoon

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 53 6:30pm Friday 8th October 2021

269A Classical Ballet Solo 15 to 18 years

1st Abbie-Jane Whibley

2nd Tamlyn Evans

3rd Zara Voll

VHC Ella Tancard

HC Shelby Johnson

HC Demi Sammut

C Jessie Borg

C Katarina Parlato

272A Slow Modern/ Contemporary Solo 15 to 18 years

1st Meg Lando

2nd Zara Voll

3rd Shelby Johnson

VHC Demi Sammut

HC Sarah Kyte

C Madison List

C Dallis McLean

C Amber Roscher

271A Cabaret/Music Theatre Solo 15 to 18 years

1st Shontae’ Minniecon

2nd Charlotte Meads

3rd Kennedy Foley

VHC Abigail Vickers

HC Jessie Borg

C Shannon Kinnersly

263 National Dance {Excl. H&I} Solo 15 to 18 years

1st Regan Walker

2nd Emelina March-Peach

3rd Jessica Radunz

VHC Charlotte Meads

HC Shontae’ Minniecon

DAY 19, Thursday October 7

Session 48 8.30am Thursday 7th October 2021

205 Tap Solo 7 years

1st Madison Schimke

2nd Audrina Corrigan

3rd Mayci Crichton

VHC Harper Semple

212A Classical Ballet Solo 8 years

1st Mikayla Oschatz

2nd Clair Senior

3rd Amelia Boswood

VHC Heidi Mapp

HC Paislee Coben

HC Millaa Ellis

C Aurora Strong

C Mackenzie Muscat

214B Up-Tempo Modern Solo 9 years

1st Ruby Deguara

2nd Ruby Pidgeon

3rd Emelia Taylor

VHC Olivia Lucas

VHC Alannah Counsell

HC Asher Hobbs

226 Tap Solo 11 years

1st Sullivan Goldsworthy

2nd Harry Hayes

3rd Breanna Kelleher

VHC Amber Jenkins

VHC Demi Minns

HC Nathan KJinnersly

HC Madelyn Shepherd

C Izabella Rita Louw

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 49 1pm Thursday 7th October 2021

224B Song and Dance Solo 10 years and under

1st Ruby Pidgeon

2nd Georgina Baira

3rd Alice Reilly

VHC Emily McGrath

HC Logan Kinnersly

C Ella Richards

C Lexie Stanger

C Isabella Baillie

231B Slow Modern/Contemporary Solo 11 years

1st Breanna Kelleher

2nd Sienna Smith

3rd Abby Spencer

HC Callyn Grady

HC Pania Corowa

242A Up-Tempo Modern Solo 12 years

1st Lila McGrath

2nd Sophie Vella

3rd Lauren Gray

VHC Adysen Ruccick

248A Classical Ballet Solo 13 years

1st Dylan Itzstein

2nd Beatrice Arnold

3rd Arwen Edwards-Bland

VHC Kendra Stewart

HC Sienna McDonald

HC Charli Sichter

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 50 6.30pm Thursday 7th October 2021

251 National Dance Solo (Excl. H & I) 13 and 14 years

1st Rori Paganoni

2nd Dylan Itzstein

3rd Sophie Reilly

VHC Tyla Saron

HC Bronte Vella

HC Mackenzie Wotherspoon

237 Tap Solo 12 years

1st Lila McGrath

2nd Madalyn Finch

3rd Eva Jackson

VHC Amity Matthews

VHC Grace Bow

HC Adysen Ruddick

HC Sophie Vella

246 Speed Tap Solo 13 and 14 years

1st Karah Moore

2nd Tyla Saron

3rd Naomi Buckley

VHC Mia Jackson

VHC Rori Paganoni

HC Dylan Itzstein

289 Any Duo or Trio 18 years and under

1st Jemima Burgess / Regan Walker

2nd Amber Roscher / Dakoda Murry / Lucy Crust

3rd Kennedy Foley / Shontae’ Minniecon

VHC Emelina March-Peach / Jessica March-Peach

HC Ella Newman / Lexi Newman

C Caitlin Lauga / Sophie Novosel

C Charlotte Meads / Maya Daniel

C Kealey Layton / Nakeya Herbert

C Chloe Micallef / Karla Craig

DAY 18, Wednesday October 6

Session 45 8.30am Wednesday 6th October 2021

204 Classical Ballet Solo 6 years and under

1st Shiloh Sunnerdale

2nd Gracie Corowa

3rd Alexandra Lang

VHC Isabella Villon

VHC Lataf-Elya Tietie

HC Savannah large

HC Souleah Pon-an

C Mia Moore

C Edie Priest

206 Up/Tempo Modern Solo 7 years

1st Abbie Court

2nd Lexie Martin

3rd Harper Semple

VHC Maddison Ford

VHC Paityn Thompson

VHC Paeton Lorraway

VHC Mayci Crichton

HC Ayla Miles

211 Demi-Character Solo 8 years

1st Madeline Thompson

2nd Heidi Mapp

3rd Paislee Coben

VHC Mikayla Oschatz

VHC Mackenna Lang

HC Brinley Samuel

HC Millaa Ellis

HC Emily McGrath

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 46 1pm Wednesday 6th October 2021

224A Song and Dance Solo 10 years and under

1st Ainsley Barber

2nd Eva Bishop

3rd Misty Halls

VHC Harmoni O’Regan

HC Paislee Coben

C Isobel Rippingale

C Amelia Slivar

228 Speed Tap Solo 11 years

1st Sullivan Goldsworthy

2nd Demi Minns

3rd Madelyn Shepherd

VHC Harry Hayes

HC Sienna Smith

C Amber Jenkins

243A Slow Modern/Contemporary Solo 12 years

1st Zoe Wardrop

2nd Sara Reid

3rd Lila McGrath

VHC Heidi Rays

HC Grace Bow

HC Sophie Vella

225A Up/Tempo Modern Solo 11 years

1st Lily Buckeridge

2nd Sienna Smith

3rd Sienna Wright

VHC Elizabeth Zurvas

HC Dash Turner

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 47 6:30pm Wednesday 6th October 2021

240 Demi-Character Solo 12 years

1st Lila MGrath

2nd Madalyn Finch

3rd Charlotte O’Brien

VHC Grace Bow

HC Zoe Wardrop

C Kaitlin Naylor

C Lauren Gray

249A Up/Tempo Modern Solo 13 years

1st Beatrice Arnold

2nd Kayli Vormister

3rd Grace Buhlmann

VHC Jacee Borg

HC Naomi Buckley

262A Slow Modern/Contemporary Solo 14 years

1st Tyla Saron

2nd Brianna Phillips

3rd Bronte Vella

VHC Hagen artinez

VHC Kiara Catterall

HC Lexi Newman

HC Isabelle Kratz

C Sana Campbell

252 Song and Dance Solo 13 and 14 years

1st Dylan Itzstein

2nd Sophie Reilly

3rd Grace Buhlmann

VHC Arwen Edwards-Bland

HC Sienna McDonald

DAY 17, Tuesday October 5

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 43 1:00pm Tuesday 5th October 2021

220 Demi-Character Solo 10 years

1st Eva Bishop

2nd Ainsley Barber

3rd Amelia Slivar

VHC Olivia Benson

VHC Alice Reilly

HC Isabelle O’Hara

C Lexi Worth

214A Up-Tempo Modern Solo 9 years

1st Dakota Cant

2nd Amelie le Coz

3rd Annabelle Erickson

VHC Misty Halls

VHC Alexandra Bailey

HC Ahlara Keating

C Isobel Rippingale

C Peyton Cook

231A Slow Modern/Contemporary Solo 11 years

1st Sullivan Goldsworthy

2nd Izabella Rita Louw

3rd Demi Minns

VHC Harry Hayes

HC Addison Dee

HC Marika Zarzecki

238 Waltz/Slow Tap Solo 12 years

1st Eva Jackson

2nd Madalyn Finch

3rd Grace Bow

VHC Lila McGrath

HC Katelyn Vassallo

HC Lauren Gray

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 44 6:30pm Tuesday 5th October 2021

241 Classical Ballet Solo 12 years

1st Lila McGrath

2nd Charlotte O’Brien

3rd Heidi Rays

VHC Madalyn Finch

HC Grace Bow

HC Zoe Wardrop

C Bella McClarty

C Lauren Gray

250A Slow Modern/Contemporary Solo 13 years

1st Chelsey Butler

2nd Charli Sichter

3rd Grace Buhlmann

VHC Kayli Vormister

VHC Kaidy Murray

VHC Alice Camiulleri

VHC Jacee Borg

HC Charli Murry

HC Yarra Taylor

261 Up-Tempo Modern Solo 14 years

1st Bodhi Rowe-Bailey

2nd Karah Moore

3rd Rori Paganoni

VHC Sophie Jensen

HC Georgina Stevens

HC Tyla Saron

C Taylah Green

DAY 16, Monday October 4

Session 39 8:30am Monday 4th October 2021

602 Novelty Group 10 years and under

1st Aspire Performing Arts

2nd Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

3rd Creative Edge Dance Studio

VHC Dance Express

HC Fame Talent School

HC Roby Rogers School of Dancing A

C Roby Rogers School of Dancing B

C Theatre Arts Mackay Dance Excellence

612 Up-Tempo Modern Group 14 years and under

1st Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

2nd Dance Avenue Mackay

3rd Dance Express

VHC Aspire Performing Arts

HC Sarina Dance School

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 40 1:30pm Monday 4th October 2021

604 Tap Group 12 years and under

1st Fame Talent School

2nd Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

3rd Dance Express

VHC Roby Rogers School of Dancing

VHC Dance Avenue Mackay

VHC Theatre Arts Mackay Dance Excellence

603 Classical Ballet Group 10 years and under

1st Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

2nd Dance Avenue Mackay

3rd Dance Express

VHC Theatre Arts Mackay Dance Excellence

HC Roby Rogers School o Dancing

605 Cabaret/Music Theatre Group 12 years and under

1st Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

2nd Fame Talent School

3rd Dance Avenue Mackay

VHC Dance Express

HC Aspire Performing Arts

C Sarina Dance School

C Theatre Arts Mackay Dance Excellence

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 41 7:00pm Monday 4th October 2021

611 Classical Ballet Group 14 years and under

1st Dance Express

2nd Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

3rd International Dance Affair

VHC Fame Talent School

HC Aspire Performing Arts

619 Up-Tempo Modern Group 18 years and under

1st Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

2nd Dance Express

3rd Aspire Performing Arts

VHC Roby Rogers School of Dancing

VHC Theatre Arts Mackay Dance Excellence

HC Fame Talent School

C Sarina Dance School

609 Tap Group 14 years and under

1st Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

2nd Fame Talent School

3rd Dance Avenue Mackay

VHC Theatre Arts Mackay Dance Excellence

HC Aspire Performing Arts

DAY 15, Sunday October 3

Session 36 8:30am Sunday 3rd October 2021

613 Slow Modern / Contemporary Group 14 years and under

1st Dance Express

2nd Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

3rd Aspire Performing Arts

VHC Fame Talent School

HC Dance Avenue Mackay

C Sarina Dance School

601 Tap Group 10 years and under

1st Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

2nd Aspire Performing Arts

3rd Dance Express

VHC Theatre Arts Mackay Dance Excellence

VHC Roby Rogers School of Dancing

610 Cabaret / Music Theatre Group 14 years and under

1st Dance Express

2nd Fame Talent School

3rd Aspire Performing Arts

3rd Roby Rogers School of Dancing

VHC Dance Avenue Mackay

HC Creative Edge Dance Studio

HC Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 37 1:30pm Sunday 3rd October 2021

608 Slow Modern / Contemporary Group 12 years and under

1st Leisa Payne School of Dance (B)

2nd Fame Talent School B

3rd Dance Express

VHC Aspire Performing Arts

VHC Dance Avenue Mackay

HC Roby Rogers School of Dancing

614 Tap Group 18 years and under

1st Dance Express

2nd Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

3rd Aspire Performing Arts

HC Theatre Arts Mackay Dance Excellence

HC Roby Rogers School of Dancing

607 Up – Tempo Modern Group 12 years and under

1st Dance Avenue Mackay

2nd Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

3rd Fame Talent School

VHC Roby Rogers School of Dancing

VHC Aspire Performing Arts

HC Creative Edge Dance Studio

HC Sarina Dance School

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 38 7:00pm Sunday 3rd October 2021

616 Song and Dance Group 18 years and under

1st Aspire Performing Arts

2nd Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

3rd Roby Rogers School of Dancing

VHC Fame Talent School

HC Theatre Arts Mackay Dance Excellence

606 Classical Ballet Group 12 years and under

1st Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

2nd International Dance Affair

3rd Fame Talent School

HC Dance Avenue Mackay

620 Slow Modern / Contemporary Group 18 years and under

1st Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

2nd Dance Express

3rd Aspire Performing Arts

HC Fame Talent School

DAY 14, Saturday, October 2

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 34 4:00pm Saturday 2nd October 2021

600 Novelty Group 8 years and under

1st Aspire Performing Arts

2nd Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

3rd Dance Express

VHC Dance Avenue Mackay

HC Roby Rogers School of Dancing

C Creative Edge Dance Studio

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 35 7:30pm Saturday 2nd October 2021

617 Classical Ballet Group 18 years and under

1st Aspire Performing Arts

2nd Leisa Payne School of Dance (A)

3rd Dance Express

VHC Theatre Arts Mackay Dance Excellence

621 Mature and Motivated Group 19 years and Over Own Choice

1st Fame Talent School

2nd Creative Edge Dance Studio

3rd Roby Rogers School of Dancing

VHC Centre Stage Dance Company

VHC Dance Express Vip’s

DAY 13, Sunday, August 22

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 31 8:30am Sunday 22nd August 2021

139 Modern Pianoforte Solo 14 Years and Under

1st Rory Franklin

2nd William Poots

3rd Demi Dennis

VHC Mason Anderson

VHC Anessa Brannan

HC Marley Clear

HC Ava Cahill

104B Pianoforte Solo 10 Years and Under

1st Helina Wong

2nd Katusha Lee

3rd Cyrus Nemati

HC Henry Miller

HC Oliver Poots

140 Modern Pianoforte Solo 16 Years and Under

1st Rory Franklin

2nd Chloe Benson

3rd Grace Brown

VHC Demi Dennis

VHC Mason Anderson

HC Josie-Anne Ewart

105 Pianoforte Solo 11 Years and Under

1st Donald MacGregor

2nd Riley Benson

3rd Myah Rokic

VHC Dana Guley

HC Jarek Taylor

HC Tori Dennis

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 32 1:00pm Sunday 22nd August 2021

106 Pianoforte Solo 12 Years and Under

1st Tori Dennis

2nd Jarek Taylor

3rd Laila Worth

VHC Myah Rokic

HC Dana Guley

107 Pianoforte Solo 14 Years and Under

1st William Poots

2nd Michael Mauchline

3rd Rory Franklin

HC Akilan Aravindhan

108 Pianoforte Solo 16 Years and Under

1st Rory Franklin

2nd Chloe Benson

3rd Kate McGlashan

141 Modern Pianoforte Solo 16 Open

1st Callum Massing

2nd Georgia McFadzen

3rd Rory Franklin

HC Ella Crossley

HC Chloe Benson

HC Isha Sinha

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 33 6:00pm Sunday 22nd August 2021

126 Grand Pianoforte Solo 18 Years and Under

1st Georgia McFadzen

2nd Rory Franklin

3rd Callum Massing

VHC Shuban Kumar

HC Gert Prinsloo

128 Grand Pianoforte Solo: Sonata Movement 14 Years and Under

1st Michael Mauchline

2nd Rory Franklin

3rd Laila Worth

HC Dana Guley

127 Grand Pianoforte Championship Solo Open

1st Callum Massing

2nd Georgia McFadzen

HC Isha Sinha

PIANOFORTE AWARDS

DAY 12, Saturday, August 21

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 28 8:30am Saturday 21st August 2021

136C Modern Pianoforte Solo 10 Years and Under

1st Kutusha Lee

2nd Ben Sullivan

3rd Sethmi Piyathilaka

HC Derek Ward

102B Pianoforte Solo 8 Years and Under

1st Asha Worth

2nd Asher Mitchell

3rd Charlotte Spiteri

VHC Daniel Zheng

HC Sebastian Zarate

HC Aria Choi

137A Modern Pianoforte Solo 11 Years and Under

1st Riley Benson

2nd Tanatsa Kuveya

3rd Sara Zaja

HC Helina Wong

137B Modern Pianoforte Solo 11 Years and Under

1st Tanisi Sadhu Bugga

2nd Tori Dennis

3rd Dana Guley

HC Katusha Lee

HC Jarek Taylor

110 Pianoforte Solo Open

1st Rory Franklin

2nd Georgia McFadzen

3rd Callum Massing

HC Isha Sinha

118 Pianoforte Duet 10 Years and Under

1st Jaiden Taylor / Piper Chammen

2nd Lucas Chong / Nathan Chong

3rd Hayley Chan / Helina Wong

3rd Misha Palod / Saisha Palod

HC Daniel Zheng / Vincent Zheng

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 29 1:00pm Saturday 21st August 2021

103A Pianoforte Solo 9 Years and Under

1st Piper Chammen

2nd Jaiden Taylor

3rd Tanatsa Kuveya

VHC Asha Worth

103B Pianoforte Solo 9 Years and Under

1st Henry Miller

2nd Katusha Lee

3rd Matthew Gnanakan

VHC Helina Wong

138A Modern Pianoforte Solo 12 Years and Under

1st Lucas Chong

2nd Dana Guley

2nd Josiah Herrington

3rd Helina Wong

VHC Anessa Brannan

HC Abigail Kitto

138B Modern Pianoforte Solo 12 Years and Under

1st Haylee Shipston

2nd Michael Mauchline

2nd Laila Worth

3rd Ishan Rana

VHC Jarek Taylor

VHC Abby Illguth

HC Melba Mathew

120 Pianoforte Duet 14 Years and Under

1st Demi Dennis /Rory Franklin

104A Pianoforte Solo 10 Years and Under

1st Lucas Chong

2nd Riley Benson

3rd Jaiden Taylor

VHC Isumi Liyanage

HC Jayden Liang

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 30 6:00pm Saturday 21st August 2021

131 Pianoforte (Australian Composer) Solo Open

1st Callum Massing

2nd Georgia McFadzen

3rd Rory Franklin

124 Grand Pianoforte Solo 14 Years and Under

1st Demi Dennis

2nd William Poots

3rd Akilan Aravindhan

VHC Rory Franklin

HC Laila Worth

125 Grand Pianoforte Solo 16 Years and Under

1st Rory Franklin

2nd Shuban Sinha

3rd Demi Dennis

HC Grace Brown

129 Grand Pianoforte Solo: Sonata Movement Open

1st Georgia McFadzen

2nd Callum Massing

3rd Kate McGlashan

HC Gert Prinsloo

DAY 11, Friday, August 20

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 25 8:30am Friday 20th August 2021

134A Modern Pianoforte Solo 8 Years and Under

1st Candice Chew

2nd Oscar Pots

3rd Dylan Chen

HC Jayden Wong

HC Nathan Chong

134B Modern Pianoforte Solo 8 Years and Under

1st Eason Wang

2nd Daniel Zheng

3rd Charlotte Spiteri

VHC Aria Choi

VHC Asha Worth

HC Elliot Eckman

HC Indigo Hern

HC Isla Missin

HC Sebastian Zarate

115 Pianoforte (J S Bach) Solo 16 Years and Under

1st Rory Franklin

2nd Isha Sinha

3rd Kate McGlashan

HC Chloe Benson

135A Modern Pianoforte Solo 9 Years and Under

1st Jaiden Taylor

2nd Piper Chammen

3rd Aria Choi

HC Hayley Chan

135B Modern Pianoforte Solo 9 Years and Under

1st Helina Wong

2nd Henry Miller

3rd Matthew Gnanakan

VHC Stephen Miranda

VHC Asha Worth

HC Katusha Lee

121 Pianoforte Duet 16 Years and Under

1st Demi Dennis/ Rory Franklin

2nd Grace Brown/ Sophie Novosel

3rd Chloe Benson/ Laila Worth

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 26 1:00pm Friday 20th August 2021

144 Electronic Piano Solo 12 Years and Under

1st Tori Dennis

2nd Jarek Taylor

3rd Anessa Brannan

HC Laila Worth

HC Lucas Chong

HC Yenuli Senanayaka

145 Electronic Piano Solo 14 Years and Under

1st Annabelle Brown

136A Modern Pianoforte Solo 10 Years and Under

1st Jaiden Taylor

2nd Piper Chammen

3rd Kayla Janke

HC Viksha Dammalapati

136B Modern Pianoforte Solo 10 Years and Under

1st Lucas Chong

2nd Riley Benson

3rd Isumi Liyanage

HC Tanatsa Kuveya

HC Vincent Zheng

HC Cyrus Nemati

102A Pianoforte Solo 8 Years and Under

1st Eason Wang

2nd Dylan Chen

3rd Oscar Poots

VHC Candice Chew

HC Anna Bostock

HC Jayda Deguara

HC Grace Cahill

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 27 6:00pm Friday 20th August 2021

123 Grand Pianoforte Solo 11 and 12 Years

1st Donald MacGregor

2nd Michael Mauchline

3rd Laila Worth

HC Yenuli Senanayaka

116 Pianoforte (Bach Prelude and Fugue) Solo Open

1st Georgia McFadzen

2nd Callum Massing

130 Pianoforte (Australian Composer) Solo 14 Years and Under

1st Jarek Taylor

2nd Laila Worth

3rd Michael Mauchline

VHC Rory Franklin

HC Demi Dennis

HC Evelyn O’Brien

DAY 10, Thursday, August 19

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 22 8:30am Thursday 19th August 2021

100A Pianoforte Solo 6 Years and Under

1st Dustin Persson

2nd Angel Wang

3rd Kimberly Wong

VHC Alma Simpson

VHC Lavit Sadhu Bugga

HC Patrick Perks

HC Jasmine Saadai

100B Pianoforte Solo 6 Years and Under

1st Remy Zhan

2nd Ashley Van Nunen

3rd Elly Wang

VHC Aislinn Ruff

HC Emily Wong

HC Bianco Guo

117 Pianoforte Duet 8 Years and Under

1st Aria Choi/ Asha Worth

2nd Candice Chew/ Charlotte Spiteri

3rd Eason Wang/ Kesiya Miriamgeo

VHC Jasmine Saadai/ Lavie Sadhu Bugga

VHC Daniel Zheng/ Kimberly Wong

VHC Jayden Wong/ Nathan Chong

HC Emily Wong/ Sonia Lam

HC Charlotte Behnck/ Conor Price

112A Pianoforte (Bach) Solo 10 Years and Under

1st Lucas Chong

2nd Enoch Yoo

3rd Hayley Chan

VHC Cyrus Nemati

HC Tanatsa Kuveya

HC Aria Choi

112B Pianoforte (Bach) Solo 10 Years and Under

1st Helina Wong

2nd Stephen Miranda

3rd Katusha Lee

HC Tanisi Sadhu Bugga

HC Ben Sullivan

101 Pianoforte Solo 7 Years and Under

1st Eason Wang

2nd Jayden Wong

3rd Bianca Guo

VHC Tim Gnanakan

VHC Kesiya Mirimgeo

VHC Rachel Lambert

VHC Oviya Gokulnath

VHC Indigo Hern

HC Abigail Weller

HC Caitlin Manning

HC Anna Larsen

HC Noah Yoo

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 23 1:00pm Thursday 19th August 2021

142 Electric Piano Solo 8 Years and Under

1st Eason Wang

2nd Kesiya Miriamgeo

3rd Tim Gnanakan

VHC Dustin Persson

VHC Lia Pershouse

HC Conor Price

HC Charlotte Behnck

HC Matilda Jackson

143 Electric Piano Solo 10 Years and Under

1st Lucas Chong

2nd Katusha Lee

3rd Helina Wong

VHC Jaiden Taylor

VHC Matthew Gnanakan

VHC Eason Wang

HC Derek Ward

HC Tanisi Sadhu Bugga

132A Modern Pianoforte Solo 6 Year and Under

1st Bianca Guo

2nd Angel Wang

3rd Dustin Persson

VHC Jasmine Saadai

HC Kimberly Wong

HC Mila Zhan

HC Annika Gagnuss

HC Lavit Sadhu Bugga

132B Modern Pianoforte Solo 6 Year and Under

1st Ashley Van Nunen

2nd Emily Wong

3rd Alma Simpson

VHC Elly Wang

VHC Remy Zhan

HC Aislinn Ruff

HC Amos Yu

133A Modern Pianoforte Solo 7 Year and Under

1st Eason Wang

2nd Kesiya Miriamgeo

3rd Bianca Guo

VHC Tim Gnanakan

HC Willow Wang

HC Noah Yoo

HC Abigail Weller

133B Modern Pianoforte Solo 7 Year and Under

1st Indigo Hern

2nd Elly Wang

3rd Jayden Wong

VHC Brielle Herrington

HC Anna Larsen

HC Matilda Jackson

HC Sonia Lam

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 24 6:00pm Thursday 19th August 2021

119 Pianoforte Duet 12 Years and Under

1st Anessa Brannan / Dana Guley

2nd Katusha Lee / Myah Rokic

3rd Laila Worth / Tori Dennis

VHC Ishan Rana / Senara Wasalthilaka

HC Helina Wong / Lucas Chong

113 Pianoforte (J S Bach) Solo 12 Years and Under

1st Donald MacGregor

2nd Helina Wong

3rd Michael Mauchline

VHC Laila Worth

114 Pianoforte (J S Bach) Solo 14 Years and Under

1st William Poots

2nd Marley Clear

3rd Demi Dennis

109 Pianoforte Solo 18 Years and Under

1st Callum Massing

2nd Georgia McFadzen

Day 9, Wednesday, August 18

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 19 8:30am Wednesday 18th August 2021

571 Any Brass Instrument Solo 18 Years and Under

1st Callum Massing

568 Any Brass Instrument Solo 12 Years and Under

1st Xavier Wheaton

2nd Tayt Rowe

3rd Liana Herrington

569 Any Brass Instrument Solo 14 Years and Under

1st Marley Clear

572 Any Brass Instrument Solo Open

1st Callum Massing

575 Any Woodwind Instrument 16 Years and Under

1st Lucy Sheather

573 Any Woodwind Instrument (Excl Flute) 12 Years and Under

1st Josiah Herrington

2nd Erin Hanrahan

3rd Mitchell Gross

576 Any Woodwind Instrument 18 Years and Under

1st Georgia McFadzen

2nd Alba Rowlands

3rd Lucy Sheather

578 Flute Solo 12 Years and Under

1st Lilly Boyd

2nd Chloe Walz

3rd Tahlia Moore

HC Isabelle O’Hara

579 Flute Solo 14 Years and Under

1st Lilly Boyd

2nd Lucy Sheather

3rd Chloe Walz

HC Karah Moore

580 Flute Solo Open

1st Georgia McFadzen

2nd Alba Rowlands

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 20 1:00pm Wednesday 18th August 2021

555 Violin Solo 14 Years and Under

1st Angus Wicks

2nd Melisa Li

3rd Dana Tapp

552 Violin Solo 8 Years and Under

1st Brinley Samuel

2nd Tayla Skinner

556 Violin Solo 16 Years and Under

1st Melisa Li

2nd Angus Wicks

553 Violin Solo 10 Years and Under

1st Lillah Ralph

2nd Zanique Gouws

3rd Kaitlyn Tye

HC Emily Skinner

HC Enoch Yoo

HC Drisa Novri

557 Violin Solo 18 Years and Under

1st Melisa Li

554 Violin Solo 12 Years and Under

1st Donald MacGregor

2nd Brianna Fay

3rd Miley Caporn

HC Dana Tapp

558 Violin Solo Open

1st Melisa Li

561 Viola/Violincello/Double Bass Solo 14 Years and Under

1st Lexis Tapp

559 Viola/Violincello/Double Bass Solo 10 Years and Under

1st Wynn Tapp

2nd Harriet Wheaton

562 Viola/Violincello/Double Bass Solo 16 Years and Under

1st Lexis Tapp

2nd Kelly Li

560 Viola/Violincello/Double Bass Solo 12 Years and Under

1st Donald MacGregor

2nd Yenuli Senanayaka

3rd Wynn Tapp

HC Xavier Wheaton

563 Viola/Violincello/Double Bass Solo Open

1st Lexis Tapp

2nd Ben Scott

3rd Kelly LI

564 Guitar/Ukulele Solo (Non-Electric) 10 Years and Under

1st Akshaj Shrivastava

565 Guitar/Ukulele Solo (Non-Electric) 12 Years and Under

1st Donald MacGregor

2nd Soham Rana

566 Guitar/Ukulele Solo (Non-Electric) 14 Years and Under

1st Liam Hyde

2nd Pamiru Senanayaka

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 21 6:00pm Wednesday 18th August 2021

500 Instrumental Duet (Non-Electric) Primary School Students

1st Ella Sale / Emma Stewart

2nd Hailee Lempire / Bridge

3rd Jamie Ryan / Nikita Craigie

503 Instrumental Trio/Quartet (Non-Electric) Primary School Students

1st Erik Larsen/Erin Hanrahan/Yenuli Senanayaka/ Zahli Walsh

2nd Ella Sale/Emma Stewart/Jamie Ryan

3rd Euchrista Tarau/ Jessica Jurello/ Wynn Tapp

HC Hailee Lempire/ Jazmine Bridge/Nikita Craigie

501 Instrumental Duet (Non-Electric) Secondary School Students

1st Chloe Roberts/ Noah Corpuz

2nd Kelly Li/ Melisa Li

3rd Hunsveer Chohan/Josiah Herrington

504 Instrumental Trio/Quartet (Non-Electric) Secondary School Students

1st Bellanca Hawkin/ Kelly Li/ Melisa Li/ Tayla Brazil

2nd David Ruiz/ Hunsveer Chohan/ Indus Fisher/ Josiah Herrington

3rd Aimee Brooks/ Kobi Sullivan/ Nekesha Chohan/Ruzaan Van Peterson

502 Instrumental Duet (Non-Electric) Open

1st Ben Scott/ Kirstie Wilk

2nd Kelly Li/ Melisa Li

505 Instrumental Trio/Quartet (Non-Electric) Open

1st Annaliese Mauchline/ Jason Mauchline/Lukas Mauchline/ Michael Mauchline

2nd Dana Tapp/ Lexis Tapp/ Wynn Tapp

DAY 7, DAY 8, DAY 8, DAY 9, August 16 til August 20

INSTRUMENTAL GROUP RESULTS

Session 18

Performed various locations

Monday 16th August to Friday 20th August 2021

506 Small Group of Any Acoustic Instruments - Primary

GOLD

Victoria Park State School

BRONZE

Andergrove SS

Mackay Central SS Concert Band

Marian SS

Slade Point SS

507 Percussion Ensemble - Primary

SILVER

Marian SS

BRONZE

Marian SS 2

508 Beginner Concert Band - Primary

SILVER

Fitzgerald SS Beginner Band

MCC Scholarship Band

BRONZE

Marian SS

Moranbah SS Junior Band

WSS Junior Concert Band

Alligator Creek SS

Sarina SS

509 Large School Concert Band - Primary

GOLD

Fitzgerald SS Senior Concert Band

Mackay West SS Concert Band

MCC Bel Canto Band

Victoria Park SS

SILVER

Marian SS

Beaconsfield SS Concert Band

BRONZE

Moranbah SS Senior Band

Eimeo Road SS Concert Band

510 Small School Concert Band - Primary

SILVER

Andergrove Concert Band

Northview SS Concert Band

Mackay North Concert Band

WAS Concert Band

BRONZE

Alligator Creek SS

WSS Senior Band

Sarina SS

511 String Orchestra - Primary

SILVER

Mackay West SS String Ensemble

MCC Junior String Ensemble

MCC Beginner String Ensemble

Victoria Park SS

Victoria Park SS Junior Ensemble

Fitzgerald SS Senior String Ensemble

Mackay North String Ensemble

Mackay North Jnr String Ensemble

BRONZE

Eimeo Road SS String Ensemble

Fitzgerald SS Jnr String Ensemble

WAS Junior String Ensemble

512 Recorder Ensemble – Primary

GOLD

Mackay North Recorder Ensemble

Northview State School

SILVER

Marian State School

Victoria Park SS

BRONZE

Mackay Central SS

Dundula SS

Fitzgerald SS Recorder Ensemble

WSS Recorder Band

513 Small Group of Acoustic Instruments – Secondary

SILVER

Pioneer SHS String Ensemble

514 Concert Band – Secondary

GOLD

MCC Wind Ensemble

Mackay North SHS A

Mackay North SHS B

Mercy/St Pats Combined Concert Band

SILVER

MNBSHS Concert Band

WAS Symphonic Winds

BRONZE

Holy Spirit Band

Pioneer SHS

Sarina SHS

515 String Orchestra – Secondary

GOLD

Mackay North SHS

SILVER

Mercy/St Pats Combined Ensemble

WAS Senior String Ensemble

BRONZE

MNBSHS String Ensemble

516 Jazz Ensemble – Secondary

GOLD

MCC Jazz Ensemble

Mackay North SHS

SILVER

MNBSHS Jazz Ensemble

Sarina SHS

WAS Stage Band

517 Percussion/Handbell Ensemble – Secondary

GOLD

St Patrick’s Percussion

SILVER

Holy Spirit Drum Corp

Mercy College Drum Corps

WAS Handbells

Mercy College Handbells Ensemble

Mercy College Concert Percussion

St Patrick’s Handbells

St Patrick’s Drum Squad

518 Large Community Group – Open

GOLD

Mackay City Band

Mackay City Strings

MOI Jazz Band

Bluewater Big Band

Mercy/St Pats Combined Ensemble

SILVER

Mackay Youth Orchestra

520 Small Community Group – Open

SILVER

MOI Con Brio

MCC Senior Strings

DAY 6, Sunday, August 15

Session 15 9:00am Sunday 15th August 2021

726 Beginners Reel 11 Years and Over

1st Katelyn Shepherd

2nd Hannah Burrage

3rd Laya-May Kehoe

716 Beginners Reel 9 and 10 Years

1st Mia Rankin

2nd Naina Channapati

3rd Lila Heron

HC Hayley James

711 Beginners Reel 8 Years

1st Elise Harrison

2nd Millie Mounsey

3rd Mischa Anastasi

HC Harriet Agius

HC Ava Barnard

706 Beginners Reel 7 Years

1st Laynee O’Brien

2nd Matilda Jackson

3rd Alexandra Agius

701 Beginners Reel 6 Years and Under

1st Shelby Smith

2nd Lana Barnard

3rd Annabelle Agius

HC Emily Campman

HC Nylah Watson

781 Intermediate Reel 11 Years and Under

1st Elise Harrison

2nd Amy Williamson

3rd Millie Mounsey

4th Elizabeth Mortimer

HC Katelyn Shepherd

HC Abigail McCormick

HC Naina Channapati

816 Intermediate Reel 12 Years and Over

1st Kayna Wright

2nd Rebekah Harris

3rd Delta-Jade Deguara

700A Novice Reel 7 Years and Under

1st Lana Barnard

2nd Emily Campman

3rd Nylah Watson

700B Novice Reel 8 Years and Over

1st Ava Barnard

2nd Hannah Burrage

746 Primary Reel 10 Years and Under

1st Elise Harrison

2nd Millie Mounsey

3rd Naina Channapati

HC Abigail McCormick

HC Isabella McCormick

761 Primary Reel 11 Years and Over

1st Rebekah Harris

2nd Lauren Meier

3rd Ava Pearl

HC Katelyn Shepherd

HC Layla-May Kehoe

HC Delta-Jane Deguara

HC Elizabeth Mortimer

839 Open Reel 13 Years and Under

1st Marika Zarzecki

2nd Kaydee O’Brien

3rd Abigail Manning

HC Amy Williamson

869 Open Reel 14 Years and Over

1st Alyssa Bremner

2nd Kayna Wright

707 Beginners Light Jig 7 Years

1st Laynee O’Brien

2nd Matilda Jackson

3rd Alexandra Agius

712 Beginners Light Jig 8 and 9 Years

1st Millie Mounsey

2nd Isabella McCormick

3rd Mischa Anastasi

722 Beginners Light Jig 10 Years and Over

1st Mia Rankin

2nd Katelyn Shepherd

3rd Lila Heron

793 Intermediate Slip Jig All Ages

1st Abigail Manning

2nd Delta-Jade Deguara

747 Primary Slip Jig 10 Years and Under

1st Elise Harrison

2nd Isabella McCormick

762 Primary Slip Jig 11 Years

1st Amy Williamson

2nd Katelyn Shepherd

3rd Elizabeth Mortimer

772 Primary Slip Jig 12 Years and Over

1st Kayna Wright

2nd Delta-Jayde Deguara

HC Lauren Meler

HC Rebekah Harris

858 Open Slip Jig 13 Years and Under

1st Kaydee O’Brien

2nd Abigail Manning

870 Open Slip Jig 14 Years and Over

1st Alyssa Bremner

2nd Chelsea Danastas

708 Beginners Single Jig 9 Years and Under

1st Mischa Anastasi

2nd Millie Mounsey

3rd Isabella McCormick

723 Beginners Single Jig 10 Years and over

1st Rebekah Harris

2nd Delta-Jade Deguara

3rd Ava Pearl

HC Elizabeth Mortimer

HC Katelyn Shepherd

783 Intermediate Treble Jig 11 Years and Under

1st Kaydee O’Brien

2nd Elise Harrison

3rd Millie Mounsey

812 Intermediate Treble Jig 12 Years and Over

1st Abigail Manning

2nd Kayna Wright

748 Primary Treble Jig 10 Years and Under

1st Elise Harrison

2nd Millie Mounsey

3rd Naina Channapati

763 Primary Treble Jig 11 Years and Over

1st Marika Zaraecki

2nd Rebekah Harris

3rd Lauren Meier

871 Open Treble Jig 14 Years and Over

1st Chelsea Danastas

2nd Alyssa Bremner

709 Beginners Slip Jig 8 Years and Under

1st Millie Mounsey

2nd Mischa Anastasi

3rd Isabella McCormick

HC Matilda Jackson

HC Adele Gill

724 Beginners Slip Jig 10 Years and Over

1st Rebekah Harris

2nd Elizabeth Mortimer

3rd Mia Rankin

HC Delta-Jayde Deguara

801 Intermediate Hornpipe All Ages

1st Abigail Manning

764 Primary Hornpipe All Ages

1st Lauren Meler

2nd Delta-Jayde Deguara

HC Elizabeth Mortimer

HC Abigail McCormick

842 Open Hornpipe 13 Years and Under

1st Marika Zaraecki

710 Beginners Treble Jig 8 Years and Under

1st Elise Harrison

2nd Millie Mounsey

HC Isabella McCormick

HC Mischa Anastasi

720 Beginners Treble Jig 9 and 10 Years

1st Mia Rankin

2nd Abigail McCormick

3rd Lila Heron

730 Beginners Treble Jig 11 Years and Over

1st Rebekah Harris

2nd Katelyn Shepherd

3rd Layla-May Kehoe

803 Intermediate Own Choice Set Dance All Ages

1st Kaydee O’Brien

2nd Abigail Manning

3rd Marika Zarzecki

750 Primary Saint Patrick’s Day 10 Years and Under

1st Elsie Harrison

2nd Millie Mounsey

3rd Abigail McCormick

HC Naina Channapati

765 Primary Saint Patrick’s Day 11 Years and Over

1st Kayna Wright

2nd Elizabeth Mortimer

3rd Ava Pearl

HC Lauren Meier

844 Open Own Choice Set Dance 13 Years and Under

1st Kaydee O’Brien

2nd Marika Zarzecki

874 Open Own Choice Set Dance 14 Years and Over

1st Chelsea Danastas

2nd Alyssa Bremner

785 Intermediate Traditional Set Dance 11 Years and Under

1st Kaydee O’Brien

2nd Marika Zarzecki

3rd Elizabeth Mortimer

814 Intermediate Traditional Set Dance 12 Years and Over

1st Abigail Manning

2nd Kayna Wright

3rd Delta-Jade Deguara

HC Rebekah Harris

849 Open Traditional Set Dance 13 Years and Under

1st Abigail Manning

873 Open Traditional Set (Own Choice) 14 Years and Over

1st Chelsea Danastas

2nd Alyssa Bremner

879 Reels in Couples All Ages

1st Delta-Jade Deguara/Layla-May Kehoe

2nd Matilda Jackson/Adele Gill

3rd Harriet Agius/Alexandra Agius

875 4 Hand Ceili Under 13 Years

1st International Dance Affair B

2nd International Dance Affair C

3rd International Dance Affair A

876 4 Hand Celi 13 Years and Over

1st International Dance Affair

877 6/8 Hand Celi Under 13 Years

1st International Dance Affair

878 6/8 Hand Celi 13 Years and Over

1st International Dance Affair

880 Own Choice Choreography Group

1st International Dance Affair B

2nd International Dance Affair A

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 14 8:30am Sunday 15th August 2021

41 Sacred Solo Traditional or Art (Not Inspirational) 11 and 12 Years

1st Alana Hyde

2nd Lily Chambers

3rd Izabella Louw

VHC Harry Hayes


42 Sacred Solo Traditional or Art (Not Inspirational) 13 and 14 Years

1st Elise Doherty

2nd Sienna Parkinson

3rd Aria Holt

VHC Lily Wardrop


43 Sacred Solo Traditional or Art (Not Inspirational) 15 and 16 Years

1st Jacinta Franettovich

2nd Dallis McLean

3rd Georgi Cantwell

VHC Arian Doherty

VHC Jessie Borg

HC Tessa Donovan

HC Suzannah Elliott Haynes


61 Vocal Duet 16 Years and Under

1st Madelyn Shepherd/Tori Dennis


62 Vocal Duet Open

1st Angela McFadzen/Michaela Nobbs

2nd Sandra Conroy/Vicky Bobeldyk

3rd Matthew Magoffin/Regan Walker


64 Vocal Trio or Quartet Open

1st Jayde Readman/Kennedy Foley/Regan Walker


MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 16 1:00pm Sunday 15th August 2021

46 Sacred Solo Modern 17 Years and Under

1st Kennedy Foley

2nd Sonika Nell

3rd Sophie Novosel


47 Sacred Solo Modern Open

1st Zahrah Andrew’s

2nd Cecilia Hyde

3rd Molly Rossetto

HC Dana Falzon

45 Sacred Solo Traditional or Art (Not Inspirational) Open

1st Nicole Pillhofer

2nd Michaela Nobbs

3rd Sharon Thomson

HC Greg Webb


59 Oratorio/Cantata/Significant Work – Masses, etc Solo Open

1st Michaela Nobbs

2nd Sharon Thompson

3rd Nicole Pillhofer

HC Greg Webb


MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 17 6:00pm Sunday 15th August 2021

58 Lieder of Art Song Solo Open

1st Judith Brown/Sharon Thompson

2nd Georgia McFadzen/Michaela Nobbs

3rd Chantal Kay/Jan Whelan


60 Operatic Aria Solo Open

1st Michaela Nobbs

2nd Nicole Pillhofer

3rd Sharon Thompson

VHC Greg Webb

HC Jennifer Bee


55 Solo from any Musical, Operetta or Rock Opera (Excluding Opera) Open

1st Zahrah Andrews

2nd Matthew Magoffin

3rd Sharon Thompson

VHC Kennedy Foley

VHC Vicky Bobeldyk

HC Nicole Pillhofer

HC Molly Rossetto

HC Dana Falzon

DAY 5, Saturday August 14

MACROSSAN & AMIET SOLICITORS 74th ANNUAL MACKAY EISTEDDFOD

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

1st Katelyn Shepherd

2nd Hannah Burrage

3rd Laya-May Kehoe

1st Mia Rankin

2nd Naina Channapati

3rd Lila Heron

HC Hayley James

1st Elise Harrison

2nd Millie Mounsey

3rd Mischa Anastasi

HC Harriet Agius

HC Ava Barnard

1st Laynee O’Brien

2nd Matilda Jackson

3rd Alexandra Agius

1st Shelby Smith

2nd Lana Barnard

3rd Annabelle Agius

HC Emily Campman

HC Nylah Watson

1st Elise Harrison

2nd Amy Williamson

3rd Millie Mounsey

4th Elizabeth Mortimer

HC Katelyn Shepherd

HC Abigail McCormick

HC Naina Channapati

1st Kayna Wright

2nd Rebekah Harris

3rd Delta-Jade Deguara

700A Novice Reel 7 Years and Under

1st Lana Barnard

2nd Emily Campman

3rd Nylah Watson

1st Ava Barnard

2nd Hannah Burrage

1st Elise Harrison

2nd Millie Mounsey

3rd Naina Channapati

HC Abigail McCormick

HC Isabella McCormick

1st Rebekah Harris

2nd Lauren Meier

3rd Ava Pearl

HC Katelyn Shepherd

HC Layla-May Kehoe

HC Delta-Jane Deguara

HC Elizabeth Mortimer

1st Marika Zarzecki

2nd Kaydee O’Brien

3rd Abigail Manning

HC Amy Williamson

1st Alyssa Bremner

2nd Kayna Wright

1st Laynee O’Brien

2nd Matilda Jackson

3rd Alexandra Agius

1st Millie Mounsey

2nd Isabella McCormick

3rd Mischa Anastasi

1st Mia Rankin

2nd Katelyn Shepherd

3rd Lila Heron

1st Abigail Manning

2nd Delta-Jade Deguara

1st Elise Harrison

2nd Isabella McCormick

1st Amy Williamson

2nd Katelyn Shepherd

3rd Elizabeth Mortimer

1st Kayna Wright

2nd Delta-Jayde Deguara

HC Lauren Meler

HC Rebekah Harris

1st Kaydee O’Brien

2nd Abigail Manning

1st Alyssa Bremner

2nd Chelsea Danastas

1st Mischa Anastasi

2nd Millie Mounsey

3rd Isabella McCormick

1st Rebekah Harris

2nd Delta-Jade Deguara

3rd Ava Pearl

HC Elizabeth Mortimer

HC Katelyn Shepherd

1st Kaydee O’Brien

2nd Elise Harrison

3rd Millie Mounsey

1st Abigail Manning

2nd Kayna Wright

1st Elise Harrison

2nd Millie Mounsey

3rd Naina Channapati

1st Marika Zaraecki

2nd Rebekah Harris

3rd Lauren Meier

1st Chelsea Danastas

2nd Alyssa Bremner

1st Millie Mounsey

2nd Mischa Anastasi

3rd Isabella McCormick

HC Matilda Jackson

HC Adele Gill

1st Rebekah Harris

2nd Elizabeth Mortimer

3rd Mia Rankin

HC Delta-Jayde Deguara

1st Abigail Manning

764 Primary Hornpipe All Ages

1st Lauren Meler

2nd Delta-Jayde Deguara

HC Elizabeth Mortimer

HC Abigail McCormick

1st Marika Zaraecki

710 Beginners Treble Jig 8 Years and Under

1st Elise Harrison

2nd Millie Mounsey

HC Isabella McCormick

HC Mischa Anastasi

1st Mia Rankin

2nd Abigail McCormick

3rd Lila Heron

1st Rebekah Harris

2nd Katelyn Shepherd

3rd Layla-May Kehoe

1st Kaydee O’Brien

2nd Abigail Manning

3rd Marika Zarzecki

1st Elsie Harrison

2nd Millie Mounsey

3rd Abigail McCormick

HC Naina Channapati

1st Kayna Wright

2nd Elizabeth Mortimer

3rd Ava Pearl

HC Lauren Meier

1st Kaydee O’Brien

2nd Marika Zarzecki

1st Chelsea Danastas

2nd Alyssa Bremner

1st Kaydee O’Brien

2nd Marika Zarzecki

3rd Elizabeth Mortimer

1st Abigail Manning

2nd Kayna Wright

3rd Delta-Jade Deguara

HC Rebekah Harris

1st Abigail Manning

873 Open Traditional Set (Own Choice) 14 Years and Over

1st Chelsea Danastas

2nd Alyssa Bremner

1st Delta-Jade Deguara/Layla-May Kehoe

2nd Matilda Jackson/Adele Gill

3rd Harriet Agius/Alexandra Agius

1st International Dance Affair B

2nd International Dance Affair C

3rd International Dance Affair A

1st International Dance Affair

1st International Dance Affair

1st International Dance Affair

1st International Dance Affair B

2nd International Dance Affair A

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 14 8.30am Sunday 15th August 2021

41 Sacred Solo Traditional or Art (Not Inspirational) 11 and 12 Years

1st Alana Hyde

2nd Lily Chambers

3rd Izabella Louw

VHC Harry Hayes


42 Sacred Solo Traditional or Art (Not Inspirational) 13 and 14 Years

1st Elise Doherty

2nd Sienna Parkinson

3rd Aria Holt

VHC Lily Wardrop


43 Sacred Solo Traditional or Art (Not Inspirational) 15 and 16 Years

1st Jacinta Franettovich

2nd Dallis McLean

3rd Georgi Cantwell

VHC Arian Doherty

VHC Jessie Borg

HC Tessa Donovan

HC Suzannah Elliott Haynes


61 Vocal Duet 16 Years and Under

1st Madelyn Shepherd/Tori Dennis


62 Vocal Duet Open

1st Angela McFadzen/Michaela Nobbs

2nd Sandra Conroy/Vicky Bobeldyk

3rd Matthew Magoffin/Regan Walker


64 Vocal Trio or Quartet Open

1st Jayde Readman/Kennedy Foley/Regan Walker


MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 16 1:00pm Sunday 15th August 2021

46 Sacred Solo Modern 17 Years and Under

1st Kennedy Foley

2nd Sonika Nell

3rd Sophie Novosel


47 Sacred Solo Modern Open

1st Zahrah Andrew’s

2nd Cecilia Hyde

3rd Molly Rossetto

HC Dana Falzon

45 Sacred Solo Traditional or Art (Not Inspirational) Open

1st Nicole Pillhofer

2nd Michaela Nobbs

3rd Sharon Thomson

HC Greg Webb


59 Oratorio/Cantata/Significant Work – Masses, etc Solo Open

1st Michaela Nobbs

2nd Sharon Thompson

3rd Nicole Pillhofer

HC Greg Webb


MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 17 6pm Sunday 15th August 2021

58 Lieder of Art Song Solo Open

1st Judith Brown/Sharon Thompson

2nd Georgia McFadzen/Michaela Nobbs

3rd Chantal Kay/Jan Whelan


60 Operatic Aria Solo Open

1st Michaela Nobbs

2nd Nicole Pillhofer

3rd Sharon Thompson

VHC Greg Webb

HC Jennifer Bee


55 Solo from any Musical, Operetta or Rock Opera (Excluding Opera) Open

1st Zahrah Andrews

2nd Matthew Magoffin

3rd Sharon Thompson

VHC Kennedy Foley

VHC Vicky Bobeldyk

HC Nicole Pillhofer

HC Molly Rossetto

HC Dana Falzon

DAY 4, Saturday August 14

CQCM

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 11 9.30am Saturday 14th August 2021

29 Vocal Solo 11 Years

1st Delilah Wix

2nd Madelyn Shepherd

3rd Harry Hayes

VHC Ella Fry

30 Vocal Solo 12 Years

1st Sanvi Rana

2nd Lily Chambers

3rd Elena Paskins

VHC Abbey Illguth

VHC Madalyn Finch

38 Modern Solo 16 Years

1st Sonika Nell

2nd Kennedy Foley

3rd Sophie Novosel

VHC Tessa Donovan

VHC Dallis McLean

VHC Georgi Cantwell

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 12 1pm Saturday 14th August 2021

33 Vocal Solo 17 to 25 Years

1st Dana Falzon

2nd Nicole Pillhofer

3rd Regan Walker

VHC Sebastian Franettovich

VHC Paige Butz

VHC Jayde Readman

VHC Bonny Ferguson

56 Song by an Australian Composer Solo 25 Years and Under

1st Nicole Pillhofer

2nd Dana Falzon

3rd Dallis McLean

VHC Paige Butz

57 Song by an Australian Composer Solo Open

1st Michaela Nobes

2nd Nicole Pillhofer

3rd Sharon Thompson

VHC Greg Webb

HC Jennifer Bee

39 Modern Solo 17 to 25 Years

1st Dana Falzon

2nd Regan Walker

3rd Nicole Pillhofer

VHC Bonny Ferguson

MACKAY CQCM – THEATRE

Session 13 6:00pm Saturday 14th August 2021

34 Vocal Solo Open

1st Michaela Nobbs

2nd Nicole Pillhofer

3rd Sharon Thompson

VHC Greg Webb

44 Sacred Solo Traditional or Art (Not Inspirational) 17 to 25 Years

1st Nicole Pillhofer

2nd Jayde Readman

3rd Dana Falzon

VHC Tori Camilleri

40 Modern Solo Open

1st Cecilia Hyde

2nd Zahrah Andrews

3rd Kathleen Campbell

VHC Lindsay Hains

HC Molly Rossetto

HC Regan Walker

HC Nicole Pillhofer

HC Sharon Thompson

MECC

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 10 9am Saturday 14th August 2021

1st - Hailey Foster

2nd - Annika Wallace

3rd - Lauren Meier

323B Premier Irish Jig (Scottish Version) 16 Years and Over

1st - Tamlyn Evans

2nd - Sharla Campbell

3rd - Rebekah Harris

300 Primary Pas De Basques 4 years and Under 7

1st - Anna O’Riely

2nd - Laycee Mason

3rd - Lauren Norgate

HC - Aubrey Lyons

HC - Charlotte Endres

303A Beginners Highland Fling 7 and 8 Years

1st- Sharynti Carter

2nd- Harper Mason

3rd - Adele Single

303B Beginners Highland Fling 9 Years and Over

1st - Lilly-Louise Forslund

2nd - Eden Wells

3rd - Olivia Birkett

308 Novice Highland Fling All Ages

1st - Xeaicha Hutchinson

2nd - Inara Hutchinson

3rd - Haylee Shipston

HC - Jonas de Hoog

313 Intermediate Highland Laddie All Ages

1st - Lily Williamson

2nd - Abby Collins

3rd - Atia Hutchinson

301 Primary Pas De Basques and High Cuts 4 Years and Under 7

1st - Aubrey Lyons

2nd - Laycee Mason

3rd - Charlotte Endres

326A Premier Highland Title 15 Years and Under

1st - Matilda Rowe

2nd - Hailey Foster

3rd - Ellie Murgha

Local Dancer Annika Wallace

326B Premier Highland Title 16 Years and Over

1st - Tamlyn Evans

2nd - Sharla Campbell

3rd - Jade Shield

Local Dancer Rebekah Harris

315 Intermediate Barracks Johnnie All Ages

1st - Olivia Knight

2nd- Amy Williamson

3rd - Abby Collins

304A Beginners Sword Dance 7 and 8 Years

1st - Elyssa Lyons

2nd - Harper Mason

3rd - Sharynti Shipston

304B Beginners Sword Dance 9 years and Over

1st - Charli Baker

2nd - Olivia Birkett

3rd - Eden Wells

HC - Lilly-Louise Forslund

324 Premier Own Choice Choreography Broadsword Team

1st - Aviemore A

2nd - Ceilidh Dance Studio

309 Novice Sword Dance All Ages

1st - Inara Hutchinson

2nd - Jonas de Hoog

3rd - Xeaicha Hutchinson

314 Intermediate Seann Triubhas All Ages

1st - Olivia Knight

2nd - Abby Collins

3rd - Amy Williamson

322A Premier Sailors’ Hornpipe 15 Years and Under

1st - Hailey Foster

2nd - Matilda Rowe

3rd - Annika Wallace

HC - Isabella Yore

1st - Tamlyn Evans

2nd - Alicia Eden

3rd - Sharla Campbell

HC - Rebekah Harris

1st - Laycee Mason

1st - Elyssa Lyons

2nd - Sharynti Carter

1st - Charli Baker

2nd - Lilly-Louise Forslund

3rd - Olivia Birkett

1st - Inara Hutchinson

2nd- Xeaicha Hutchinson

3rd - Jonas de Hoog

HC - Camryn Hammond

1st - Olivia Knight

2nd - Abby Collins

3rd - Amy Williamson

1st - Matilda Rowe

2nd - Hailey Foster

3rd - Annika Wallace

HC - Ellie Murgha

1st - Tamlyn Evans

2nd - Sharla Campbell

3rd - Alicia Eden

HC - Rebekah Harris

1st - Sharynti Carter

2nd - Elyssa Lyons

3rd - Chloe Schatowski

1st - Lilly-Louise Forslund

2nd - Charli Baker

3rd - Tavarnni Fry

1st - Haylee Shipston

2nd - Inara Hutchinson

3rd - Xeaicha Hutchison

HC - Jonas de Hoog

1st - Lily Williamson

2nd - Olivia Knight

3rd - Abby Collins

1st - Hailey Foster

2nd - Matilda Rowe

3rd - Ellie Murgha

HC - Annika Wallace

1st - Sharla Campbell

2nd - Tamlyn Evans

3rd - Alicia Eden

HC - Jade Shield

1st - Elyssa Lyons

2nd - Sharynti Carter

3rd - Harper Mason

1st - Olivia Birkett

2nd - Charli Baker

1st - Haylee Shipston

2nd - Jonas de Hoog

3rd - Xeaicha Hutchinson

1st - Abby Collins

2nd - Olivia Knight

3rd - Lily Williamson

1st - Hailey Foster

2nd - Annika Wallace

3rd - Matilda Rowe

1st - Sharla Campbell

2nd - Tamlyn Evans

3rd - Eylar Dobbie

HC - Rebekah Harris

1st - Ceilidh Dance Studio “A”

2nd - Aviemore Emerald

3rd - Ceilidh Dance Studio “B”

HC - International Dance Affair

DAY 3, Friday August 13 at the MECC

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 7A 8:30am Friday 13th August 2021

35 Modern Solo 13 Years

1st – Elise Doherty

2nd – Sienna Parkinson

3rd – Rebekah PapavasiliouVHC Sophie Reilly

VHC – Aria HoltVHC Georgia Bickford


37 Modern Solo 15 Years

1st – Arian Doherty

2nd – Gabrielle Muscat

3rd – Jacinta Franettovich

VHC – Jessie Borg

VHC – Jacaranda Rowe-Bailey

VHC – Suzannah Elliott Haynes

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 7B 9:30am Friday 13th August 2021

3A Choral Singing for Schools Year 3 and Under (10 to 50 Voices)

Gold – Fitzgerald SS Grade 3 Choir

Silver – Carlisle Adventist Christian College

Silver – St Brendan’s Mackay

Bronze – Moranbah East State School Junior Choir

Bronze – Northview State School

Bronze – Mackay West State School

Bronze – Mackay North Junior Choir

5B Choral Singing for Schools Year 6 and Under (10 to 60 Voices)

Gold – Emmanuel Catholic Primary School

Bronze – Carlisle Adventist Christian College

Bronze – Moranbah East State School Senior Choir

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 8 1:30pm Friday 13th August 2021

3B Choral Singing for Schools Year 3 and Under (10 to 50 Voices)

Gold – Emmanuel Catholic Primary School

Gold – Proserpine State School

Silver – Whitsunday Anglican School 1 3 Jnr Choir

Silver – St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

Silver – Victoria Park State School

Bronze – Bucasia State School

52 Solo from any Musical, Operetta or Rock Opera (Excluding Opera) 15 years

1st – Jessie Borg

2nd – Arian Doherty

3rd – Gabrielle Muscat

VHC – Jacaranda Rowe-Bailey

VHC – Jacinta Franettovich

VHC – Suzannah Elliott Haynes

VHC – Baden Day

53 Solo from any Musical, Operetta or Rock Opera (Excluding Opera) 16 years

2nd – Sonika Nell

3rd – Dallis McLean

VHC – Tessa Donovan

VHC – Sophie Novosel

VHC – Georgi Cantwell

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 9 6:00pm Friday 13th August 2021

10 Folk Singing Group for Primary Schools (Min 3 Max 16)

1st – Emmanuel Catholic Primary School

1st – Proserpine State School A

2nd – Proserpine State School B

2nd – Marian State School

3rd – Bucasia State School

5C Choral Singing for Schools Year 6 and Under (10 to 60 Voices)

Gold – Fitzgerald State School

Gold – Victoria Park State School

Gold – Proserpine State School

Silver – Whitsunday Anglican School 4-6 Jnr

Silver – Mackay West State School Choir

54 Solo from any Musical, Operetta or Rock Opera (Excluding Opera) 17 to 25 Years

1st – Nicole Pillhofer

2nd – Matthew Magoffin

3rd – Dana Falzon

VHC – Bonny Ferguson

VHC – Regan Walker

VHC – Jayde Readman

DAY 2, Thursday August 1 at the MECC

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 4A 8:30am Thursday 12th August 2021

5A Choral Singing for Schools Year 6 and Under (10 to 60 voices)

Silver – Mirani State School

Bronze – Mackay North Senior Choir

Bronze – Alligator Creek State School

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 4B 9:45am Thursday 12th August 2021

23 Vocal Solo 5 Years and Under

1st – Harvey Rose McClelland

2nd – Ezekiel Herrington

3rd – Izebella Bosch

24 Vocal Solo 6 Years

1st – Adele Shepherd

2nd – Logan Kinnersly

3rd – Emmy Barber

VHC – Piper Dettmann

28 Vocal Solo 10 Years

1st – Georgina Baira

2nd – Harmoni O’Regan

3rd – Ainsley Barber

VHC – Akshaj Shrivastava

VHC – Caitlyn Clark

HC – Tiana Sebastian

HC – Rhys McKeown

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 5A 12:30pm Thursday 12th August 2021

48 Solo from any Musical, Operetta or Rock Opera (excluding Opera) 11 years

1st – Harry Hayes

2nd – Maria Attard

3rd – Holly Davidson

VHC – Izabella Rita Louw

VHC – Madelyn Shepherd

49 Solo from any Musical, Operetta or Rock Opera (excluding Opera) 12 years

1st – Lily Chambers

2nd – Jaxon Anderson

3rd – Elena Paskins

VHC – Gabriella Ruggeri

VHC – Madalyn Finch

VHC – Abbey Illguth

HC – Mollie Fitzpatrick

50 Solo from any Musical, Operetta or Rock Opera (excluding Opera) 13 years

1st – Sophie Reilly

2nd – Elise Doherty

3rd – Rebekah Papavasiliou

VHC – Sienna McDonald

VHC – Sienna Parkinson

HC – Aria Holt

51 Solo from any Musical, Operetta or Rock Opera (excluding Opera) 14 years

1st – Lexis Tapp

2nd – Nina Boys

3rd – Lily Wardrop

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 5B 3:30pm Thursday 12th August 2021

25 Vocal Solo 7 Years

1st – Noah Yoo

2nd – Oviya Gokulnath

3rd – Pari Meharwade

VHC – Brielle Herrington

VHC – Jackson Thompson

VHC – Isla McGowan

HC Sophia Bienke

HC – Ayla Johnson

HC – Indigo Hern

HC – Mark Lucas

27 Vocal Solo 9 Years

1st – Ruby Pidgeon

2nd – Nash Paganoni

3rd – Isabella Baillie

VHC Isobel Ribbingale

VHC Zechariah Clark

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 6 6:30pm Thursday 12 th August 2021

11 Choral Singing for Secondary Schools Open (Minimum of 10 Voices)

1st – Mackay North State High

2nd – St Patrick’s Choir

3rd – Mercy College Junior Voices

12 Choral Singing for Secondary Schools Hymn and Folk (10 to 60 Voices)

1st – St Patrick’s Choir

2nd – Mackay North State High

3rd -Mercy College Junior Voices

VHC – Holy Spirit Choir

DAY 1, Wednesday August 11 at the MECC

Session 1A 8:30am Wednesday 11th 2021

1 200 A Choral Singing for Schools Year 1 and Under (10 to 50 voices)

Gold – Emmanuel Catholic Primary School

Silver – Victoria Park State School

Bronze – Carlisle Adventist Christian College

2 Choral Singing for Schools Year 2 and Under (10 to 50 voices)

Gold – Emmanuel Catholic Primary School

Silver – Victoria Park State School

4 Choral Singing for Schools Year 4 and Under (10 to 50 voices)

Gold – Emmanuel Catholic Primary School

Silver – Fitzgerald State School

8 Choral Singing for Primary Schools (with an enrolment of 151 to 300 voices including Prep)

Silver – Slade Point State School

Session 1B 10:15am Wednesday 11th August 2021

26 Vocal Solo 8 Years

1st – Rehan Prakash

2nd – Emily McGrath

3rd – Grier Holt

VHC – Kate Adams

VHC – Oscar Poots

HC – Kaitlyn Silveira

HC – Isabella McCormick

HC – Sharity Noble

36 Modern Solo 14 Years

1st – Lexis Tapp

2nd – Lily Wardrop

3rd – Nina Boys

VHC Emma McCarthy

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 2A 1:00pm Wednesday 11th August 2021

7 Choral Singing for Primary Schools (with an enrolment of 150 or less including Prep)

Bronze – Chelona State School

6 Choral Singing for Primary Schools Open – Hymn and Folk (10 to 60 voices)

Gold – Emmanuel Catholic Primary School

Silver – St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – SPACE

Session 2B 1:45pm Wednesday 11th August 2021

31 Vocal Solo 14 Years and Under

1st – Elise Doherty

2nd – Sienna Parkinson

3rd – Lily Wardrop

VHC – Sophie Reilly

VHC – Nina Boys

VHC – Rebekah Papavasiliou

HC – William Poots

HC – Aria Holt

32 Vocal Solo 16 Years and Under

1st – Georgi Cantwell

2nd – Arian Doherty

3rd – Jessie Borg

VHC – Dallis McLean

VHC – Jacaranda Rowe-Bailey

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 2C – 3:30pm Wednesday 11th August 2021

14 Folk Singing Group for Secondary Schools

1st – St Patrick’s Fold Ensemble

2nd – Mackay North State High

3rd – Mercy College Junior Voices

VHC – Holy Spirit Choir

15 Jazz/Modern Vocal Group for Secondary Schools

1st – St Patrick’s Choir

2nd – Holy Spirit Choir

3rd – Mackay North State High School

VHC Mercy College Junior Voices

MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE – THEATRE

Session 3 – 7:00pm Wednesday 11th August 2021

17 Juvenile Folk Singing Group 18 Years and Under

1st – Treble Trouble

16 Juvenile Chorus 18 Years and Under

1st – Treble Trouble

20 Open chorus

1st – Mackay Choral Society

2nd – With One Voice Mackay

21 Folk singing Group Open

1st – Tutti

2nd – Songbirds

3rd – Mackay Choral Society

22 Jazz / Modern Ensemble Open

1st – Tutti

2nd – Mackay Choral Society

3rd – Songbirds

Introducing Mackay Eisteddfod

A festival celebrating movement, music and art is about to pirouette into action in Mackay.

The long revered Eisteddfod festival will return for its 74th year on Wednesday after being cancelled last year because of Covid-19.

Eisteddfod administration assistant Fiona Randall has been a dancer and teacher for more than 30 years.

Mrs Randall said she was thrilled to have the festival back up and running to reward the hard work of students in the arts.

“It gives them something to work towards, to strive for,” Mrs Randall said.

“It can be a stepping stone for their future.”

Jamima Burgess at the Mackay Eisteddfod on Monday, October 14. Daily Mercury/Caitlan Charles
Jamima Burgess at the Mackay Eisteddfod on Monday, October 14. Daily Mercury/Caitlan Charles

The Eisteddfod festival runs from Wednesday August 11 until Sunday August 22 showcasing five of the seven categories including Choral and Vocal, Highland Dancing, Irish Dancing, Instrumental, and Pianoforte.

The remaining two categories of Speech and Drama and Dance will be performed from October 2 until October 17 to incorporate senior high school exams.

Mrs Randall said she knew the impact an audience could have on a performer and welcomed everyone to go along and support the participants.

Tickets are $12 for Highland and Irish Dancing and a fixed $6 for all others.

Charlotte Bailey, 4, read a poem at the eisteddfod for the first time at the 2019 Mackay Eisteddfod. Photo: Zizi Averill
Charlotte Bailey, 4, read a poem at the eisteddfod for the first time at the 2019 Mackay Eisteddfod. Photo: Zizi Averill
Mackay State High School students Hyrum Oliver, 15, and Holly Keates, 15, at the 2019 Mackay Eisteddfod. Photo: Zizi Averill
Mackay State High School students Hyrum Oliver, 15, and Holly Keates, 15, at the 2019 Mackay Eisteddfod. Photo: Zizi Averill

History of Mackay Eisteddfod

By Eisteddfod’s Angela Warcon.

Eisteddfod’s have a long history in Mackay dating back before the World Wars, however we count the post war 1947 Mackay Eisteddfod as our ‘official’ starting point.

The 1947 Eisteddfod was a pretty modest affair compared to today, with only four sessions comprising of 40 sections and 192 competitors – and a mighty 6p ($12 today) entry fee.

Today we have grown to more than 750 sections, with 116 sessions and 1775 competitors.

Our link with our history is not just long, but is also living. Our Vice Patron and Life Member Norma Shuttlewood competed at the first Eisteddfod and still graces us with her knowledge and enthusiasm.

The Eisteddfod has grown with Mackay, and has had multiple homes over the years.

The first event was held at the Parish Hall, and as we grew we moved to the Olympic Theatre, the Presbyterian Hall, St Pauls Hall and the Theatre Royal in 1987.

The Theatre Royal cost a very reasonable $75 per day to hire, however we were unable to continue to hold the Eisteddfod there in 1988 and the committee faced a move to the newly constructed Mackay Entertainment Centre.

With a price jump in venue hire to $650 per day there were serious fears the Eisteddfod could not continue however, when a vote was held, the Eisteddfod was spared – by only one vote.

Thankfully the funding fears have proven to be unfounded and with the generous support of our community, our sponsors and most importantly our volunteers we are able to present almost three weeks of events in August and October allowing individuals and schools the opportunity to compete in dance, music, singing and speech and drama.

Winning events at the Eisteddfod is an excellent launching pad for young performers hoping to carve out a career in the Arts and we have helped pave the way for many talented locals to artistic prominence.

Our committee consists of 26 members and life members and we would be unable to deliver our community such an outstanding event every year without the unwavering help of our loyal volunteers.

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