The diversity of entries this year was notable!
There was something for everyone….
Judged by Barry McCann

ACQUISITIVE WINNER: 5025 DAN MOULTON “ENCOUNTER”

CONTEMPORARY 2ND: 3086 SIMON MCCULLOUGH “ELEVEN HOUR POWER NAP”

CONTEMPORARY HIGHLY COMMENDED: 3088 KAY MCFARLANE-SMITH “THE COLOUR OF MY MEMORIES”

CONTEMPORARY 1ST: 3076 KAREN MALMGREN "BENEATH”

FLOWERS 2ND: 6016 VIVIEN DWYER “FAREWELL FLOWERS”

FLOWERS HIGHLY COMMENDED: 6033 KAY LOVIE “GUM BLOSSOMS”

FLOWERS 1ST: 6032 DANNI LIU “NATIVE WONDERS”

LOCAL 2ND: 8026 HEIDI STEYN “AFRICAN WILD DOGS- TUG OF WAR”

LOCAL HIGHLY COMMENDED: 8035 DEBRA SPENCE “MUSK LORIKEET”

LOCAL 1ST: 8025 DEBRA SPENCE “THE POTTER”

MINIATURE 2ND: 7049 CAROL TOOGOOD “GREEN TEA”

MINIATURE HIGHLY COMMENDED: 7005 REGINA BREWSTER “PATHWAY”

MINIATURE 1ST: 7048 MADELEINE SZYMANSKI “ON THE TRACK”

2025 OVERALL WINNER: 1072 DAN MOULTON “BY THE BEACH AT SUNSET”

PACKERS PRIZE: 9021 SHARON MORONEY “THIEF OF WISDOM”

PENCIL PEN AND INK 2ND: 5037 LORNA WALL “GIRAFFE’S RITUAL”

PENCIL PEN AND INK HIGHLY COMMENDED: 5020 MATILDA MICHELL “THE FATES”

PENCIL PEN AND INK 1ST: 5024 DAN MOULTON “AT HOME ON THE SEA”

PORTRAIT 2ND: 9017 HAYLEY MCLACHLAN “HAPPY AS”

PORTRAIT HIGHLY COMMENDED: 9004 CAROL AVERY “EVOCATIVE”

PORTRAIT 1ST: 9006 ELENA CHURILOVA “MEMORIES”

STILL LIFE 2ND: 4005 ELENA CHURILOVA “KEEP IT SIMPLE”

STILL LIFE 1ST: 4003 DONNA BOKODY “IT’S CITRUS TIME”

TRADITIONAL 2ND: 1056 KAREN MALMGREN “BEACH BREAK”

TRADITIONAL COMMENDED: 1063 JAMES MCKINNON “SAND JEWELS”

TRADITIONAL HIGHLY COMMENDED: 1060 KAY MCFARLANE-SMITH “BREAKING THE SILENCE”

TRADITIONAL 1ST: 1101 MADELEINE SZYMANSKI “TIME OUT”

WATERCOLOUR 2ND: 2003 CAROL AVERY "SURFACING"

WATERCOLOUR COMMENDED: 2034 ROSS KURTZ “WILLOWVALE MORNING”

WATERCOLOUR HIGHLY COMMENDED: 2028 TANYA HOOLIHAN "TIPPLERS BANE"

WATERCOLOUR 1ST: 2039 DANNI LIU "HAVING A BALL"

YOUTH 8-12 YEARS 2ND: 12005 SOPHIA CRAM “DISCO THE DRAGON”

YOUTH 8-12 YEARS 3RD: 12017 EVELYN SANSON “SUGAR GLIDERS”

YOUTH 8-12 YEARS HIGHLY COMMENDED: 12004 SOPHIA CRAM “FIRE BIRD”

YOUTH 8-12 YEARS 1ST: 12018 HARPER SOUTHALL “WONDER”

YOUTH 13-15 YEARS 2ND: 11013 ELISABETH O’BRIEN “CATTLE WITH RAINBOW”

YOUTH 13-15 YEARS 3RD: 11017 SUMMER TAYLOR “A SHEPHERD’S GAZE”

YOUTH 13-15 YEARS HIGHLY COMMENDED: 11003 AMBER BROWN “TOADALLY INTO YOU”

YOUTH 13-15 YEARS 1ST: 11016 LACEY POHLE “I CALL HER JESS”

YOUTH 16-18 YEARS 2ND: 10003 RACHEL BOCK “SELF PORTRAIT”

YOUTH 16-18 YEARS 3RD: 10002 HOLLY BARRETT “STILL LIFE”

YOUTH 16-18 YEARS COMMENDED: 10008 ABIGAIL SEE “STILL LIFE”

YOUTH 16-18 YEARS HIGHLY COMMENDED: 10005 TEAGAN RUNDLE “STILL LIFE”

YOUTH 16-18 YEARS 1ST: 10007 ALISHA SAWATSKE “FOCUS”