Benalla's budding writers and artists had their work recognised as part of the annual Benalla Festival writing and colouring competition last Thursday.
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In its eighth year, the theme this time around was ‘Fiesta! of festivities’, and with more than 200 writing entries, along with 80 colouring entries, judging was extremely tough.
The writing competition was judged by Barabara Alexander, Selma Orton and Vince Branigan, while the colouring competition was judged by the Benalla Art Gallery, with winners taking home a number of prizes.
Writing competition winners
Grade 3/4:
First prize: Miley Woodstock
Second prize: Amy Lowe
Third prize: Brandon Testoni
Fourth prize: Mia Hopgood
Highly commended: Tayn Symes, Willow Stocker, Zac Fennell, Emily Milner, Ruby Richardson, Caleb McDiarmid
Grade 5/6:
First prize: Koren Bonnitcha
Second prize: Emily Buitenhuis
Third prize: Mitch Toms
Fourth prize: Freya Mount
Highly commended: Audrey Walker, Darren Vaughen, Flynn Mosely, Meredith Hollebone, Eliza Sammon
Grade 7/8:
First prize: Abby Odgen
Second prize: Ellen Sambell
Third prize: Oliver Hall
Highly commended: Jackson Tobias
Grade 9/10:
Highly commended: Max Wainwright
Grade 11/12:
First prize: Zoe Burke
Second prize: Jayden Dalgleish
Highly commended: April Tuddenham, Brooke Sellars
Open:
First prize: Pat Treveleaven
Second prize: Stacey Hall
Third prize: Carla Gardner
Highly commended: Cooinda Village residents (group entry), Betty Milligan
Colouring competition winners
Three-four-year old:
First prize: Indi Schirmer
Second prize: Darcy Wallis
Third prize: Lee-arah Houlihan
Five-six-year old:
First prize: Matilda Wallis
Second prize: Ted Clancy
Third prize: Daniel Doyle
Seven-eight-year old:
First prize: Lucas Edney
Second prize: Peyton Fowles
Third prize: Kayley Haskew-Jones
Nine-10-year old:
First prize: Claudia Kelly
Second prize: Xavier Hall
Third prize: Amelia (Australian Christian College Hume)
11-12-year-old:
First prize: Jayhe-Lee Quattrocchi
Second prize: Rory Buntine
Third prize: Laura Fowles
13-18-year-old
First prize: Ellen Sambell
Second prize: Boree Carney
Third prize: Abby Ogden
Open age
First prize: Carolynne Taylor
Second prize: Patience Cooper
Third prize: Allan Jones