Finalists | 2010 CAPITAL NEWS/ AVIS NEW SONGWRITER
**DENOTES WINNERS**
BABY BOOMERS – DEB BECKETT
THE MAN WHO HELD MY HEART – DEB BECKETT
YOU’LL FIND A BLOKE – BEC HANCE
**JUST ADD WATER – VAUGHAN BAKER & BEC HANCE (music)**
A BUSHMAN’S LOT – GUS HELM
A COCKY’S WIFE – GUS HELM
Finalists | 2010 TSA SONGWRITER’S SALUTE AWARDS
TRADITIONAL BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR
MATESHIP – TERRY BENNETTS & KEITH JAMIESON
BLAXAND, WENTWORTH, LAWSON – GLEN PERRETT & DEAN PERRETT(music)
**SORRY MATE – BEN JACOBS & SHAZA LEIGH (music)**
SHADOWS OF THE REDGUMS – PETER SIMPSON & DIANNE LINDSAY
A HAT LIKE THAT – GRAHAM RODGER
CONTEMPORY SONG OF THE YEAR
BREAK MY FALL – ALLAN CASWELL & CATHY CARR
HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE - ALAN CASWELL, AL CRAIG, ROD VINCENT
STOLEN ROSES – ALLAN CASWELL , DREW MCALISTER, GEOFF ROBERTSON
**THE WRITER – GARRY KOEHLER**
TANGERINE SKY – TAMARA STEWART
SEASONS OF LOVE – ANN ABBOTT & SHAZA LEIGH
COUNTRY BALLAD OF THE YEAR
SILENT CROSSES – ERNIE CONSTANCE
ROSE BESIDE THE HIGHWAY – TONY JEWELL
WE’RE DOING FINE – IAN QUINN
HEARTBEAT OF AUSTRALIA – DIANNE LINDSAY & PETER SIMPSON
**THE ALMOND TREE – GRAHAM RODGER**
COMEDY/NOVELTY SONG OF THE YEAR
FRUIT GROWERS LAMENT – DON PENDER & LES LAWSON
COLESLAW – TOM MCIVOR & JOHNNY KAYE
YOU’LL FIND A BLOKE – BEC HANCE
GRANDE OLE OPERA – GEOFF WILLIAMS
**THE BARCALDINE CUP – GRAHAM RODGER**
CHILDREN’S SONG OF THE YEAR
JACK THE DOG – LIBBY BARTER & BEC HANCE (music)
PATRICK THE POSSUM – MICHELLE SCOBIE
**THE AUSSIE OUTBACK SCHOOL – MEGAN BARTLETT-HORNE**
THOSE DEADLY KOALAS – GREG CHAMPION
TWO LITTLE STARS – DAVE RICHARDS & RACHEL RICHARDS
WHERE THE EAGLES FLY – ALITA FAHEY & S FAYEY -LEIGH
FOOL’S GOLD – DEAN PERRETT & STUIE FRENCH
**GOLDEN MILE – JIM HERMEL & VIRGINIA HERMEL**
THE MESSAGE – PETER SIMPSON & DIANNE LINDSAY
HANDLE WITH PRAYER – RACHEL RICHARDS
COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR
**THE WRITER – GARRY KOEHLER**
TEX MORTON AWARD RECIPIENT
HEATHER MCKEAN
SONGMAKER AWARD WINNER
JIM WESLEY
Semi Finalists - National Country Songwriting Contest
** DENOTES FINALISTS**
**DENOTES WINNER**
AMATEUR – TRADITIONAL SEMI FINALISTS
**NO MIDDLE GROUND – ROBERT COOPER**
**A MAN WHO WORKS THE LAND – MAGDALENA MACDONALD**
**LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN – KATHLEEN COLEMAN**
**ONE DAY A YEAR – DIANA ELIZABETH DAVIS & GRAHAME HORE**
THE CURRENCY CHILDREN – DIANA ELIZABETH DAVIS & CHRIS WARD
SAVE OUR BRUMBIES – LES RAMSEY
**THE OLD OAK TREE – PAIGE JEFFREY**
AMATEUR – CONTEMPORARY SEMI FINALISTS
AIN’T GOING SHEARIN THIS YEAR – DAVID WALDRON
**THE LAND – MARK HELLMRICH**
**A LITTLE RAIN – GENNIFER ALTMANN**
COWBOY IN LOVE – DUNCAN HILL
**GOLDEN HEARTS – JOANNE ELLIS**
GOLDEN GUITAR – BRENDA KELLY-KATIC
**THE SEED – KAYLEE BELL & LANCE COASSIN**
**TONIGHT YOU ARE ALL I NEED – RHENNA LESCHKE**
**WAKIN’ UP NEXT TO YOU – RHENNA LESCHKE**
PROFESSIONAL – TRADITIONAL SEMI FINALISTS
I LOVE AUSTRALIA – KEITH JAMIESON
**HIS FACE SAYS AUSTRALIA TO ME – GRAHAM RODGER**
**OPEN UP YOUR HEARTS AUSTRALIA – GRAHAM RODGER**
**HIS WOODEN FRIEND – GRAHAM RODGER**
**TAKE YOUR BANK AND SHOVE IT – GRAHAM RODGER**
FATHER’S DAY – JUDE RODRIGUES
SHE TAUGHT ME TO PRAY – JUDE RODGRIGUES
**G’DAY MATE – JOHN SEERS & JOHN BATTLE**
PROFESSIONAL – CONTEMPORARY SEMI FINALISTS
2 SILHOUETTES – GARRY KOEHLER
LIGHTNING ON THE RIDGE – GARRY KOEHLER
CONNECTED BY A BROKEN HEART – RICK CABALLO & BILL DILUIGI
LIFE’S MOVIN ON – LINDSAY OWEN
LOOK THIS GOOD – CHRISTIE LAMB
SWINGING ON A GATE – SONNY ROLFE
**UNION OF ROMANTIC FOOLS - LAUREN LEE WILLIAMS**
THE “ONE MORE” SONG – LOUISE EGAN
RAINY AFTERNOON – KATRINA BURLEY, REBECCA BURLEY, WILLOW
**THEY CAME, THEY WENT – DALY STEPHENSON**
BY A LIVING THING – TERRY BRADFORD
**REMEMBERING WHEN – BEN MCCAULEY**
YOUNG MINDS – BELINDA WALMSLEY & FELICITY URQUHART
THE WRONG SIDE OF TOWN – STAN LENZ
**FARE THEE WELL – WENDY WOOD**
**WHEN GRANDMA WOULD REMINISCE – WENDY WOOD**
INSANITY – KIARA RODRIGUES
IT’S NOT FAIR – JESS HANNAN
**YOUR MINE – AMELIA RICHARDS**
TIME WILL FLY – ROMANY ELMAS
COUNTRY OUTBACK GIRL – ROMANY ELMAS
TRAVEL THIS LAND – JOHN NORMAN
THE JOY OF RAIN – ELLIS CAMPBELL
DODGER’S LAST CAMPAIGN – ELLIS CAMPBELL
LIMESTONE RIDGE – ALEC RAYMER
FADED JEANS – ALEC RAYMER
**DOWN ON DOGS AND DUCKS – MERV WEBSTER**
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