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Prizes and Special Awards
1st Prize: $150.00 and Trophy
2nd Prize: $75.00 and Trophy
3rd Prize: $50.00 and Trophy
Honourable Mentions: Certificate
Special Awards:
The Sir Edmund Herring Memorial Prize
Engraved silver tray. Sponsored by the Royal Australian Air Force Association (Victorian Division)
Awarded to the most outstanding first prize entry.
The Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop Award
$500.00. Sponsored by the Returned & Services League (Victoria).
Awarded to the first prize winner in the Story Writing True Wartime Experience category.
The Jessie Mary Vasey Memorial Encouragement Award
Framed certificate. Sponsored by the War Widows’ Guild of Australia (Victoria).
Awarded to a Craft entrant deemed worthy of encouragement.
The Ron Brockie OAM Memorial Award for Story Writing True Wartime Experience
Engraved clock. Sponsored by the Partially Blinded Soldiers Association of Australia.
Awarded to an entrant deemed worthy of encouragement.
The Australian Defence Force Journal Prize
$500 and an engraved plaque.
Sponsored by the Australian Defence Force Journal. Awarded to an entrant deemed worthy of encouragement.
The Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia (Victoria) Prize
Engraved plaque. Sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans' Association of Australia (Victoria)
Encouragement award in the Photography War/Armed Services category.
The John Quinlivan TPI Special Recognition Award
Engraved Plaques. Sponsored by the TPI Association (Victoria) for a winner and a runner-up who produced entries under special hardship.
The Rehabilitation Work Group Encouragement Award
$100 cheque. Sponsored by the Rehabilitation Work Group (Austin Health) and presented to a craft entrant deemed worthy of encouragement.
Vice Admiral William Rooke Creswell Poetry Encouragement Award in memory of Lloyd and Vera Saltmarsh
Sponsored by the Naval Association (Box Hill Branch & District Sub-Section)
Framed photgraph of the Vice Admiral. Awarded to an entrant deemed worthy of encouragement.
Novice Award for a First Year Entrant in Painting
Sponsored by the Royal Australian Regiment Association
Engraved trophy. Awarded to a novice in painting deemed worthy of encouragement.
Legacy Novice Award for First Year Entrants in Writing
Engraved trophy.
Awarded to first time writing entrants to a winner and runner-up deemed worthy of encouragement.
Regular Defence Force Welfare Association Viewer’s Choice Award for Art, Craft and Photography Sections
$50 and engraved plaque.
Awarded to the top 3 entries voted the most popular by visitors to the SWAC Exhibition.
90th Anniversary of the end of World War 1 Special Award – Sponsor and prize to be advised
Awarded to the best writing entry on the topic – “The War to end all Wars”
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