State winners - 09 AbaF Awards in Victoria

AbaF Giving Award

The Song Room 

Paul Curren, The Song Room; Lil Barac, Foster’s Group; Richard Price, The Song Room; Robert Bazzani, KPMG. Photo: Mili Wijeratne

 

AbaF SME Award

Bendigo Youth Choir and Bendigo Community Telco

 

Valerie Broad, Bendigo Youth Choir; Clive Scott, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins; Mandy Cooper, Bendigo Community Telco.  Photo: Mili Wijeratne

 

Marsh Partnering Award

Melbourne Fringe and Yarra Trams

 

Ella Hinkley, Melbourne Fringe; Geoff Ferguson, Marsh; Esther Anatolitis, Melbourne Fringe; Matthew McDonell, Yarra Trams; Emily Sexton, Melbourne Fringe; Paul Matthews, Yarra Trams.  Photo: Mili Wijeratne

 

Toyota Community Award

Western Region Artists and Hobsons Bay City Council and Hobsons Bay Businesses

 

Tim Crilly, Toyota; Tania Blackwell, Hobsons Bay City Council; Kaz Seed, local business; Janet Dawes, Hobsons Bay City Council; Mike Adey, local artist.  Photo: Mili Wijeratne

 

AbaF Business Volunteering Award

Southern Cross Philharmonia Orchestra and Shey Newitt, KPMG 

Michael Rowe; Bianca Rooman, Southern Cross Philharmonia; Gerald Gentry, Southern Cross Philharmonia. Photo: Mili Wijeratne

 

QantasLink Regional Award

Castlemaine State Festival and V/Line 

Peter Collyns, Qantas; Martin Paten, Castlemaine State Festival; Gary McClure; Castlemaine State Festival; Nicola Reynolds; V/Line; Ursula McGinnes, V/Line. Photo: Mili Wijeratne

 

Good Practice recognition

Marsh Partnering Award

• The Australian Ballet and National Australia Bank
• The Faculty of the VCA and Music, The University of Melbourne and Simplot Australia
• Koorie Heritage Trust and RMIT University and Silcar
• National Gallery of Victoria and Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific

QantasLink Regional Award

• Geelong Performing Arts Centre and Alcoa of Australia Point Henry, Geelong and Transport Accident Commission

Toyota Community Award

• Footscray Community Arts Centre and Western Bulldogs Football Club

AbaF SME Award

• Polyglot Puppet Theatre and Web Prophets
• Chunky Move and ICON.INC
• Experimenta and Life.lab @ Digital Harbour 
• Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces and Fabio Ongarato Design

AbaF Giving Award

• Australian Print Workshop
• Wangaratta Choristers