2026-08-27 ACU Speech, Drama & Comedy27th August, 2026ShareShareShare637 Under 14 Years – Prepared speechFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAvaO’Halloran881stLilah RoseGoodbourn872ndMylaComelli86Equal 3rdLashenJayaweera86Equal 3rdIshaen BadrakaMudugamuwa85Honourable MentionImogenBorg84Highly CommendedSophieWillsher84Highly Commended638 Under 14 years – Impromptu speechFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingSophieWillsher901stAvaO’Halloran892ndLilah RoseGoodbourn853rd658 Senior Division – Prepared speechFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAsherBrooks921stLainieBallinger902ndMiaKeating893rdCharlotteFontana88Honourable MentionClementineSawyer88Honourable MentionJennaMacLeod88Honourable MentionSophieBueskens-Wong88Honourable Mention659 Senior Division – Impromptu speechFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingSophiaBueskens-Wong901stLainieBallinger892ndJennaMacLeod88Equal 3rdMiaKeating88Equal 3rdSally Vawdrey Memorial Prize – Foreign Lands by […]
2026-08-26 ACU Speech, Drama & Comedy26th August, 2026ShareShareShare648 Under 16 Years – Prepared SpeechFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacing MillaRussell901stXxavierBallinger89Equal 2ndBeauTurner89Equal 2ndIsabellaMcMahon88Equal 3rdCharlotteIrvin88Equal 3rdMatildaGoodbourn87Honourable MentionPippaO’Connor86Highly CommendedAmaliaGardiner86Highly CommendedGeorgiaMiller85NoneStefiSaji85NoneEvaCummins85NoneChloePitt84NoneMaryKajo84None649 Under 16 Years – Impromptu SpeechFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingXxavierBallinger891stGeorgiaMiller882ndMillaRussell87Equal 3rdCharlotteIrvin87Equal 3rdEvaCummins86Honourable MentionMaryKajo85NonePippaO’Connor85NoneIsabellaMcMahon85NoneAilishKennedy85None644 Under 16 years – Impromptu weather forecast in costumeFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingSophieWillsher901stDanuliKahawatta892ndIndiaBetts883rdGemmaEvery87Honourable Mention640.2 Under 16 years – S&D Poetry Recital from the works of […]
2026-08-25 ACU Speech, Drama & Comedy25th August, 2026ShareShareShare630 Under 14 Years S&D Poetry Recital of any poemFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingSophieWillsher871stLashenJayaweera862ndIshan BadrakaMudugamuwa853rd631 Under 14 Years Prepared reading of own choiceFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingIshan BadrakaMudugamuwa891stSophieWillsher882ndLashenJayaweera863rd633 Under 14 years Improvisation based on a Hat.First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingSophieWillsher891stIshan BadrakaMudugamuwa872ndLashenJayaweera863rd632 Under 14 Years Character performanceFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLashenJayaweera891stSophieWillsher882ndIshan BadrakaMudugamuwa873rd634 Under 14 Years Devised fairytale character in costume.First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingIshan […]
2026-08-24 ACU Speech, Drama & Comedy.24th August, 2026ShareShareShare600 Under 8 Years – Nursery Rhyme or RhymeFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingKavanSeneviratne851stRaveenRanasinghe832ndJaeneeLiyanage823rd610 Under 10 Years -Poetry Recital of any poemFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMinuliKahawatta881stHenryMoneghetti872ndLeandreDualan863rdAkainJayaweera85Honourable Mention611 Under 10 Years – Prepared reading of own choiceFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMinuliKahawatta861stLeandreDualan85Equal 2ndAkainJayaweera85Equal 2ndHenryMoneghetti843rd612 Under 10 Years – Roald Dahl in costume.First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMinuliKahawatta881stAkainJayaweera872ndAlexFrost863rd613 Under 10 Years – Impromptu mime.First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLeandreDualan891stMinuliKahawatta872ndAkainJayaweera863rd614 […]
2025-08-14 Speech, Drama and Comedy14th August, 2025ShareShareShare637 – Under 14 years S&D Prepared SpeechFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingIsabellaMcMahon861stXxavierBallinger85Equal 2ndGeorgiaMiller85Equal 2ndAvaO’Halloran843rdLilah RoseGoodbourn83Honourable MentionMatildaTrounce82Highly Commended638 – Under 14 years S&D Impromptu SpeechFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingIsabellaMcMahon891stXxavierBallinger882nd630 – Under 14 years S&D Poetry RecitalFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingDanuliKahawatta871stIshan BadrakaMudugamuwa852ndGemmaEvery833rdAmaliaGardiner82Honourable Mention632 – Under 14 years S&D Character PerformanceFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingGemmaEvery901stIshan BadrakaMudugamuwa88Equal 2ndDanuliKahawatta88Equal 2ndSevillaFernandes87Equal 3rdAmaliaGardiner87Equal 3rd633 – Under 14 years […]
2025-08-13 Speech, Drama and Comedy13th August, 2025ShareShareShare648.1 – Under 16 years S&D Prepared SpeechFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingCharlotteIrvin901stPippaO’Connor872ndMillaRussell863rdIsabelWise85Honourable MentionMiaKeating84Highly CommendedIsabelHanley84Highly CommendedEvaCummins84Highly CommendedLilyeileenSkyrme84Highly Commended648.2 – Under 16 Years S&D Prepared SpeechFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingSophiaBueskens-Wong881stBrodyGregg862ndMatildaGoodbourn853rdFreyaMcGowan83Honourable MentionFreya LeelaVimal82Highly CommendedMollyMalone82Highly CommendedAriaViolini82Highly Commended649 – Under 16 years S&D Impromptu SpeechFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMillaRussell901stIsabelWise892ndIsabelleHanley883rdCharlotteIrvin87Honourable MentionMiaKeating87Honourable MentionEvaCummins85Highly CommendedLilyeileenSkyrme85Highly Commended640 – Under 16 years S&D Poetry RecitalFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingSophiaBueskens-Wong941stFreyaMcGowan882ndYolandaJones86Equal 3rdEmilyMeade86Equal 3rdJackLoader85Honourable […]
2025-08-12 Speech, Drama and Comedy12th August, 2025ShareShareShare620 – Under 12 years S&D Poetry RecitalFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLashen DemikaJayaweera841stSophieWillsher832ndMarianaVadysinghe82.53rdKylieFernando82Honourable MentionTobyLim82Honourable MentionVenusWijesundara82Honourable Mention621 – Under 12 years S&D Prepared Reading of own choiceFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMarianaVadysinghe1stSophieWillsher2ndLashen DemikaJayaweera3rdTobyLimHonourable MentionVenusWijesundaraHonourable Mention622 – Under 12 years S&D Character PerformanceFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLashen DemikaJayaweera84Equal 1stSophieWillsher84Equal 1stKylieFernando82Equal 2ndVenusWijesundara82Equal 2nd623 – Under 12 years S&D Improvisation with ObjectFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingSophieWillsher881st624 […]
2025-08-11 Speech, Drama and Comedy11th August, 2025ShareShareShare600 – Under 8 years S&D Nursery Rhyme or RhymeFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMinuliKahawatta841stKavanSeneviratne812nd610 – Under 10 years S&D Poetry RecitalFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMinuliKahawatta851stAmayaRanasinghe832ndAkainJayaweera823rdRyanAly81Honourable Mention611 – Under 10 years S&D Prepared Reading of own choiceFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAkainJayaweera851stAmayaRanasinghe84Equal 2ndMinuliKahawatta84Equal 2nd612 – Under 10 years S&D Roald Dahl in CostumeFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAkainJayaweera861stAmayaRanasinghe842ndMinuliKahawatta823rd613 – Under 10 years S&D Impromptu […]
2024-08-23 ACU Speech and Drama23rd August, 2024ShareShareShare630 Recitation – Solo – Under 14 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingDanuli KahawattaPalliyaguruge971stAprilYearwood952ndFreyaMcGowan913rdGemmaEvery89Honourable MentionEmilyMeade87Highly Commended631 Prepared Reading of Own Choice – Solo – Under 14 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAprilYearwood911stEmilyMeade892ndDanuli KahawattaPalliyaguruge873rdGemmaEvery85Honourable MentionZaraAndrews84Highly Commended625 / 635 Poem For Two – Duo – Under 12 Years / Under 14 YearsGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingFreya McGowan & Gemma Every871stAkain Baanuja Jayaweera […]
2024-08-22 ACU Speech and Drama22nd August, 2024ShareShareShare620 Recitation – Solo – Under 12 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLashenJayaweera921stIshanMudugamuwa892ndHiruniVadysinghe873rd621 Prepared Reading of Own Choice – Solo – Under 12 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLashenJayaweera921stSevillaFernandes912ndHiruniVadysinghe893rdIshanMudugamuwa87Honourable Mention622 Character Performance – Solo – Under 12 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLashenJayaweera871stIshanMudugamuwa852ndSevillaFernandes823rdHiruniVadysinghe70Honourable Mention623 Improvisation With Object – Solo – Under 12 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingIshanMudugamuwa881stLashenJayaweera752ndHiruniVadysinghe603rd624 Devised Fairytale Character in Costume – Solo […]
2024-08-21 ACU Speech and Drama21st August, 2024ShareShareShare637.1 Prepared Speech – Solo – Under 14 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLashen DemikaJayaweera901stFreyaMcGowan842ndCharlottePower793rdAmeliaHill78Honourable MentionSophiaAddison77Highly Commended637.2 Prepared Speech – Solo – Under 14 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingIsabellaMcMahon861stCharlotteIrvin832ndDanuli KanawattaPalliyaguruge823rdMillaRussell81Honourable MentionEvaCummins80Highly Commended638 Impromptu Speech – Solo – Under 14 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingCharlotteIrvin841stIsabellaMcMahon832ndAmeliaHill823rdEvaCummins81Honourable MentionAprilYearwood80Highly Commended645 Poem For Two – Duo – Under 16 YearsGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingEmily Meade & Yolanda […]
2024-08-20 ACU Speech and Drama20th August, 2024ShareShareShare600 Nursery Rhyme or Rhyme – Solo – Under 8 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMinuli SkylaKahawatta771stAkain BaanujaJayaweera752nd610 Recitation – Solo – Under 10 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAmayaRanasinghe851stMinuli SkylaKahawatta802ndAkain BaanujaJayaweera793rdTessPowell78Honourable MentionElinorAndrews77Highly Commended611 Prepared Reading of Own Choice – Solo – Under 10 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMinuli SkylaKahawatta841stAmayaRanasinghe822ndAkain BaanujaJayaweera803rd612 Roald Dahl In Costume – Solo – Under 10 […]
2023-08-04 Speech and Drama4th August, 2023ShareShareShareVenue : Diocesan Centre, Lydiard Street, Ballarat643 / 646 Improvisation Based on a Line of Previously Unseen Dialogue ”Pulled Out of a Hat” / Impromptu Reading Solo (Under 16 Years)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingCatalinaAndrews811stAnnieMacNeill802nd640 Recitation Solo (Under 16)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingCharlotteWalsh901stJenna ElizabethMacLeod852ndChloeMcMillin843rdZoeCrack83Honourable Mention641 Prepared Reading of Own Choice Solo (Under 16)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingCharlotteWalsh911stHayleyEvery872ndAidaCarter863rdJenna ElizabethMacLeod81Honourable MentionChloeMcMillin81Honourable Mention642 […]
2023-08-03 Speech and Drama3rd August, 2023ShareShareShareVenue : Diocesan Centre, Lydiard Street, Ballarat600 Nursery Rhyme or Rhyme Solo (Under 8)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMinuli SkylaKahawatta841stAmayaRanasinghe83.52ndAbbyTickell833rdTessPowell82Honourable Mention612 Roald Dahl in Costume Solo (Under 10)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAmayaRanasinghe821stAkain BaanujaJayaweera792nd613 Impromptu Mime Solo (Under 10)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAbbyTickell751stAmayaRanasinghe732nd610 Recitation Solo (Under 10)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAmayaRanasinghe851stLucaSpencer832ndTobiasLim793rd611 Prepared Reading of Own Choice Solo (Under 10)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAkain BaanujaJayaweera841stAmayaRanasinghe822ndAbbyTickell81Equal 3rdTobiasLim81Equal 3rdThe Kaval […]
2023-08-02 Speech and Drama2nd August, 2023ShareShareShareVenue : Diocesan Centre, Lydiard St, Ballarat648 Prepared Speech Solo (Under 16)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLainieBallinger861stCharlotteWalsh852ndLilyMatthews833rdHannahJohn82.5Honourable MentionZoeCrack82.5Highly Commended649 Impromptu Speech Solo (Under 16)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLainieBallinger891stHannahJohn852ndZoeCrack843rdLilyMatthews82Honourable Mention638 Impromptu Speech Solo (Under 14)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingEvaCummins861stAprilYearwood852ndMichaelApps843rdJazlynLemasson82Honourable MentionNethuLiyanapathirana81Highly CommendedMiaKeating81Highly Commended637 Prepared Speech Solo (Under 14)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAngelinSong861stMiaKeating85.52ndIsabeauTurner853rdBronteJarvis84Honourable MentionMichaelApps83Highly Commended645 Poem for Two Duet (Under 16)Group NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingCatalina Andrews & Freya Cosgriff861stBella […]
