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2025-08-13 Speech, Drama and Comedy

13th August, 2025

648.1 - Under 16 years S&D Prepared Speech

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Charlotte	Irvin			90	1st
Pippa	O'Connor			87	2nd
Milla	Russell			86	3rd
Isabel	Wise			85	Honourable Mention
Mia	Keating			84	Highly Commended
Isabel	Hanley			84	Highly Commended
Eva	Cummins			84	Highly Commended
Lilyeileen	Skyrme			84	Highly Commended

648.2 - Under 16 Years S&D Prepared Speech

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Sophia	Bueskens-Wong			88	1st
Brody	Gregg			86	2nd
Matilda	Goodbourn			85	3rd
Freya	McGowan			83	Honourable Mention
Freya Leela	Vimal			82	Highly Commended
Molly	Malone			82	Highly Commended
Aria	Violini			82	Highly Commended

649 - Under 16 years S&D Impromptu Speech

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Milla	Russell			90	1st
Isabel	Wise			89	2nd
Isabelle	Hanley			88	3rd
Charlotte	Irvin			87	Honourable Mention
Mia	Keating			87	Honourable Mention
Eva	Cummins			85	Highly Commended
Lilyeileen	Skyrme			85	Highly Commended

640 - Under 16 years S&D Poetry Recital

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Sophia	Bueskens-Wong			94	1st
Freya	McGowan			88	2nd
Yolanda	Jones			86	Equal 3rd
Emily	Meade			86	Equal 3rd
Jack	Loader			85	Honourable Mention
Brigette	Mulcahy			85	Honourable Mention

647 - Under 16 years S&D Ballarat National Theatre Prize

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Gemma	Every			90	1st
Sophia	Bueskens-Wong			89	2nd
Emily	Meade			87	3rd
Freya	McGowan			84	Honourable Mention
Neve	Eskdale			84	Honourable Mention
Zara	Andrews			84	Honourable Mention
Esther	Read			84	Honourable Mention

641 - Under 16 years S&D Prepared Reading of own choice

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Sophia	Bueskens-Wong			90	1st
Zara	Andrews			87	2nd
Emily	Meade			86	Equal 3rd
Yolanda	Jones			86	Equal 3rd
Esther	Read			83	Honourable Mention
Brigette	Mulcahy			83	Honourable Mention

W S Hooper Memorial Prize for Under 16 Years

Awarded To Sophia Buesken-Wong

Zonta Club of Ballarat Maureen Christie Memorial Prize

Awarded To Jack Loader

Rotary Club of Ballarat East James F O'Shea Memorial Prize

Awarded To Ester Read

651 - Senior Division S&D Reading on the theme of HOPE

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Christiana	Vadysinghe			92	1st
Clementine	Sawyer			91	2nd
Jenna	MacLeod			90	3rd
Asher	Brooks			89	Honourable Mention

654 - Senior Division S&D Devised Fairytale Character in Costume

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Hayley	Every			91	Equal 1st
Asher	Brooks			91	Equal 1st
Yolanda	Jones			90	2nd
Emily	Meade			89	Equal 3rd
Jenna	MacLeod			89	Equal 3rd
Neve	Eskdale			88	Honourable Mention

655 - Senior Division S&D The Alma Purcell effective reading from the poetic work of an Australian

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jenna	MacLeod			90	1st
Sophia	Bueskens-Wong			89	Equal 2nd
Christiana	Vadysinghe			89	Equal 2nd
Asher	Brooks			88	3rd

W S Hooper Poetry Prize - Senior Division

Awarded To Jenna MacLeod

Rotary Club of Ballarat East James F O'Shea Memorial Prize

Awarded To Neve Eskdale

The Ivy Keates O.A.M. Aggregate Award for Senior Division

Awarded To Jenna MacLeod