We’re now looking for sponsors for the Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ 2015.
ANBC Cooma  2015 is proudly presented  by the Cooma Rotary Club
The Australian National Busking Championships™ (ANBC) is growing from strength to strength. The ANBC is now in its fourth year and this unique music festival is now getting national attention. In a major development, mind   Australian National Busking Championships™ is now an official registered trade mark, bulimics and has been awarded exclusive rights.
Over the years, the ANBC has brought considerable benefits to the community and to businesses in Cooma and the Snowy/Monaro region. This year, we are glad to be again offering sponsorship packages for this special event.
As a Sponsorship partner of the Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ you will receive the following benefits:
Acknowledgement of Sponsorship through local and surrounding media outlets including newspaper & radio stations
Acknowledgement & Promotion of your business on the ANBC website and social media sites
Your business logo will be included on all promotional and advertising material
Your business executives or representatives will have the opportunity to speak and present your sponsored award at the finals concert
Your business will receive free venue inclusion if applicable (your business must be located in the CBD and be open on the weekend to qualify as a Busker Venue)
As a Busker Venue your business will have priority scheduling of key ‘Big Name’ performers
Opportunity to display business banners and signs on stage for finals concert
WIN News coverage of the ANBC 2014
Your organisation will benefit by partnering in this major music event that is already well attended and supported by the local community and beyond. It is a highly visible event for Cooma which celebrates our town’s cultural and musical talents and provides Statewide and National exposure opportunities for your business and the town.
In addition to offering these five distinct levels of sponsorship, the ANBC organising team can tailor packages to meet prospective partners’ unique needs.
You can download the ANBC Sponsorship Proposal by clicking on the link below:
Cannonball Express competing at the Australian National Busking Championships
ambulance sans-serif;”>Last Saturday saw the return of the enormously popular Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ to the CBD of Cooma. Over 170 musicians played their hearts out to compete for over $8,000 in prizes and the coveted title of Australian National Busking Champion.The buskers commenced their street performances at 9.00am and played all day until 5.00 pm – the start of the Finals Concert in Centennial Park. At the Finals Concert five judges, Gunther Gorman, Marian Budos, Graham French, Donna Smith and ABC Radio presenter, Michael Cavanagh decided which buskers would receive the 23 awards on offer.
Guyy – Australian National Busking Champion – 2nd year running!
Singer-guitarist Guyy Lilleyman won the Open Champion for the second year running. He won a cash prize of $2,000. After winning last year’s Open Champion, Guyy has been enjoying an enormous boost to his music career. He has just returned from a highly successful tour of South Africa where he and his duo partner, violinist Amelia Gibson, played for thousands of new fans throughout that country. Guyy advertised on his South African tour posters that he was the “Australian National Busking Championâ€.
Vendulka – wows the crowd
Second place in the open section went to Vendulka Wichta. She won a cash prize of $300. Vendulka is, of course, Cooma’s very own X Factor girl and very much a crowd favourite in this event. Vendulka and Guyy are great friends so although they took this competition very seriously, they still managed to stay friends. They drove down together from Canberra for the day.Third place in the open section went to a fabulous folk group called “The Button Collectiveâ€. They received a cash prize of $200. Originally formed in Lismore, The Button
The Button Collective came all the way from Sydney to compete in the Australian National Busking Championships
Collective is now a Sydney-based band. They are in huge demand – they are constantly on the road performing in folk festivals all over Australia. The band is lead by guitarist, mandolin player and singer, Brodie Buttons aka Brodie Nossiter who was born and raised in Cooma, with piano accordion player Quinton Trembath and double bassist Jacob Pember.
Olivia Cakarun won the $1000 People’s Choice Award
This year’s People’s Choice Award was Olivia Cakarun a talented 13 year old singer-guitarist from Sydney. She won $1,000. The second place winners were the Button Collective, earning themselves $700 to add to their booty. The third place People’s Choice Award was Harry Cleverdon, winning himself $300.
Josh Maynard (from Cowra) was awarded Australian National Busking Champion-secondary section
In the secondary section, Josh Maynard, a singer-guitarist from Cowra took out the first prize and $500. The second prize went to another singer-guitarist, Lucy Sugerman. Lucy is from Canberra and she also received $300. The third prize of $200 went to the three-piece group Raising Cain. This is a group of local musicians: Sarah Nicholson, Rory Maclean and Ehlana Wright.In the primary age section, which was sponsored by the Cooma-Monaro Express, Harry
Harry Cleverdon came from Young to become the Australian National Busking Champion – primary section
Cleverdon came first. Harry is a singer and keyboard player. He came down from Young with his family for the day. His prize was $300. The second prize of $200 was awarded to the brother and sister singing duo “Kick Itâ€. They are Ted and Lucia Stewart from Canberra. The third place went to Tomas Carton. Tomas, who won $100, is a piano player from Cooma.
Marco Solo won one of ten Special Judges Award of $200 on offer
This year there were also 10 Special Judges Awards of $200 each. These were for buskers that the judges thought deserving of special recognition. They were: The Brademann Brothers (from Cooma), The Browne Sisters (from Tanja), Connor Ross (from Cobargo), Cooma Public School Choir, Dab Three (from Woodbine), Marco Solo (from Cobargo), Roger McCulloch (from Cooma), Rowena Evans (from Cooma), Tessa Divine (from Canberra), and Undertow (from Canberra).There was also a special “Farthest Traveller Award†of $100 that went to the busker that had to travel the longest distance to perform in the Championships. This award was donated by Michael Hutchesson. Michael, who is from South Australia, is a huge fan of the Championships. He couldn’t make it to this year’s event but still wanted to be part of the excitement.This year’s third annual Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ was by any measure a huge success, but it could not have happened without the generous support of the Rotary Club of Cooma, the Cooma-Monaro Shire Council, Cooma School of Music and these local businesses and organizations: Alpine Hotel Cooma, Cooma Hotel, Cooma-Monaro Express, Roses Restaurant, Mark Kenmir & Co, Eucumbene Trout Farm, Cooma Little Theatre, Cooma Lions Club, Cooma Family Dental, Snowy Monaro Arts Council, P D Murphy’s Cafe, Moontree Health Foods, The Monaro Post, ABC Local Radio, Radio 2XL, Snow FM Radio, 2MNO Community Radio, Cooma Cafe, 40 Cafe, Never Ending Memories, Mainstreet, Snowy Camping World, Cooma Trophy & Gift Centre, Pizza House Food Factory, Bush Basics, Kettle and Seed, The Two Vaults Restaurant and The Lott Foodstore.  ABC Radio National – Bush Telegraph – Podcast:
The Big Busker Bash – Three Music Events For Friday 31st October
As part of a huge weekend of music and fun, cialis 40mg the organisers of the Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ have planned three major music events for Friday 31st October, more about the night before the Championships. They are: Night of Champions at the Alpine Hotel, asthma Buskers at the Cooma Hotel, and Buskers Open Mic at Two Vaults.
 Night of Champions
The Alpine Hotel Cooma, 170 Sharp Street, will be presenting “Night of Championsâ€, featuring winners of last year’s Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢. The Alpine Hotel will rock to the sounds of Guyy Lilleyman, Vendulka and Roger McCulloch. The Alpine is the major sponsor of last year’s, and this year’s Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢.
Guyy Lilleyman was last year’s Open Champion and has just returned from an extensive tour of South Africa, with violinist Amelia Gibson. Guyy and Amelia, or “Guyy and the Foxâ€, their stage name, played to packed audiences in South Africa in venues throughout the country, including huge audiences at the annual White Mountain Acoustic Festival in Central Drakensberg.
Vendulka, (aka Vendulka Wichta) is of course, Cooma’s very own X Factor girl. Vendulka has won the secondary section Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ two years running. Also taking out the People’s Choice award! Still just in year 11, Vendulka’s music career is taking off. She is in constant demand as a headline performer at music festivals all around Australia and her EP “Reckless†went to Number One on iTunes.
Roger McCulloch won the Judges Award at last year’s Championships. Roger is a local music legend. He is the front man for the popular local band, the Barstars, and is a prolific song writer, singer and guitarist.
Buskers at the Cooma Hotel
After the months of last year’s renovations, this year the Cooma Hotel has gotten right behind the Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢. The Cooma Hotel, on the corner of Massie and Vale Streets, looks fantastic after its“Grand Designs†adventure! They will be featuring the talents of Brodie Buttons and the Button Collective on that Friday night. Brodie Buttons (aka Brodie Nossiter) will be competing at this year’s Championships with his folk band, The Button Collective. Brodie is a born and bred Cooma boy. After studying music at the Southern Cross University, Lismore, Brodie and his band have forged quite a name for themselves in the music scene. They play regularly in folk music pubs around Sydney such as “The Rock’s Brewing Company†and “Goodgod in Liverpool Street†as well as travelling around and performing at many music festivals such as the National Folk Festival Canberra, Ballina Coastal Country Music Festival and Kiama Folk by The Sea.
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– A Unique Music Festival
Where: Cooma NSW, the picturesque and historic capital of Australia’s Snowy Mountains
When:Saturday 1st November 2014
About:
The Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ (ANBC) is now in its third year. In an exciting new development, this year’s event will be presented by the Cooma Rotary Club. This is great news because the Cooma Rotary Club brings a lot of benefits to this community-based music event.
Busking organisers & Cooma Rotary Club shake on the deal
Cooma Rotary Club will bring more helpers, “boots on the groundâ€, on and before the day of the event.
Cooma Rotary is part of a great network of Rotary Clubs all around Australia, and indeed the world, so we’ll be able to spread the word.
Another benefit is that the Cooma Rotary Club brings a large amount of business knowledge and collective wisdom to the table.
With Cooma Rotary taking on the ANBC as a special project, this event now has an official not-for-profit status, opening up opportunities for grants and donations.
This partnership will ensure that the Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ can grow from strength to strength and in the future become a truly national music festival.
A Unique Music Festival:
The Australian National Busking Championships is a different sort of music festival for Australia. Music festivals in Australia have typically been based on a particular style of music, e.g. Tamworth Country Music Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Byron Bay Blues Festival. The ANBC is a celebration of all styles of music because the buskers bring a huge variety of music to the event. Whether that be Blues, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Indigenous, Multicultural or Classical, the Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ reflects the rich diversity of Australian music culture.
Tickets for most music festivals are expensive; in the ANBC all the street entertainment is provided free of charge. The audience can, of course, tip the busker but that is their choice. All this wonderful music is performed literally feet away from them.
Although there are buskers at many music festivals in Australia, busking is typically relegated to a fringe activity. However, in this festival the buskers take pride of place. This festival brings music back to the people, back to the streets.
Just The One Special Day – Saturday 1st November:
This year we’ve decided to make this a one-day event. Last year the two-day format was a little too much for many of the buskers, judges and organisers. However, many of Cooma’s hotels and music venues will be featuring live music performed by some of the buskers on the Friday night before. So it will be a huge weekend of music in Cooma.
How Much Does It Cost To Be A Busker?
There is a registration fee of just $10 per busker. If you are in a group, the maximum fee will be $40 for a group registration. All fees will be remitted to the Rotary Club of Cooma.
The buskers will be assigned special locations (Busking Hot Spots) at various times around Centennial Park and the surrounding CBD of Cooma. A timetable will be emailed to all the registered buskers. Roaming judges will be assessing these performances during the day. This year there is also provision for musicians that would like to perform as non-competitors.
The prize winners for the age categories will be selected by a panel of judges at the Finals Concert, which will be held in Centennial Park at 5pm. Competitors in the Finals Concert will be selected from all of the busking performances during the day. A list of finalists will displayed at the Cooma Visitors Centre just before the Finals Concert.
A Worthwhile Community Event.
From its first year, the Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ has helped local not-for-profit groups raise money through fund raising activities on the day. Organisations such as the Cooma District Hospital Auxiliary, Cooma Rotary Club, Cooma Railway, 2MNO Community Radio, Cooma Swimming Club, St Patrick’s Parish School, to name a few, have raised thousands of dollars through this event. In fact, the main reason why the Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ came into existence was through the wonderful work of the “Snowy Ride”. The ANBC was originally conceived to provide entertainment and fun for the 4,000 or so Snowy Riders as they passed through Cooma. Since its beginnings in 2001, this annual motorcycle event has raised over $5 million towards childhood cancer research. The Snowy Ride is organised by the Steven Walter Children’s Cancer Foundation. So we at the Australian National Busking Championships are pleased to support the Snowy Ride. For more information about the Snowy Ride go to: https://www.snowyride.org.au/
The ANBC has also generated a much needed financial boost to the businesses of our country town. Coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, motels, clubs, retail shops and service stations have all benefited over the years. For Cooma, the ANBC comes at a normally “lean timeâ€, well after the winter ski season and before the start of Christmas trading. To their credit, local businesses have got behind this event by generously sponsoring over $7,000 in prizes for the winners of the Championships.
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The Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ has the unique ability to provide significant benefits to the performers, the venue hosts, local businesses, community organisations and the general public. We hope you can join us in enjoying this wonderful event. Celebrate with us Australia’s rich and diverse music street culture!
Cannonball Express competing at the Australian National Busking Championships
ailment sans-serif;”>Last Saturday saw the return of the enormously popular Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ to the CBD of Cooma. Over 170 musicians played their hearts out to compete for over $8, illness 000 in prizes and the coveted title of Australian National Busking Champion.
The buskers commenced their street performances at 9.00am and played all day until 5.00 pm – the start of the Finals Concert in Centennial Park. At the Finals Concert five judges, Gunther Gorman, Marian Budos, Graham French, Donna Smith and ABC Radio presenter, Michael Cavanagh decided which buskers would receive the 23 awards on offer.
Guyy – Australian National Busking Champion – 2nd year running!
Singer-guitarist Guyy Lilleyman won the Open Champion for the second year running. He won a cash prize of $2,000. After winning last year’s Open Champion, Guyy has been enjoying an enormous boost to his music career. He has just returned from a highly successful tour of South Africa where he and his duo partner, violinist Amelia Gibson, played for thousands of new fans throughout that country. Guyy advertised on his South African tour posters that he was the “Australian National Busking Championâ€.
Vendulka – wows the crowd
Second place in the open section went to Vendulka Wichta. She won a cash prize of $300. Vendulka is, of course, Cooma’s very own X Factor girl and very much a crowd favourite in this event. Vendulka and Guyy are great friends so although they took this competition very seriously, they still managed to stay friends. They drove down together from Canberra for the day.
Third place in the open section went to a fabulous folk group called “The Button Collectiveâ€. They received a cash prize of $200. Originally formed in Lismore, The Button
The Button Collective came all the way from Sydney to compete in the Australian National Busking Championships
Collective is now a Sydney-based band. They are in huge demand – they are constantly on the road performing in folk festivals all over Australia. The band is lead by guitarist, mandolin player and singer, Brodie Buttons aka Brodie Nossiter who was born and raised in Cooma, with piano accordion player Quinton Trembath and double bassist Jacob Pember.
Olivia Cakarun won the $1000 People’s Choice Award
This year’s People’s Choice Award was Olivia Cakarun a talented 13 year old singer-guitarist from Sydney. She won $1,000. The second place winners were the Button Collective, earning themselves $700 to add to their booty. The third place People’s Choice Award was Harry Cleverdon, winning himself $300.
Josh Maynard (from Cowra) was awarded Australian National Busking Champion-secondary section
In the secondary section, Josh Maynard, a singer-guitarist from Cowra took out the first prize and $500. The second prize went to another singer-guitarist, Lucy Sugerman. Lucy is from Canberra and she also received $300. The third prize of $200 went to the three-piece group Raising Cain. This is a group of local musicians: Sarah Nicholson, Rory Maclean and Ehlana Wright.
In the primary age section, which was sponsored by the Cooma-Monaro Express, Harry
Harry Cleverdon came from Young to become the Australian National Busking Champion – primary section
Cleverdon came first. Harry is a singer and keyboard player. He came down from Young with his family for the day. His prize was $300. The second prize of $200 was awarded to the brother and sister singing duo “Kick Itâ€. They are Ted and Lucia Stewart from Canberra. The third place went to Tomas Carton. Tomas, who won $100, is a piano player from Cooma.
Marco Solo won one of ten Special Judges Award of $200 on offer
This year there were also 10 Special Judges Awards of $200 each. These were for buskers that the judges thought deserving of special recognition. They were: The Brademann Brothers (from Cooma), The Browne Sisters (from Tanja), Connor Ross (from Cobargo), Cooma Public School Choir, Dab Three (from Woodbine), Marco Solo (from Cobargo), Roger McCulloch (from Cooma), Rowena Evans (from Cooma), Tessa Divine (from Canberra), and Undertow (from Canberra).
There was also a special “Farthest Traveller Award†of $100 that went to the busker that had to travel the longest distance to perform in the Championships. This award was donated by Michael Hutchesson. Michael, who is from South Australia, is a huge fan of the Championships. He couldn’t make it to this year’s event but still wanted to be part of the excitement.
This year’s third annual Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ was by any measure a huge success, but it could not have happened without the generous support of the Rotary Club of Cooma, the Cooma-Monaro Shire Council, Cooma School of Music and these local businesses and organizations: Alpine Hotel Cooma, Cooma Hotel, Cooma-Monaro Express, Roses Restaurant, Mark Kenmir & Co, Eucumbene Trout Farm, Cooma Little Theatre, Cooma Lions Club, Cooma Family Dental, Snowy Monaro Arts Council, P D Murphy’s Cafe, Moontree Health Foods, The Monaro Post, ABC Local Radio, Radio 2XL, Snow FM Radio, 2MNO Community Radio, Cooma Cafe, 40 Cafe, Never Ending Memories, Mainstreet, Snowy Camping World, Cooma Trophy & Gift Centre, Pizza House Food Factory, Bush Basics, Kettle and Seed, The Two Vaults Restaurant and The Lott Foodstore. Â
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6:30pm, therapist
Saturday 20 September at the Jindabyne Memorial Hall
Anyone, visit
of any age, cheap
with a talent for performance (song, dance, acting, comedy, juggling, etc) is encouraged to enter
Eligibility
Anyone, of any age, with a talent for performance (song, dance, acting, comedy, juggling, etc) is encouraged to enter
Prizes
Winners will share in $1000 in cash prizes!
Entry
The names of all group members must be included on the entry form. One person per group should nominate to be the point-of-contact, and this person must complete the contact information. Be sure to include the details of your act, e.g., type of act, number of people, and any other relevant details. Feel free to add an additional page as needed.
The entry fees for Jindy Idol are as follows:
$20 for individual acts
$30 for duos
$40 for acts of three or more
Entries close on Friday 12 September. Entry fees are non-refundable.
Entry forms are available at, and can be returned to, the following locations:
Cooma School of Music
Cooma Visitor Information Centre
Design and Detail, Town Centre, Jindabyne
Kosciusko First National Real Estate, Nuggets Crossing, Jindabyne
Kosciuszko National Park Visitor Information Centre, Jindabyne
Snowprint Bookshop, Snowy River Ave., Jindabyne
All contestants must attend a sound check / rehearsal on Friday 19 September at the Jindabyne Memorial Hall from 4 – 7pm
Jindy Idol is open to performers of all ages
Performances should run for approximately three (3) minutes
Every member of the group must be included on the entry form
Acts of more than four people are asked to contact the committee for more information
Contestants are responsible for supplying their own props and instruments; microphones will be provided; there is a grand piano on-sight
Basic sound and lighting will be provided by the organizers
All entries are subject to review by the organizers for suitability
Jindy Idol is a family event – there will be children present, so design your act accordingly
Entries are limited. First-in, best-dressed, no exceptions.
All proceeds benefit the Tim Draxl Performing Arts Fund,
supporting young performing artists from the Snowy River Shire
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There’s opportunities for local businesses, organisations and associations to get involved by:
Taking out a sponsorship package, and/or
As a Venue/Busker Host (details to be released soon)
Please check out the pdf below for more information about sponsorship packages:
This year’s Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ (ANBC) is a one day event that features buskers performing throughout the Cooma CBD and wrapping up with the Finals Concert in Centennial Park at 5pm on Saturday 1st November.
This year Cooma Rotary Club has taken on Australian National Busking Championships™ as one of their special projects. This is a wonderful development for the ANBC because:
This “grass-roots”community based event now has official not-for-profit status openning up opportunities for grants.
The Cooma Rotary Club can provide “boots on the ground” in the form of volunteers on and before the event.
The ANBC can now be promoted through the Rotary Club’s national network and indeed, international networks.
The ABC has taken a special interest in this year’s ANBC. Ginny Stein from the  popular ABC TV program “Landline” will be covering the event. Ian Champbell from ABC Southeast Radio has joined us as a media partner and will be doing a live radio broadcast on the day. Peter Crane from Bon Productions is also coming down from Queensland to produce a multi media documentary of the Australian National Busking Championships for our online presence and for TV and radio.
We are constantly promoting the ANBC online with daily posts on Facebook and www.coomamusic.com.au. This week we have reached over 7,000 facebook users. We are also working on a new dedicated website for the Australian National Busking Championships™
A Worthwhile Community Event:
From it’s first year the Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ has helped local not-for-profit groups raise money through fund raising activities on the day. Organisations such as the Cooma District Hospital, Cooma Rotary Club, Cooma Railway, 2MNO Community Radio, Cooma Swimming Club, St Patrick’s Parish School, to name a few, have raised thousands of dollars through this event. In fact, the main reason why the Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ came into existance was through the wonderful work of the “Snowy Ride”. The ANBC was orginally conceived to provide entertainment and fun for the 4,000 or so Snowy Riders as they pass through Cooma. Since it’s beginnings in 2001, this annual motorcycle event has raised over $5 million towards childhood cancer research. The Snowy Ride is organized by the Steven Walter Children’s Cancer Foundation. So we, at the Australian National Busking Championships are pleased to support the Snowy Ride. For more information about the Snowy Ride go to:https://www.snowyride.org.au/
The Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ has the unique ability to provide significant benefits to the performers, the venue hosts, local businesses, community organisations and the general public. We hope you can join us in providing this wonderful event for our town. Celebrate with us,  Australia’s rich and diverse music street culture!
We’re now looking for sponsors for the Australian National Busking Championshipsâ„¢ 2015.
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