Woodturning Competitions
2017 Townsville Show
Dates for next years annual Show are 30 June - 3 July 2017.
2016 Townsville Show Winners
Syd DeGraffee Trophy in Open Catagory - Geoff Tipping
Champion Piece in Open Catagory - Geoff Tipping
Dennis Markham Trophy in Intermediate Catagory - Bill Walker
Daniel Scholes Trophy in Novice Catagory - Tom Bull
2011 Townsville Show Schedule (PDF)
2011 Townsville Show Entry Form (PDF)
Charters Towers Show Woodturning Competition
Dates:
Entries close:
Entries received:
2007 Show Woodturning Schedule (Acrobat 740kb) 2007 Entry form (Acrobat 130kb)
Cairns Show Association Woodwork Competition
Dates:
Entries close:
Entries received:
2007 Cairns Show Woodwork Schedule (Acrobat 110kb) 2007 Cairns Entry form (Acrobat 140kb)
The Festival of the Forest
Dates: The Festival of the Forest opens on the first Saturday in October each year and remains open daily for two weeks.
Entries close: TBA Competitive Entry Forms, FORM 1 must be forwarded so as to reach the Hon. Secretary, Festival of the Forest, P. O. Box 53, Ravenshoe. Q 4888, FAXED TO 40976407, or may be E-mailed to :tigerex10@bigpond.com.au on or before TBA September 2007. LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Entries received:All items for competition or for sale should be delivered to the Secretary at FESTIVAL HALL, Ravenshoe by TBA but certainly no LATER THAN 6 p.m. Friday 6 October.
Collection of Entries:All articles may be collected from TBA October 2007.
Prize Money:
Open: In each Section 1st - $TBA, 2nd - $TBA, 3rd - $TBA;
Most Successful Exhibitor : $TBA - Must win prizes in at least three Sections.
Grand Champion of Exhibition: -$TBA
Novice: First only in each section - $TBA
School: In each Section 1st - $TBA, 2nd - $TBA, 3rd - $TBA
Grand Champion School Exhibit: - $TBA
Categories:
H. Wood turning - spindle.
I. Wood turning - plate.
J. Wood turning - other. This may be a combination of both spindle and plate or other form of turning e.g. Hollow Vessels etc.)
K. Wood burning.
Comments: The main condition for entry to the competition is that the timber items be crafted in Australian indigenous timbers. Each competitor may enter a maximum of three (3) works in any one of the Sections A to J. Please refer to the official Conditions of Entry.
Conditions of Entry Entry form Website
Annual Show dates 2011 from Agforce website–
- June – MountIsa show days
- June – Proserpine show days
- June – Bowen show days
- June – Townsville show days
- July – Ingham show days
- July – Malanda show days
- July – Atherton show days
- July – Innisfail show days
- July – Cairns show days website
- July – Mossman show days
- July – Tully show days
- July – ChartersTowers show days
- September – Giru show day