PREVIOUS WINNERS OF COUNTRY MUSIC RUSH

FESTIVAL OF COUNTRY MUSIC

2019      SARAH HAMZE - Redlands

2018      JACINTA BYRNE - Thargomindah

2017      MATTHEW MUNRO - Bundaberg

                 Winner of 2017 Bundaberg Easter

                 Round Up

2016       LISA VOLP - Garden City

2015       AMANDA FAULKNER - Garden City

2014       TISHAYNE McINTOSH - Garden City

2013       ALICE BENFER - Independent ACMA

                  Winner - Garden City Junior Festival

                  2010

2012       AMANDA FAULKNER - Garden City

                  Winners of numerous Country Music

                  Events in Roma, Warwick, Brisbane &      

                  Bundaberg

2011        LORRAE CHARLES  - Garden City

                  Overall Junior   Bunya Festival - 2006 &

                  2007

                  Broxburn Bash 2007

                  Entertainer of the Festival - Miles - 2009;

                  Stan Coster Award Broxburn Bash 2010

                  Overall Winner - Broxburn Bash 2011 &

                   2012

2010        DANIEL YORK  -

                  Miles Entertainer of the Festival - Miles

                  Spectacular 2007

                  Overall Junior - Broxburn Country Music

                  Bash 2008

                  Overall Winner - Garden City Junior

                  Festival 2008

                  Overall Junior - Bunya Country Music

                  Festival 2008

                  2008 Ellaways Queensland Champion of

                  Champions Junior Finalist

                  2009 Ellaways Queensland Champion of

                  Champions Junior Male Vocalist

 2009       KATRINA BURLEY - Winner of "Voice of   

                   Urban Country" - Urban Country Music  

                  Festival - May 2009 -

                  Winner Aristocrat Entertainer of the Year

                  Tamworth 2010

2008        GARY McDONALD –

                   Winner of Best Australian Song &

                   Original Composition  2007

                   Finalist Songwriting – Qld Champs 2007

2007        LANCE COASSIN

                   Overall winner  - Redlands 2006,

                   Northern Suburbs 2006

                   Accomplished vocalist & musician,

                   playing both guitar & drums

                   2007 Qld Champion of Champions,

                   2009  Country Music College Graduate

2006        SARAH McMONAGLE

                  Overall Winner in 2006 at Broxburn

                  Bash, Bundaberg Festival, Gold Coast, 

                  Northern Suburbs, Best Overall Senior

                  Bunya, 3rd Senior Female Qld Champs

                  2007 Selected in Final 20 for Toyota

                  Starmaker

2005        MICK LINDSAY

                  Overall Winner – Broxburn Bash 2005

                  2nd Snr Male Vocal Qld Champion

                  of Champions 2005

                  Accepted into Senior College of Country

                 Music 2006

                  Finalist Telstra Road to Tamworth 2006

                  & 2007

2004       MICHELLE ZINC

                  Overall Winner – Broxburn Bash 2004,

                 West Moreton Festival 2004, Allora

                  Festival 2004 & 3rd Snr Female Vocal Qld

                 Champion of Champions 2004

2003       SHELE DUFFILL

                  Overall Winner – Broxburn Bash 2003

2002       KIM MACKENZIE        

                  Finalist 2002 Gympie Muster Talent

                  Search

                  Runner up – ABC Radio Talent Search

                   2002 Winner Pioneer Village Country

                  Music  Festival

2001        LEISA MARIE JACKWITZ

                  Overall Performer – 2002 Gold Coast

                  Country Music Festival

                  Winner – 2002 West Moreton Country

                  Music Festival

2000        KAYLENE NEWTON

                  Star Marker Finalist – 2003

1999        BARRY VOLP

1998        MELISSA KUMMEROW

1997        BRENDON WALMSLEY

                  Qld Champion of Champions 1998

                  Tamworth Star Maker Winner – 2000

                  Winner of numerous Golden Guitars

1996        SALLY GENTZ (aged 13 at the time)

                  Star Maker Finalist – 2003

1995        TROY GENTZ

                  Star Maker Finalist – 2002

1994       GARY FOGARTY

                  Winner of Golden Gum Leaf - 2003

                  Bush Poet having written 3 poetry books  

                  and recorded CD's as well