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 THE DUSTY SWAG AWARDS
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DUSTY SWAG AWARDS (Estab. 2000) Patron Don McQueen/Strath Creek - Victorian Bush Poet 2007 Founder Paul Bannon, Yea Ó The Dusty Swag The Murrindindi Dusty Swag Awards were established in 2000 by Paul Bannan of Yea. The name of the Awards comes from a poem by Paul titled "The Dusty Swag". Murrindindi is a shire in North Eastern Victoria, which includes the towns of Alexandra, Eildon, Marysville, Kinglake and Yea which were badly affected by fires in February 2009. The Awards are designed to encourage the writing of bush poetry and stories, with Sections for Open or Themed ,Yarns and Schools (Grade 3 to Yr 12) The Sections are for any age with an entry fee of $5 per Poem or Yarn. The topic of the entry may be of the writer’s choosing or in line with the theme chosen for the current year. Prizes are awarded in cash for the best entries as determined by a panel of judges. Value based on the number of entries received and sponsorships obtained. The Schools' Section comprises four subsections: Years 3 & 4, 5 & 6, Years 7 to 9, and 10 to 12. No entry fees are required. Entries can be a combined class effort and may be accompanied by original illustrations. One entry per Class can be submitted. Prizes awarded in cash or kind are awarded to the school for an Environmental project. Certificates will be issued to classes for their entry with a copy of the cheque awarded to the school. DUSTY SWAG AWARDS 2010 were as follows: THEME VERSE Winner - J. Kent, Port Fairy, Vic - "Despair". Second & Third - No placings. OPEN VERSE Winner - T. Piggott, Canning Vale, W.A. - "The Prospectors Daughter". Second Place - T. Piggot, Canning Vale, W.A. - "Farewell to an Eagle". Third Place - D. Goschnick, Alexandra, Vic - "Black Saturday" YARNS Winner - M.Ward, Frankston, Vic - "One Day at the Museum". Second Place - C. Tucker, Eildon, Vic - "The Long Paddock". Third Place - P.Boer, Badja, NSW - "Salty" SCHOOLS SECTION Winner - Grade 3, Kensington Primary, W.A. TOTAL CASH AWARDS - $350 TESTIMONIALS "Dear People of the Murrindindi Dusty Swag Awards 2010, This is to let you know that I was absolutely delighted to find a certificate of presentation sitting in my letterbox. First prize for "One Day at the Museum". Thank you and also my thanks for judge's comments. What a nice finish to what was previously a flat Friday". Yours in good will - Marjorie Ward. NOTE: A Bank cheque was paid to Kensington Primary School, W.A. for the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for the purpose of an Environmental Project. Cheque signed Dusty Swag Awards and dated 28/9/2010 ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR TEACHERS: A HAIKU is a short verse of 3 lines that do not rhyme, containing 17 syllables in a 5.7.5 arrangement e.g. a still pond, covered with algae and white lillies, a small frog jumping. A CINQUAIN is a 5 line poem with a basic structure ie: word (title) 2 words (describing the title); 3 words (short action); 4 words (phrase expressing a feeling about the word); synomyn for title e.g. Wetland, mucky gucky up and down, scared of monsters, squishy. BRIEF IDEAS ON PROCESS OF PRODUCING A CLASS ENTRY - *Approach this as a whole class activity; Introduce the Topic,; Brainstorm vocabulary; Encourage students to write down throughts; Get away from notion that poetry has to rhyme which enables students to get across their message; All class members write lines and the class chooses favourites to be submitted; Illustrations (original) may be submitted. The theme for 2010 was "Nature at Risk" e.g. choose a bushland bird from a region that is threatened, write a poem or story about that bird, in what ways it is threatened and how it can be saved or, you might like to take a "birdseye view" writing from the bird's perspective (refer to Schools Section) EXAMPLE OF HAIKU - "This cloudy evening/I sit by the window sill/As the wind howls away Sunlight warms my face/Feeling like a cuddly hug/So I think of you Autumn leaves fall down/All of the trees look lifeless/No green left in sight" (contributed by Brendan Milner (14 yrs), Lilydale High School, Vic.
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