Past Contest Winners
Below are the past winners of our annual club speech contests. We have had a lot of success with a number of our club members proceeding to win contests at Area, Division, District and Regional levels!
- The Annette Wheeler International Speech Contest Trophy
- The Annette Wheeler Evaluation Contest Trophy
- The Bob Joseph Humorous Speech Contest Trophy
- The Bob Joseph Table Topics Trophy
- The Marjorie Seddon Tall Tales Contest Trophy
| Calendar Year | International Contest | Evaluation Contest | Humorous Contest | Table Topics Contest | Tall Tales Contest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Joe Ruggero (also won at Area) | Kellie Takanaka (also won at Area and Division) | TBD – held late 2026 | TBD – be held late 2026 | (Contest not held) |
| 2025 | Jenny Mok (also won at Area and Division) | Lachlan Scott | Helen Hu (2nd at Area, won at Division) | Aoife Mullan | Monica Flynn |
| 2024 | Stephanie Giannis | Ben Russell | Romana Bizjak | Lachlan Scott | Monica Flynn |
| 2023 | Stephanie Giannis (also won at Area level) | Nitay-Yair (also won at Area and Division level, 2nd place at District) | Nathan Fahm | Monica Flynn | Mike Kano-McCallum |
| 2022 | Stephanie Giannis (nominated entrant – won at Area level) | Mike Kano-McCallum | Rachel Beaney (also won at Area) | Richard Tainsh | Mike Kano-McCallum |
| 2021 | Nitay-Yair Levi (nominated entrant, 2nd place, 2021 World Championship of Public Speaking) | Victor David (nominated entrant – won at Area and Division level) | Mike Kano-McCallum | Mike Kano-McCallum | Richard Tainsh |
| 2020 | Nitay-Yair Levi (District Champion, 1st Place District 70 International Speech Contest) | Victor David (also won at Area level) | Stephanie Giannis | Stephanie Giannis | (Contest not held) |
| 2019 | Matt Tonkiss | Matt Tonkiss | Matt Tonkiss | Peter Anderson | (Contest not held) |
| 2018 | Matt Tonkiss | Arjuna Thiru Moorthy | Matt Tonkiss | Matt Tonkiss | Antony Kong |
| 2017 | Antony Kong | Matt Tonkiss | Paul Immelman | Paul Immelman | (Contest not held) |
| 2016 | Matt Tonkiss | Peter Anderson | Matt Tonkiss | Matt Tonkiss | (Contest not held) |
| 2015 | Matt Tonkiss | Nadiene Southern | Rachel Beaney | Paul Immelman | (Contest not held) |
| 2014 | Matt Tonkiss (also won at Area and Division – 2nd at District level) | Matt Tonkiss (also won at Area and Division – 3rd at District level) | Rachel Beaney | Lila Contziu | Rachel Beaney |
| 2013 | Matt Tonkiss (also won at Area level) | Kirrilie Oates (runner-up Philippa Duflou won at Area level) | Matt Tonkiss (also won at Area level) | Peter Anderson (also won at Area level) | Lila Contziu |
| 2012 | Adam Sives | Jean-Marc Schwob (also won at Area level) | Dilip Agheda | Joanna Geary | (Contest not held) |
| 2011 | Hektor Czapla | Kirrilie Oates | Philippa Duflou (runner-up Adam Sives won at Area level) | Paul Woodward (also won at Area level) | (Contest not held) |
| 2010 | Pieter Peeters (also won at Area level) | Pieter Peeters (also won at Area level) | Joanna Geary | Hektor Czapla | (Contest not held) |
| 2009 | Alistair Gerard | Dennis Szabo (also won at Area + Division levels) | Dennis Szabo (also won at Area + Division levels) | Ross Yiasemides (also won at Area level) | Joanna Geary |
| 2008 | Dennis Szabo | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | Mark Cowan-Aston (also won at Area level) | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | Dennis Szabo |
| 2007 | Keith Anderson | Chris Freeland | Keith Anderson (2nd at Area, won at Division) | Jean-Marc Schwob | Dennis Szabo |
| 2006 | Peter Anderson | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | Mike Kano | Peter Anderson | Joanna Geary |
| 2005 | George Endacott | Keith Anderson (also won at Area, Division, and District!) | Peter Anderson | Peter Anderson (also won at Area + Division levels) | (Contest not held) |
| 2004 | Samantha Woods (also won at Area level) | Samantha Woods | Keith Anderson | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | Peter Anderson |
| 2003 | Keith Anderson | Annette Wheeler (also won at Area level) | Keith Anderson | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | (Contest not held) |
| 2002 | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | Chris Henwood (also won at Area level) | Keith Anderson | (Contest not held) |
| 2001 | Keith Anderson | Keith Anderson | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | Keith Anderson | (Contest not held) |
| 2000 | Anita Verdey (also won at Area level) | Anita Verdey | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | (Contest not held) |
| 1999 | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | (Contest not held) | Mike Flanagan (also won at Area level) | Mark Schlink | (Contest not held) |
| 1998 | Annette Wheeler | Keith Anderson | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | (Contest not held) | Keith Anderson |
| 1997 | Keith Anderson | James Colquhoun | Alex Deville | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) | Keith Anderson |
| 1996 | Keith Anderson | James Colquhoun | Bob Joseph | Keith Anderson | Annette Wheeler |
| 1995 | David Sweet | Keith Anderson | Marion Kraemer | Keith Anderson | Patricia Boyle |
| 1994 | David Sweet (also won at Area level) | Keith Anderson | Marion Kraemer | Keith Anderson | John Young |
| 1993 | David Sweet | Heather King | Pam Fraser (also won at Area level) | Keith Anderson | Keith Anderson (also won at Area level) |
| 1992 | Heather King | – | – | David Sweet | Keith Anderson |
| 1991 | Heather King | Richard Morris (also won at Area level) | Thomas Barlow (also won at Area level) | – | – |
| 1990 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1989 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1988 | – | _ | John Hoffman (also won at Area level) | – | – |