Newcastle Winners - 2026
Well done to our 2026 Newcastle Australian Classical Challenge entrants and a big congratulations to our winners.
JUNIOR CLASSICAL
1ST PLACE
Miwako Nagata
RUNNER UP
Willow Campbell
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Ava Northage
PRE-INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
1ST PLACE
Georgia Feledy
RUNNER UP
Victoria Harper
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Jackie Radovanovic
INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
1ST PLACE
Sophie Simonds
RUNNER UP
Aria Mitchell
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Grace Kearney
SENIOR CLASSICAL
1ST PLACE
Sally Farrar
RUNNER UP
Brent Helm
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Lewis Nicholson
JUNIOR CONTEMPORARY
1ST PLACE
Willow Campbell
RUNNER UP
Maisie Skye
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Mia Lu
PRE-INTERMEDIATE CONTEMPORARY
1ST PLACE
Isalea Patuwai
RUNNER UP
Piper Casey
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Tansy Hollis
INTERMEDIATE CONTEMPORARY
1ST PLACE
Ayano Kijma
RUNNER UP
Grace Kearney
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Piper Vimpani
SENIOR CONTEMPORARY
1ST PLACE
Kayla McKinnon
RUNNER UP
Ella Hodgson
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Brent Helm
Newcastle Winners - 2025
Well done to our 2025 Newcastle Australian Classical Challenge entrants and a big congratulations to our winners.
JUNIOR CLASSICAL
1ST PLACE
Lauren Li
RUNNER UP
Abigail Halim
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Jackie Radovanovic
PRE-INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
1ST PLACE
Primrose Leong
RUNNER UP
Cleo Bell
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Caleb Nissan
INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
1ST PLACE
Ivy Maughan
RUNNER UP
Chloe Cusack
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Lewis Nicholson
SENIOR CLASSICAL
1ST PLACE
Kiera Rowe
RUNNER UP
Miri Nagata
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Lillian Oxenford
PAUL BOYD'S ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Dana Kym
JUNIOR CONTEMPORARY
1ST PLACE
Willow Campbell
RUNNER UP
Lauren Li
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Jackie Radovanovic
PRE-INTERMEDIATE CONTEMPORARY
1ST PLACE
Willow Duncan
RUNNER UP
Victoria Harper
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Miranda Webb
INTERMEDIATE CONTEMPORARY
1ST PLACE
Mackenzie Lightfoot
RUNNER UP
Ivy Maughan
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Lewis Nicholson
SENIOR CONTEMPORARY
1ST PLACE
Isla Keenan
RUNNER UP
Psalm Pratley
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Kate Connelly
SPECIAL MENTION
Keira Rowe
Newcastle Winners - 2024
Well done to our 2024 Newcastle Australian Classical Challenge entrants and a big congratulations to our winners.
JUNIOR CLASSICAL
1ST PLACE
29 - Caleb Nisson
RUNNER UP
7 - Lauren Li
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
37 - Kyra Kenihan
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PRE-INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
1ST PLACE
62 - Celeste Robinson
RUNNER UP
102 - Samuel McGuire
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
76 - Matthew Mortimer
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INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL
1ST PLACE
173 - Holly Robinson
RUNNER UP
89 - Avalon Roberts
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
182 - Elih Egan
SENIOR CLASSICAL
1ST PLACE
Summer Edgely
RUNNER UP
276 - Pelagia Karakontis
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
265 - Freya Wild
SPECIAL MENTION
265 - Freya Wild
329 - Zane Robinson
JUNIOR CONTEMPORARY
1ST PLACE
11 - Tansy Hollis
RUNNER UP
38 - Georgia Feledy
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
7 - Willow Campbell
SPECIAL MENTIONS
15 - Caleb Nisson
17 - Cleo Bell
PRE-INTERMEDIATE CONTEMPORARY
1ST PLACE
47 - Ruby McCracken
RUNNER UP
69 - Ruby Muscat
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
71 - Ava Meng
SPECIAL MENTIONS
54 - Oliver To
315 - Taj Formosal
INTERMEDIATE CONTEMPORARY
1ST PLACE
175 - Kayla Mckinnon
RUNNER UP
197- Alannah Mcmahon
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
168 - Mia Scott
SPECIAL MENTIONS
Elih Egan
Savannah Hill
Lewis Nicholson
Holly Robinson
Eden Steinhardt
Mackenzie Murphy
Charli O’brien
Kate Connelly
Ocea Grant
Ryan Keo
Eunwoo Kim
Luke Antcliffe
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SENIOR CONTEMPORARY
1ST PLACE
243 - Penny Hollis
RUNNER UP
270 - Jemima Simons
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
228 - Phoebe Meers
SPECIAL MENTIONS
221 - Ruby Leddy
269 - Lara Ell
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