Australian Harness Racing Awards
2005
Coulter Media Awards

Award Winners 2004/2005
     
LITERARY   RADIO
Best News Story of the Year   Best Feature / Program To Air
Andrew Georgiou (National Trotguide) David Fowler & Jim Jacques, Radio 4TAB
Best Feature of the Year  
John Peck (Harness Racing International) TELEVISION/VIDEO/FILM
Best Book Best Feature To Air
No Award given   New South Wales Harness Racing Club & Sky Channel
 
GRAHAM GOFFIN MEMORIAL AWARDS PROMOTION  Awards of Merit
Best Historical Feature   Harness Racing Victoria
Ken Dyer (Harness Racing International)   Albion Park Harness Racing Club
Best Biography  
Ken Dyer (Harness Racing International)  
 
PHOTOGRAPHY  
Best Published Action or Still Photograph  
Peter Stoop (Newcastle Herald)
Best Published Folio of Photographs
Gary Wild  (Harness Racer/Harness Racing Weekly/
                Trackbred)

Note:  No Winners were declared in the 2004/2005 Best Book category.     Scroll down to view full details of all Award Recipients.

Rod Pollock
Chief Executive
Australian Harness Racing Council, Inc
 

 
LITERARY EXCELLENCE  
Best News Story of the Year  
Winner Highly Commended
INDUSTRY TO PREPARE MASSIVE BACKLASH AGAINST NEW POLICY
Andrew Georgiou, National Trotguide
(31 July 2005)
GOVERNMENT STEPS IN TO SAVE TRACKS
Adam Hamilton, Herald Sun
(7 July 2005)
 
  Commended
  OLD GEM TROTS OUT WIN
Courtney Walsh, MX Newspaper
(29 April 2005)

THE POWER OF ONE: LANCE MAKES ALL THE RIGHT MOVES
Andrew Georgiou, National Trotguide
(2 December 2004)
 

Best Feature of the Year  
Winner Highly Commended
GAMBLING WARS
John Peck, Harness Racing International
(September/October 2004)

 

 

 


 
 
 

AN AUSTRALIAN IN PARIS
Nick Hooper, Harness Racing International
(July/August 2005)

NO WONDER CHOKITO IS A MINI TROTTING LEGEND
Simon Dulhunty, NSW Gazette
(May 2005)

CREEK'S A FREAK
Matthew Stewart, Herald Sun
(16 December 2004)

INDUSTRY ICON MADE HIS MARK
Marshall Dobson, National Trotguide
(28 July 2005)
 

  Commended
  ALL ABOUT ALLY - YOU'RE GOTTA LUVZIT
John Dunne, Harness Racing Weekly (27 January 2005)

MILDURA CUP CARNIVAL
Darren Davis, Sunraysia Daily
(5 & 9 April 2005)

   
 
GRAHAM GOFFIN MEMORIAL AWARDS  
Best Historical Feature  
Winner Highly Commended
THE RIDDLE DYNASTY
Ken Dyer, Harness Racing International
(July/August 2005)
 


 

HEAVY HEARTS AS ERA COMES TO AN END
Sean Stevenson, The Mercury
(25 June 2005)

NSW DRIVING LEGENDS - THE MILLSOM FAMILY
Ken Dyer, Harness Racing International
(March/April 2005)

Best Biography  
Winner Highly Commended
JC SKULL: VELVET GLOVE - IRON FIST
Ken Dyer, Harness Racing International
(September/October 2004)
 
CLARKE - A SURVIVOR OF SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS
John Dunne, Harness Racing Weekly
(7 April 2005)
 
  Commended
  LANG BOUNCES BACK
Adam Hamilton, Herald Sun
(19 August 2005)

TONY'S NO ASS WHEN IT COMES TO PUTTING POLISH ON HARNESS RACING WINNERS
Ken Cassellas, Racing Ahead WA
(February/March 2005)
 

Best Book  
Winner  
No Award Given  
   
 
PHOTOGRAPHY   
Best Published Action or Still Photograph  
Winner Highly Commended
MATT'S FALL
Peter Stoop, Newcastle Herald
(28 January 2005)                       view photo

 

 

 

GOLDEN EYE
Ray Sizer, Shepparton News
(7 January 2005)                              view photo

BLOWING THE START
Julie Mercer, Shepparton News
(14 June 2005)                                 view photo

THE FIELD ACROSS THE MOBILE
Gary Wild, Harness Racer
(December 2004/January 2005)          view photo

Best Published Folio of Photographs  
Winner Commended
GARY WILD, Harness Racer/Harness Racing Weekly/
                   Trackbred               view folio
RAY TITUS, The Advertiser                  view folio
 
   
 
RADIO  
Best Feature / Program To Air  
Winner Highly Commended
HARNESS REWIND
David Fowler & Jim Jacques, Radio 4TAB
(21 August 2005) 
 
INTERVIEW WITH TODD MITCHELL
Len Baker, Harness Review
(15 November 2004)
 
   
 
TELEVISION/VIDEO/FILM  
Best Feature / Program To Air  
Winner Highly Commended
SKY CHANNEL SEW EURODRIVE MIRACLE MILE PREVIEW
New South Wales Harness Racing Club & Sky Channel
(26 November 2004)
 
WORLD OF HARNESS RACING EPISODE 102
David Fowler
(15 May 2005)
 
  Commended
  WORLD OF HARNESS RACING EPISODE 104
David Fowler
(29 May 2005)
 
 
PROMOTION  
Award of Merit for demonstrated excellence in promotion  
Winners Highly Commended
WIN A SHARE IN MISTER D G
Harness Racing Victoria

THE BIGGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR - THE KEVIN & KAY SEYMOUR NURSERY PACE. A FREE FAMILY FUN EVENING
Albion Park Harness Racing Club

SPECIAL PRESENTATION AT THE SEW EURODRIVE MIRACLE MILE BARRIER DRAW AND LEXUS OF PARRAMATTA HAROLD PARK MEDAL DINNER
New South Wales Harness Racing Club
 
 
 
  Commended
  UNHARNESSED CALENDAR
D & P Courts, Inner Circle Promotions

 
 
 
For Awards information pre-2001 refer to the Australian Harness Racing Annual

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