February - Tobias Bland

Tobias has been studying acting, film and musical theatre for over 5 years at a local, national and international level.  He travels to Sydney fortnightly to study with the Australian Institute of Performing Arts and recently traveled to the USA to do a short film in Los Angeles and intensive training with the New York Film Academy.  He has played the lead role in a number of Bathurst Carillon Theatre productions including Oliver and most recently Summer of the Aliens.  He has appeared on a number of television commercials and popular shows including Home and Away.

March - Brendan Nelson

Brendan was nominated late last year by Holy Family School for his contribution to the school band for 5 years as a Percussionist and is now in Year 7 at St. Stanislaus College where he has already settled into the College Stage Band.  As Band Captain, Brendan regularly tutored junior band members. He is a scholarship holder at the Mitchell Conservatorium and supports the community by performing in the Bathurst City & RSL Youth Band, and the Mitchell Conservatorium Jazz Ensemble.   

April - Megan Brealey

Megan has recently finished Year 12 at Kelso High school.  She has been involved in the Rock Eisteddfod for 5 years including choreographing the 2007 production. She has received many awards at local eisteddfods for Dance including 1st place in the Gulgong Eisteddfod senior jazz championship.  Megan was a member of the NSW Public Schools Senior Dance Company which required traveling to Sydney weekly for practice.  This year Megan was selected to join the National School of Dance in Newcastle where she is now studying fulltime.

May - Caleb Auhl

Caleb has achieved a significant high level of proficiency on the trombone and is a Mitchell Conservatorium scholarship holder. He plays in many community and school ensembles including the Bathurst Chamber Orchestra, Bathurst City & RSL Concert Band and Youth Band, St Stanislaus College Stage Band, Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble and the renowned Bathurst Brass Boys.

June -  Elise Cooper

Elise has achieved high level performance skills on the oboe and is now only one step away from a Diploma in musical performance.  She is as a member of the Bathurst Youth Orchestra, Macquarie Philharmonia and numerous school ensembles at Mackillop College where she is in year 12. Elise has been awarded scholarships at the Mitchell Conservatorium and has been a soloist and regular performer in the Bathurst community for a number of years.

July - William Jones 

Trumpet/member of Bathurst Brass Boys, Bathurst City & RSL Concert BAnd and Bathurst Youth Band and a member of Swing Factor.