Awards
The Don Loveday Oscar
A well-established custom in The Regals Musical Society is the presentation of the Don Loveday Oscar at the conclusion of each season. The current members of the Committee being ineligible, every other member of The Regals is given careful consideration for this highly coveted award. Since its inception, the Don Loveday Oscar has been presented to:
2024 Christine Forbes
2023 Michael Kilbane, Daniel Wakeford
2022 Aaron Wilson
2019 Kelly O'Mara, Flynn Crewes
2018 Berni Wallace, Lexie Hatchman
2017 Georgia Stanton, Tom Ragen
2016 Annette Vitetta-Verges
2015 Stephen Halstead, Lacinda Fisk
2014 Elizabeth Carter, Natasha Bartoshevski
2013 Mal Tuck, Paul Riley
2012 Meagan Fitzpatrick, Tanya Boyle
2011 Stacey Wilson, Keely Soulsby
2010 Adelie Battam, Brad Socal
2009 Nick Hart, Ryan Connell
2008 Karen Hart, Matt Tuck
2007 Ruth Griffiths, Julie Ryan
2006 Peter Kemp, Meg Day
2005 Jacob Nicholls, Luke Loseby
2004 Ken McClenahan, Adam Ring
2003 Sam Cowles, Robert Mason
2002 Paul Morrison, Ken Dillon
2001 Peggy Leto, Damon Sedgwick
2000 James Cain, Joanna Preston
1999 Paul van Dijk, Gail Wright
1998 Craig Stewart, Cristina McRitchie
1997 Jacquie Bruce, Jennifer Faber
1996 Angela McLaren, Katie Zerefos
1995 Yendi Midgley, Colleen Aasa
1994 Lesley Newman, Muray Stanton
1993 Kim Taylor, Coral Hesford
1992 Janet Fitzpatrick, Geoff Stone
1991 Margaret Shaw, Rita Sharrock
1990 Peter Fitzpatrick, Lawrie Sayer
1989 Dianne Hitchen, Greg Warman
1988 Megan Pfeiffer, Claire Counsel
1987 Trevor Murphy, Sean Morrison
1986 Lorraine Ackland, Debra Collinet
1985 Sally Findlay, Brian McGann
1984 Julie Howard, Alan Findlay
1983 Janet Hesford, Mark Wong
1982 Jo-Ann Gavan, Mary Jones-Duff
1981 Chris Moynihan, Pam Jackson
1980 Eris Rogers, Sue Parkinson
1979 John Belgre, Ross Kalie
1978 Rae Martin, Debbie McGlinn
1977 Anne Betts, Karen Cullen
1976 Brian McGann, Karen Dermody
1975 Jan Kannar, Julie Chadder
1974 Carol Lyn, Alan Fussell
1973 Cheryl Morrison, Bill Cullen
1972 Ross Findlay, Anne Downey
1971 Helen Parkin, Silvia Collins
1970 Robert O’Brien
1969 Dennis Troy, Greg Durham
1968 Diane Comans, Terry Parkes
1967 Kay Searle
1966 Jan Neely, Betty Irwin
1965 Jack Bailey, Ruth White
1964 Carol Simpson, Jan Coffey
1963 Anne Petschler, Colin Jenner
1962 Don McKenzie, Kerry Targett
1961 Lorraine Edwards, Maureen Healion
1960 Peter Noble
1959 Ted Reid
1958 John Hinves, Marlene Trickett
1957 Alf Smith, Pam Luxford
1956 Barbara Bowerman, Peter Morgan
1955 Bill Carney
1954 Jean Osborn
1953 Dot Walton, Norm Chessell
1952 Bob Toddie
1951 Alf Fletcher
1950 Jean Taunton
1949 Ray Mulroney
1948 Maria Pollard, Alf Fletcher
1947 Alf Smith
D.R.E.S.S. Circle Award
An award to recognise individuals "Deserving Recognition for Extraordinary Service to the Society." This award is presented to a member who has helped the society thrive outside of production support.
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2024 Mel Hogan
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Hesford Mason Award
An award in honour of Coral Hesford and Sue Mason, that acknowledges the outstanding performances and contributions of our younger cast members.
2024 Callum Smith
2023 Nicholas Otomancek, Sofia Piovesan, Lachlan Stirling
2022 Izak Allen, Giorgia Ponticello
2019 Brooke Cotton, Liam Carr, Kurt Steggles
2018 Flynn Crewes, Kate Wilson
2015 Caitlin Frazer, Oliver Noakes
2013 Claire Riley
2011 Rhian Turner, Isabel Johnson
2009 Claire Riley
2008 Malya Kay
2007 Nick Hart, Chloe Aston
2006 Sarah Mason, Megan Socal
Frederick J Dunne Award
2010 James Swain
2009 Jon Prowse
2008 Lauren Nalty
2006 Paul Bisby
Life Members
Current -
Julian Batchelor, Veronica Bray-Saville, Mary Jones-Duff, Pamela Kraft, Peggy Leto, Maxine Lloyd, Doug Loney, Dianne McGann, Brian McGann, Jan Milne, Robyn Moggs, Cheryl Morrison, John Morrison, Paul Morrison, Joyce Reynolds, Jean Russell, Peter Sharratt, Julie Stanton, Murray Stanton, Ruth Vosz.
Past -
Coral Hesford, Sue Mason.
Click here for news and pictures of the ceremonies to award our most recent Life Members.
Honorary Members
Francois Alleaume, David Bassford, Janet Fitzpatrick, Luke Lynch, John Plaege, Ron Pragnell.
Patrons
George Moore,
Helen Zerefos,
The Mayor of Rockdale.
