Awards
2018
Henry Lawson Literary Awards – Gulgong
- An Era Gone – Emerging Written Poem – The Loaded Dog Award- First Prize
Henry Lawson Literary Awards – Grenfell
- Written Poetry – Humorous
- School Cricket – Second Prize
Banjo Paterson Australian Poetry Competition – Orange
- Novice Recital for original poem
- Coodravale Homestead – Second Prize
2019
Henry Lawson Literary Awards – Gulgong
Humorous Written Poetry
- Old Ted’s Pheasants – Highly Commended
- Bush Cricket – Highly Commended
- Shearin’ at Gulgong – Commended
Serious Written Poetry
- An Era Gone – Commended
- The Reunion – Commended
Henry Lawson Memorial and Literary Society – Melbourne
- Written Poetry Awards
- Noel Tennyson Poetry Award
- An Era Gone
2020
Blackened Billy Written Verse Competition
- The Miner and his Mates – Commended
- Settlers Dreams – Commended
Scribes Writers Written Poetry Competition – Victoria
- Jumping to Conclusions – Second Prize – Traditional Verse
Silver Quill Written Competition – Toodyay, Western Australia
- Novice Category for poets who have not won a major writing competition.
- Banjo – First Prize
- The Outback Sailor – Second Prize
- The Old Drover – Commended
2021
Blackened Billy Written Verse Competition
- Convict Settlers – Highly Commended
Tenterfield Oracles of the Bush Written Verse Competition
- The Outback Sailor – Winner – Humorous Verse
Golden Wattle Awards and Queensland Championships for Written Poetry
- Henry – Second Prize – Serious Verse
- The Outback Surfie – Commended – Humorous Verse
Bronze Swagman Written Poetry Competition
- The Banjo – selected for 50th anniversary anthology
King of the Ranges Written Poetry Competition
- Henry – Commended
Betty Olle Written Poetry Awards
- Extracted or Polluted or Extinct – Highly Commended
Silver Quill Written Poetry Awards ( Western Australia Championships)
- I Am Who They Have Been – Second Prize
- Henry – Commended
2022
Blackened Billy Written Verse Competition
- I Am Who They Have Been – Highly Commended
- Soul Searching – Highly Commended
- Silo Art – Commended
The Cloncurry Prize
- The Spirit of the Outback – Runner-Up
The Man From Snowy River Festival
- Victorian Bush Poetry Championships, Corryong
Overall Champion Written Poetry – Silver Brumby Award
- Bailed Up – First Prize Written Serious
- Silo Art – Third Prize
- I Am Who They Have Been – Highly Commended
- Houdini – Third Prize Humorous
The Banjo Paterson Writing Awards – Contemporary Poetry Award
- I Am Who They Have Been – Winner
Selected Poems – ‘Henry’ and ‘Soul Search’
The Boree Log Award
- The Shearers Strike – Highly Commended
- Settler’s Dreams – Commended
Kenilworth Arts Council Written Poetry Award
- Settlers Dreams – Winner
- Banjo – Highly Commended
Betty Olle Poetry Award
- The Spirits of the Outback – Runner Up
- Silo Art – Highly Commended
- A Returned Man – Commended
Kyabram Lions Club 2022 – Best Bush Poet
- Herb McCrum Poetry Award
The Bronze Swagman Anthology 2022- Selected poems
- Soul Search
- Blokes Like Me
2023
The Blackened Billy Written Poetry Competition
- What more could we have done?– Second prize
- The Spirit of the Outback – Commended
King of the Ranges Written Poetry Competition
- Houdini – Winner – Humorous Poem
Betty Olle Award
- The Painting – Winner
- Houdini – Highly Commended
- The Snowy Mountains Surfie – Highly Commended
NSW Written Poetry Championships
- The Dream Team – Winner
- Silo Art – Highly Commended
- The Bachelors and Spinsters (B&S) Ball – Highly Commended
- The Snowy Mountains Surfie – Commended
2024
The Blackened Billy Written Poetry Competition
- The Rivers I Knew – Third Place
- My Country Show – Highly Commended
- The Shearers Strike – Highly Commended
Banjo Paterson Literary Award for Contemporary Poetry
- Extracted or Polluted or Extinct – Winner
The Bronze Swagman Poetry Award
- A Swaggies Christmas – Highly Commended
Boree Log Award
- A Returned Man – Commended
- Reminders of the Past – Highly Commended
- My Country Show – Highly Commended
Scribes Writers Written Poetry Competition
- Lawson – Winner
- The Bachelors and Spinsters (B&S) Ball – Highly Commended
- Banjo – Commended
Betty Olle Award
- My Country Show – Highly Commended
2025
Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW)
Rae Alison Cerhan Australian Ballad Award
- Rivers I Knew – First Prize
The Blackened Billy Written Poetry Competition
- Imagine – Third Place
- On the Shoulders of Giants – Highly Commended
- Rivers – Highly Commended
The Man from Snowy River Festival Victorian Bush Poetry Championships, Corryong
- Overall Champion Written Poetry – Silver Brumby Award
- Rivers – First Prize Written Serious
- Imagine – Second Prize Written Humorous
Banjo Paterson Writing Award for Contemporary Poetry – Orange Readers and Writers Festival
- Soul Search – Winner
The Silver Swagman
- Aussie Country Shows – Winner