The Australian Concerto & Vocal Competition Inc would like to gratefully acknowledge the support of the James Cook University who have been a major sponsor since 1992 and the Townsville City Council who are now our major sponsors, and our continuing local corporate sponsors and donors. We welcome the sponsorship of Theme & Variations Piano Services, Brisbane & Sydney who provide us with Steinway pianos for the Competition.

We would also like to gratefully acknowledge our Prize Money Sponsors, who include James Cook University, Loloma Jewellers, SantaLucia Property Group,  Parry Nissan, Joy Rutledge, T'ville & District Music Teachers Assn., Australian Strings Assn (Northern Branch), Print Music,  Angelene Bourne, and other generous individual donations for this years' event. We would also like to thank the support from Ishiyama Foundation, Kevin Lightfoot Piano Tuner, and Geon Printer. 

We are excited to be able to offer the additional prize for the winner of the Open Section in the form of an additional performance opportunity. This award, the John Hopkins Performance Fellowship Award, has been dedicated to Professor Hopkins for the wonderful contribution he has made to the artistic community of Townsville and North Queensland, and made possible by a generous donor from our own community.

 We would also like to thank the teachers and accompanists of all participants for their dedication and hard work, and the participants. for making this an exciting and memorable event.