The Central Coast heat of the Australian National Busking Competition was held at The Entrance on Sunday 28 September.
It has continued to be popular with participants and audiences alike, with many people who were new to the event staying for the finale concert of the buskers that had been selected during their morning performances by the judges and audiences to be finalists for the prize giving.
Many people stayed for the concert of the finalist performers to see if the busker they voted for with busking tokens they purchased from the Rotarians won the ‘People’s Choice’ Award.
“It was a great day with heaps of local talent and the finale concert was where all the performers stepped up their performances for a great show,” said a Rotary Club spokesperson. “The People’s Choice is my favourite award because people are voting for their favourite performer and supporting local charity, local Rotary’s Respectful Relationships program supporting Central Coast families leaving domestic violence by buying the fundraising tokens to vote.”
Allan Spencer the founder of the Australian National Busking Championships was joined by Rhia Norcott, DJ with Coast FM, and Erina Rotarian Susie Smith, to undertake the formal judging for the three other categories.
Each category winner, including the People’s Choice automatically gains an invitation to compete at the National Finals in Cooma on Sunday 16th November for the opportunity to become this year’s National Champion.
Fiona Morrison
Youth Director 2024-25
President 2023-24
