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What a great Inaugural Homestead A.C.M.A.  / Harvey Norman Morayfield Junior Talent Expo 2007.
 
Congratulations to all the Juniors who performed on the day. Every one of them performed to the best of their ability and the standard was high so the winners can be proud of their achievements.
 
Our theme is "Reaching for the Stars" and  we surely will see future Stars come from the performers we were privileged to be entertained by.
From the feedback I have received, the Contestants all had fun and are eagerly looking forward to coming back next year. 
 
My sincere thanks to all of the following  people ...
 
Our own Homestead Band Members ( all of you ) who played for most of the day with only a short lunch break. Thanks also to all other visiting  backing artists throughout the day. The backing was excellent and very much appreciated by the contestants.
( The Homestead Band's feature performance left the audience screaming for more and deservedly so !!!! ). Next year this spot will be filled by our Overall winner - Kimberley Thompson. ( What a talented and dynamic performer ). 
 
Our Sound Engineer Peter Smith who made sure the contestants could be heard at their best.
 
The Stage hands who kept the continuity of the programme running smoothly.
 
Debbie Jensen who ran the back stage like clockwork.
 
The Ladies who ran the door, Pam Matthews & Bonnie Palmer.
 
The wonderful Queenie Lodge for taking the time to run our Youth Talent Expo raffles on the day and for the past few months.
( And she is not even a Homestead Member - How good is that !!!! )
 
John Boetje & Fiona Cole who had the huge responsibility of making sure the scores were tallied correctly, that the certificates were printed and that we had the correct winners at the end of the day.
 
All the Homestead Volunteer crew who came in on Friday morning (to set up), worked late into the evening, around 1am. on Saturday and also returned on Sunday morning (to clear everything away) with not a murmur of a complaint from any one of them.
( THIS IS WHAT VOLUNTEERING IS ALL ABOUT ). ( Well done - great teamwork )
 
To Heather Fraser for overseeing the tasks that needed to be done on the day and making my job a lot easier. ( Very much appreciated )
 
To a very professional team of Comperes, Darryn Robinson, Barbara Hall, Bob Cole and Tracy Robinson, who are a credit to Homestead.
 
To our Judges who gave their time willingly,
Trevor Johnson, Hugo Fitz-Herbert, Paul Wilson, Gina Sterling, Rhonda Hopkins and Cheryl-Lee Garnett.
Thank you all for the high praise you have extended to Homestead on the running of our Festival. They are especially appreciated words considering the amount of years you all have behind you in experience.
 
To Beachmere Lions Club who provided the catering. The food was plentiful, fresh and delicious. ( A job well done ).
 
To Leisa Bye our official Photographer who spent the whole day taking great shots of the contestants. 
 
High praise to the Youth Talent Expo Committee for 2007.
This wonderful group of people worked tirelessly to bring the day together and thanks to their efforts it was highly successful. The small memento that they received is nowhere near enough, but I hope it will forever remind them of our first Homestead Youth Talent Expo.
My grateful thanks to ... Peter Bigg, Homestead President, Bob Cole, Secretary, Frank Moroney, Treasurer, Tracy Robinson, Media Advertising, John Boetje, Computer Guru, and Norm Smith, Committee Member.
 
Special thanks to Tracy Robinson who took on the role of Coordinator's assistant for the day. She is worth her weight in gold and her efforts are sincerely appreciated.
 
To our MAJOR SPONSORS, Harvey Norman, Morayfield ... Electrical, Computers, Bedding and Furniture Franchisees
I offer our sincere appreciation and hope to have you on board again next year. 
 
Finally I would like to thank all our other Sponsors, many of whom have already assured me they will definitely be there again next year. Please support them whenever you can.
ELLAWAYS MUSIC
CABOOLTURE MOTEL
"STUDIO 51", GYMPIE
CABOOLTURE SHIRE COUNCIL'S "URBAN COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL" 
MORAYFIELD MUSIC
ALL PURPOSE WORKWEAR AND SAFETY
CABOOLTURE SCREENPRINTERS
ACTION TROPHIES
and KEY MUSIC. 
 
To everyone who was there to help ( in any way ) on the day, I want to congratulate you all on a very smooth operation and I am so proud of all of you.  Looking forward to the 2008 Youth Talent Expo. 
 
Laurie Sterling
(Coordinator)