Dorothea McKeller Poetry Awards 2013 - Theme: Where Ever the Wind Blows

The Dorothea McKeller Awards 

is a Nation Wide Poetry Awards Competition.

Website here

Ive been decorating these awards since 2004, the first year I took over the Business.

Each year we try something different

but this year we really went over the top...

Literally!

Reception Entrance:

In line with this years theme:
Where Ever the Wind Blows

and in conjunction with the guest speaker who is a Quantas Pilot

we decided to have Cloud Balloons on the Stage

This is a cluster of around 50 - 60 balloons ranging in size from

90cm to 20cm.

These have been filled with helium so they float above the stage area.

This photo doesnt give any indication of the size of these balloons,

but they are around 4 metres across.

Here is a photo of the full stage.

That is a grand piano in the centre of the stage,

so that is some indication of the size.

Organisers said the balloons were a total hit with the guests and award winners.

Dorothea McKeller Poetry Competition

The Dorothea McKeller Society 

conducts an annual

Poetry Awards that attracts competitors from all over Australia.

Each year children from everywhere submerge on Gunnedah.

for the announcement of the winners.

Each year, it is my pleasure to decorate this event.

This is how it looked this year...

Arch over the welcome desk.

Guests walked through the door to the Civic and under the arch to check in...

Balloon Clusters were throughout the reception area

and then into the staging area..

Unfortunately it was too dark and wide to get a decent photo,

but here is the one section that was lit up.

As all Balloons from Enchanted Events & Balloons are treated for the maximum life

theater goers will enjoy a decorated civic for the coming weeks..