VOCAL PERPETUAL TROPHY
2022 Faye Nikakis
2021 Jessica Pocev
2020 Lavinia Tosev
2019 Georgia Triantafillopoulos
2018 Angelica Del Bono
2017 Natasha Brancatisano
2016 Jemma Paraskevas
2015 Abbey Slattery
2014 Ashleigh Millo
2013 Monica Arena
​2012 Taylah Garni
2011 Josie Mamo
2010 Claudia Spaseska
2009 Jena Marino
2008 Laura Panzarino
2007 Rosalie Marafioti
2006 Lora Baldassarro
2005 Vittoria Campisi, Steven Mifsud
2004 Gary Trovato, Jessica Castellano
2003 Sherini Oliva, Sophia Kassis
MUSIC PERPETUAL TROPHY
2022 Alexander Petrovski
2019 Bianca Schembri
2018 Bianca Schembri
2017 Bianca Schembri
2016 Bianca Schembri
2015 Matt Reed
2014 Matt Rossi
2013 Tom Dove
2012 Adi Durai
2011 Jake Zammit
2010 Adi Durai
THE DIRECTORS AWARD
2022 Demie Bagnato
2019 Demie Bagnato
2018 Emma Gekas
2017 Abbey Slattery
2016 Lavinia Tosev
2015 Vincent Scarpino
2014 Abbey Slattery
2013 Abbey Slattery, Angelo Vasilakakos
OUTSTANDING VOCAL ABILITY AWARD
2022 Rayanne Rachrache, Trinity Rivelli
2019 Emma Gekas, Lavinia Tosev
2018 Georgia Triantafillopoulos, Lavinia Tosev
2017 Ciara Muscat, Lavinia Tosev
2016 Tori Flynn, Jade Reaburn
2015 Tori Flynn, Jade Reaburn
2014 Tori Flynn, Matt Cicero
2013 Hannah Magee, Matt Cicero
2012 Monica Arena, Matt Cicero
2011 Bianca Romero, Jena Marino, Matt Cicero
2010 Bianca Romero, Jena Marino
2009 Claudia Spaseska, Amber Serre
2008 Lora Baldassarro, Tori Zammit-Mifsud, Taylah Garni
2007 Lora Baldassarro, Jena Marino
2006 Lora Baldassarro, Jacqueline Ivosevic, Lochie Thomson
2005 Lora Baldassarro (twice) Lucy Di Salvo, Jacqueline Ivosevic
2004 Natasha Brancatisano, Manny Mamo, Claudia Spaseska, Tori Campisi
2003 Grace Piccolo, Stacey Butera, Rhiannon Leach
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER
2022 Jasper McDonald Parsons, Bianca Schembri
2019 Mikhaela Cugliari, Bianca Schembri
2018 Jessica Pocev, Dylan Gekas
2017 Brittney Fitzgerald, Bianca Schembri
2016 Mikhaela Cugliari, Jessica Pocev
2015 Georgia Triantafillopoulos, Jessica Pocev
2014 Grace De Losa, Dimitra De Losa, Liana Fisicchia
2013 Taylah Garni
2011 Alexandra Erougian
2010 Vittoria Campisi, Taylah Garni
2009 Vittoria Campisi, Laura Panzarino, Claudia Spaseska
2008 Vittoria Campisi
2007 Jacqueline Ivosevic
2006 Vittoria Campisi
2005 Shani Kassis, Sherini Oliva
2004 Vittoria Campisi, Stephanie Dias, Rebecca Malivindi, Stacey Zachos
MOST IMPROVED
2022 Sierra Bugeja, Victoria Hughes, Ava Sammartino, Anagi Colombage, Lucas Liu, Eleni Tzimas
2019 Joel Hanness, Mia Amaru, Mikayla Abdo, Amy Graetz, Jade Reaburn
2018 Faye Nikakis, Cherleynah Falzon, Alide Gorlin,Isabelle De Agostino Nick Peterson, Isabella Porter
2017 Isabella Porter, Olivia Peterson, Nathan Inguanti x 2, Jessica Pocev, Demie Bagnato
2016 Brittney Fitzgerald, Milica Ivanovic, Maddie Graham, Emma Duncan, Bianca Schembri, Callum Mousley
2015 Demie Bagnato, Lavinia Tosev x 2, Joe Flynn, Kelsey Mills, Alycia Sherry
2014 Chelsea McGarry, Diana Taranto, Joe Flynn, Vincent Scarpino, Nathaniel Mir,
2013 Rhiannon Osoba, Tahlia Trajkovski, Andrew Demetriou, Matt Rossi, Elise Smith
2012 Natasha Cvitkovic, Cherleynah Falzon
2011 Monica Arena, Karishma Mohan, Lucy Pham
2010 Marieclaire Freeman, Adriana Spaseska,Olivia Peterson
2009 Maria Zurzolo, Sheridan Harbour, Audrey Jones, Renee Gervasoni
2008 Kahli Flekac
2007 Nancy Stuto, Mikaelah Falzon, Stephanie Kennedy
2006 Antionette Tripodi, Amber Serre
2005 Shani Kassis, Monique Dennehy, Jena Marino, Renee Hanson
2004 Sarah Hutchinson, Kahli Flekac
2003 Claudia Spaseska, Tori Campisi, Adriana Spaseska
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
2022 Andrew Dianawati, Dean Sacco, Olivia Efremov, Elijah Dias, Sofia Finnochiaro, Isobel Moschini
2019 Milica Ivanovic, Melissa Truccolo, Trinity Rivelli, Alide Gorlin, Kirra Gilmour
2018 Alannah Pierotti, Lyla Digrazia, Emma Duncan,Shaelyn Maljanek, Daniel Siliato, Stephanie Panagiotidis
2017 ​Grace Edwards, Alide Gorlin, Nick Peterson, Alycia Sherry, Sandra Tomlinson, Lucas Siliato, Trinity Rivelli
2016 ​Lavinia Tosev, Stephanie Panagiotidis, Shaelyn Maljanek Mikhayla Di Stefano, Jake Sacchetta, Emma Gekas
2015 ​Chris Graham, Amy Lea Gibbs, Natasha Brancatisano, Julia Martino, Mahen Pathirana
2014 ​Brittney Fitzgerald, Brianna Ceniti, Emma Lloyd, Miranda Pitruzzello, Shyna Lal,
2013 Vincent Scarpino, Julia Martino, Nikita Reali, Emily Ermstrang, Lawrence Di Stefano
2012 Deanna Ganci, Andrew Demetriou, Rob Jones
2011 Renee Ruane, Erandi Banneyake, Vanessa Sudano
2010 Alycia Sherry, Natasha Cvitkovic, Ashleigh Millo
2009 Rhiannon Leach, Ashleigh Stewart, Ashley Manini, Karishma Mohan, Alana Di Salvo
2008 Giulia Giuffrida, Tayla Ewens, Jessica Attard
2007 Sinead Borkovic, Rocky Lo Gozzo
2006 Frank Romania, Veronica Gentile, Josie Mamo
2005 Elise Ivosevic, Rosie Marafioti, Maeve Oakley, Nicole Muscat
2004 Natasha Brancatisano, Justin Lancaster, Laura Panzarino
2003 Daniel Dispinzeri, Marie Camarotto
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BEST 1ST YEAR
2022 Holly Stankovski, Sofia Bergonzo
2019 Laura Santilli, Isobell Moschini
2018 Ashlee Reaburn, Charlotte Sutton
2017 Chelsea Hawke, Dylan Gekas
2016 Martin Gauci, Isabella Porter
2015 Bonnie Breen, Joanne Stella
2014 Rebecca Arena, Anthony Natoli, Jack Do, Callum Mousley
2013 Nicholas Peterson, Alana Orsulic,Tegan Matthews
2012 Liana Fisicchia, Georgia Triantafillopoulos
2011 Abbey Slattery
2010 Jessie Payet, Jessica Samuel
2009 Andrew Demetriou, Vanessa Veneziano
2008 Natalie Petrie, Stephanie Ciantar
2007 Monique Bentham
2006 Tori-Zammit Mifsud
GROUP VOCAL ACHIEVEMENT
2019 Mikaelah Falzon
2018 Mikaelah Falzon
2017 Jessica Pocev
2016 Olivia Peterson, Josie Campisi
2015 Olivia Peterson, Josie Campisi
2014 Olivia Peterson, Josie Campisi, Alycia Sherry
2013 Olivia Peterson, Sam Sweerts, Alana Di Salvo
​2012 Brittney Fitzgerald, Ashleigh Millo and Jessie Payet
2011 Alicya Sherry, Josie Campisi, Jessica Samuel, Lisa Benevento
TEACHER VOCAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2022 Tessa Hughes, Dylan Gekas, Alide Gorlin, Maanya Menon, Natalie Huong, Senoli Paranamanna, Olivia Peterson
2019 Brittney Fitzgerald, Rayanne Rachrache, Lyla Di Grazia, Emma Duncan, Anagi Colambage, Anastasia Kotsis, Umaya,
Laura Santilli
2018 Demie Bagnato, Angelica Delbono, Jade Reaburn, Marianna El-assaad, Leoni DiStefano, Allegra Jreige, Rebecca Saunders,
Diana Taranto,
2017 ​​Emma Duncan, Mikaelah Falzon, Emma Gekas, Evander Tosone, Clare Numa, Mikhaela Cugliari, Alice Soison, Daniel Neralic,
2016 ​​Grace De Losa, Angelo Vasilakakos, Deanna Ganci, Angelica Del Bono, Kelsey Mills, Kirra Stapleton
2015 ​​Brittney Fitzgerald, Ciara Muscat, Jemma Paraskevas, Jade Reaburn, Andrew Demetriou, Lyla Di Grazia, Bianca Schembri
2014 ​​Kayla Borg, Emily MacFarlane, Alana Orsulic, Monica Arena, Emma Gekas, Jade Reaburn
2013 Carissa Wilson, Nicholas Vasilakakos, Tori Flynn, Alessia Cuda, Cailin Debrincat, Jessica De Bortoli
2012 Yianna Solakis, Laura Panzarino, Elisa Iannunzio, Josie Campisi, Tori Flynn, Natalie Petrie, Rachelle Pantalleresco, Olivia Peterson
2011 Matt Cicero, Jessie Payet, Tre Samuels, Jasmine Harvey, Yamni Mohan
2010 Jessica Samuel, Diana Taranto, Laura Panzarino, Jasmine Harvey
2009 Alex Latham, Lorena Fisicchia, Lucy Pham
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MUSIC TEACHER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2022 Ava Borg, Sabrina Basic, Lillian Berry, Athulyan Muthukumar, Lucas Siliato, Liam Logha, Derek Liu
2019 Alannah Pierotti, Bianca Schembri, Callum Mousley, Sean Wall, Alexandra Homatopoulos
2018 Faye Nikakis, Steven Karapanagiotidis, Cabe Hanness, Philip Homatopoulos, Alexandra Homatopoulos, Athulyan
2017 ​​Hayley Mousley, Steven Karapanagiotidis, Stephanie Panagiotidis, Trinity Rivelli, Dionne Myors, Lachlan Astell, Joanna Gustavsson
2016 ​​Hayley Mousley, Abbey Slattery, Bianca Schembri, Demie Bagnato, Monique Hrehoresin, Steven Karapanagiotidis
2015 ​​Diana Taranto, Bianca Schembri, Jack Do, Isobel Bilous, Steven Karapanagiotidis, Adi Durai
2014 ​​Sam Candotti, Taylah Hadathy, Audrey Jones, Steven Karapanagiotidis, Dimitri Hancox, Rebecca Arena
2013 Alexander Petrovski, Justin White, Nathan Mir, Matt Rossi
2012 Michael Sauro, Matt Rossi, Matt Zammit, Zac Tetradis
2011 Leslie Reyes, Adi Durai, Lucas Watson, Robbie Smarelli, Nick Dove
2010 Justin White, Andrew Tamplin, Thomas Dove, Michael Sauro, Matthew Read
2009 James Tait, Luke Cassar, Marisa Di Mattia, Stephen Walton, Bianca Raffin, Sara Boutros, David Fornaro, Zach Falzon, Brigitte
Williams, David Caputo, Adam Oddo
2008 Eloise Freeman
2007 Anthony Marino
2006 Chris Castellano
2005 Michael Marafioti, Steve Mifsud
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SONGWRITING ACHIEVEMENT
2022 Brett Ashby
2019 Angelica Del bono
2018 Emma Gekas
2017 Demie Bagnato
2016 Andrew Rivelli
2015 Jemma Paraskevas
2014 Jemma Paraskevas, Taylor Maney
RECORDING ACHIEVEMENT
2022 Abbey Slattery
2019 Faye Nikakis
2018 Faye Nikakis
2017 Georgia Triantafillopoulos
2014 Chelsea McGarry
2013 Jessie Kovacek
2012 Abbey Slattery
2010 Jena Marino, Alexandra Erougian
2009 Laura Panzarino
2005 Jessica Castellano
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TDP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2022 Talise Borg
2019 Jessica Pocev
BAND ACHIEVEMENT
2018 Dylan Gekas
2017 ​ Bianca Schembri, Smiling Politely Band
2016 ​Bianca Raffin, Bianca Schembri, Isabella Porter, Jessie Do
2015 ​Bianca Raffin, Steven Karapanagiotidis, Callum Mousley, Alexander Petrovski x 2, Caitlin Black
2014 ​Bianca Raffin, Steven Karapanagiotidis, Matt Rossi, Caleb Cicero
2013 Matt Zammit, Matt Reed, Steven Karapanagiotis
2012 Monica Arena, Adi Durai, Tom Dove
10 YEAR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Emanuele Mamo
Josie Mamo
Claudia Spaseska
Adriana Spaseska
Ashleigh Millo
Jena Marino
Sherini Oliva
Rhiannon Leach
Mikaelah Falzon
Diana Taranto
Taylah Garni
Yamni Mohan
Cherleynah Falzon
Ricky Muscat
Casey Newbold-Kerr
Rocky Loprevite
Troy Grech
Jessie Kovacek
Olivia Peterson
Steven Karapanagiotidis
Abbey Slattery
Monica Arena
Jessica Pocev
Alexander Petrovski
15 YEAR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Ashleigh Millo
Emanuele Mamo
VAS HALL OF FAME
Ashleigh Millo
Emanuele Mamo
VAS COMMUNITY AWARD
2022 Pina Mamo
2019 Lidia Pocev
2018 Celeste Davies, Andrew Millo, Pino Bertolini
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VAS TEACHER OF THE YEAR
2022 Sam Olivieri
2019 Ricky Muscat
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20 YEAR SPECIAL AWARDS
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Vocalist of the Decade: Jade Reaburn
Performer of the Decade: Olivia Peterson
Musician of the Decade: Bianca Schembri
Special Achievement Award: Demie Bagnato
Parent of the Decade: Tracey Slattery
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10 YEAR SPECIAL AWARDS
Vocal Performance of the Decade: Lora Baldassarro
Performer of the Decade: Vittoria Campisi
Special Achievement Award: Laura Panzarino
Parent of the Decade: Dominic Marino
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We are incredibly proud and honoured to have won or been Finalists in a variety of awards over the past 20 years. We thank those organisations for their support and belief in us to continue to offer amazing opportunities, mentoring, sound business practice, determination and the utmost belief in music education in this country.
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We are even prouder of the students of all ages that have passed through our doors since we opened in 2003.
Congratulations to all our past award winners and especially to those winners of our Vocal & Music Perpetual Trophies that continue to fly the VAS legacy through their musical journeys.
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2019 Top Music School Award: Shine Vocal Competition
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2018 Outstanding Achievement:
Spirit of Moonee Valley Awards (Liz Tripodi)
Hume City Council Arts Award (Emanuele Mamo)
Small Business of the Month Yellow Pages
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2017 Northern Multicultural Business Awards:
Women's Business Champion (Liz Tripodi)
Excellence in Business (VAS) and Arts/Culture
(Liz Tripodi) City of Moonee Valley Finalist
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2016 Moonee Valley Foundation Award (Emanuele Mamo)
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2015 Bank of Melbourne Small Business Finalist
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2010 3AW Business of the Month
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2009 Spirit of Moonee Valley Award Arts/Culture (Liz Tripodi)
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2008 Victorian Multicultural Commission Award (Liz Tripodi)
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2005 Moonee Valley Foundation Award (Liz Tripodi)
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2004 City of Moonee Valley Excellence in Business Innovation
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2003 Leader Newspapers Business Awards Finalist