Anyway, because this is a comic-related site, I'm not going to give you details of our travels, nor of our adventures travelling to and from Bendigo (interesting as they may be to some), and focus on the Stanley Awards instead. Here were the recipients of this year's Awards, held in Old Parliament House on Saturday night, 17th November 2018....



The cartoonists entering the Hall of Fame this year were: the well-and-truly-alive Alan Moir, the late George Sprod (accepted by his niece in a warm speech) and Syd Miller. Despite my being in touch with Syd's daughter Robin in the 1980s, it seems that no living relative was able to be found....
Photo clockwise from directly above: The winners; Special Guest Jeff Keane with myself; Best Cartoon on the Night winner Danny Zemp; 'President for Life' Jules Faber with MC Dr Karl Kruszelnicki; the Stanley Steamers; Christopher Downs showed how it was done, and I purchased this for my workmates (although I have not been able to locate it since); my mate Jim Bridges of the Australian Cartoon Museum and myself; Ian Jones with Judy Nadin; Margaret Cameron with David Rowe; Special Guests Mark Sexton with George Miller |