Stuart Bowden Creative

21/08/2026

Tomorrow afternoon, we set off on the first Music Without Limits voyage!

🎵 The Cave Inn & Ambition Road present: Music Without Limits
📅 Saturday 22 August 2026
🕑 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 The Cave Inn, Woolloongabba
🎟️ Free entry – everyone is welcome!

🎟️ Register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfupQcq5zfw4iBtk1pU6aWgiOEHvdc2mw2v9i4NGwoGuEbNVw/viewform

📣 Facebook Event:
https://www.facebook.com/share/14fGs97z33m/

💜 Our donation partner – Indelarts

Supported by the REVIVE fund, a Federal Government initiative.

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15/08/2026

Feeling blessed and honoured to have met so many amazing people today at The Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph Merbein. It was a pleasure to capture moments of the fabulously warm and welcoming community.

Thanks to everyone who came to the event, everyone that participated, and everyone in the TGAVST Committee for making it so memorable!

COMPETITION RESULTS
Thank you to all who participated and put their creations on the table at the 2026 Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph. These are the official results of all categories:

Live stream: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DZmVNAWLx/

Professional Vanilla Slice
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* 1st: Banana Boogie Bakery
* 2nd: Hudaks Bakery
* 3rd: Sunraysia Bread & Butter Bakery

Professional Innovative Vanilla Slice
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* 1st: Sunraysia Bread & Butter - Dean Picken
* 2nd: Banana Boogie - Lauren Govender
* 3rd: Hungie Fangs Artisan Bakery - Damien Gow

Apprentice Vanilla Slice
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* 1st: Sunraysia Bread & Butter - Stavriana Taliadoros
* 2nd: Banana Boogie, Belair SA - Mitch Timberlake
* 3rd: Banana Boogie, Belair SA - Bert Ruisong

Amateur Open Vanilla Slice
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* 1st: Kerrie Eames , Mildura
* 2nd: Nicola Dobricic, Wentworth
* 3rd: Mandy Liddle, Mildura

Registered Kitchen Vanilla Slice
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* 1st: Chefs n Co - Sachdeep Singh
* 2nd: Oasis Aged Care - Briony Nikolich
* 3rd: Bedford Coffee Co - Juliet Drummond

People's Choice
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Winner - Treffene's Hot Bread Shop

Schools Vanilla Slice
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* 1st: Liliana Dobricic, Wentworth
* 2nd: Wentworth Preschool & Long Day Care, Lorikeets
* 3rd: Mildura West Primary School, Grade 3

Professional Fruit Mince Tarts
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* 1st: Ferguson Plarre's Bakehouse, Keilor Park - Steven Plarre
* 2nd: Hudaks Bakery, Mildura
* 3rd: Hungie Fangs, Cobram - Damien Gow

Professional Fruit Cake
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* 1st: North End Bakehouse Shepparton, Shepparton - Matt Aylett
* 2nd: Hudaks Bakery, Mildura - Rebecca Whitney
* 3rd: Hungie Fangs, Cobram - Damien Gow

Amateur Open Fruit Cake
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* 1st: Residents of Murray House, Wentworth
* 2nd: Kerrie Eames, Mildura
* No 3rd place awarded

Apprentice Fruit Cake
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* 1st - North End Bakehouse - Matt Aylett
No 2nd or 3rd place recorded

Registered Kitchen Fruit Cake
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* 1st - Murray House, Wentworth - Ash Allford
* 2nd - Oasis Nursing Home - Briony Nikolich
No 3rd place awarded

Professional Festive Cake
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* 1st: Hungie Fangs Artisan Bakery, Cobram - Damien Gow
* 2nd: Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse - Steve Plarre
* 3rd: North End Bakehouse - Matt Aylett

Professional Plum Pudding
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* 1st: North End Bakehouse, Shepparton - Matt Aylett
* 2nd: Hungie Fangs Artisan Bakery - Damien Gow
* 3rd: Kytons Bakery Australia - Darren Sutton

Registered Kitchen Plum Pudding
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* 1st: Stoney Acre Produce, Callowie, SA
* 2nd: Murray House, Wentworth
No 3rd place awarded

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Photography: Stuart Bowden Creative

11/08/2026

So excited for the custard showdown this weekend!
The Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph Merbein

25/07/2026

Small thought for today
​https://subparadox.substack.com/p/habitual-visionaries

03/06/2026

Witnessed some phenomenally good performances last Sunday at the Milton Common open mic that was hosted by Honey Badger Events Australia. An amazing community of artists expressing themselves for the fun and excitement of live music. Have to thank Dan and Lisa for their stellar work, as always!

These and more photos are available in the photo gallery. Link is at https://OpenMic.stuartbowden.com

01/06/2026

Yesterday's Open Mic hosted by Honey Badger Events Australia at Milton Common was amazing. There were so many exciting and talented people to meet. I've whittled my personally-favourite photos down to 117.

Find the whole gallery here:

https://openmic.stuartbowden.com

30/05/2026

I'll be making photos for today's Open Mic with Honey Badger Events Australia at Milton Common . Sign-onto the board from 1:45, performance start 2pm.

The food menu has some excellent choices.

If you can make this afternoon, you'll find some great and impassioned people playing impactful emotive songs live and in the real world right in front of you!