Compere's extraordinaire Melinda Schnieder and Jim Haynes

Kasey Chambers and Carter & Carter have been named Australiaís top entertainers and Sydney's Shoestring Records have taken out Independent Record Company of the Year at the 2003 Australian Country Music Achiever Awards in Sydney.

In a repeat of last year's presentations, Kasey was named Toyota Entertainer of the Year for the second year running, as were Carter & Carter with the Independent Entertainer of the Year title (Entertainer of the Year is for acts signed to major labels or distribution while the Independent award is for those without major signing or distribution).

Grenville Turner, owner/operator of leading Australian music distributor One Stop Entertainment, was named winner of the prestigious Industry Achiever Award.

Dynamic record label Compass Bros Records was named winner of the Capital News Major Record Company of the Year award while Pat Drummond's highly successful Independent Record Label, Shoestring Records won Independent Record Company of the Year.

ABC Music Publishing took out Pages Event Equipment Publishing Company of the Year, also for the second year running, while leading record producer Rod McCormack was named Producer of the Year.

Cori Hopper, a relative newcomer to the country music scene, took out the Country Music Channel Video Director of the Year title while Mike Smith, owner/operator of NfS Publicity and Editor of Country Music Capital News, was named winner of Media Achiever of the Year.

The Brisbane-based Country Music Store took out the Retailer of the Year award, also for the second time running, while Kasey Chambers was also named winner of the PPCA (Phonographic Performance Company of Australia) Award for Most Broadcast Country Artist.

Photos of the event below.....

Jim and Melinda with Sweeney and Killen

Col Joye and Jim Haynes

Chris O'Hearn From EMI

Corey Hopper, Kasey's Partner and Clipmaker picks up the award

The Country Music Store's Ron Adsett. Retailer Of The Year

Jim Hayes and Gina Jeffries

Gina Jeffreys

Gina with Producer and husband Rod McCormack

Mike Smith from NFS receives his award for Media Achiever of the Year

Col Joye and Jim Haynes share a laugh

Pat Drummond picks up the Independent Record Company of the Year Award for Shoestring Records

ABC Enterprises Pick up a gong

Shoestring Records Artists Allan Caswell, Karen Lynne & Mark Tempany
with label owners Carol &
Pat Drummond

Jim Haynes with Carter and Carter

Melinda Schnieder, Brendon Walmsley congratulate Grahame Thompson from Compass

CMAA Vice Chairman, John Arnold announces Smokey Dawson

More 'Winners and Grinners' For Compass Records

Dot Smokey and CMAA President, John Williamson

Carter and Carter...Independent Artists of the year

All Smiles

Kasey Chambers wins yet another gong!

Jimmy Little, Melinda Schnieder and Jim Haynes

Jimmy Little and Melinda Scnieder

Jimmy Little and One Stop's Grenville Turner

Monday September 15 2003
Photography by Terry Phillpot

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