Media Releases
14th National Busking Champions Crowned at $14k event in Cooma
CENTRAL COAST busking duo Denim (aka Mitchi Renegen and Meagan Jane) has been named the 14th Australian National Busking Champions. The award to the acoustic/folk/rock/country duo was made following a day of tough competition at the Australian National Busking...
Two more celebrity judges announced from Australian National Busking Championships
Two more celebrity judges announced from Australian National Busking Championships ..and both are former winners! THE Australian National Busking Championships has announced the second and third celebrity judges for its gala three night/two day combined regional and...
Cooma gets set for “biggest ever” two day/three-night busking/music festival extravaganza
Thousands of people are expected to converge on Cooma on Friday 15 November to Sunday 16 November as the Australian National Busking Championships Inc hosts the Cooma regional heat and the 14th annual Australian championship events amid its biggest ever festival of...
MEDIA RELEASE: Australia’s best buskers on the road to Cooma for $12k national grand finals
November 24 2024 ANBC national grand final at a glance: Australia’s top buskers will play four, 30-minute sets at busking stations around the Cooma CBD from 10am-2.30pm with the presentation on the stage in Centennial Park at 3pm. Members of the public can buy tokens...
MEDIA RELEASE: Australian National Busking Championships develops links with Tamworth Country Music Festival: top judge and Masters awards announced
May 1 2025 COOMA's Australian National Busking Championships has produced many musicians who have gone on to great things, including Felicity Kirchner who won the Toyota Star Maker competition at the Tamworth Country Music Festival this year. Now, the ANBC has made a...
MEDIA RELEASE: ANBC announces local ambassador for Gympie Muster
June 27 2025 COOMA’S Australian National Busking Championships (ANBC) has announced a local emerging musician as its 2025 Ambassador. Berridale singer/songwriter Gabi Forman, 19, will represent the ANBC at the prestigious Gympie Music Muster in Queensland in August...
MEDIA RELEASE: Entries open for Cooma’s double-up 2025 Australian National Busking Championships
RELEASE DATE: Sept 29 2025 ENTRIES have opened for the final heat and grand final of the Australian National Busking Championships, with an unprecedented prize pool of $14,000 cash up for grabs. The not-for-profit ANBC is seeking musicians and performers of all...