Vale William Bayliss

14/10/1998 to 10/11/2024 William Bayliss with his overall winning piece Torrent Audio Cabinet at the 2019 Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize It is with deep sorrow that we learnt yesterday of the untimely passing of inspiring young woodworker William Bayliss, who tragically lost his life at 26 years old in a motor vehicle accident on Sunday, […]

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Behind the scenes with 2024 Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize Sculpture winner Keith Savage

The 2024 Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize was an exceptional year for entries. Not only did the competition attract the most entries to date, many new entrants courageously entered the prize for the very first time. This year, the winning piece under the ‘Sculpture’ category was ‘Flow’ by Keith Savage. Keith is in the early stages

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Calling all Wood Artisans – Entries now open for the prestigious Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize!

Woodworkers and artisans from across Australia are now invited to enter this prestigious woodworking competition with a conscience, the Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize. From beginners to seasoned professionals, woodworkers of all levels are encouraged to submit entries. Finalists will be in the running to win an overall cash prize of $10,000 as well as a

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Jack Wilms – 2023 Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize People’s Choice winner

Header image: Jack Wilms with Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize Coordinator Corrie Wright Local woodworker to the Sunshine Coast, Jack Wilms took out the People’s Choice Award in the 2023 Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize with his piece ‘Cape Tribulation- Rainforest to the Reef’. Jack shares a little below about what it meant to receive the award,

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Calling all Wood Artisans – Entries now open for the 2024 Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize!

Sponsored by Sunshine Coast Council, the Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize invites woodworkers and artisans from across Australia to enter this prestigious woodworking competition with a conscience.  Finalist pieces of the Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize go on to form the feature exhibition at the Maleny Wood Expo, which will be held May 4 – 6, 2024,

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Set for our biggest exhibition yet!

The Sunshine Coast Wootha Prize is a prestigious national woodworking competition with a conscience and forms the feature exhibition at the Maleny Wood Expo each year. After three years of being cancelled due to the pandemic, it was unclear how the woodworking community would respond to a call to enter the 2023 Sunshine Coast Wootha

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