APEX 40
It keeps the FELLOWSHIP, the FRIENDSHIPS and the FUN alive!
It keeps the FELLOWSHIP, the FRIENDSHIPS and the FUN alive!
The Wizzie Award was first presented by Launceston Apex 40 in 1979. The Wizzie is presented to the 'Stand Out' Apex 40 member of that year. The Wizzie 'Trophy Winner' is selected at the Annual RORT by the previous year's winner. Winning this prestigious award includes the recipient in the following illustrious company.
| Year | RORT Host Club, State | Wizzie Champion, Club, State |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Melbourne/Gippsland, Victoria | None |
| 1977 | Devonport, Tasmania | None |
| 1978 | Melbourne/Gippsland, Victoria | None |
| 1979 | Launceston, Tasmania | Ern Butler, Melbourne/Gippsland, Victoria |
| 1980 | Bendigo, Victoria | Jenny Littler, Devonport, Tasmania |
| 1981 | Maryborough, Queensland | Ron Clarke, Bendigo, Victoria |
| 1982 | Sunraysia, Victoria | Nance Linton, Mildura, Victoria |
| 1983 | Melbourne/Gippsland, Victoria | Geoff Angus, Melbourne/Gippsland, Victoria |
| 1984 | Devonport, Tasmania | Jean Matthews, Devonport, Tasmania |
| 1985 | Bendigo, Victoria | Beryl Grace, Morella, Western Australia |
| 1986 | Morella, Western Australia | Kevin Harvey, Bendigo, Victoria |
| 1987 | Alstonville, New South Wales | Doug Bassington, Morella, Western Australia |
| 1988 | Riverland, South Australia | Bill Cunliffe (Dec), Melbourne/Gippsland, Victoria |
| 1989 | Wynnum/Manly, Queensland | Gerry Swan, Grafton, New South Wales |
| 1990 | Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) | Lyn Angus, Melboume/Gippsland, Victoria |
| 1991 | Launceston, Tasmania | Veda Dunstan, Launceston, Tasmania |
| 1992 | Grafton, New South Wales | Denise Rolley, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| 1993 | Morella, Western Australia | Bruce Garland Wynnum/Manly, Queensland |
| 1994 | Melbourne/Gippsland, Victoria | Gary Hayton, Dubbo, New South Wales |
| 1995 | Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) | Jan Storay, Launceston, Tasmania |
| 1996 | Wyong, New South Wales | Peter Ryall, Wyong, New South Wales |
| 1997 | Sunshine Coast, Queensland | Pauline Denisenko, Redlands, Queensland |
| 1998 | Port Lincoln, South Australia | Heather Jessop, Wynnum/Manly, Queensland |
| 1999 | Bendigo, Victoria | Margaret O'Neill, Bendigo, Victoria |
| 2000 | Moree, New South Wales | Bob Skinner, Redlands, Queensland |
| 2001 | Heywood & Portland, Victoria | Michael Dawson, Moree, New South Wales |
| 2002 | Redlands, Queensland | Malcolm Clark, Wyong, New South Wales |
| 2003 | Sunraysia, Victoria | Helen Noble, Alstonville, New South Wales |
| 2004 | Norfolk Island | Joan Evans, Wynnum/Manly, Queensland |
| 2005 | Devonport, Tasmania | Kaye Dixon, Devonport, Tasmania |
| 2006 | Nepean Valley, New South Wales | Glyn McKay, Redlands, Queensland |
| 2007 | Mackay (Redlands as host), Qld | Glen Rossiter, Caloundra, Queensland |
| 2008 | Perth, Western Australia | Sandy Harmer, Wyong, New South Wales |
| 2009 | Wyong, New South Wales | Mary Bach, XEPA Great South East, Qld |
| 2010 | Bendigo, Victoria | Ros Chessell, Member at Large, NSW |
In the State of Origin, Victoria has won 8 times, Queensland 9 times, New South Wales 7 times, Tasmania 5 times and Western Australia twice. Most successful Clubs are Melboume/Gippsland, Bendigo, Devonport and Redlands - with 3 wins each. Quite a few other Clubs have won the Wizzie twice.
The Thunderbox appeared at the Wyong Rort in 2009. It was decreed that the Wizzie should go to a female and the Thunderbox to a male. Despite this decree, the 2010 award was made to a female.
| Year | RORT Host Club, State | Thunderbox Champion, Club, State |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wyong, New South Wales | Michael Dawson, Moree, New South Wales |
| 2010 | Bendigo, Victoria | Heather Ellis |