From AUSTRALIAN FAN FUNDS Version 1.0, 23rd August 1995 by Marc Ortlieb and Irwin Hirsh. Collated by Perry Middlemiss. Please send additions, corrections or suggestions to Perry at either

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FFANZ

Founded largely by John Newman in 1983, in an attempt to bring Australian and New Zealand fandoms closer together. The first race was administered by John and Frank MacSkasy Jnr.

1983    Tom Cardy
        Syncon '83, Sydney, Natcon
        Trip Report: "FFANZ for the Memories"
        Other Contenders: Graham Ferner, Michelle Muijsert, Nigel Rowe.

1985    Nigel Rowe
        Aussiecon Two, Melbourne, 1985 Worldcon
        Other Contender: Duncan Lucas.

1986    Roger Weddall (Destination?)
        attended Halleycon, the 1986 NZ Natcon, in Dunedin.
        Other Contender: George Turner.

1987    Lyn McConchie
        CapCon, Canberra, 1987 NatCon
        [Frank MacSkasy Jnr] (Joint winner-declined)
        Other Contenders: Alex & Karen Heatley.

1988    Terry Frost & Karen Vaughn
        Confusion, Christchurch New Zealand
        Other Contenders: Gordon Lingard.

1989    Brian Howell
        Swancon 14, Perth, 1989 NatCon
        Other Contenders: Dan McCarthy, Briar Parkinson.

1991    Alan Stewart
        ForryCon, Wellington New Zealand
        Trip Report: "FFANZ across the Water"
        Unopposed

1992    Rex Thompson
        Syncon '92, Sydney, NatCon
        Trip Report: "From the Prying FFANZ Into the Foyer"
        Other Contenders: Linette Horne.

1993    Ian Gunn & Karen Pender-Gunn
        Defcon, 1993 New Zealand National Convention & Australasian
           Media Natcon. NZ NatCon was in Wellington.
        Other Contenders:  Geoff Tilley, Clive Newall.

1994    Tim Jones
        Constantinople, Melbourne, 1994 Dual NatCon
        Trip report: "Australian Crawl" - Read an excerpt
        Other Contenders: Murray MacLachlan.

1995    Donna Heenan
        ConQuest '95, 1995 New Zealand National Convention
        Unopposed

1996    Evan McCarthy
        attended Swancon 21/Confusion '96 in Perth.
        Unopposed

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