Many members of Rostrum Mildura find preparing for, and competing in competitions helps them become better speakers. Participants also often gain improved self esteem, decreased general nervousness and fear, improved job opportunities, and other benefits. 

However many members make the choice not to compete, and there is no pressure on them to choose to.

Competitions we can help you succeed in include:

Youth

• Rostrum Voice of Youth (Years 7-12)
• Plain English Speaking Award (Victoria) (NSW) (ages 15-18)
• Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award (Victoria) (NSW) (ages 12-14) 
• Lions Youth of the Year Quest (ages 16-18)
• Rotary 4-Way Test Speech Competition
• AussieSpeak Speaking Challenge for Young Australians (Years 5-12)
• Sunraysia Interschool Theatre Sports (Year 8)
• Class Clowns [stand-up comedy] (Years 9-12)
• Evatt Trophy Competition [debating] (Years 10-12)
• Bond University High School Mooting Competition (Years 11-12)
• Schools Conflict Resolution and Mediation (SCRAM) Competition (Years 9-10)
• Ainger Award for Public Speaking (Years 7-12)
• Heywire [writing for radio] (ages 16-22)
• Tournament of Minds (Prep-Year 10)
• Talkback Classroom [written application, then TV interviewing] (ages 16-18)
• National Youth Roundtable [written application, then discussion] (ages 15-24)
• Rusty Nail Primary School Junior Bush Poetry Competition (primary students)
• Vibe 3on3 Basketball & Hip Hop Challenge
• Bush Film Festival WIN TV Presenter competition (previous years' Years 10-12)
• Goethe Poetry Day [German]
• Ursula Frayne Speech Festival (St Josephs College students)
• Ouyen SC Interhouse Debating Competition (Ouyen SC students)
• ACE Convention (Mildura Baptist School students)
• Mallee Regional Debating Competition (Years 7-10) [in recess]
• YouthSPEAKER of the Year [in recess]
• Vision Generation Public Speaking Competition [in recess]

Victorian Youth

• YMCA Victorian Youth Parliament [written application, then discussion] (ages 16-25)
• Thant Trophy Competition [debating] (Years 10-12)
• VCE Achiever Awards [non-scolastic achievement] (studying at least 2 Year 12 subjects)

NSW Youth

• Hume Barbour/English Speaking Union Trophy [debating] (Year 12)
• Mock Trial Competition (Years 10-11)
• Perez de Cuellar Shield [debating] (Years 10-12)
• YMCA NSW Youth Parliament [written application, then discussion] (Years 9-12)
• Teasdale Cup [debating] (Years 9-10)
• Junior State Debating Championships (Years 9-10)
• The Premier's Debating Challenge for Years 7 & 8 (Years 7-8)
• Hunter Challenge Trophy [debating] (Years 5-6)
• Primary Schools State Debating Championships (Years 5-6)
• Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition  (Years 4-6)

All Ages

• Mildura Eisteddfod [many competitions] 
• Bill French Award
• Dietrich Memorial Competition
• Jo Davis Cup
• Sidney Wicks National Speaking Competition
• Australian Poetry Slam (Victoria) (NSW) [any original spoken word piece]
• Raw Comedy (ages 16+) 
• South Australian Open Bush Poets Championships
• Victorian Open Bush Poetry Championships
• Australian Bush Poetry Championships 
• Barmah Muster Yarn Spinning Championships
• The Man From Snowy River Bush Festival
• Northern Mallee Leadership Program
• Performing Arts Challenge [many competitions]
• Royal South Street Competitions [many competitions]
• Australian National Eisteddfod [many competitions]
• Adelaide Eisteddfod [many competitions]
• Bendigo Eisteddfod [many competitions]
• Broken Hill Eisteddfod [many competitions]
• Balaklava Eisteddfod [many competitions]
• Strathalbyn Eisteddfod [many competitions]
• Manningham Eisteddfod [many competitions]
• Regional Sight & Sound Festival [many competitions]
• National Short Storytelling Competition
• ABC Short Story Project [writing for radio]
• Poetry Idol
• Poetry Out Loud Competition [Gay and Lesbian]
• Deadly Funny [Victorian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders] 
• Woodford Folk Festival Poetry Slam
• CWA of Victoria Public Speaking Contest [CWA members]
• CWA of Victoria Choral and Drama Festival [CWA members]
• Future Classics Radio Script Competition
• Word Wrestling Federation [in recess]
• NSW Writers' Centre Poetry Sprint
• Doris Leadbetter Melbourne Poetry Cup
• Ninbin Performance Poetry World Cup
• Hobart Poetry Pot
• Launceston Poetry Cup
• Tamworth Bush Poetry Competition

Adults

• Rural Ambassador Awards [many components, including communications skills and speech] (ages 20-29)
• Mildura Masters Games (ages 20+)
• Debaters Association of Victoria President's Cup
• Debaters Association of Victoria Melbourne Mini
• Australian Parliamentary Debating Championship

University Students

• Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships
• Australian National Novice Intervarsity Debating Championships
• SIFE National Conference and Championships

Teachers of students interested in competing in any competition involving public speaking are particulary encouraged to contact us for more information about how Rostrum Mildura can help you.