



Honour board
The Dalemain Australian Marmalade Award Winners
2026
HOMEMADE
OVERALL WINNER
Reuben Kooperman
Seville Orange Marmalade
Reuben Kooperman
Grapefruit Marmalade
Linda Costa
Cumquat Marmalade
Lois James
Marmalade with Native Fruits
Gabriella Hartig-Franc
Savoury Marmalade
Gabriella Hartig-Franc
Any other Marmalade
Reuben Kooperman
Marmalade with Alcohol
Joint Winners
Tomoko Kubomi
Charla Smith
Best Presented
Lorraine Dore
HOMEMADE GOLD AWARD WINNERS
Charla Smith - Alcohol (Orange & Whiskey)
Tomoko Kubomi - Alcohol (Hebesu, Japanese pear & Dassai Shochu)
Lois James - Cumquat
Jennette Hanlon - Grapefruit
John Tierney - Grapefruit
Kenichi Saito - Grapefruit (Buntan)
Kenichi Saito - Grapefruit
Linda Costa- Grapefruit
Peter Bailey - Grapefruit (Ruby)
Rosemary Oborn - Grapefruit
Yukiko Tsuchida - Grapefruit (Pink)
Linda Costa - Native (Red Centre limes)
Gabriella Hartig -Franc - Native (Seville & Davdison Plum)
Bill Knight - Native (Seville, Blood Orange & Aromatic Australian Bitters)
Gabriella Hartig-Franc - Other (3 Fruits)
Gabriella Hartig-Franc - Other (Seville & Blood Orange)
Kenichi Saito - Other (Grapefruit & Pineapple)
Linda Costa - Other (Heritage Orange)
Mari Kawamura - Other (Green Yuzu)
Reuben Kooperman - Other (Buddha's Hands)
Reuben Kooperman - Other (Myer Lemon)
Reuben Kooperman - Other (Buddha's Hands & Pear)
Rosemary Oborn - Other (Orange & Ginger)
Taeko Kirino - Other (Orange & Pineapple)
Wendy Marshall - Other (Tangello)
Gabriella Hartig-Franc - Savoury (Seville to Sichuan)
Gabriella Hartig-Franc - Savoury (Sichuan Sunset)
Lorraine Dore - Savoury (Lemon Chilli)
Andy Wall - Seville
Andy Wall - Seville
Bill Knight - Seville
Catherine Schmidli - Seville
Frank Piscioneri - Seville
Gabriella Hartig-Franc - Seville
Jacqueline Grant - Seville
Jane McGregor - Seville
Lorraine Dore - Seville
Merik Koralege - Seville
Reuben Kooperman - Seville
William Nappin - Seville
ARTISAN
Artisan competition overall winner
Holly House - Libby Wyllie - Seville
Artisan competition ANY OTHER CITRUS
Thornleigh Farm (Meredith Dunford)
Artisan competition ALCOHOL
Fruits of Strathmore - Julie Park
Artisan competition SEVILLE
Holly House - Libby Wyllie
ARTISAN GOLD AWARD WINNERS
3 Jars Full - Heather Cardinal - Alcohol - Cumquat & Drambuie
Fruits of Strathmore - Julie Parke - Alcohol - Orange & Whisky
Holly House - Libby Wyllie - Seville
Pappa Jams - Robert Scott - Any Other - Tangello
Mogu Kitchen - Yukiko Kubota - Any Other - Naoshichi (Japanese citrus)
Vegetus Matsouka - Kyoto Matsouka - Any Other - Yuzu
Thornleigh Farm - Meredith Dunford - Any Other - Pomelo, Valencia & Bush Lemon
Holly House - Libby Wyllie - Any Other - 3 Fruits
Maria D's - Maria Denney - Seville
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2025
HOMEMADE
Overall Joint Winners
Linda Costa - Native
Libby Wyllie - Grapefruit
Seville Orange Marmalade
Catherine Schmidli
Grapefruit Marmalade
Libby Wyllie
Cumquat Marmalade
Linda Costa
Marmalade with Native Fruits
Linda Costa
Marmalade with Alcohol
Kosaka Enomoto
Any other citrus - Joint Winners
Mari Kawamura - Hebesu
Andy Wall - Orange
Best Presented
Lorraine Dore - Marmalade Train
HOMEMADE GOLD AWARD WINNERS
Linda Costa - Cumquat
Linda Costa - Cumquat
Mark Dale - Cumquat
Helen Chisholm - Cumquat
Wendy Marshall - Cumquat
Jennifer Brooke - Cumquat
Libby Wyllie - Grapefruit
Lorraine Dore - Grapefruit
Wendy Marshall - Grapefruit
Andrea Pugh - Grapefruit
Linda Costa - Native
Rebecca Lim - Native
Helen Chisholm - Native
Bruce Botta - Native
Mari Kawamura - Other (Hebsu)
Andy Wall - Other (Orange)
Reuben Kooperman - Other (Buddha & tangelo)
Catherine Schmidli - Other (Tangelo & mandarin)
Mark Dale - Other (Orange)
Frank Piscioneri - Other (Chinotto)
Kosaka Enomoto - Other (Yuzu)
Bill Knight - Other (Orange)
Linda Costa - Other (Lime)
Mari Kawamura - Other (Yuzu)
Andy Wall - Other (Mixed)
Linda Costa - Other (Mandarine)
Catherine Schmidli - Seville
Reuben Kooperman - Seville
Libby Wyllie - Seville
Bill Knight - Seville
Wendy Marshall - Seville
George Potter - Seville
Liz McGregor - Seville
ARTISAN
Artisan competition overall winner
Maria Denney - Seville
Artisan competition CUMQUAT
Heather Cardinal
Artisan competition GRAPEFRUIT
Sheng Chiang Teng
Artisan competition SEVILLE
Maria Denney
Artisan competition NATIVE
Alex Lewington - Desert Lime
Artisan competition OTHER - Joint Winners
Heather Cardinal - Lime
Alex Lewington - Orange
Artisan competition MOST CREATIVE
Sheng Chiang Teng - Cumquat, ginger, apple, cardamom, cinnamon & cloves
ARTISAN GOLD AWARD WINNERS
Heather Cardinal - Cumquat
Heather Cardinal - Seville
Sheng Chiang Teng - Cumquat
Heather Cardinal - Other (Lime)
Alex Lewington - Other (Orange)
Alex Lewington - Other (Lime)
Maria Denney - Seville
Maria Denney - Seville
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2024
Homemade division
Overall Winner
Wendy Marshall - Cumquat Marmalade
Seville Orange Marmalade
Linda Costa
Grapefruit Marmalade
Julie Rubenhold
Marmalade with Native Fruits
Barbara Porter
Marmalade with Alcohol
Catherine Hasson
Any other citrus
Rueben Kooperman - Lemon Marmalade
Best Presented
Lorraine Dore
Artisan competition overall winner
Heather Cardinal of 3 Jars Full
Lemon & Gin Marmalade
2024
Homemade Gold Award Winners
Andrew Wall - Seville Marmalade
Jennifer Brooke - Cumquat Marmalade
Brian Youston - Cumquat Marmalade
Lois James - Cumquat Marmalade
Julie Rubenhold - Naranj Marmalade
Janet Blainey - Orange Marmalade
Sara Cashman - Cumquat Marmalade
Bruce Botta - Fingerlime Marmalade
Linda Costa - Lemon Myrtle Marmalade
Patricia Tinson - Whisky Marmalade
Kosaka Enomoto - Whisky Marmalade
Margaret McLoughlin - Cointreau Marmalade
Artisan Gold Award Winners
Arlo Lawrence from Salis Foods
Grapefruit Marmalade
Yen Wen Liu from Honey Bee Jam
Grapefruit Marmalade
Meredith Dunford from Thornleigh Farm
Orange Marmalade
Elizabeth Wyllie from Holly House Bed & Breakfast
Marmalade with Alcohol
Elenor Latassa from Gingin Jam
Cumquat Marmalade
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2023
Homemade division
Overall Winner
Rueben Kooperman - Marmalade with Native Fruits
Best Presented
Sue Mulder
Seville Orange Marmalade
Catherine Schmidli
Marmalade with Native Fruits
Rueben Kooperman
Marmalade with Alcohol
Rebecca Lim
Any other citrus
Rebecca Lim
2021
Gold Award Winners
Artisan competition
Irene Noakes of 'Gourmet to Go'
Joint Gold - Seville orange marmalade and Savoury orange marmalade.
Homemade Division
Overall Winner
Rosemary Oborn of SA - Grapefruit and brandy marmalade
Gold Winners
Andy Wall from Victoria - Lime marmalade
Julie Rubenhold of SA - Tahitian lime and lemon, and also Seville orange and tangelo marmalade
Elizabeth Wyllie from Victoria - Seville orange marmalade
Linda Costa from Queensland - Ruby grapefruit marmalade
Bill Knight from WA - Seville orange marmalade
Mike Steele from SA - Seville orange marmalade.
Sarala Divakaran of SA - Seville orange marmalade
Catherine Hasson from WA - Seville orange marmalade, and also - Lemon and lime marmalade
2020
Homemade division
Julie Rubenhold - Seville orange and yuzu marmalade
Artisan division
Irene Noakes of 'Gourmet to Go' - Ruby grapefruit marmalade
2019
Homemade division
Reuben Koopermann - Tangelo and Sullivan’s Cove Malt Whisky
Artisan division (joint winners)
Larder & Spade - Seville orange marmalade
and Gourmet to Go - Seville orange marmalade
2018
Homemade division
Beverley Harper - Seville and poorman’s orange marmalade
Artisan division
Davia Smith of ‘Davia’s Kitchen’ - Ortanique citrus marmalade
2017
Homemade division
Marika Freeman - Orange Marmalade
Artisan division
George Sharp of ‘Tara Valley Foods’ - Grapefruit marmalade
2016
Homemade division
Martina Taeker - Pina colada marmalade
Artisan division
Suzy Gilbert of ‘Dulwitches’ - Orange and Whisky
