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Plus, the red carpet will be rolled out on Saturday as the Victorian National Country Music Awards give the nod to some very fine Australian talent.

The nominations are…

National Section

Male vocalist of the year
Doug Bruce, Jason Lee, Lee Kernaghan, Steve Passfield

Female vocalist of the year
Tania Kernaghan, Kristy Cox, Catherine Britt, Sara Storer

Group
Simply Bushed, Leaping Lizards, Crakajak, The Prairie Oysters

Duet
Doug Bruce & Amber Joy Poulton
Kristy Cox & the Davidson Bros
McAlister Kemp
Sara Storer & Kev Carmody

Hawking Bros - Best New Talent
Ron Sellars, McAlister Kemp, Kym Pitman, Courtney Conway

APRA Songwriter’s Competition
Jason Lee, Catherine Britt, Lee Kernaghan, McAlister Kemp

Smoky Dawson Best Independent Release
Dianna Corcoran, Courtney Conway, Doug Bruce, Jason Lee

Trailblazers Heritage Award
Jason Lee, Simply Bushed, Tania Kernaghan, Sara Storer & Kev Carmody

Merv Lowry Award - Traditional Country
Doug Bruce, Rene Diaz, The Hannafords, Simply Bushed

Instrumental of the year
Leaping Lizards, Steve Passfield, Louie Clancy, Lindsay Waddington

Bluegrass Award
Jason Lee, Kristy Cox, Mark Lucas & the Deadsetters, Steve Passfield

Victorian Section

Album of the year
Doug Bruce, Kristy Cox, JR Williams, The Prairie Oysters

Group or Duet
The Hannafords, Kristy Cox & the Davidson Bros, Sandie Himbury-Dodd & Harry Jon Nanos, Crakajak

Male vocalist of the year
Doug Bruce, Rene Diaz, Adam Toms, Billy Bridge

Female vocalist of the year
Leticia Maher, Kristy Cox, Lauren Lee Williams, Courtney Conway

Entertainer of the year
Kristy Cox, Doug Bruce, Courtney Conway, JR Williams

Source: Whittlesea Country Music Festival Website

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