The Port Lincoln Tunarama Festival Inc. committee is saddened to announce that after 60 successful Tunarama Festivals, the event won’t be held in 2024 and that the committee itself will commence winding up.
“We are immensely proud as a committee of the work of past and present members, volunteers, quest ambassadors and supporters to create and uphold a tradition known as the Tunarama Festival for our community for over 60 years, however after several years of COVID and other factors, it is time for the event as we know it to end,” said Tunarama President Sharon Humenick.
“The festival has been supported by many local businesses over the years, including major partners Bendigo Community Bank, the City of Port Lincoln and the South Australian Tourism Commission, however times are changing and there is opportunity for a fresh look at the event and how it could be run in the future,” said Ms Humenick.
“I would also like to publicly thank the current Tunarama committee for their commitment and dedication over the past few months under difficult circumstances,” said Ms Humenick. (July 2023)
2023 Tunarama Festival supported by a grant from the Government of South Australia
2023 Bendigo Bank
Tunarama Festival
1970 - 1979
Miss Tunarama Winner name in bold. Miss Charity Queen & Miss Pageant Queen in italics
1970
Christine Dustan – Miss Hoppings
Christine Forest – Miss Tasman Hotel
Christine Lines – Miss Lions Club
Jeanette Starkey – Miss Rotary & Promo Commission
Marion Turnbull – Miss Safcol & Miss Charity Queen
Maxine Cummings – Miss Renwick Bros.
Rita Coffey – Miss Northern Hotel
Susan Bell – Miss Lincoln Hotel
Willie DeWit – Miss Hilton Hotel
1971
Barbara Baird – Miss Tasman Hotel
Delores Smart – Miss Woolworths
Elizabeth Bell – Miss Lincoln Hotel
Jill Darling – Miss Holidayland
Lesley Sawyer – Miss Safcol
Marcella Cuhar – Miss Hilton Hotel
Marilyn Bowen – Miss RSL
Robyn Fraser – Miss D. Harcourts & Co & Pre-school/Kindergarten
Sandra Cowan – Miss Senior Citizens
Shirley Feuerherdt – Miss Tom The Cheap Grocers
Willy De Wit – Miss Rotary
1972
Anne Buddle – Miss Whalers Way
Gloria Hull – Miss Woolworths
Heather Dunbar – Miss Safcol
Heather Stringer – Miss RSL
Janice Paull – Miss Port Lincoln Promotions Assoc.
Kerry Hand – Miss Tasman Hotel Miss Charity Queen
Margaret Myers – Miss Apex
Sherolyn Mohler – Miss Hilton Hotel
Susanne Waterston – Miss Rotary
Suzanne Vivian – Miss Lincoln Hotel
1973
Aileen Hull – Miss St. John Ambulance
Barbara Sluggett – Miss Safcol
Christine Redman – Miss Port Lincoln Promotions Assoc.
Christine Waterston – Miss Hilton Hotel
Elizabeth Kingdom – Miss Lincoln Hotel & Charity Queen R/Up
Hannelore Steen – Miss Holidayland
Lyn Chalmers – Miss Tasman Hotel & Charity Queen
Sue Chambers – Miss Rotary
1974
Annette King – Miss Lincoln Hotel
Jeanine Proctor – Miss Safcol
Judy Hull – Miss Rotary
Julie Williams – Miss Port Lincoln Lions Club
Lee Anthony – Miss Port Lincoln Promotion Assoc.
Raelene Fuss – Miss Tasman Hotel
1975
Angelika Feuersänger – Miss Safcol
Denise Edmonds – Miss Port Lincoln Promotion Assoc.
Karen McQuillan – Miss Lincoln Hotel Miss Charity Queen
Lee Anthony – Miss Millard Caravan Centre
Lynne Wheeler – Miss Rotary
Ruth Octoman – Miss Blacker Motors
Victoria Haas – Miss Tasman Hotel
1976
Debbie Richards – Miss Tasman Sporting Club
Donna Holland – Miss Waybacks Football Club
Josine Cabooter – Miss Port Lincoln Promotion Assoc.
Judy Nayda – Miss Tasman Hotel
Kathy Orchard – Miss Whalers Way
Lyn Honeychurch – Miss Port Lincoln Surf Life Saving Club
Rosalind Cornish – Miss Lincoln South Butchers
Vicki King – Miss Safcol
1977
Anne Marie Barnett – Miss Port Lincoln Promotion Assoc.
Denise Hazelgrove – Miss Boston Square Centre
Kerren Dennis – Miss Rotary
Sharon Aylesbury – Miss Tourist Office
Shayleen McGeever – Miss Geddes
Tania Hamnett – Miss Hang Gliding
Vicki Cawood – Miss Waybacks Football Club
Yvette King – Miss Port Lincoln Surf Life Saving Club​ - Pageant Queen
1978
Debbie Burner – Miss Hartley Art Gallery
Debbie Errock – Miss Alulite
Deidre McDonald – Miss Young Liberals - Pageant Queen
Jackie Berry – Miss Tourist Office
Radmila Vukosavljevic – Miss Port Lincoln Promotion Assoc.
Robyn Cook – Miss Tasman Hotel
1979
Elaine King
Helen Storey - Pageant Queen
Janet Hale
Josie Mudge
Kerren Dennis
Leanne Dennis - Miss Limani Motel
Leanne Charlton – Miss Coffin Bay
Louisa Preverin
Paula Glass
** We're missing information for 1979. If you can help, please contact us admin@tunarama.net
