Register to compete at the Arthur Garvey Speaker of the Year 2025
The Speaker of the Year competition began in WA in 1957 named after Arthur Garvey, the founding member and first president of Rostrum WA in 1948. Enter the AGSOY for the opportunity to be the 68th name listed on our prestigious perpetual trophy.
Winner $300 * Runner-Up $200 * Peoples Choice $100
$30 Entry fee (invoiced before the heats)
AGSOY HEATS over 4 nights - Mon 1st - Thurs 4th September
Mon 1st Sep - Northern Suburbs Club 22 - Odin Tavern, 51 Erindale Road Balcatta
Tues 2nd Sep - Club 15 South Perth - Manning Library Function Room, 2 Conochie Cres
Wed 3rd Sep - Club 4 - Eastenders, Health Dept WA - Canteen,189 Royal St, East Perth
Thur 4th Sep - Club 50 Canning - Canning Arts Group, 72 Riley Rd, Riverton
HEAT TOPICS choose one of the below topics for an 8-minute speech (warning at 6)
Made it at last
No-one saw me
You won’t find it on the map
Eyes wide open
The way it used to be
I saw him/her do it
Click here to see the adjudication criteria
$15 to attend heats on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, includes a light supper & refreshments. Heat held at Club 22 (Monday) has meal options at the venue. Please note: Separate Event Emails will be sent out for attendees for each of the Heats.
AGSOY SEMI-FINALS (if required) - Between 15th - 18th September - same topics/speech as the Heats (if you want)
AGSOY FINAL - Saturday 25th October (Venue tba) - 10 minute speech (warning at 8), new topics to be announced. Put the date in your diary!
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