Modelled on DUFF and TAFF. Founded by John Newman and Sue Dickie in 1983, in an attempt to bring Australian and New Zealand fandoms closer together. The first race was administered by John and Frank MacSkasy Jnr.
Current Administrators are Lynelle Howell and David McDonald (PO Box 32, Blackburn, Melbourne, VIC 3130, Australia).
DETAILS OF PAST FFANZ RACES
Note: By following the links in this section you’ll be able to finds details of each race (the candidates’ platforms & nominators), voting details, reprints of the chapters listed, or details on how to purchase completed trip reports.
| 1983 | Winner: Tom Cardy |
| Attended: Syncon ’83, Sydney, Aussie Natcon | |
| Trip report: FFANZ for the Memories (1984) | |
| Other Contenders: Graham Ferner, Michelle Muysert, Nigel Rowe. | |
| 1985 | Winner: Nigel Rowe |
| Attended: Aussiecon Two, Melbourne, Worldcon | |
| Other Contender: Duncan Lucas. | |
| 1986 | Winner: Roger Weddall |
| Attended: Halleycon, Dunedin, NZ Natcon | |
| Other Contender: George Turner | |
| 1987 | Winner: Lyn McConchie |
| Attended: CapCon, Canberra, Aussie NatCon | |
| Other Contenders: Frank MacSkasy Jnr (Joint winner-declined) and Alex & Karen Heatley. |
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| 1988 | Winner: Terry Frost & Karen Vaughn |
| Attended: Confusion, Christchurch, NZ Natcon | |
| Other Contender: Gordon Lingard. | |
| 1989 | Winner: Brian Howell |
| Attended: Swancon 14, Perth, Aussie NatCon | |
| Other Contenders: Dan McCarthy, Briar Parkinson. | |
| 1991 | Winner: Alan Stewart |
| Attended: ForryCon, Wellington, NZ Natcon | |
| Trip Report: FFANZ Across The Water (1993) | |
| Ran Unopposed | |
| 1992 | Winner: Rex Thompson |
| Attended: Syncon ’92, Sydney, Aussie NatCon | |
| Trip Report: From the Prying FFANZ Into the Foyer | |
| Other Contender: Linette Horne. | |
| 1993 | Winner: Ian Gunn & Karen Pender-Gunn |
| Attended: Defcon, Wellington, NZ Natcon & Australasian Media Natcon. | |
| Other Contenders: Geoff Tilley, Clive Newall. | |
| 1994 | Winner: Tim Jones |
| Attended: Constantinople, Melbourne, Aussie Natcon & Australasian Media Natcon | |
| Trip report: Australian Crawl (1995) | |
| Other Contender: Murray MacLachlan. | |
| 1995 | Winner: Donna Heenan |
| Attended: ConQuest ’95, NZ Natcon | |
| Ran Unopposed | |
| 1996 | Winner: Evan McCarthy |
| Attended: Swancon 21 – Festival of the Imagination, Perth, Aussie Natcon & Australasian Media Natcon | |
| Ran Unopposed | |
| 1998 | Winner: Renaldo, The Party Sheep (Frances Papworth & Phil Wlodarczyk) |
| Attended: Construction, NZ Natcon | |
| Trip report: 2 Loonies and a Soft Toy (1999) | |
| Ran Unopposed | |
| 1999 | Winner: Linnette Horne |
| Attended: Aussiecon Three, Melbourne, Worldcon. | |
| Ran Unopposed | |
| 2000 | Winner: Paul Ewins |
| Scheduled to attend: OdysseyCon, Auckland, 2001 NZ Natcon (originally to attend Con d’Or, but the trip was held over due to Paul’s work commitments) | |
| Other Contenders: Big Ted (Julian Warner & Lucy Sussex), Justin Semmel | |
| 2003 | Winner: Rose Mitchell |
| Attended: Emoticon, NZ Natcon | |
| Ran Unopposed | |
| 2004 | Winner: Maree & Matthew Pavletich |
| Attended: Conflux, Canberra, Aussie Natcon (Matthew was unable to travel due to other commitments) | |
| Trip report: Fen are the most individual group of people (2005) | |
| Other Contenders: Dan McCarthy, Malcolm Fletcher. | |
| 2006 | Winner: Barbara & Peter Clendon |
| Attended: Conjure, Brisbane, Aussie Natcon | |
| Ran Unopposed | |
| 2007 | Winner: David Cake |
| Attended: Conspiracy 2, Wellington, New Zealand Natcon | |
| Ran Unopposed | |
| 2010 | Winner: Stephen Litten & Jan Butterworth |
| Attended: Aussiecon 4, Melbourne, Worldcon | |
| Other Contender: Jenny Hammond | |
| 2012 | Winner: Edwina Harvey |
| Attended: unCONventional, Auckland, New Zealand Natcon | |
| Ran Unopposed | |
| 2014 | Winner: Dan Rabarts |
| To Attend: Continuum X, Melbourne, Australian Natcon | Trip report: 2014 Continuum X Trip Report (2015) |
| Ran Unopposed | |
| 2015 | Winner: David McDonald |
| Attended: Reconnaissance, Rotorua, New Zealand Natcon | |
| Ran Unopposed | |
| 2016 | No race held |
| 2017 | Winner: Lynelle Howell |
| Attended: Continuum XIII, Melbourne, Australian Natcon | |
| Ran Unopposed | |
AN (INCOMPLETE) BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FFANZ BALLOTS & ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS
This section is under construction.