The winners of the very first Queensland Country Music Awards, held at the Charters Towers Country Music Festival on friday night have been announced.

And the winners were:

Queensland Male Vocalist of the Year  Troy Cassar-Daley - I Love This Place

Queensland Female Vocalist of the Year  Harmony James - Precious Little 

Queensland Group or Duo of the Year Smokin’ Crawdads - She’s Crazy for Leavin’ 

Queensland New Talent of the Year  Shea Fisher - Getaway Heart 

Queensland Bush Ballad/Heritage Track of the Year  Dean Perrett - The Dust of Kalkadoon

Queensland Instrumental of the Year  Michael Fix - Light at the End of the Tunnel

Queensland Vocal Collaboration of the Year Troy Cassar-Daley & The McClymonts - Ain’t Gonna Change for You