Leading Australian group Jetty Road dominated the 2012 Victorian & National Country Music Awards at Whittlesea on Saturday night taking home no less than five of the awards up for grabs.

Fresh from their second Golden Guitar win at Tamworth in January, the four piece of Lee and Paula Bowman, Simon Ross and Julian Sammut Ross won the group awards in both the Victorian and National sections, Best Independent Release forFar Away Places in the National section, Best Album for the album of the same name in the Victorian section and the prestigious Victorian Entertainer of the Year title.

A number of sets of double award winners were...

Carter & Carter who took out the Duet awards in both sections with Keeps Getting Better...

The Davidson Brothers, Instrumental of the Year with OMFG and Bluegrass with Rather Be Gone, both in the National section...

Adam Toms, Male Vocalist of the Year in both sections with Fighting For...

And Sal Kimber, winner of the Songwriting award in the National section with Southbound and Female Vocalist of the Year in the Victorian section

Remaining awards in the National section went to...

Rose Carleo, Female Vocalist of the Year with That Season Again; Benn Gunn, Best New Talent with Rawsonville Road; Dean Perrett & Lee Kernaghan, Heritage Award with Channel Country Ground; and Luke Austen, Traditional Country with Every Time He Travels Through Cloncurry.

Reports say the Awards night, that was broadcast across Australia through the Community Radio Network, went off without any problems.