excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. |- | 2015 | Garth Porter for Spirit of the Anzacs by Lee Kernaghan | ARIA Award for Producer of the Year | Australian Songwriter's Hall of Fame The Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 2004 to honour the lifetime achievements of some of Australia's greatest songwriters. |- | 2013 | himself | Australian Songwriter's Hall of Fame | |} Country Music Awards of Australia The Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973. (wins only) |- |rowspan="2"| 1993 | himself | Producer of the Year | |- | "Boys from the Bush" (with Lee Kernaghan) | APRA Song of the Year | |- |rowspan="2"| 1994 | himself | Producer of the Year | |- | "Three Chain Road" (with Lee Kernaghan) | APRA Song of the Year | |- | 1995 | himself | Producer of the Year | |- | 1996 | himself | Producer of the Year | |- | 1997 | himself | Producer of the Year | |- | 1998 | himself | Producer of the Year | |- | 1999 | "That Old Caravan" (written by Colin Buchanan & Garth Porter, recorded by Colin Buchanan) | Bush Ballad of the Year | |- | 2000 | "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" (written by Troy Cassar-Daley, Garth Porter & Colin Buchanan) | APRA Song of the Year | |- | 2004 | "Raining On the Plains" (written by Sara Storer, Garth Porter & Doug Storer) | APRA Song of the Year | |- | 2007 | "Close As a Whisper (The Gift)" (written by Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter & Colin Buchanan, recorded by Lee Kernaghan) | Heritage Song of the Year | |- Tamworth Songwriters Awards The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986. Garth Porter has won two awards in that time. (wins only) |- |rowspan="2"| 1993 |rowspan="2"| "Boys from the Bush" by Lee Kernaghan and Garth Porter | Contemporary Country Song of the Year | |- | Country Song of the Year | |- References