We celebrate National Water Week each year by running a poster competition for young students within our service area.
Early learning children through to Year 6 students were encouraged to design, draw or paint a poster that demonstrates the changes we can make to ensure there is always water for all.
Stay tuned. Winners will be announced soon!
Key dates
Entries closed: 5pm on Friday 6 September 2024
Winners will be announced during National Water Week, 21 - 27 October 2024.
2024 theme: Water for all, inspiring action
This year, National Water Week is all about inspiring changes to help our water and our planet. We all know that water is super important, especially when the weather is changing a lot. So, we're joining hands to make sure we have enough water for the future. We want to do things now that will make a big difference later. Let's work together to make sure our water stays clean and plentiful for everyone, now and in the future!
Students can digitally design, draw or paint a poster that demonstrates the changes they can make to ensure there is always water for all.
Age group categories
Early Learning/Kindergarten (both individual entries and collaborative entries will be accepted)
Foundation (individual entries)
Years 1 – 2 (individual entries)
Years 3 – 4 (individual entries)
Years 5 – 6 (individual entries)
Prizes
Early learning / Kindergarten
1st prize (individual) = $50 local voucher* + prize pack**
1st prize (collaborative) = $50 local voucher*
Primary School Individual prize awarded for each age category
1st prize = $100 local voucher* + prize pack**
Early learning / Kindergarten / School Prize
$500 to put towards a sustainability project or STEM resources. All centres/schools with at least one entry will be placed into a random draw.
*Local vouchers - Winners will be given a choice of a voucher from a sports shop or book shop within our service area.
**Prize packs - Will include a Gippsland Water bag, Gippsland Water drink bottle, colouring pencils, trigger nozzle and native seed pack.
Entry conditions
Poster size must be A4 or A3
Any medium, from paper to digital, can be used
Any art material and digital technology can be used, including paint, textas, crayons, coloured pencils, collage materials, original photographs and digital graphics
Uploaded files are limited to 20MB
Image files should be in .JPG, .PDF or .PNG formats
For primary school aged children, group artwork will NOT be accepted (only one child per artwork)
For early learning/kindergarten both individual entries and collaborative entries will be accepted
Each child/student/collaborative group can only enter once
how well does the poster communicate the National Water Week poster competition theme, ‘Water for all, inspiring action' and/or relevant water-related issues
how attractive does it look from a distance
have art materials been used effectively
does the poster use innovative imagery, design or concepts.
First prize winners in each category from all participating Victorian water corporations are automatically entered into the state level of competition.
Tips for uploading a poster
Please ensure only high resolution, high quality images are submitted
Image files should be in .JPG, .PDF or .PNG formats
Uploaded files are limited to 20MB
Original posters can either be scanned or photographed
Remember if taking a photo, please ensure a clear, non-blurred image is taken. Think about:
good lighting
ensuring the poster fills the entire screen, an overhead shot is often best as you are standing above the poster, looking down
avoiding flash, as if a glossy poster, you will get glare.
Poster design teaching and learning sequence
Set your class up for success. This series of activities guides students through the design process. It provides tips on how to create a successful poster and helps to unpack the theme “Water for all, inspiring action”.
