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 inspires people to become water heroes and save precious water.
Entries must be submitted online. (Please do not mail physical copies to us).
Your mission is to create a poster that inspires our community to reduce their use and help save Gippsland’s precious water. Remember, every little drop counts!
Water Hero tips
Some simple tips to help you reduce your use and become a water saving hero:
Take 4-minute showers
Keep the water level low when having a bath
Turn off taps while brushing your teeth
Carefully turn off taps all the way, making sure there are no drips
Let an adult know if you spot a leaking tap
Save the full flush for number twos. Use the half-flush when you pee
Scrape food scraps rather than rinse dishes
Fill up your dishwasher and washing machine before switching them on
Winners will be announced during National Water Week, 20 - 26 October 2025.
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 the poster communicates the National Water Week poster competition theme, ‘Water Heroes: Save Every Drop’ and/or relevant water-related issues
how attractive it looks from a distance
how effectively art materials have been used
whether 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.
Resources
To help introduce this year’s National Water Week theme to children/students, we’ve created an Educator’s Guide. Designed to support learning in both early childhood and primary classrooms, this resource includes background information, discussion prompts, and activity ideas — all aligned with the 2025 theme, Water Heroes: Save Every Drop.
Whether you're kicking off a water unit or supporting students in creating their posters, these resources will make it easy to bring the message of water conservation into your classroom in a fun, engaging and meaningful way.
