National Water Week Poster Competition Results webpage

NWW – Primary School Poster Competition

Westernport Water marks National Water Week (NWW) each year by running a poster competition for local Primary Schools within our service area. The competition provides a great opportunity for students to put their artistic creativity to the test by creating a colourful A3 poster that depicts each year’s NWW theme.

This year’s theme is “Water for all, inspiring action”, which 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.

In 2024 we invited local children from 4-year-old kinder through to Grade 6 to design, draw or paint a poster that demonstrates the changes they can make to ensure there is always water for all.

Students submitted posters that inspired changes to help our water and our planet, including:

  • not wasting water, to ensure we have enough for everyone, now and in the future
  • keeping our waterways clean from rubbish and pollution, particularly our local beaches
  • how they love drinking refreshing water after playing sport
  • and how water links them to animals and the environment.

This year, we received around 150 entries from 6 local schools and one local kindergarten.

Well done to all entrants and in particular the winning students and school below.

2024 Winners

Congratulations to the following students and school:
A table that lists the top three winners from each age category.

Student prizes – Local competition

  • First place – $100 voucher
  • Second place – $50 voucher
  • Third place – $25 voucher

School prize – Local competition

All participating schools were entered in a random draw to win $1000 for a sustainability project, purchase of water efficient products or educational materials.

Congratulations to Powlett River Primary School for winning this year’s random draw!

2024 Competition – 1st, 2nd and 3rd place posters

Have a look at the winning and runner up entries from the 2024 NWW Poster Competition:

  • Winner – Kindergarten – Individual – Gemma – PIELC

  • Winner – Kindergarten – Collaboration – Seal Group – PIELC

  • 1st place – Prep – Rosie – Newhaven Primary School

  • Equal 2nd place – Prep – Clarke – Newhaven Primary School

  • Equal 2nd place – Prep – Georgia- Newhaven Primary School

  • 3rd place – Prep – Remy – Newhaven Primary School

  • 1st place – Grade 1 & 2 – Isla – Cowes Primary School

  • 2nd place – Grade 1 & 2 – Lucy – Newhaven College

  • 3rd place – Grade 1 & 2 -Luca – Cowes Primary School

  • 1st place – Grade 3 & 5 – Ruby – Newhaven College

  • 2nd place – Grade 3 & 5 – Mason – San Remo Primary School

  • Equal 3rd place – Grade 3 & 5 – Eva – San Remo Primary School

  • Equal 3rd place – Grade 3 & 5 – James – San Remo Primary School

  • 1st place – Grade 5 & 6 – Vera – Powlett River Primary School

  • 2nd place – Grade 5 & 6 – Georgia – Powlett River Primary School

  • 3rd place – Grade 5 & 6 – Shyla – Powlett River Primary School

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2024 Competition – prize presentations

Well done to these students who have already received their prize packs and certificates!

  • Gemma – PIELC – 1st place – Kindergarten Individual – local and State

  • Seal Group – PIELC – 1st place – Kindergarten Collaboration – local and State competitions

    Seal Group from Phillip Island Early Learning Centre

  • Powlett River Primary – winner of $1000 school prize

  • Georgia (2nd place), Shyla (3rd place) and Vera (1st place) – Powlett River Primary School – Grade 5&6 category

  • Lucy (2nd place Grade 1&2 category) and Ruby (1st place Grade 3&4 category) from Newhaven College

  • Mason (2nd place), James and Eva (Equal 3rd place) from San Remo Primary School – Grade 3&4 category

    San Remo Primary School students received prizes for their winning posters in the National Water Week Poster Competititon

  • Rosie (1st place) , Georgia (Equal 2nd place), Clarke (Equal 2nd place) and Remy (3rd place) from Newhaven Primary School – Prep Category

  • Luca (3rd place Grade 1 &2 category) and Isla (1st place Grade 1&2 category) from Cowes Primary School

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National Water Week – Victorian State poster competition

All of the above first place winners were automatically entered into the Victorian State level competition.

Congratulations to the following students for also winning prizes at the state level!

Gemma from Phillip Island Earl Learning Centre won FIRST place in the Kindergarten – Individual category.

The Seal Group from Phillip Island Earl Learning Centre came EQUAL FIRST in the Kindergarten – Collaborative category.

View all of the winners of the State competition in the Minister of Water’s announcement below:

If you have any questions, please send an email to our Education Team at communications@westernportwater.com.au  or call 1300 720 711