National Water Week 2024 – Winners Announced!
Each year, National Water Week (21 – 27 October 2024) makes a splash across Australia inspiring individuals, communities, and organisations to work together to build community awareness and understanding of water-related issues.
Access to clean water is hugely important to our daily lives, and it’s down to all of us to protect our water environments and resources, and use water wisely.
Creativity shines for National Water Week
Primary school students from across the region have showcased their creative talents in a poster competition for National Water Week (21–27 October).
In total, we received 587 entries from 14 local schools for the annual poster competition, focusing on this year's theme, "Water for All, Inspiring Action."
Congratulations to the following students and schools. Each student will receive a prize pack valued at more than $100, and the five randomly chosen schools will each receive a $500 education voucher.
Well done to all entrants and congratulations to the winning students below.
| Name | Year level | School | State Competition Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel M (1st) Evie C (2nd) Delilah L (3rd) | Prep | Anglesea Primary School St Brendan's Primary School Wangala Primary School | |
| Charles Y (1st in state and 1st in national competition) Frida J (2nd) Stella S (3rd) | Year 1-2 | Bellaire Primary School Bellaire Primary School Bellaire Primary School | First |
| Zhenqi Hu (1st in regional and 3rd in state) Eli K (2nd) Penny F (3rd) | Year 3-4 | Nazareth Catholic Primary School St Margaret's Primary School Bellaire Primary School | Third |
| Keyana A (1st) Emily H (2nd) Jasmine B (3rd) | Year 5-6 | Wangala Primary School Bellaire Primary School Nazareth Catholic Primary School |
Schools awarded a $500 education grant:
- Anglesea PS
- Fyans Park PS
- MacKillop Education
- Sacred Heart Colac
- Wangala PS
The artwork of the winners and runners-up in each category will be on display at the Barwon Water pavilion at the Geelong and Colac shows, as well as at the National Water Week schools poster exhibition, currently located behind Barwon Water's building on Aitchison Place, Geelong.
Drop by to enjoy these amazing works of art created to celebrate National Water Week.
National Water Week state poster competition
Congratulations to Charles Y from Bellaire Primary School and Zhenqi H from Nazareth Catholic Primary School, who both received recognition in the state competition for the National Water Week poster competition. Charles won 1st place, and Zhenqi took 3rd place in their respective categories.
To see all the winning entries, please visit the National Water Week website.
Foundation (prep) category
 Winner Gabriel M Anglesea Primary School |  Second place Evie C St Brendan's Primary School |  Third place Delilah L Wangala Primary School |
Years 1/2 category
 Winner Charles Y Bellaire Primary School |  Second place Frida J Bellaire Primary School |  Third place Stella S Bellaire Primary School |
Years 3/4 category
 Winner Zhenqi H Nazareth Catholic Primary School |  Second place Eli K St Margaret's Primary School |  Third place Penny F Bellaire Primary School |
Years 5/6 category
 Winner Keyana A Wangala Primary School |  Second place Emily H Bellaire Primary School |  Third place Jasmine B Nazareth Catholic Primary School |