Budding artists recognised at Australia Day Family Fun Day

As part of 2019 Australia Day celebrations, Gladstone Regional Council yesterday announced the winners of the Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition.

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said the work of the young artists helped us celebrate ‘who and what makes Australia great'.

“The project launched in 2006 and each year the competition gets tougher,” Councillor Burnett said.

“This year we received 279 entries from across the region, which makes a total of 4005 artworks from the last thirteen years.

“These artworks provide our community with an enormous source of a much-valued commodity: a child’s perspective, and I encourage everyone to check out the amazing work.”

The competition was open to all 2018 primary school aged students in the Gladstone Region.

Section One (Prep - Year 2)

First Prize: Rainbow Turtle – Marijanke Werner Second Prize: Frolicking Lorikeets – Charlize Ware Third Prize: Farming Around Australia – Leah Fagg Highly Commended: Aussie Thongs – Amarni Thetford The Beach – Amelia Bell Aboriginal Koala – Maci Pender The Tilt Train – Rory Shannon

Section Two (Year 3 - Year 6)

First Prize: A Drought is Coming – Nyah Loosmore Second Prize:  CQ Heroes – Cadence Ware Third Prize: Australia’s Great Rock – Felix Law Highly Commended: Twelve Apostles – Anuksha Murali Welcome to Australia Day – Jameze Ponciano Kookaburra Calling – Raven-Lily Bickle-Wallace Backyard Cricket – Isaac Peckover