
Poster Competition 2023
To help celebrate National Water Week, Victorian water corporations are once again hosting our popular National Water Week poster competition.
This year’s theme ‘United by Water’ highlights the important role water plays in bringing individuals and communities together.
Victorian children from early learning through to Year 6 primary level are encouraged to design, draw or paint a poster that demonstrates how we are all United by Water.
- Teachers/Educators – this is a great activity for the classroom in the lead up to National Water Week.
- Parents – this is a fun and engaging activity to do with your child.
There are great prizes for children/students and centres/schools.
Poster entries categories
- Early Learning/Kindergarten
- Prep/Foundation
- Years 1 – 2
- Years 3 - 4
- Years 5 - 6
Key dates
- Entries close: Friday, 5pm on the 1st of September 2023
- Winners will be announced during National Water Week, 16 - 22 October 2023
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
- Group artwork will not be accepted (only one child per artwork)
- Each child/student can only enter once
Judging
Winners will be chosen by:
- how well does the poster communicate 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 in to the state level of competition.
Find your local competition now!
Enter your centre/school's postcode in the text box below to find your local Victorian Water Week Poster Competition,
or simply click on your water corporation as listed below.
Competitions
About National Water Week
National Water Week makes a splash across Australia every third week in October, inspiring individuals, communities and organisations to build awareness around the value of water. 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.
Every year, the Australian Water Association set a theme for National Water Week.
The theme for 2023 is ‘United by Water’.
Water covers three-quarters of our planet and makes up two-thirds of our bodies. We thirst for it and bathe in it. It's used by communities, industry and agriculture for health and liveability, the environment, Aboriginal cultural access, manufacturing and production of food and other produce. Water is an essential resource needed for economic prosperity wherever you live.
The Victorian water educators acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands and waterways on which we live, work and play. We respect and celebrate their culture and deep connection to Country.

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