National Water Week Poster Competition

Poster competition

Theme

This year’s poster competition theme is - ‘Water Heroes: Save Every Drop’

Key dates

Entries close: Friday, 5pm on 12 September 2025
Winners will be announced during National Water Week, 20 - 26 October 2025

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
Image files should be in .JPG, .PDF or .PNG formats
Uploaded files are limited to 20MB
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

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. Keep these tips in mind:
- ensure good lighting to avoid shadows
- make sure the poster fills the entire screen - an overhead shot, taken directly above the poster, is often the best option
- ensure the photo matches the orientation of the poster – if the poster is in landscape format, take the photo horizontally. If it’s in portrait format, take the photo vertically
- avoid using flash, as it can cause glare

Judging

Winners will be chosen by:

how well does the poster communicate the National Water Week poster competition theme, ‘Water Heroes: Save Every Drop' and/or 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

Prizes

Early learning / Kindergarten 
Prizes (individual and collaborative entries accepted)

1st (both individual and collaborative) - a water, sustainability or culture-themed book, an art gift set, a framed copy of your incredible poster and some awesome Coliban Water merchandise
2nd (both individual and collaborative) - an art gift set, a framed copy of your incredible poster and some awesome Coliban Water merchandise
3rd (both individual and collaborative) - a framed copy of your incredible poster and some awesome Coliban Water merchandise

Primary School
Prizes for each category (individual entries ONLY accepted)

1st - a water, sustainability or culture-themed book, an art gift set, a framed copy of your incredible poster and some awesome Coliban Water merchandise
2nd – an art gift set, a framed copy of your incredible poster and some awesome Coliban Water merchandise
3rd - a framed copy of your incredible poster and some awesome Coliban Water merchandise

All participating schools will be included in a random draw for a chance to win a $250 gift pack filled with various educational materials

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact:

Contact: Katherine Meerman
Email: communications@coliban.com.au
Contact: 1300 363 200

About Coliban Water

We're in the business of providing safe drinking water and waste water services for public health, but there's so much more that we do.

While the services we provide underpin our region, a lot of what we do at Coliban Water is not highly visible. Every time a tap is turned on or a toilet flushed, you can rest assured we're hard at work.

Our water treatment facilities run 24/7 and our extensive network of pipes run underneath the 49 towns we serve. We manage nearly $2 billion in assets across central and northern Victoria.

We're here to support our customers, and enhance the environment in which we work.