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) - $100 gift card
2nd (both individual and collaborative) - $50 gift card
3rd (both individual and collaborative) - $25 gift card

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

1st - $100 gift card
2nd - $50 gift card
3rd - $25 gift card

All participating schools will be entered into a random draw to win a $500 gift card towards a sustainability project at their school

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact:

Contact: Anita McKenzie
Email: education@sew.com.au
Phone: (03) 9552 3225

About South East Water

At South East Water, we’re driven by a purpose to deliver healthy water for life for our customers, community and environment. We support healthy and liveable communities by delivering water, sewerage and recycled water services to 1.8 million people every day and every night in Melbourne’s south-east. We deliver these services from Port Melbourne to Portsea, and some 30 kilometres past Pakenham.

Ours is one of the most diverse catchment areas in Australia – from those who are new to our region to the Traditional Owners of the land and water we rely on.

To help create a better world for our customers, we’re always thinking and acting ahead to ensure we can always support our customers with reliable and affordable water services. Because we believe that water is essential for life and that everyone deserves access both now and in the future.