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  Sustainable Neighbourhoods Lake Macquarie
CALM'D School Art Competition
View the artworks at Swansea Library until the end of November.
And the winners are...

Congratulations to all those involved the artworks expressed the effects of Marine Debris on the World`s Oceans and Waterways.

First Place: Year 1 St Patrick's Primary, Swansea

Second Place: Year 3 Swansea Public, Swansea

Highly Commended:
Year 6 St Patrick's Primary, Swansea
Year 5 St Patrick's Primary, Swansea
Year 3 Caves Beach Public, Caves Beach
Year 4 Caves Beach Public, Caves Beach
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Competition organisers Christine (far left) and Ross (second from right), with attendees at the exhibition opening night.
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'Secret Reef Garden' First prize winners St Patricks Primary School, Year 1
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Year 3 students from Swansea Public School with their entry. (Photo: facebook.com/SwanseaPublicSchool)
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'Rubbish Monster' Second prize winners, Swansea Public School, Year 3
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Highly Commended, Caves Beach Public School, Year 3
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Highly Commended, St Patrick's Primary School, Year 6
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Highly Commended, Caves Beach Public School, Year 4
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Highly Commended, St Patrick's Primary School, Year 5
Thank you to our supporters
  • Ocean & Coastal Care Initiatives (OCCI) Lake Macquarie-Newcastle​ for the sponsorship of a prize package for a primary school including a ‘specially tailored’ school visit (educational activity) and a prize pack of resources with a marine focus.
  • The Office of the NSW State Member for Swansea for their help in this competition/exhibition.
  • ​Woolworths Supermarket  Swansea for their help in this competition​/exhibition.
  • AMOS AIR Caves Beach Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Heating, for their help in this competition​ and exhibition.
Thank you ! The marine environment needs all the help we can muster!

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About the Competition and Exhibition
This competition is open to local Primary and High Schools in the Swansea/ Caves Beach area. It is intended to Educate, to Challenge and to Stimulate the imagination of our local school communities to create art works made from Marine Debris items which are found around the parks and foreshores of our local water ways, including the Channel, the beaches, the bays and the Lake. At the same time, create an awareness of the effects this debris can have on our Marine Environment.

The Exhibition will be held in Swansea Community Centre from the evening of Friday 20th October 2017 till Sunday 22nd October 2017 in conjunction with The Swansea Centre Art Show.

Winning and Highly commended works will be exhibited in the Finite Art Gallery, Caves Beach for 1 week commencing 23rd October 2017. Other selected works to be exhibited in Swansea Library for 1 week from 23rd October 2017.

Entries will be Judged on
  • The Demonstrated use of Marine Debris (at least 40%)
  • Creativity and skill
  • A story to accompany artwork, from 100 to 200 words, detailing the experience and knowledge gained from learning about Marine Debris and the effects on our Waterways and Oceans.
Prizes will be awarded and Certificates of Participation will be given to all Entries.

Terms and Conditions
  • Entry is free
  • Primary schools will enter as a class.  High Schools will enter as Individual
  • Artworks must contain at least 40% Marine Debris and can be either: a collage suitable to hang and no larger than 1m x 1m and no heavier than 10kg; or a sculpture no larger than 1 m cubed and be no heavier than 20kg.
  • Deliver Artworks to Swansea Community Centre by Thursday 19th October.
  • Marine Debris items that are used must be clean and Artworks must not contain dangerous items that could cause injury.
  • Caves beach Swansea Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group accepts no responsibility for artworks that may be damaged during viewing or for any loss or damage that occurs.
Sustainable Neighbourhoods Lake Macquarie
Our vision - Neighbourhoods that are empowered to live sustainably.
Our mission - Our work is to foster sustainable neighbourhoods and a healthy environment in Lake Macquarie
Our values - We are guided by our values of participation, inclusion, collaboration, empowerment and shared responsibility.


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Sustainable Neighbourhoods is an initiative of Lake Macquarie City Council.
www.lakemac.com.au
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