SOUTHERN DOWNS REGIONAL COUNCIL - Essay & Photographic Competition

Youth Week  runs from 10 to 18 April 2021. Southern Downs Regional Council is running an Essay Competition and a Photographic Competition for all high school students.

We are inviting students to enter one or both competitions detailed below:

Essay Competition – Tell us what you are great at? Up to 500 words

Do you have a talent or hobby that you’re proud of? Do you want to share it with others?

We want to know what you’re great at, why you love it so much, and where you want to go with it in future. 

Submissions open: 1 April 2021
Submissions close: 18 April 2021 

Prizes for each year grade (grade 7 to 12) in the form of a voucher:

First prize - $100 (Voucher)
Second prize - $50 (Voucher)
Third prize - $25 (Voucher)

Photographic Competition – Capture what you love about the Southern Downs region

Categories include:

• People/person
• Place/building
• Nature
• Animal

Submissions open: 1 April 2021
Submissions close: 18 April 2021

Prizes for each year grade (grade 7 to 12) in the form of a voucher:

First prize - $100 (Voucher)
Second prize - $50 (Voucher)
Third prize - $25 (Voucher) 

Entries can be scanned and submitted via email to youthweek2021@sdrc.qld.gov.au  or can be delivered to the Stanthorpe Council Administration Building, 61 Marsh Street, Stanthorpe, or the Warwick Council Administration building, 64 Fitzroy Street, Warwick.

Email entries should contain the subject line "Youth Week Essay Competition" and/or “Youth Week Photographic Competition”.

For further information please visit the below link on Council’s website:

https://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/living-here/youth-zone/national-youth-week