National Water Week

The Australian Water Association (AWA) and Weipa Town Authority are looking forward to celebrating National Water Week (NWW) with you during 20-26 October 2025. The NWW Primary School Poster Competition is an annual art competition open to Primary Schools across the country.

Primary School students are asked to create a poster reflecting water-related issues which are important and relevant to them and their local area. Entries will be judged locally by Weipa Town Authority, with winners in each category submitted to the AWA for national judging.

Creatives must be submitted individually.

Entries close 4.30pm Thursday 18 September 2025.

View the terms and conditions(PDF, 145KB) for this competition.

View the official entry form(PDF, 119KB) .

There are 4 categories to enter:

• Prep
• Year 1 & 2
• Year 3 & 4
• Year 5 & 6

Design a A3 poster reflecting on water-related issues which are important and relevant to you and our local area.

Winners will be chosen using the following criteria:

• How well the poster conveys water-related issues relevant to Weipa
• How well it can be reproduced to promote National Water Week
• Appearance: attractively displayed in colour
• How good it looks from a distance
• Effective use of art materials
• Originality of design or innovative concept
• One entry per student.
• One student per poster.

Entry criteria:

• Poster MUST be A3 (30x40cm) in size
• Any medium, including paper, can be used.
• Any art material can be used including paint, textas, coloured pencils or collage materials.

1 winner will be selected in each category:

• 1st place: local prize tba

Winners to be announced on Tuesday 23 September 2025.