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Online Gallery of Winning Works in the WetlandCare National Art Competition 2009

The launch of the exhibition of the winning works in the WetlandCare National Art Competition 2009 was held on February 1 at the Boondall Wetlands Environment Centre for World Wetlands Day.

Many of the winners were able to attend from all over Australia, and it was a very successful event with representatives from our Major Sponsors awarding prizes in all their categories.

Attendees were also given an inspiring talk from renowned nature and wildlife photographer, Steve Parish, on the benefits and positive outcomes of combining art and conservation.

 

 

To view the PDF of the pictures from the opening of the exhibition, including pictures of award winners with their artworks, click here.

The winners are also listed below the online gallery.

The online gallery of the winning works can be viewed here.

Please note if you are having trouble viewing this gallery it can also be viewed here (requires the flash plugin installed in your browser)

Or if you do not have flash installed it can be viewed here

Instructions for viewing online gallery

• Allow the gallery to load
• Move cursor over the top of the black screen to select slideshow options (play, pause, speed)
• Hover mouse over lower area of black screen to view thumbnails of all artworks
• Click on thumbnail to view larger image
• Click again on main image to view artist, title and sponsor information

  

 

Winning Art and Photography

Murray-Darling Basin Authority Children's Art Junior

1st Prize          Nancy Levin Age 6                 Untitled
2nd Prize         Katrina Jurado Age 10            On the rockside
3rd Prize          Liam Newell Age 10               Touching
Merit Award      Free Vreman Age 11              Wetland Connections
Merit Award      Denver Williams Age 6           Please think of us, we're connected
Merit Award      Sam Lucas Age 11                Untitled

Central West CMA Children's Art Senior

1st Prize         Mariesa Lai Woan Ling Age 15        Harmony of Wetlands  
2nd Prize        Ernest Henry Age 12                      Minitja Story
3rd Prize         Talia Fell Age 12                            Untitled
Merit Award     Ashlee Christophersen Age 14        Love of the Waterlilles
Merit Award     Ayasha Alderson Age 12                Untitled

Sydney Metropolitan CMA Open Art

1st Prize          Elizabeth Oldmeadow                  A Delicate Balance
2nd Prize         Kathryn Harrison                         Web of Life
3rd Prize          Liz Jordan                                  All in the Same Soup
Merit Award      Prue Sanchez                            Water Rat
Merit Award      Yvonne Ashby                           Our Heritage II

Sydney Metropolitan CMA Urban Wetlands

1st Prize          Suzanne Wilson                         Kids Playing in Waterfall

Murray-Darling Basin Commission Primary School Prize

1st Prize        Classes P-6 and parents  Balnarring Primary School  
2nd Prize       Class 2-3-4 2008  Corowa South Public School
3rd Prize        Grade 2 2008   Castlemaine Primary School

NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) Photography categories

NSW DECC Open Photography

1st Prize          Barbara Sing                                   Fishing for Barra
2nd Prize         Margaret Bending                            Magical Creature 
3rd Prize          Les Irwig                                        Mangrove Mood
Merit Award      Greg Burch                                    The Cup Ringtail Damselfly 
Merit Award      Deb Haesler                                   Window to a Wetland 

NSW DECC Children's Photography Senior

1st Prize          Jessica Lucas Age 17                    Green Glade
2nd Prize         Tyler Haesler Age 13                      Happy to be here in my wetland
3rd Prize          William Peters Age 14                    Life on the Edge 
Merit Award     Jessica Lucas Age 17                    Thru the Fence  
Merit Award     Tyler Haesler Age 13                      Just Cruisin'
Merit Award     Danielle Nemich Age 17                  Blue Wren on Lillies
Merit Award     Tom Peters Age 16                        Wetland Workers

NSW DECC Children's Photography Junior

1st Prize         Jayden Sing Age 11                       Mangroves on the Marsh from Uptop
2nd Prize        Wesley Read Age 9                       A Moment of Rest
3rd Prize         Toby Cash Age 9                          Mud Crab
Merit Award     Kynan Beutel Age 6                      Bullrush Reed
Merit Award     Kate Townsend Age 8                   Beach Uses
Merit Award     Teagan Baldwin Core Age 6          Spider on a Raft 
Merit Award     Eadie Pocock Age 11                  Sparkle 

 

WetlandCare Australia would like to thank the Sponsors for their generous support 

Major Sponsors

		On Monday 15 December 2008, the new Murray-Darling Basin Authority absorbed all the functions of the former Murray-Darling Basin Commission, which ceased to exist. The creation of the new, independent authority, headed by Chief Executive Mr Rob Freeman, means that, for the first time, a single agency will be responsible for planning the integrated management of water resources of the Murray-Darling Basin. The Basin states - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia - recently passed legislation to enable the Australian Government to amend the Water Act 2007 (Cwlth) so that the additional functions could be performed by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
		The Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority (SMCMA) is a NSW Government agency providing leadership and partnership on key natural resource management issues across catchment lands, rivers, estuaries and coastal systems in the Sydney Harbour, Georges River, Botany Bay and Hacking River catchments.
		The Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) works towards a healthy environment cared for and enjoyed by the whole NSW community. DECC undertakes a range of conservation and natural resources science and programs, including native vegetation, biodiversity and environmental water recovery, to provide an integrated approach to natural resource management and the challenges presented by climate change. One role of DECC includes environmental water management to ensure that people in NSW are able to enjoy our natural coastal and estuary environments.
		The Central West Catchment Management Authority (CMA) provides support and education to people and industries to improve the management of natural resources within the central west catchment of NSW. The Central West CMA area covers the Macquarie, Castlereagh and Bogan River catchments, and includes the internationally recognised Macquarie Marshes.

 

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