General News
1 December, 2023
Peace Poster competition winners announced
CAMPERDOWN’S year five and six school students were given the opportunity to express themselves through a special art contest, with winners recently announced.
The Camperdown Lions Club Peace Poster competition this year saw many grade five and six students from Camperdown College Junior Campus and St. Patrick’s Primary School presenting entries of a high standard.
The competition features a different theme each year, this year’s theme being ‘Dare To Dream’.
Co-ordinator Marilyn Bourke said choosing the winner from each school proved to be difficult for the judges due to the standard of the entries.
“For over three decades Lions Clubs around the world have been sponsoring a very special art contest in schools,” she said.
“Creating peace posters gives students everywhere the chance to express their visions of peace and inspire others through art and creativity.
“To be eligible, entrants needed to be between 11 and 13 years old as at November 15.
“All entries needed to conform to strict competition rules which include paper size, use of any art medium but excluding 3D, anything attached or glued to the poster and no use of numbers or lettering.”
The winner from Camperdown College is Charlie Unwin, with runner-up Isla Spokes, and the St Patrick’s Primary School winner is Halle Barake, with and runner-up’s Sophie McConachy and Steph Fleming.
Certificates and vouchers were presented to the students by Lions Club president Andy Riordon.
As overall winner, Halle’s poster progressed to the district final at Geelong on the weekend of November 11 and 12, where Charlie’s poster was also on display.
Halle’s poster was judged runner-up at Geelong.
The winning entry now progresses to the State final.
The winner in each level then progress to the National final in Darwin, then the International level of the competition, with the world judging of the final 24 posters held in America.