02/09/2026
Prizes on offer for the National Water Week competition
Hello,
There's still time for students to enter the National Water Week Poster Competition, but entries close soon.
We hope your students have been busy painting, drawing or designing what the theme Water Heroes: Make Every Drop Count means to them.
Entries close at 5 pm on Friday, 11 September 2026.
If you need any more guidance on tying the theme into your curriculum or ideas for lesson plans, click here.
Who can enter?
Entries are open to kinder through to Year 8 secondary students who can design, draw or paint a poster that demonstrates this year’s theme.
Key dates
• Entries close: 5 pm on Friday 11 September 2026
• Winners announced: National Water Week, 19 to 25 October 2026
• First prize winners from each category will progress to the state competition.
Prizes
Each category winner can receive:
• 1st - $100 gift card
• 2nd - $50 gift card
• 3rd - $25 gift card
All participating schools will be entered into a random draw to win a $500 gift card for their school.
How to enter
For competition details, judging criteria and entry requirements, click here. Or if you have any questions, email [email protected].
Students' entries can be submitted directly via the National Water Week poster competition website.