On World Ocean Day on 8 June, we invited Australians to enter our art competition to show us what they love about our ocean.
We received more than 60 entries across 3 age categories:
- 3 to 10 years old
- 11 to 17 years old
- 18 years old and above.
Entrants used a variety of media and styles, from drawings, photographs and paintings, to collages, screenprints and sculptures.
The creativity and passion on display made judging the entries a difficult task for the panel!
The winners for each category are:
Age group 3 to 10 years old
Chloe
“The ocean is super cool! It’s big, beautiful, and full of amazing animals and plants. We need to take care of it.”
Age group 11 to 17 years old
Nate
“I like the ocean because the ocean is filled with wonderful sea creatures to have a clean home to live in and it’s also important to us in a lot of ways.”
Age group 18 years old and above
Courtney
“The ocean is the giver of life. In my First Nations language, ocean means ‘Wardan’, my traditional clan’s name is Wadandi and translates to from the ocean, also, Wardan is my great great grandmother’s name, so I have a great love of the ocean by way of cultural and personal connections.”
These and other entries in the competition will feature in materials for our national Sustainable Ocean Plan. The plan will set a shared long-term vision for our ocean and identify the actions we need to take to sustainably grow our ocean economy and ensure a healthy ocean into the future.
Thank you to everyone who entered the competition. It is inspiring to see entrants’ creativity and their hopes for Australia’s future ocean.
