Senator Kate Lundy ACT Labor Senator;
Bob McMullan Member for Fraser
Annette Ellis Member for Canberra
Bob McMullan, Member for Fraser, Annette Ellis, Member for Canberra, and Senator Kate Lundy have today encouraged ACT school kids to enter a new national competition to tell Australia what they think about climate change.
The Think Climate Think Change competition will encourage both primary and secondary students to use their creative talents to answer the question: ‘What does Climate Change mean to me?’
Competition winners will share their ideas with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Climate Change Minister Penny Wong as part of a special awards ceremony.
Australian kids are very well informed when it comes to the issue of climate change
They understand the importance of taking action now.
The Think Climate Think Change competition will open on Tuesday 28 April 2009 and close on Wednesday 24 June 2009.
Entries will be judged in three age categories across grades three to nine. Students will be able to submit entries in a wide range of forms including short stories, poems, songs or artwork.
Prizes for each age category will include:
| 1st Place | A personalised tour of Parliament House and 2 tickets to Questacon Nintendo Wii Console, sports kit and Wii Fit pack $1000 Dymocks voucher for the winner’s school |
| 2nd Place | 16GB Apple iPod touch |
| 3rd Place | 8GB Apple iPod Nano |
| Highly commended (3 per category) | $50 Dymocks book voucher |
Each winner will also have his or her work published on the Department of Climate Change website. Judging criteria will be based on creativity, originality and attention to the theme.
Schools will receive a special resource kit that will include information about the competition and fast facts on climate change at the start of Term 2.
More details about the competition, including terms and conditions and the official entry form, will be available on the Department of Climate Change website at www.climatechange.gov.au from 28 April.
Contact: Meg Martin – 0418 488 295 (Lundy)
Tony Hodges – 0408 690 861 (McMullan)
Brenton Sloane – 0431 252 698 (Ellis)
