Young Australians – from primary school kids to university students – have been invited to share their views on climate change, in a new schools competition announced today.
Inspired by the success of the 2009 Think Climate, Think Change competition, which attracted more than 7500 entries from schools across the country, this year’s competition has been expanded.
The Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senator Penny Wong, said the 2010 Shout Out for Climate Change competition would move onto university campuses – in addition to primary and secondary schools.
Entries for the Shout Out for Climate Change competition will open on Monday 24 May and will close on Friday 10 September. A website – www.climatechange.gov.au/shoutoutforclimatechange – has been launched today with further information on the competition.
To enter, primary students in grades 3-4 or 5-6 can submit an original piece of artwork, song, poem or photograph, while secondary and tertiary students are required to produce an advertisement that is up to 60 seconds in length.
Winners from each category will be invited to attend an award ceremony where they will have the opportunity to showcase their work and receive their prize. This year all of Australia will also have the opportunity to vote for their favourite 60 second advertisement in the “People’s Choice” awards.
Prizes for the Shout Out for Climate Change competition.
Tertiary Category
1st Prize: 4-6 week internship at Ogilvy & Mather
MacBook Pro laptop with Crumpler sleeve
Final Cut Pro suite
2nd Prize: Apple iPod Touch 32GB
3rd Prize: Apple iPod Touch 8GB
Secondary Category: Grades 7-9 and Grades 10-12
1st Prize: MacBook Laptop 2.26GHZ plus Crumpler sleeve
2nd Prize: Apple iPod Touch 32GB
3rd Prize: Apple iPod Touch 8GB
School Prize: $1000 book voucher for school library
Primary Category: Grades 3-4 and Grades 5-6
1st Prize: Mountain Bike and helmet
2nd Prize: Sony PSP 3000 and Little Big Planet Game
3rd Prize: Sony PSP 3000 Black Console
School Prize: $1000 book voucher for school library
Signed copy of Tanya Ha’s book Green Stuff for Kids
Tertiary and Secondary Category: People’s Choice Award Prize
1st Prize: Apple iPod Touch 32 GB
