Congratulations to the 2026 schools poster competition winners

Young water heroes have been celebrated with South East Water announcing the winners of the 2026 National Water Week poster competition.  

More than 1,200 local primary,  secondary, kindergarten, and early learning students from across Melbourne’s south-east and the Mornington Peninsula took part in this year’s competition in South East Water’s service area. 

A total of 357 creative posters were entered reflecting this year’s National Water Week theme, ‘Water Heroes: Make Every Drop Count', which highlights the important role we can all play in using water wisely. 

The competition is an opportunity for students to integrate their learning in science and art, giving them an opportunity to express their learning creatively.   

Entries came from 57 local schools and education providers, with first prize winners from each category entered into the state level competition.  

We’re proud to say that three of our artists received places in the state competition, and two of them went onto win their age category in the national competition. Amazing effort!

Congratulations to the local competition placegetters
 

School prize

Harkaway Primary School

Early Learning/Kindergarten - Collaborative entries

1st

Patterson Lakes Kindergarten 

2nd

Rossmoyne Kindergarten​

Early Learning/Kindergarten - individual entries

1st

Silpa - Lillian Cannam Kindergarten​

Runner Up

Zoe - Patterson Lakes Kindergarten​​

2nd

Nora - Berwick Kindergarten​

3rd

Gabriella - Story House Aspen​

Prep/Foundation

1st

Lyla –  ArtGu

2nd

Tihara – Beaconshill College​

3rd

Ava D – Harkaway Primary​

Ella – Brentwood Park Primary​

Years 1 - 2

1st

Olivia - ArtGu​ 

2nd

Iyla – Brighton Primary School​

3rd

Ella – The Knox School​ 

Years 3 - 4

1st

Anson - ArtGu

2nd

Moana - Timbara P–9 College​

3rd

Ariah - Strathaird Primary School​ 

Elvina - ArtGu​ 

Hanna - The Knox School​

Years 5 - 6

1st

Amy - Waverley Christian College​ 

2nd

Jocelyn - Bentleigh West Primary School​

3rd

Madeline - Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak​

Years 7 - 8

1st

Scarlett - Kambrya College​​ 

2nd

Amber - Kambrya College​

3rd

Eva - South Oakleigh College​

State competition winners

A big congratulations to the below students who also placed in the state competition.

Early learning/Kinder: Silpa - Lilian Cannam Kindergarten​

Prep/Foundation: Lyla - ArtGu

Year 1/2: Anson - ArtGu

Year 5/6: Amy - Waverley Christian College​

Here’s a video from The Hon. Michaela Settle MP, Minister for Water announcing the state winners of the National Water Week Poster competition

See the winners and place getters for the 2025 schools poster competition. 
See winners

Proudly supported by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and the Schools Water Efficiency Program.