2026 NWW Post Comp - Local Winners

NWW – Primary School Poster Competition

Westernport Water marks National Water Week (NWW) each year by running a poster competition for local Primary Schools within our service area. The competition provides a great opportunity for students to put their artistic creativity to the test by creating a colourful A3 poster that depicts each year’s NWW theme.

This years theme “Water Heroes: Make Every Drop Count” encouraged students to see themselves as everyday heroes — people who make small, positive choices that add up to big impacts. Whether it’s turning off the tap, having short showers, or spreading awareness, every action helps. By becoming Water Heroes, students can lead by example and inspire their families, schools, and communities to value and conserve every drop.

In 2026, we invited local children from 4-year-old kinder through to Year 8 to design, draw, or paint an A3 poster showing how we can all be Water Heroes, saving water at home, in the garden, and at school!

Students submitted posters that inspired changes to help our water and our planet, including:

  • not wasting water, to ensure we have enough for everyone, now and in the future
  • keeping our waterways clean from rubbish and pollution, particularly our local beaches

This year, we received 140 entries from 5 local schools and two local kindergarten.

Well done to all entrants and, in particular, the winning students and school below.

2026 Winners

Congratulations to the following students and school:
2026 Winners

Student prizes – Local competition

  • First place – $100 voucher
  • Second place – $50 voucher
  • Third place – $25 voucher

School prize – Local competition

All participating schools were entered in a random draw to win $1000 for a sustainability project, purchase of water-efficient products or educational materials.

Congratulations to Newhaven Primary School for winning this year’s random draw!

2025 Competition – 1st, 2nd and 3rd place posters

Have a look at the winning and runner up entries from the 2025 NWW Poster Competition:

  • 1st - Grade 5-6 - Venus - Newhaven College

  • Equal 2nd - Grade 5-6 - Eva - San Remo PS

  • Equal 2nd - Grade 5-6 - Madeline - San Remo PS

  • 3rd - Grade 5-6 - Amelia - San Remo PS

  • 1st - Grade 3-4 - Stella - Cowes Primary School

  • 2nd - Grade 3-4 - Holly - Newhaven College

  • 3rd - Grade 3-4 - Madison - Cowes Primary School

  • 1st - Grade 1-2 - Pippa - Newhaven College

  • 2nd - Grade 3-4 - Lillith - Cowes Primary School

  • Equal 3rd - Grade 1-2 - Samuel - San Remo PS

  • Equal 3rd - Grade 1-2 - Stevie - San Remo PS

  • Equal 1st - Prep - xxxxxxx - San Remo PS

  • Equal 1st - Prep - Willow - Newhaven Primary

  • 2nd - Prep - Jasmine - San Remo PS

  • 3rd - Prep - Ria - Newhaven Primary School

  • 1st - Early Learning Individual - Sienna - Bass Valley Early Learning

  • 2nd - Early Learning - Macalister - Bass Valley ELC

  • Equal 3rd - Early Learning - April - Bass Valley Uniting Early Learning Centre

  • Equal 3rd - Early Learning - Walter Scott - Bass Valley Uniting Early Learning Centre

National Water Week – Victorian State poster competition

All of the above first place winners were automatically entered into the Victorian State level competition.

Congratulations to Pippa from Newhaven College for also winning 2nd prize at the state level in the Grade 1-2 Category!

View all of the winners of the State competition in the Minister of Water’s announcement below:

If you have any questions, please send an email to our Education Team at communications@westernportwater.com.au  or call 1300 720 711