National Water Week is an annual celebration that makes a SPLASH across Australia, inspiring individuals, communities and organisations to build awareness of the value of water. Access to clean water is highly important to our daily lives, and its down to all of us to protect our water environments and resources, and use water wisely.
National Water Week runs from Monday 19 October to Sunday 25 October 2026, with exciting activities planned in your community. This year’s theme for National Water Week is “Water Heroes – Make Every Drop Count” highlighting the importance of saving our precious water.
To celebrate National Water Week, Lower Murray Water are again hosting our popular poster competition. We invite everyone from early learning through primary school to Year 8 to submit a poster. Get creative – draw, paint or design your ideas of a powerful message that is to save water.
Help spread the word about water conservation!
Poster entry categories
- Early Learning / Kindergarten (both individual and collaborative entries accepted)
- Prep / Foundation (individual entries only)
- Years 1-2 (individual entries only)
- Years 3-4 (individual entries only)
- Years 5-6 (individual entries only)
- Years 7-8 (individual entries only)
Key dates
- Entries close pm Friday 11 September 2026.
- Winners will be announced during National Water Week 19-25 October 2026.
Entry conditions
- Poster size must be A4 or A3.
- Any medium, from paper to digital, can be used.
- Any art material and digital technology can be used including paint, markers, crayons, pencil, collage, photography and digital graphics.
- Uploaded files are limited to 20mb.
- Image files should be in .JPG, .PDF, or .PNG formats.
- For primary and secondary school aged children, group artworks will NOT be accepted (only 1 child per artwork).
- For early learning / Kindergarten both individual entries and collaborative entries will be accepted.
- Each child / student / collaborative group can only enter once.
Originality requirement
- All entries must be the original work of the child / student(s).
- Artwork created wholly or partially using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools will not be accepted.
- Minor editing (e.g. scanning or cropping) is permitted.
- By submitting an entry, participants confirm the work is their own.
Tips for uploading a poster
- Please ensure only high resolution, high quality images are submitted.
- Image files should be in .JP, .PDF or .PNG formats.
- Uploaded files are limited to 20mb
- Original posters can be either scanned or photographed
- Remember if taking a photo, please ensure a clear non-blurred image is taken.
Think about:
- good lighting
- ensuring the poster fills the entire screen, an overhead shot is often best as you are standing above the poster, looking down
- avoiding flash, as if a glossy poster, you will get glare
Judging
Winners of the preschool and primary school categories will be chosen by:
- How well the poster communicates the National Water Week the “Water Heroes – Make Every Drop Count”, and/or relevant water issues.
- Visual impact- how attractive the poster is from a distance.
- Effective use of art materials.
- Creativity and originality of imagery, design or concepts.
Winners of the secondary students category will be chosen by:
- Theme communication – clear and meaningful connection to the theme “Water Heroes – Make Every Drop Count”.
- Visual impact – eye-catching, bold and easy to understand from a distance.
- Technical skill – effective and purposeful use of art material.
- Innovation – demonstrates fresh ideas, modern design approaches or imaginative concepts.
- Innovation – demonstrates fresh ideas, modern design approaches or imaginative concepts.
- Accuracy of information – any facts, statistics or messages presented are correct, appropriate and relevant to water issues.
Eligibility
- Entries must be the original work of the child / student.
- Ai-generated artwork will not be accepted.
Prizes
First prize winners in each category from all participating Victorian water corporations are automatically entered into the state level of competition.
Early learning / Kindergarten
Prizes (individual and collaborative entries accepted)
- 1st (both individual and collaborative) – $100 prize pack
- 2nd (both individual and collaborative) – $50 prize pack
- 3rd (both individual and collaborative) – $50 prize pack
Primary School
Prizes for each category (individual entries only accepted)
- 1st – $100 prize pack
- 2nd – $50 prize pack
- 3rd – $50 prize pack
Secondary school
Prizes for Year 7-8 category (individual entries only accepted)
- 1st – $100 prize pack
- 2nd – $50 prize pack
- 3rd – $50 prize pack
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact:
Name: Communications and Engagement Team
Email: comms@lmw.com.au
Contact: 1800 808 830
12:00 am
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