Gomaren & Doctors Creek Catchment Landcare Group
Entries Open 11 July To 4 Oct 2022
Open and Under 18 Categories
NICKY LAWS PERPETUAL TROPHY
WELCOME
The “Focus on Farms” Photographic competition grew out of a desire to:
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Encourage new membership in Landcare and other groups with similar values.
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Highlight the role our farming and rural communities on the Darling Downs.
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Showcase the unique rural and agricultural landscapes on the Darling Downs.
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Facilitate a real communication between urban and rural communities by sharing experiences of how people from all walks of life connect to the land.
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Provide an avenue for school children to develop a passion for the natural environment and an appreciation of farming and rural life.
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See our NEWS page for further details (Prizes / Judges/ Nicki Laws tribute)
OPEN AND UNDER 18 CATEGORIES
THEMES
1. Rural Landscapes
This may include weather events, sunrise & sunset, night skies, productive and non-productive rural landscapes.
2. Working on the Farm
Showcase the day-to-day activities that make today’s farms such diverse workplaces.
3. Drone Images
Capture rural landscapes and/or farm activities from above.
4. Best Farm Buddies
May include animals and/or people
5. Plant a Seed Grow a Feed
Everyone who loves growing food, from broad-acre farmers to back-yard gardeners is encouraged to showcase their growing crops and the end result.
6. Wildlife on the Downs
The theme is “Beneficial Insects” and may include pollinators, predators and poo-fighters.
7. Landcare is for Everyone
Illustrate how each and every one in the community plays a part in caring for the environment.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Each image must have been saved with a TITLE which includes: Category, Where the photo was taken, Your Name.
For Example:
Cat.1 Water Wise.Dalby. D. Smith
Cat.2 War on Weeds. Pittsworth. J. Brown
Cat.3 Birds eye View. Clifton. M. Green
Cat.4 Dogs in the Ute. Yarraman. E. Tate
Cat.5 Fresh to Plate. Millmerran. C. Jesser
Cat.6 BnB for Bees. Tmba. L. Gardener
Cat.7 Never too Young. Stanthorpe. B. Jinks
Images must be taken in the Darling Downs region**
JUDGES
Open Judges:
Sam Scoufos and Joan Van Kuijck
U18 Judges:
Sam Scoufos and Lydia Burton
ENTRY FEES
Open Category: Total ENTRY fee: $7.00
(Max 21 images)
Under 18’s: FREE ENTRY
NICKI LAWS PERPETUAL TROPHY
Best Visual Presentation Promoting a Landcare Activity in this Region*
THEME
Enhancing Habitats on our Patch
(A “Patch” may be anywhere that people are working to care for the land and for the natural environment such as farms, conservation areas, council parks, creeks, suburban community gardens, back-yard gardens etc.)
This year’s theme is focused on both on-farm and off-farm projects which enhance and support biodiversity.
Presentations will showcase activities such as:
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Regenerative farming practices.
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Feral pest & weed management.
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Providing places for shelter, roosting & nesting (natural &/or man-made).
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Providing native plants for pollen, nectar, seeds etc.
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Providing habitat for ground dwellers.
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Providing water.
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Presentations will also include examples of the wildlife which is seen in your patch. (birds, beetles, blue tongue lizards etc)
ENTRY INFORMATION
Each entry will include a Powerpoint file
(Max. 10 slides)
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Group Name / Submitted By / Project Title
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7 images with captions
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Short description (Max 100 words)
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Optional MP4 video (Max 1 minute)
Open to ALL Landcare groups, other environmental groups and individual group members in the Darling Downs region** (See map)
JUDGES
Joan Van Kuijck and Sam Scoufos
ENTRY FEES
Open Category: Total ENTRY fee: $5.00
(1-21 images)
Under 18’s: FREE ENTRY
PRIMARY SCHOOL CATEGORY
Best Visual Presentation of a Project by a Primary School, Family Group or Under 13 Individual in this region*
THEME
Insect
Investigations
This year’s theme is focused on making a connection between beneficial insects and their relationship to flowering plants.
Showcase the things you are doing to create an insect-friendly environment and investigate some of the insects that love to visit your garden.
Focus is on pollinators and predators but it’s also OK to investigate some of the less desirable insects as well.
Teaching resources linked to the syllabus are
available on:
https://juniorlandcare.org.au
– Creating a beneficial garden: investigation
– Getting the buzz on bees and other beneficial insects
https://wildpollinatorcount.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/pollinators-nsw-ne-vic-2020_online.pdf
ENTRY INFORMATION
Each entry will include a Powerpoint file
(Max. 10 slides)
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Title / School / Names of participants
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7 images with captions
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Short description (Max 100 words)
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Optional MP4 video (Max 1 minute)
Open to ALL Primary Schools, family groups and
Under 13 individuals in Darling Downs region**
(See map)
All images must be the work of the children who
are submitting the entry.
Keep watching our news page for details of
exciting prizes in this category.
JUDGES
Costa Georgiadis and Lydia Burton
FREE ENTRY
Max. 3 entries per school/family/individual)
ENTRY CONDITIONS
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Open & U/18 open to EVERYONE irrespective of where you live.
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Total entry fee in the Open Category is $7.00 (Max. 21 images)
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Total entry fee in the Nicki Laws category is $5.00 (Max 3 entries)
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Maximum of 3 entries per category.
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Image size to be 1MB—2MB*
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Images to be taken on the Darling Downs**
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Images taken with motion-sensor cameras not allowed.
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Rules allow the group to publish any submitted entries for promotional or educational purposes.
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Winners will be notified by email & monetary prizes made available for collection on Nov. 5th at Goombungee Jacaranda Festival Day .
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Judge’s decision is final.
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Payment to GDCC Landcare account:
BSB: 638-070
Acc. No: 7115660
Details: Your Name + FOF22
*Drone images up to 20MB
**Darling Downs: Regions governed by Toowoomba, Western Downs, Southern Downs and Goondiwindi Regional Councils.
See map adjacent.
Darling Downs Region
2022 Judges
Lydia Burton
Lydia Burton has always been passionate about rural Australia having grown up on the Darling Downs immersed in her family’s beef cattle operation and her Dad’s livestock agency.
During Lydia’s university years she interned with ABC Rural and the Queensland Country Hour team which is where she discovered being a Rural Reporter for the ABC was the best job in the world!
Since 2013 Lydia has worked for ABC Rural in western Queensland, the Northern Territory and is now based in southern Queensland. She has reported on radio, television and online including for programs such as Landline and the ABC News. Her career has taken her all over the world - Indonesia, America and Europe, to name a few.
Lydia is an extremely passionate and enthusiastic rural journalist – in fact she once cried telling her boss how much she loved her job.
Costa Georgiadis
Costa describes himself as a landscape architect, environmental educator & TV host. He worked as a landscaper whilst studying landscape architecture at the University of NSW, where he developed an interest in sustainability He encourages us all to tread lightly upon the earth, and to live in harmony with our surroundings, irrespective of where we live. He is widely known and loved for his role as compere of ABC’s long-running “Gardening Australia” programme.
Costa is the ambassador for Junior Landcare 2020. He sees passing on that passion for stewardship of the environment to the next generation as being crucial. He encourages children to learn about the environment around them and how to protect it. Affording the next generation opportunities to explore activities focused on biodiversity, food production, Indigenous perspectives and waste management are his passion and “Get out, get active and make a difference” is his motto.
Sam Scoufos
Hailing from Santa Rosa, CA. near the great town of San Francisco, Sam grew up on skateboards, played a lot of baseball and made home movies with his neighbourhood friends.
With a degree in Sociology, Sam excels at working with people of all ages and backgrounds and making those on the other side of the camera feel at ease and relaxed.
As a skilled Photographer, Director and DP, Sam has quickly built a solid reputation in the industry for creating visually engaging content that connects people.
Currently he enjoys making pictures for a living and hanging out with his family on their farm outside Toowoomba, Australia. His video work has won Gold and Silver at the Australian Cinematographer Society Awards and he's won Gold, Silver and Bronze awards for his advertising work for the Brisbane Advertising and Design Club. In 2018 he took out the top prize at the Moreton Bay Art Awards for his image “Portrait of a Greek man and son”.
His work has been selected in the prestigious Moran Contemporary Art Prize, The JUWS Photography Award, The Clayton Utz Art Prize, the 38th Alice Prize, The Percival Photographic Prize, The Churchie Art Prize, The Olive Cotton Award, the Sunshine Coast Art Prize and The Brisbane Portrait Prize
Joan Van Kuijck
Like all women on the land, Joan probably under-estimates her talents! For four decades she has provided teaching and educational opportunities to students and adults in regional and remote communities in Qld and the NT. Her passion for the land stems from her early upbringing in western Qld and her desire to improve educational and technological opportunities for those living west of the Great Divide has seen her combine her two great loves in life – imparting knowledge and looking after the land.
Apart from classroom and administration roles in private, state school and TAFE systems, Joan has authored a number of historical books as well as business and communication textbooks for Qld high school students. She has conducted basic, intermediate and advanced computing courses for TAFE, Main Roads, Feedlots and Landcare groups throughout Qld, and she now designs and runs websites for a number of private rural enterprises.
Joan has always been a steward for local show societies, has her own farm in the North East Landcare area, and currently volunteers her technical expertise for a number of local community groups such as the Maclagan Squeezebox Festival, the Bell Birdwatching Group and various rural Men’s Sheds.
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