The Queenstown Lakes District Council has launched a photo competition open to all pre and school aged children in the district.

“At the moment the Council is busy preparing the 10-Year-Plan, which will be consulted on from April next year. Every time we have produced a plan we have asked the community to help us illustrate it,” QLDC communications manager Meaghan Miller said.

The last long term plan was adopted in 2009 and featured photographs taken by senior members of the community.

“This time we are throwing it open to all pre and school-aged children and students with a theme of our people our place. What that means is we would love to receive photographs that celebrate the people and the places that our children love in this district,’ Ms Miller said.

The photos would go on display at Queenstown and Wanaka during the 10-Year-Plan consultation period in April.

“We will be selecting some 20-30 shots from those sent in to feature in the three volumes of the plan including the front covers, so it will be very exciting for the children and generate some interest in the 10-Year-Plan process in our younger residents,’ she said.

Even more exciting was the opportunity to win a brand new digital camera. “Mayor van Uden will select the single best illustration that represents what’s great about where we live,” Ms Miller said.

There were no hard and fast rules about the competition and photos would be accepted from negatives from a throwaway camera through to digital shots.

“It’s a great project for the start of the school holidays. There is a whole month for young people to get creative. We’d love to see images come in from all corners of our district,” Ms Miller said.

More details on how to enter the competition were available on the Council website. The competition would close on Friday 23 December 2011.

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For further information please contact Meaghan Miller 03 441 0499.

>> Read more information and download the entry form here 

 

By: Andrea Bunting