Photography Competition - Local Lens

Event date: Wednesday, 07 January 2026 | 05:00 AM to Friday, 30 January 2026 | 10:00 AM

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Summer School Holiday Photography Competition - Local Lens

We are redecorating the Youth Room at the Mudgee Library and want photos to hang on the walls! Submit your best image these school holidays and your photo will go into the draw to be hung in a frame in our Youth Room. You also have the chance to win one of the below prizes. Submit your high resolution image to youth.services@midwestern.nsw.gov.au.

1st = $50

2nd = $40

3rd = $30

People's Choice Award = $50

Entries close Friday 30 January 10.00am.

The competition is open to persons aged 12-24, who live, work and/or study in the MWRC area. Read the Terms and Conditions to make sure your entry is valid. 

 

How to Enter

Email your entry by 10am Friday 10 October 2025 with your entry, your full name, age, and postal address to: youth.services@midwestern.nsw.gov.au

Terms and Conditions

  1. All entries must be original work by the entrant.
  2. Entrants must be aged 12 25, and live, study, or work in the Mid-Western Regional Council area.
  3. Persons under the age of 18 should ask permission from their guardian before entering the competition.
  4. Entrants can submit one entry only per competition.
  5. All entries must have name and age to be able to enter the competition.
  6. Employees of Mid-Western Regional Council are not eligible to enter this competition.
  7. Entries may be displayed publicly and/or used for publicity purposes.
  8. Entrants’ likeness may be used for publicity purposes.
  9. Entries must be submitted via email and be suitable for display on Mid-Western Regional Youth Council and/or Mid-Western Regional Council’s social media pages.
  10. Suitability of entries for publication on social media will be at the discretion of Mid-Western Regional Council staff, and discussion will not be entered into.
  11. Prize winners will be announced via Mid-Western Regional Youth Council’s social media channels, and winners contacted privately via email prize distribution may be delayed due to social distancing requirements
  12. Mid-Western Regional Youth Council will take all reasonable care with entries, but will not accept responsibility for any entries not received due to technological failure, damage, distortion, or similar that may occur to entries
  13. Council will endeavour to display all entries, but may not be able to do so due to display area restrictions.
  14. In the event there is a large number of entrants, the People's Choice will be narrowed down to ten by a panel of judges and then entries added to social media for selection by the public.
  15. Prizes not claimed by 24 October 2025 will be forfeited by the winner.

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When

  • Monday, 01 December 2025 | 08:30 AM - Friday, 30 January 2026 | 10:00 AM

Location

Online, MudgeeGulgongKandosRylstoneCaerleonBirriwaBylongCooyalGoolmaHargravesHome RuleIlfordLueQueens PinchUlanWindeyerWollarSpring FlatCooks GapMount FromeSt FillansKains Flat

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