Sunday, 26 November 2006
National winners announced in HREOC and ARC essay and art competitions
Governor of Queensland, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, to present awards to Queensland State competition winners in Brisbane
Today the Human Rights Commissioner, Graeme Innes AM, announced the national winners in the Rights in Perspective Art Competition and the Human Writes Essay Competition.
This is the second year of the competition which is run jointly by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and the Australian Red Cross. Almost 550 entries were received this year, over triple the number of entries received last year. Entrants were aged between 11 and 18 years.
"I believe this competition is a very important one. Not only does it encourage young Australians to engage with major contemporary human rights issues, but it tells us what the key issues are for young people," said Commissioner Innes AM.
"I am very encouraged by the enthusiasm shown by young people around Australia towards human rights issues. The dedication, passion and intelligence which they have demonstrated in this competition gives me great hope for the future of human rights in Australia," said Commissioner Innes AM.
National winners
The national winners were selected from amongst the winners in each state and territory, and will receive either an iPod or a digital camera.
The national essay judging panel included Robert Tickner, CEO of Australian Red Cross, Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, and Maralyn Parker, Education Editor of The Daily Telegraph. The national art judging panel included Rosemary Laing, Artist, Vivienne Webb, Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Dr Jane-Gooding Brown, Visual Arts teacher at the Conservatorium High School.
The national winners are:Sara Fonseca (QLD), "The Cronulla beach riots", Winner, Senior Art category
Bradley Carr (TAS), "Dream Home", Winner, Junior Art category
Anna Mariko Tominaga (TAS), "Black, white, yellow, grey", Winner, Junior Essay category
Jessica Lam (VIC), "Living the high life", Runner Up, Junior Essay category
Ashish Thomas (NSW), "The "War" on Terrorism and Human Rights", Winner, Senior Essay category
Daniel Norrie (VIC), "A Small World", Runner Up, Senior Essay category
Queensland winners
The Governor of Queensland, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, will present awards to the Queensland students at the Australian Red Cross office in Brisbane:
Monday 27 November, 5pm
Humanity Place, Level 2
49 Park Road, Milton.
For a list of state winners around Australia, please go to our website at:
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/competitions/index.html
Media contact: Paul Oliver on 02 9284 9880 or 0408 469 347
Last updated 8 November, 2006
