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by Champions for Change

Empowering Teachers and Parents to Teach Ethics Confidently

As educators, we understand the importance of integrating ethics into the curriculum, especially within the framework of the High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) Policy. However, many teachers and parents feel unprepared to tackle this responsibility due to a lack of training in ethical education. To ensure our students are not only intellectually challenged but also morally grounded, it’s crucial that we provide professional development opportunities for both teachers and parents.

By equipping them with the necessary skills and confidence, we can better prepare our students to navigate complex moral landscapes. This investment in professional development will help bridge the gap, allowing us to deliver a consistent, values-driven education that aligns with the ethical principles we aim to instil in our students.

Ultimately, our goal is to empower teachers and parents to be confident role models who walk the talk, guiding the next generation toward becoming ethical, informed citizens.

For reflections on moral uncoupling visit the SynergyScapes blog 

#MoralCompromise #MediaEthics #PublicInterestJournalism #GamblingAds #SocialImpact #Accountability #EthicsInSociety #ValueOfLife

Alignment with NESA Standards

NESA Standard Alignment
Standard 1: Know Students and How They Learn Integrating ethics into the curriculum supports understanding students’ diverse social-emotional needs.
Standard 2: Know the Content and How to Teach It Providing professional development in ethics ensures teachers are equipped to deliver this content confidently.
Standard 3: Plan for and Implement Effective Teaching and Learning Ethics training for teachers and parents fosters more effective planning and implementation of lessons that promote moral decision-making.
Standard 4: Create and Maintain Supportive and Safe Learning Environments Teaching ethics supports a safe, respectful learning environment where students learn to navigate complex moral issues.
Standard 6: Engage in Professional Learning Professional development in ethics directly supports this standard by encouraging continuous improvement and expertise in ethical education.

Alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG Alignment
Goal 4: Quality Education Ethics education promotes inclusive and equitable quality education, enhancing lifelong learning opportunities.
Goal 5: Gender Equality Teaching ethics helps foster respect and equality, challenging stereotypes and promoting gender equality.
Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities Ethics education addresses social-emotional learning, encouraging students to respect and value diversity, thereby reducing inequalities.
Goal 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions Professional development in ethics supports the creation of just, peaceful, and inclusive institutions by promoting ethical decision-making and integrity.
Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals Collaboration between schools and parents for professional development in ethics aligns with fostering partnerships to achieve shared educational goals.
by Champions for Change

SDG 2. Launch Your Sustainable Food Choices Campaign to Empower Change. 🌍✨

Celebrating National Nutrition Month Amidst Fresh Vegetables and Culinary Preparations

Remember, change begins with awareness, and awareness starts with you. Through creativity, collaboration, and dedication, your campaign has the potential to inspire significant change, one sustainable choice at a time. Let’s make our food choices count for the betterment of our planet and future generations.

In a world where each decision can profoundly affect our environment, understanding the journey of our food from farm to plate is crucial. The choices we make about our food can lead to significant waste, impacting not just global food security but also the health of our planet. But here’s the brighter side: as young people, you wield the power to drive change and make a tangible difference. Initiating a Sustainable Food Choices Campaign is an excellent way to spread awareness about the environmental impacts of our food choices and encourage actions that contribute to a more sustainable and waste-free world.

The Issue at Hand: Tackling Food Waste 🗑️🌱

Before launching your campaign, it’s essential to understand the problem. Food waste is a critical global issue affecting every stage of the food value chain. From surplus produce left in the fields due to aesthetic standards, to food spoiling during inadequate storage and transport, to perfectly good items discarded in our homes due to misunderstood expiry dates—each stage contributes to the problem, increasing the environmental footprint of waste.

Your Mission: Champion Sustainable Food Choices 🥦🌟

Your campaign’s goal is to enlighten and motivate your peers, families, and communities to make more environmentally friendly food choices. By reducing food waste and opting for sustainable alternatives, we can all help lessen the demand on our planet’s resources.

Kickstarting Your Campaign 🚀

  1. Research and Educate Yourself: First, deepen your knowledge about sustainable food practices and the consequences of food waste. Knowledge is your most potent tool in persuading others to join the cause.
  2. Creative Visuals: Design captivating posters or digital graphics that highlight essential facts about food waste and its environmental impacts. Use striking images and statistics to capture attention and convey your message effectively.
  3. Engaging Videos: Produce brief, engaging videos showcasing simple lifestyle changes to reduce food waste. From smart shopping tips to innovative recipes for leftovers, demonstrate that sustainable choices are both practical and beneficial.
  4. Digital Campaign: Leverage social media to widen your message’s reach. Start a hashtag like #ZeroWasteEats or #SustainableBites, share your visuals and videos, and encourage others to do the same. Social media is a potent tool for raising awareness and building community action.
  5. Interactive Workshops or Webinars: Host events, either physically or online, to discuss sustainable food choices, share tips on reducing food waste, and engage with your audience. Bringing people together for a common purpose can significantly amplify your campaign’s impact.
  6. Collaborate with Local Businesses and Schools: Work with local restaurants, supermarkets, and schools to promote sustainable practices. Encourage them to donate unsold food, offer discounts for using reusable containers, or educate students about food sustainability.
  7. Call to Action: Ensure every content piece includes a clear call to action. Urge people to make specific behavioural changes, support local and sustainable food producers, and spread the word about the campaign.

Why Your Campaign Matters 🌟

By starting a Sustainable Food Choices Campaign, you’re not just raising awareness; you’re part of a global movement towards a more sustainable and equitable food system. Your efforts can help reduce the environmental impact of food production and consumption, combat climate change, and move us closer to achieving Zero Hunger worldwide.

Remember, change begins with awareness, and awareness starts with you. Through creativity, collaboration, and dedication, your campaign has the potential to inspire significant change, one sustainable choice at a time. Let’s make our food choices count for the betterment of our planet and future generations. #FoodForThought #EcoWarriors #SustainableLiving

Learn more about SDG 2 Zero Hunger here 

by Lynne Strong

Young Environmental Champions: Shaping the Future, Today 🌱🌍

Young people actively solving real-world problems. 🌏🤲

Are you ready to meet the young leaders redefining environmental action? 🌟 Our Young Environmental Champions program isn’t just a course – it’s a launchpad for tomorrow’s eco-warriors. 🚀🌿

In this program, young minds transform into proactive agents of change. They’re not just learning about the environment; they’re actively solving real-world problems. 🌏🤲 From crafting innovative solutions for local issues to applying global Sustainable Development Goals, these champions are making significant waves. 🌊

Through critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication, these youngsters aren’t waiting for the future; they’re building it now. 🛠️💭 Join us in celebrating their journey and be inspired by their impactful stories.

The future is green, and it’s being shaped by our Young Environmental Champions. Let’s support their vision for a sustainable tomorrow! 🌍💚

🎉💚 #YoungEcoChampions #EcoInnovators #GreenFuture #SustainableAction #EcoWarriors 🌱🌟💪

by Lynne Strong

Young Environmental Champions: Pioneers of 21st Century Skills 🌿🚀

Meet Ruby from Bellbird Public School

Today we share how the Action4Agriculture team is teaching young people through the Young Environmental Champions all the essential skills they need for the 21st century

🌟Our Young Environmental Champions are young people, who are doing amazing things for our planet. They’re planting trees, cleaning up beaches, and finding new ways to recycle stuff. They’re not just talking about change; they’re making it happen!

🌱These champions aren’t sitting in a classroom all day; they’re out in the world, getting their hands dirty (sometimes literally!). They learn by doing things, which is a fun and effective way to learn. And guess what? They’re picking up some crucial skills along the way.

💡So, what are 21st century skills? They’re skills like problem-solving, thinking creatively, teamwork, and being able to communicate well. These are the skills that will help them no matter what they do in the future, whether it’s working a job, starting your their own business, or just being an awesome human being.

🤔Our world is changing super fast. We’ve got big challenges like climate change and plastic pollution. To tackle these, we need to think differently and work together. The skills Young Environmental Champions are learning will help us all make a better, healthier planet.

🙌 The best part? You can be a champion too! It doesn’t matter how old you are or where you live. You can start small, in your community, school, or even at home. Every little bit helps, and you’ll be learning these vital skills along the way.

🌍Remember, you have the power to make a difference. By getting involved and learning these 21st century skills, you’re not just helping the planet; you’re preparing yourself for a bright, exciting future.

🌿🌍🚀 #YoungEcoChampions #21stCenturySkills #BeTheChange #EcoWarriors

by Lynne Strong

Inviting young people aged 10 to 24 to join the Young Environmental Champions program

 

A new primary and secondary school program offered by Action4Agriculture (A4A) in 2023 will support young Australians to be agents of change to embed sustainability thinking and actions in our way of life. The Empowering Young Environmental Champions Challenge will be delivered in Greater Sydney and the Hunter in Term One and in Riverina Murray and South East/ Tablelands in Term Two – and now is the time for teachers and students to get on board.

The 10-week, curriculum-aligned program is open to young people in NSW primary schools in Stage 3 and secondary schools in Stage 4& 5 who strive to be advocates for environmental and social issues important to them, their schools and their communities. See regions where program has been funded in 2023 here

Participants in the program will:

  • Attend a design-thinking workshop to brainstorm project ideas and action plans
  • Learn skills to improve their wellbeing, resilience and mental health
  • Be trained and mentored on the value of diversity, proactive listening/hearing skills and applied empathy
  • Network with experts and mentors
  • Visit relevant local community projects
  • Share their own community project

A broad range of regionally based experts, including young role models from the agricultural sector, known as Young Farming Champions (YFC), will ensure the program is youth led, co-designed and actively incorporates the voices of young people from design to delivery. Professional learning opportunities will be provided for teachers.

 

The program will culminate with a day of celebration where students will have the chance to pitch their projects, workshop their next steps as capacity builders and develop leadership pathways.

 

Thousands of young people and their schools have benefitted from Action4Agriculture programs, as was evidenced in the recent NSW Sustainability Awards. St Brigid’s Primary School, Raymond Terrace (Kreative Koalas participant) was the Young Climate Champion Winner with the Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education (Kreative Koalas, The Archibull Prize) a finalist. YFC alumni Anika Molesworth and Josh Gilbert were joint winners of the Youth as Our Changemakers Award, and Action4 Agriculture, itself, was a finalist in the Communications for Impact Award.

 

Action4Agriculture director Lynne Strong believes the new program has the capacity to have a similar impact.

“All of the NSW Sustainability Awards for people under 35 were taken out by young people associated with our programs and we are very excited to support as many young people as we can through the Young Environmental Champions program. This is an opportunity to find the next Josh and Anika or for schools to be the next St Brigid’s.

“If you want to challenge the status quo and drive positive social and environmental change, then this is the program for you.” Lynne says

The Empowering Young Environmental Champions program is supported by the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation who is Backing Young People with innovative opportunities that advance independence, social purpose and future security, and the NSW Government Office for Regional Youth.

 

Expressions of interest can be found here, or email Lynne on lynnestrong@action4ag.com.au for further information.

by Lynne Strong

2017 Picture You in Agriculture Highlights

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Young Farming Champions with Grand Champion Archie 2017 and Wendy Taylor our art judge 

On behalf of the Picture You in Agriculture (PYiA) team it gives me great pleasure to share the PYiA annual report with our loyal supporters.

Ten years ago, we started with a vision to empower young people in the agriculture to share their stories and, in doing so, engage with the community to raise awareness and increase appreciation of the Australian agriculture sector.

Ten years down the track we are delighted and humbled to know this is now a reality. With our cornerstone programs, Young Farming Champions and The Archibull Prize, we are exceeding our initial goals and taking our expectations to new levels.

The 2017 Annual Report highlights these successes.

Young Farming Champions highlights include:

  • The creation of an events activation team, which sees YFC taking their stories to diverse audiences. A recent highlight is our partnership with industry and the RAS of NSW to provide primary school students with interactive workshops and a secondary school careers workshop at the Sydney Royal Easter Show
  • Establishing themselves beyond agriculture – speaking at events such as TED talks and being selected as finalists in national Young Achiever Awards
  • Leadership roles within the agricultural industry – including positions with Farmers for Climate Action, Future Farmers Network, RAS Youth Group, ASC Next Gen and NSW Farmers Young Farmer Council
  • Creation of a media presence as youth with high credentials and strong reputations as witnessed in recent ABC Rural YFC interview Series on Country Hour.
  • Establishment of a Youth Voices Leadership Team to mentor and support the Young Farming Champions and provide an agricultural youth leadership voice to community, media and industry.

The Archibull Prize highlights include:

  • Schools now see the connection of agriculture to many aspects of their community, extending beyond food and fibre
  • Post participating in the program all students had positive attitudes towards farmers’ environmental stewardship and water resource management. 73% of teachers reported having changed the way they now think about agriculture. In particular, understanding agricultural systems from farm to final product and the challenges facing farmers. There has been an increased respect for farmers, those supporting farmers, and appreciation of the high level of competence it takes to deliver food and fibre to the community. Much of this is due to two factors: contact with Young Farming Champions and other farming / agricultural professionals; and learning about sustainability challenges affecting Agriculture through topics such as Climate Change, Biosecurity, Food Security and Waste, Renewable Energy, Healthy Communities.
  • Teachers observed a significant increase in student interest in careers in Agriculture.  At the end of the program students were able to mention more than three different careers in Agriculture with a focus on STEM e.g. agronomist, engineer, scientist, geneticist.  Students also identified STEM related career pathways in agriculture they would like to follow.  See page 19 of The Archibull Prize report here. This is in complete contrast to The Archibull Prize student entry survey where students were only able to list farming related activities and unable to list a career in agriculture. Teachers attributed this change largely to meeting a Young Farming Champion (YFC). Students developed an appreciation of the physical aspects of farming; as well as admiration for the professionalism, knowledge, work skills and ethic and personal passion of each YFC. They gained insights into farm practices and potential career pathways through hearing the YFC’s story.

 

We look forward to sharing  our 2018 journey with you.

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by Lynne Strong

Farming is not a joke

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Sam Coggins 

Young Farming Champion Sam Coggins was sponsored to attend the Chicago Council Food Security Symposium in Washington DC in March as part of the ‘Next Generation Delegation’.

Following his participation Sam was invited to write a guest blog for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs website

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is pleased to present the 2017 Next Generation Delegates blog series. This year’s Delegation was comprised of 20 outstanding students from universities across the United States and around the world studying agriculture, food, and related disciplines. We were thrilled to feature these emerging leaders at the Global Food Security Symposium 2017, and look forward to sharing the exciting work of this extraordinary group.

This is what Sam had to say

The two words required to sell careers in agriculture to young people 

Agriculture’s image problem
My mate Michael couldn’t stop laughing. I had just told him that I was going to Sydney University to study agricultural science. “What are you going to do? Build scarecrows?”

The stigma surrounding careers in agriculture spreads beyond the suburbs of Australia. I met fellow agriculture students Adrian Bantgeui (Philippines), Toluwase Olukayode (Nigeria) and Cassandra Proctor (USA) at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines. Despite different backgrounds, we all shared similar stories:

  • Adrian shared that Filipino students are belittled for studying “agriculture lamang” (Tagalog for ‘only agriculture’).
  • Cassandra lamented that American youths ask “ew, why study plants? That’s so boring”.
  • Toluwase described how Nigerian agriculture is perceived to be an “industry for poor people”.

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Adrian shared that Filipino students are belittled for studying “agriculture lamang” (Tagalog for ‘only agriculture’).

It seems that careers in agriculture are universally mistaken for not being sophisticated, interesting or lucrative. This is hard to believe considering avoiding a global food shortage is one of our generation’s great challenges. A panel was assembled at the Chicago Council Food Security Symposium in Washington DC to discuss how we can “dial in a new way of thinking about agriculture as a career of first choice”.
How not to sell careers in agriculture

The instinctive strategy for selling careers in agriculture is to talk about our unique interests in it. Too many times I’ve tried to share my love for soil using passion, humour and enthusiasm. You’d be surprised how good my joke about soil health is! Even so, my efforts are generally met with the response, “that’s nice but agriculture is not for me”.

There is more to agriculture than soil. Agriculture is about land rights, social science, animal husbandry, education, trade policy, plant pathology, anthropology, drone technology… the list continues.

In view of this, agriculture can be for everyone! The challenge is not to force our agricultural passions onto young people but to make agriculture accessible to their passions. How do we do this? From my perspective, careers in agriculture are characterized by two words that resonate with my generation:

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Cassandra lamented that American youths ask “ew, why study plants? That’s so boring”.

Word 1: Meaning

Agriculture is about putting food on people’s plates and clothes on people’s backs. Sustainably growing more nutritious food with less resources enables farmers to support their families, protect the environment and nourish their communities.

Agriculture is a powerful tool for contributing to things that matter: poverty alleviation, environmental conservation and food security. What career choice could be more meaningful than that?

Word 2: Excitement

An education in agriculture not only empowers you to improve the world, it lets you truly see the world. Since commencing my undergraduate degree in 2014, I have worked on a salmon farm in Tasmania, researched soil microbiology in Canberra, interned at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, joined an anti-food wastage society in central Sydney, attended a food security conference in Washington DC and attempted in vain to plough a rice field with buffalo while studying in the mountains of Sri Lanka. The wide-ranging opportunities in agriculture are not limited to building scarecrows, which would also be fun.

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Toluwase described how Nigerian agriculture is perceived to be an “industry for poor people”.

How to sell careers in agriculture to young people

Escaping normality and doing something meaningful appeals to my generation. I do not subscribe to the belief that today’s young people are self-obsessed. Young people that I know want more from their career than a comfortable lifestyle and a stable salary. They want to travel the world and they want to make it better. A career in agriculture is a grounded mechanism for doing exactly that.

The photos in this blog show Adrian, Cassandra and Toluwase wearing a t-shirt bearing the words: “magatnim ay di biro” (Tagalog for ‘farming is not a joke’).

I believe that young people will own this message if we sell careers in agriculture as careers of excitement and meaning. 

 

Yes Sam, if we want to attract the best and the brightest minds we must give them a reason to choose agriculture over everything else. It is these people who will be the changemakers that will deliver the vibrant, profitable and dynamic future of agriculture that it deserves to have. Read our founder Lynne Strong’s blog post for The Australian Farmer on the Image of Agriculture here 

Read previous blogs by the 2017 Next Generation Delegates:

Technology for Youth Engagement in the New Age of Agriculture

How Public and Private Partnerships Can Achieve a More Food-Secure World

Why a Practical Consensus on Animal Welfare Is Essential to Combating Climate Change

Working Together in Times of Food Insecurity

To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate: The Dilemma for Chicken Farmers in Tanzania

Unifying the Next Generation through Open Data

Food Security: Agriculture, Society, and Ecology

Canada’s Challenge: Ending Chronic Food Insecurity in the Far North

Nutrition Security in the 21st Century

 

by Lynne Strong

Watershed moments for Power of Youth in Action and the Power of Art

This weekend in partnership with Intrepid Landcare, Picture You in Agriculture launched the Young Sustainability Ambassadors (YSA) and Landcare Legends  program.  Read their stories here

This program is inspired by the success of the Young Farming Champions (YFC) program and a pilot of the program under the banner of the Young Eco Champions in 2012. Read more about the back story here

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I am sitting here in one of the most incredible built spaces I have ever been thinking how excited the founders of Landcare,  Rick Farley and Phillip Coyne would have been to be the room with the YSA and witness a new era of young social and environmental actionists partnering with young farmers to co-create the future they want to see

Like the YFC the Young Sustainability Ambassadors have the opportunity to both hone the skills they learn at the workshops and go into schools as part of the Kreative Koalas program and start a movement of change

I loved this quote from one of the ambassadors

“We are the product of what we have learnt from other people. Surround yourself with the people and the places that inspire you”

One of the highlights of this weekend has been that we delivered both.

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Thanks to the support of the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) we held the workshop in the most amazing inspirational space

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The SBRC is a 6 Star Green Star- Education Design v1 accredited, multi-disciplinary facility that aimss to research, collaborate, and link with industry to meet the challenge of improving the energy efficiency of our new and existing buildings

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They are pioneering new approaches to retrofitting techniques to create more effective places to live and work. The SBRC is located at the University of Wollongong’s Innovation Campus. Want to know more you can check out their website here 

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Just across the road from the SBRC is another treasure of sustainable built spaces. The Illawarra Flame house is baby of Team UOW Australia who took up the challenge of choosing to demonstrate how to retrofit a ‘fibro’ home, to transform it into a sustainable 21st century net-zero energy home. The aim was to upgrade an existing building to inspire Australian homeowners and the local and national building industry, and to accelerate the development and adoption of advanced building energy technology in new and existing homes.

What a great job they have done – Love it making the ‘fibro’ house trendy

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#newbeginnings #YSA2017 #kreativekoalas17 #YFC17

 

by Lynne Strong

Milk Road to China is the big winner in 2014 Archibull Prize

One very tried Archibull Prize events team is sending a big shout out to Katie McRobert Editor of Farmonlne this morning for helping us meet our commitment to share the news from the 2014 Archibull Prize Awards with the world as soon as possible

Katie has done some a great job showcasing the event in the media and I have cheekily ‘appropriated’ ( love that word) her story for The Land found here

Bull, baas take out Art4Ag prizes

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Increase Text SizeThe crew from Hurlstone Agricultural College - Jahanui Khatkar, James Blight, Darrelyn Nguyen and Jessica Chau - with their winning entry,

‘It is an inspiring event to be able to support and promote’ Hon Katrina Hodgkinson . The crew from Hurlstone Agricultural College – Jahanui Khatkar, James Blight, Darrelyn Nguyen and Jessica Chau – with their winning entry, “Ni Cow”.

WINNERS of the 4th annual Archibull Prize were announced in Sydney today at the national awards ceremony for the world famous agriculture themed art and multimedia competition.

School students, teachers and representatives from government, industry and the corporate sector gathered at the Sydney Showgrounds to view the original Archibull artworks.

Students from 40 participating schools from across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria were invited to decorate life-size, fibreglass cows to showcase the grain, cattle and sheep, wool, cotton or dairy industries. Organiser Lynne Strong called the works “extraordinary and inspired – a feast of colour and creativity”.

Hurlstone Agricultural High School, NSW, was the overall winner with its dairy industry-inspired artwork ‘Ni Cow’. Their entry celebrated the newly-forged connections between the Australian and Chinese dairy industries, and featured a path of powdered milk under the exquisitely painted cow.

Three-year-old Byron Redmond came all the way from Wollongong to see the entries his mum, a teacher, had a hand in creating. Click to see more photos in our online gallery.

NSW Primary Industries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson said the Archibull Prize education initiative has a unique role to play in providing a hands-on learning opportunity for school communities.

“This initiative is a fantastic way to encourage school students, particularly in metropolitan areas, to gain a better understanding of agriculture and where their food and fibre products actually come from,” Ms Hodgkinson said.

“I have been extremely impressed with this year’s entries and congratulate all the winning schools, their students and teachers, for their creativity and commitment to their involvement in this program.

“It is an inspiring event to be able to support and promote.”

Bradley Finn, Tia Duckett, Ashlee Peirson and Kayla Pike from Northlakes High School on the Central Coast. Click to see more photos in our online gallery.

Detail from the winning entry ‘Ni Cow’ from Hurlstone Agricultural College – a tribute to new dairy connections between NSW and China. Click to see more photos in our online gallery.

NATIONAL WINNERS

ARCHIBULL PRIZE GRAND CHAMPION

1st Place: Awarded to Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield, NSW with 96 points out of 100 across all components (blog and artwork), with its dairy industry-inspired artwork ‘Ni Cow’.

A visually-balanced, unique and complex work of art, Ni Cow is conceptually timely and relevant, symbolising the NSW dairy industry’s recent development of groundbreaking technology to supply fresh milk to China. The sculpture examines the rich culture of China and the valuable partnerships being forged between Australian dairy farmers and the Chinese people.

This year is Hurlstone Agricultural High School’s third year in the competition and their second Grand Champion win. Teacher Jo Ross says after studying the Australian dairy industry and sustainability, the student team explored economic sustainability and the expansion of the dairy export market.

“The students worked in a united team, collaborating to find direction and solve problems … developing autonomy and an authentic ownership of their work. They are now empowered, positive, proud and have an amazing sense of achievement,” Ms Ross says.

“Hurlstone students thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of producing a creative, meaningful and beautiful response to their world.”

Runner up: Kildare Catholic College, Wagga Wagga, NSW, (on 95 points) with its sheep and cattle themed Archibull ‘Kasey’. This boldly coloured cow is a wonderful mesh of community, agriculture, the arts, Wagga Wagga’s renowned sporting heritage and a good old backyard BBQ. On one side Kasey is divided into cuts of meat overlaid with facts celebrating Australian cattle and sheep farmers and sustainability, while the other side showcases their passionate community spirit.

3rd Place: On equal 94 points – Northlakes High School, St Remo, NSW; Matraville Sports High School, Matraville, NSW, and Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow, NSW.

Emma Levi, Ziggy Williams, Kit Rodrigueza and Braeden Stewart from Matraville Sports High with their entry “Mattooo”. Click to see more photos in our online gallery.

REGIONAL WINNERS

REGION 1

Champion Archibull Prize Award Winner:

All Souls St Gabriels School – Charters Towers, Qld

Champion Archibull Prize Award Runner Up:

St George State High School – St George, Qld

Winner of Best Blog:

All Souls St Gabriels School – Charters Towers, Qld

Winner of Best Multimedia Animation:

Goondiwindi State High School – Goondiwindi, Qld

Winner of Best Cow Artwork:

Goondiwindi State High School – Goondiwindi, Qld

REGION 2

Champion Archibull Prize Award Winner:

Hurlstone Agricultural High School – Glenfield, NSW

Champion Archibull Prize Award Runner Up:

Three-way tie

Matraville Sports High School – Matraville, NSW

Northlakes High School – St Remo, NSW

Hamilton North Public School – Broadmeadow, NSW

Winner of Best Blog:

Matraville Sports High School – Matraville, NSW

Hamilton North Public School – Broadmeadow, NSW

Winner of Best Multimedia Animation:

Hamilton North Public School – Broadmeadow, NSW

Winner of Best Cow Artwork:

Hurlstone Agricultural High School – Glenfield, NSW

REGION 3

Champion Archibull Prize Award Winner:

Kildare Catholic College – Wagga Wagga, NSW

Champion Archibull Prize Award Runner Up:

Kilbreda College Mentone, Vic

Winner of Best Blog:

Kilbreda College Mentone, Vic

Winner of Best Multimedia Animation:

Kildare Catholic College – Wagga Wagga, NSW

Winner of Best Cow Artwork:

Kildare Catholic College – Wagga Wagga, NSW

ARCHIBULL PRIZE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Reserve Champion Archibull Primary School:

Tie – Bolwarra Public School, Bolwarra, NSW, and Gwynneville Public School, Gwynneville, NSW

Champion Archibull Primary School:

Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow, NSW

ARCHIBULL PRIZE POULTRY PIONEER AWARD

Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead, NSW

NATIONAL TREASURES AWARD

Emerson School, Dandenong North, Vic

by Lynne Strong

Week One Day Three Sees the Art judge travel to the Burdekin

Day 3 of Week One of the 2014 Archibull Prize official judging tour saw art judge Wendy Taylor fly to Townsville and cross the crocodile infested Burdekin Rive to visit Charters Towers and judge the cotton themed masterpieces created by All Souls St Gabriels and Cloncurry State School

Check out the students artworks and see what Wendy has to say

All Souls St Gabriels Charters Towers 

“Cotton Eyed Josie” is all bull.

A mechanabull, a technologibull, a sustainabull and a recyclabull. This is a cow that has taken to the air, to tell a story of cotton. The unique story is told through stylised patterns and vibrant colour, all anchored in the cotton industry. Her aerial viewpoint intrigues, while at the same time she is anchored to the earth and the industry which inspired her.

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The students at All Souls would also like to share with you some of their special highlights from their journey

Women of the World – QRRRWN – Jane Milburn

Students involved: senior female students

 Martin’s Documentary 

Students involved: 9/10 Arts (Music and Media)

Cotton By the Numbers

Students involved: 10 advanced Maths

Me, Myself and Cotton

Students involved: Chloe Campbell

Reporting on sustainability of irrigation and genetics of cotton

Students involved: 11 AgHort

Sustainability

Students involved: 8 Health

Power Point Presentations – Growth Cycle and Genetics

Students involved: 10 Science

Cloncurry State School is a further seven hours drive down the road from Charters Towers and we send them our heart felt appreciation for bringing their cow to All Souls where it is proudly on display in the front foyer of the school

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“ISAbella” quite literally tells the viewer a story.

The story of cotton is shouted through facts about the industry drawn on denim patches and through the gorgeous myth about the farmer and the nymph. A picture is clearly painted through text, to showcase the industry and to highlight its sustainability features.

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