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Council’s Youth Engagement team are excited to present an exhibition of photography from some of our community’s most creative young people. Exploring the theme ‘Connectivity: Capturing the Threads that Bind Us,’ young people share their unique perspectives on what connectivity means to them through their photography skills. Featuring three age categories: 13-15, 16-20, 21-25 years.
13-15 Category Winners
First Place- The Sunset, Layla Mcleod
Second Place- Hidden Gem, Tayla Bertrand
Photographer’s Encouragement Award- Wings, Marissa Gibbs
16-20 Category Winners
First Place- Stormy Lorne Skies, Eloise Murnane
Second Place- Irrewarra Colac, Chelsea Peschel
Photographer’s Encouragement Award- Feline Human Bond, Clint Gibbs
21-25 Category Winners
First Place- Hopetoun Falls, Angela Johnson
Second Place- Apple Tree Flower, Robin Alford
Photographer’s Encouragement Award- Center of Flower, Robin Alford
People’s Choice Winners
People’s Choice Award- A Mother’s Love, Eloise Murnane
People’s Most Liked Photo on Socials- Lakeside Dreaming, Ruby Holland
1. Mums Celica in the Sunset, Max Leersen 13-15 Category
2. Sun Set at Lake Colac, Max Leerson 13-15 Category
3. Raining At Alexandra Speedway, Max Leerson 13-15 Category
4. Owl at Camperdown Show, Chase Nyhof 13-15 Category
5. Avalon airport, View from Jetstar A320, Chase Nyhof 13-15 Category
6. Angry Cat, Chase Nyhof 13-15 Category
7. Private Jet Taking Off At Avalon, Chase Nyhof 13-15 Category
8. Irrewarra @ Dusk, Lea Phillips 13-15 Category
9. Surprising Spring, Lea Phillips 13-15 Category
10. Outstanding Olive, Lea Phillips 13-15 Category
11. Raspberry Rose, Lea Phillips 13-15 Category
12. Ocean Bubbles, Tayla Bertrand 13-15 Category
13. Waters Landing, Tayla Bertrand 13-15 Category
14. Rugged Coast, Tayla Bertrand 13-15 Category
15. Hidden Gem, Tayla Bertrand 13-15 Category
16. Scattered Lake Sunset, Benjamin Medley 13-15 Category
17. Purple Peace, Benjamin Medley 13-15 Category
18. An Explosion of Life, Benjamin Medley 13-15 Category
19. Velvet Sun Clouds, Benjamin Medley 13-15 Category
20. Bee, Billie Philp 13-15 Category
21. Colac’s Beauty, Saxon Evans 13-15 Category
22. Aeroplane Window, Ella Welch-Mayhew 13-15 Category
23. Sun Over Lake, Ella Welch-Mayhew 13-15 Category
24. Grazing calf’s, Ella Welch-Mayhew 13-15 Category
25. Foggy Sunrise, Ella Welch-Mayhew 13-15 Category
26. Backyard Visitor, Harry Smith 13-15 Category
27. Big Koala for a Small Tree, Harry Smith 13-15 Category
28. Chief, Harry Smith 13-15 Category
29. Field of Green, Harry Smith 13-15 Category
30. Lake Of Dreams, Imogen Parker 13-15 Category
31. Tree of Hope, Imogen Parker 13-15 Category
32. Sunset in the Country Side, Ruby Holland 13-15 Category
33. Small Town Sparks, Ruby Holland 13-15 Category
34. Life In Bloom, Ruby Holland 13-15 Category
35. Lakeside Dreaming, Ruby Holland 13-15 Category
36. The Sunset, Layla Mcleod 13-15-Category
37. Day on the Beach, Layla Mcleod 13-15 Category
38. Yawn, Marissa Gibbs 13-15 Category
39. Arlo, Marissa Gibbs 13-15 Category
40. Demi, Marissa Gibbs 13-15 Category
41. Wings, Marissa Gibbs 13-15 Category
42. Heart to Heart, Charlotte Leersen 16-20 Category
43. Falling Behind, Charlotte Leersen 16-20 Category
44. It's Not The Same Anymore, Charlotte Leersen 16-20 Category
45. Northern Attitude, Charlotte Leersen 16-20 Category
46. Sunset in the Horizon, Savannah Exell 16-20 Category
47. Deep Blue, Savannah Exell 16-20 Category
48. Walking on Meerreeng, Tanisha Clarke 16-20 Category
49. A Mother’s Love, Eloise Murnane 16-20 Category
50. Apollo Bay Summer Carnival, Eloise Murnane 16-20 Category
51. Feeding Out under a Rainbow, Eloise Murnane 16-20 Category
52. Stormy Lorne Skies, Eloise Murnane 16-20 Category
53. Connections in nature bound together as one, Hamish Coulter 16-20 Category
54. Irrewarra Colac, Chelsea Peschel 16-20 Category
55. Barwon Downs, Chelsea Peschel 16-20 Category
56. Colac Gardens, Chelsea Peschel 16-20 Category
57. Dandelion, Chelsea Peschel 16-20 Category
58. Beautiful Photo of Lake Colac, Taylah Williams 16-20 Category
59. Sunset along Manifold Street, Taylah Williams 16-20 Category
60. Sunset along Queen Street, Taylah Williams 16-20 Category
61. Sunset in the Late Evening, Taylah Williams 16-20 Category
62. Charlie, Clint Gibbs 16-20 Category
63. Feline Human Bond, Clint Gibbs 16-20 Category
64. Sky Full of Stars, Clint Gibbs 16-20 Category
65. Ladybug in Web, Clint Gibbs 16-20 Category
66. Crown on the Yarra, Hunter Togni 16-20 Category
67. Reflection of the Sky, Hunter Togni 16-20 Category
68. Early Mornings, Hunter Togni 16-20 Category
69. Colac Golf Course, Hunter Togni 16-20 Category
70. Whispers of Water: Cascading Down the Bark, Logan Welker 16-20 Category
71. Textured Symmetry in Numbers and Lines, Logan Welker 16-20 Category
72. Centered Solidity: A Circle of Stone, Logan Welker 16-20 Category
73. Zen Stones: Embracing the Texture of Nature, Logan Welker 16-20 Category
74. Grown from Within, Emily McCosh 16-20 Category
75. The Power of Nature, Emily McCosh 16-20 Category
76. Connect all Life, Emily McCosh 16-20 Category
77. Center of Flower, Robin Alford 21-25 Category
78. Apple Tree Flower, Robin Alford
79. Kookaburra, Robin Alford 21-25 Category
80. Landscape Scene Looking Far into the Distance, Robin Alford 21-25 Category
81. Colac Lake, Tyson Norman 21-25 Category
82. Colac Show 2023, Tyson Norman 21-25 Category
83. Colac Show Fireworks, Angela Johnson 21-25 Category
84. Our Great Lake, Angela Johnson 21-25 Category
85. Hopetoun Falls, Angela Johnson 21-25 Category
86. Rusty Old Farm Ute, Angela Johnson 21-25 Category
87. Mellow Melbourne, Abbey Hall 21-25 Category
88. Cottage Couture, Abbey Hall 21-25 Category
89. Villages of Kokoda, Abbey Hall 21-25 Category
90. Origin Ties, Abbey Hall 21-25 Category