Students show Aussie spirit

AUSTRALIA Day celebrations across the Loddon brought added cheer for dozens of local school students.

They had entered the shire’s annual Australia Day art competition.

Winners and highly commended students in literature, colouring and photography were presented with certificates during local ceremonies.

Winning entries were - Literature: Violet Stephenson (Wedderburn), Lucy Scott (Pyramid Hill College), Tia Gould (Pyramid Hill College), Ruby Mitchell (Pyramid Hill College), Cecily Farrar (Pyramid Hill College), Demi Lee (Pyramid Hill College), Mia Farrar (Pyramid Hill College), Mia Braun (Pyramid Hill College), Ilish Fawcett (East Loddon College), Jack Canham (Inglewood Primary), Thomas De Guzman (St Patrick’s Primary).

Colouring : Sofia Caserta (Wedderburn), Archie Polkinghorne (Wedderburn), Lucy Scott (Pyramid Hill College). Photography: Abby Wilson (St Mary’s Primary).

Highly commended – colouring: Elizabeth Marr, Annalise Tate, Avah Cook, Sahara Edwards, Lexi Ambler, Hunter Nelson, Edmund Wilson, Izzy Guy, Lilith Angelo, Lucy Buckingham, Vivi Read, Thomas De Guzman, Jett Mitchell, Edie Gould, Hayley Simmonds, Maddie Leerson,

Tobias Wiltshire. Photography: April Reid, Jordan Pickering, Olivia Morrison, Lucy Scott, Hayley Simmonds.

Literature: Bastian Noordennen, Blaz Cramp, Ava Rose, Addison Roberts, Matilda Boadle, Shelbie Brereton, Jed Paton, Xavier Rowan, Jayden Smith, Thane Ball, Elvis, Ward, Rico Aggenbach, Trisha De