Sample entry: “In 2030 I hope it’s safe to get around on two wheels”
KEEN PHOTOGRAPHERS have only days left to enter the Sunshine Coast Council’s Zooming into 2030 photographic competition.
To enter, residents need to take a picture or create an image that shows what they’d like the Coast to look like in 2030 and then provide a caption that explains that vision. Captions must start with the words, ‘In 2030 I hope that…’
Mayor Bob Abbot has set the ball rolling by sharing his own personal hopes for 2030.
“My caption is ‘In 2030 I hope that the fish are still biting for my grandkids’,” Cr Abbot said.
“I love the Sunshine Coast and I love fishing, so my hope is that our environment is still healthy enough in 2030 to provide a decent catch for my grandkids.
The options are endless. It might be a picture of local produce at a farmers market or fruit stall with the caption, ‘In 2030 I hope I can still see where my fruit and veg grows’
or a picture of someone waiting for a bus with a caption ‘In 2030 I hope there is an efficient mode of public transport’.
There are three categories for entry, 13 and under, 14 – 21 and open. $2000 in prizes will be awarded across all three categories with an overall Mayoral prize of $1000.
Prizes will be awarded as vouchers to be used in three shopping centres across the Coast, ensuring the prize money stays local.
The deadline for submissions is 5pm September 17, 2010 and further information about Zooming into 2030 is on Council’s website www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
The community will choose the winners in three categories at a community conference in October.
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