Young regional shutterbugs capture WA outback

Students from across the WA outback have been busy snapping away to highlight the extraordinary natural world they call home.

The eighth annual Kaz Collins School of the Air photo competition received 146 entries from 46 individuals representing each of the five schools.

Port Hedland School of the Air year five student Jessica Percy’s shot of a rainbow bee-eater snacking on a dragonfly earned her the overall first prize for the competition.

Carnarvon SOTA student Stanley Hammarquist, 8, was named runner up for her striking pink mulla mulla photo.

Rangelands NRM chief executive Debra Tarabini-East said the competition was an opportunity to raise awareness of natural resource management and showcase the diversity of plants and animals.

“At Rangelands NRM, we are working with land managers in the rangelands, to manage our biodiversity and protect the environments in which they live,” she said.

“It’s great that the kids are already thinking about these topics at such a young age.”

Prizes included cameras, science kits, books, games and a certificate.

Winners - overall

1st - Jessica Percy, 11, Port Hedland SOTA

2nd - Stanley Hammarquist, 8, Carnarvon SOTA

Winners - lower primary

1st - Isabelle Kimberley SOTA

2nd - Eliza Meekatharra SOTA

3rd - Macie Everitt, 6, Port Hedland SOTA

Winners - middle primary

1st - Ella Smith, 8, Carnarvon SOTA

2nd - Zy Child, 10, Carnarvon SOTA

3rd - Ben Campbell, 9, Kalgoorlie SOTA

Winners - upper primary

1st - Kiera Hallen, 11, Kimberley SOTA

2nd - Dylan Haseason-Smith, 11, Carnarvon SOTA

3rd - Lachlan Hall, 12, Meekatharra SOTA