Creative kids share farm safety messages through drawings

Published Wednesday, 13 July, 2016 at 10:05 AM

Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, Minister for Racing and Minister for Multicultural Affairs
The Honourable Grace Grace

Winning entries from regional and rural primary school kids in Workplace Health and Safety Queensland’s drawing competition will feature in a 2017 calendar promoting key farm safety messages. 

Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said the students will learn how to be farm safe and help highlight many of the risks on agricultural properties through their master pieces. 

“We’d like students from prep to grade six to submit their drawings which will feature a safety message associated with farms,” Ms Grace said. 

“The 12 winners will have their works featured in a free calendar which will be distributed throughout Queensland later this year. 

“Winning students receive a $250 voucher, while their school gets $500. 

“This should encourage youngsters and their parents to talk and think about farm safety, while the calendars will remind even more Queenslanders to work and play safely on the land.” 

Entries close on Monday 8 August 2016. To be in the running, school kids must draw and colour a picture using the competition template which can be downloaded from worksafe.qld.gov.au. The competition themes are: 

  • using quad bikes safely
  • preventing drowning in farm dams and water bodies
  • being safe around electricity
  • riding horses safely
  • safely storing hazardous chemicals
  • hazards around farm machinery.

Entries will be judged on the clarity of the safety message, use of colour and creativity. 

Visit worksafe.qld.gov.au or call 1300 362 128 for more information about the competition and its terms and conditions. 

Media contact: Martin Philip 0427 919 548