Competitions

Below are a the current competitions the WTA are hosting.

2025 Christmas light Competition

It’s time to light up Weipa! The annual Christmas Lights Competition is back — brighter, bigger, and bursting with festive spirit.

2025 Award Categories

  • People’s Choice – Voted by the Weipa community
  • Most Festive Display – Celebrate the ultimate Christmas spirit
  • Santa’s Summer Adventure – Bring Santa’s tropical Weipa holiday to life!

Prizes

Thanks to the generosity of Weipa Sunshine Mitre10, there are:
3 x $500 Mitre10 Vouchers to be won!
(One voucher per category winner)

Prize Collection


Winners must collect their prize by Monday, 5 January 2026.
Unclaimed prizes will be forfeited.

Key Dates

Nominations Open: 24 November
Nominations Close: 5 December
Competition List Announced: 8 December
People’s Choice Online Voting: 9–10 December
Winners Announced: 15 December

National Water Week 2026

 

National Water Week - Poster Competition

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

TERMS

1. The Weipa Town Authority (WTA) reserves the right at any time to disqualify any individual who WTA reasonably believes has breached any of the terms and conditions or engaged in any unlawful or other improper conduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the competition.

2. WTA is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information or for any fault in the equipment utilised in this competition which may result in error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alterations of entries.

ELIGIBILITY

3. All details must be completed to be eligible to enter.

4. Categories for age groups and designated pictures are as follows:

  • Prep - Grade 3
  • Grade 4 - Grade 6

5. Entry is only open to Weipa residents.

6. All entries must be original and the entrant’s own work.

7. Only one (1) entry can be made per person and, if the entrant is under the age of 11, the parent/guardian must give consent by signing the Entry Form.

HOW TO ENTER

8. The Entry Form can be downloaded at www.weipatownauthority.com.au or collected in person from Weipa Town Authority, 6 Hibberd Drive, Rocky Point or the Hibberd Library, 1 Hibberd Drive. Rocky Point

9. All entries are to be submitted to the Hibberd Library, 1 Hibberd Drive

10. The category winner chosen will be judged on creativity and effort. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

11. All entries become the property of the WTA. WTA cannot return submitted entries and entrants are advised to keep a copy.

12. Entries close at 4.00pm Monday 21 September 2026. No responsibility will be accepted for late, lost or misdirected entries.

13. Entries submitted as part of the competition will become the property of the WTA and by entering this promotion, unless otherwise advised, each entrant also agrees that the WTA will use this information and/or image in any media for future promotional, marketing and publicity purposes without any further reference, payment or other compensation to the entrant.

14. All eligible entries will be publicly displayed at the Hibberd Library.

JUDGING AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS

15. The competition will be judged by the WTA straff. Winning entries will be submitted to the National Water Week as the Weipa Town Authority representitive.

16. The Winners will be announced on Friday, 25 September 2026 via WTA’s Facebook page. The winner’s name will be published via various media channels. The individual whose name is placed on the entry form (printed) will be issued with the prize.

PRIZES

17. Total prize pool $100

19. In the event that for any reason the prize winner does not redeem their prize by 4pm Friday, 9 October 2026 the prize will be forfeited.

 

Closed competitions

2025 Christmas Colour in Competition

WTA Judged winners & People's Choice Winners:

Maddison from Cape Kids – Age Group 0-4 yrs
Arizona Cook – Age Group 0-4 yrs
Miri Mayo – Age Group 5-7 yrs
Irma Shields – Age Group 5-7 yrs
Jaygunan Sashigunan – Age Group 5-7 yrs
Delannie Bob-Gela – Age Group 8-11 yrs
Zanda Cook – Age Group 8-11 yrs
Zigmunnd Freiberg – Age Group 12-16 yrs
Delane Van Nickerk– Age Group 12-16 yrs
Rachael Steel St Joeys– Age Group Adults
Anna Shields – Age Group Adults

2025 Christmas Lego Competition

WTA Judged winners & People's Choice winners: 
Sadie Hafner – Age Group 0-4 yrs
Mason Charger – Age Group 0-4 yrs
Amelia Bailey – Age Group 5-7 yrs
Jaygunan Sashigunan – Age Group 5-7 yrs
William Nerin – Age Group 8-11 yrs
Jayni Sashigunan – Age Group 8-11 yrs
Delane Van Nickerk – Age Group 12-16 yrs

2025 Western Cape GET READY Disaster Competition

Disaster Kit Competition Winners:

Adam Turner
Andrew Wright

People's Choice Colouring-In Competition Winners

0-4 Years Old: Bonnie Bailey
5-7 Years Old: Ameila Bailey
8-11 Years Old: Dias Van Niekerk
12-16 Years Old: Delane Van Niekerk
Adult: Rebecca Munro

 

2025 National Water Week Poster Competition

Winners:

Year 1-2: Eliana Rex
Year 3-4: Sophia Rex

 

2025 Book Week Passport Competition

Winners:

0-3 yrs: Marley Oliver-Hall
4-6 yrs: Adelyn Collins & Maleah Richardson
7-10 yrs: Ayla Collins

National Simultaneous Storytime Colouring In Competition 2025

WTA Judged winners: 

0–2 yrs: Charlotte Chantler
3–4 yrs: Freya from C&K
5–6 yrs: Alexxis Brown

Easter Colouring in Competition 2025

WTA Judged winners: 
0-4 year old – Charlotte Pedersen
5-8 year old – Ayda Robins
9-11 year old – Emmy Amelie
12-16 year old – Delane Van Niekerk
Adults – Anna Shields

 

People's Choice Winners
0-4 year old – Adelyn Collins
5-8 year old – Jaygunan Sashigunan
9-11 year old – Jayni Sashigunan
12-16 year old – Delane Van Niekerk
Adults – Anna Shields

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