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Christmas card design competition

Clare O’Neil the Federal Member for Hotham is running a Christmas card competition for local primary schools. Students can design a Christmas card using one of the attached templates for your design.

The winner of the competition will have their festive design professionally printed and featured on the 2026 Christmas card which will be sent to over 90,000 households in Hotham. The first-prize winner will receive a $75 gift voucher. Three runners-up will receive a $25 gift voucher.

To enter, you can choose one of the following options:

• Drop off at 17 Atherton Road, Oakleigh
• Mail to PO Box 56, Oakleigh, 3166

All designs must be labelled clearly with student name, age and school.

Deadline: Friday, 23 October 2026.

Designs will be shortlisted with the runners-up and winner announced on Monday, 24 November. You can see the winning design from last year below, as well as the templates to use for your design.

Working Bee 

Last Friday, 16th October, in the beautiful sunshine and warmth, we had around 20 people attend our working bee. The enthusiastic crew moved countless wheelbarrows of mulch which was laid of the garden beds around the school in preparation for the summer months. Some general weeding and pruning were done to help keep our garden beds looking great! 

After the work was complete, we enjoyed some snacks and a friendly catch up. Thank you to all the volunteers who attended. It was great to see many students participate as well and taking pride in their school. Special thanks to Gill and Sam for organising and coordinating the event and making sure the jobs were all done.