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Goulburn Valley Schools Environmental Arts Competition 2022

In 2019 and 2020, Transition Tatura held two very successful short-film competitions for students of all Goulburn Valley Schools. The challenges both years for the entrants was to make a short film about the environment. 

In 2021, Transition Tatura expanded the Annual Environmental Short-film Competition and organised an Environmental Art Competition and we will run the same format in 2022.  Once again, this competition is open to all current students within the Goulburn Valley.

Your task, either by yourself, with your family or with friends, is to use your favourite form of artistic expression (from our list below) to address the competition topic;

“More Self-Sufficient Living”

The categories of art considered for this competition are;

- Visual Art (painting, drawing, sculpture, fashion design, etc.)

- Performance Art (dance, theatre, song, music, etc.) (up to six minutes duration)

- Literature (poetry, story, etc.) (up to 1500 words)

- Media Arts (film, animation, computers, etc.) (up to six minutes duration)

There will be three age groups for each artistic category                 

- Grade Prep to Three                                                                                                         

- Grade Four to Six

- Secondary Schools

Prizes for best entries in each category                                   

- Grade Prep to Three    $30.00                                                                                                               

- Grade Four to Six           $30.00                                                                                                                

- Secondary School          $30.00   

Most Inspirational Entry                $100.00

Total award pool:                            $460.00

- Every entry will be recognised and acknowledged 

Power Saving Bonus for all Victorian households

The Power Saving Bonus (PSB) is a one-off $250 payment to Victorian households who look for a better energy deal on Victoria’s Energy Compare website.

The new $250 payment builds on the existing PSB program, previously available to eligible concession card holders.

The PSB program has been extended to 30 June 2023. 

Eligibility 

To be eligible for the PSB you must be:

• a Victorian residential energy consumer (i.e. have a residential electricity account)
• the account holder.

Only one payment is available per household

The previous PSB, available for concession recipients only, closed on 30 June 2022.

Anyone who has previously claimed the PSB will be able to claim the new payment again from 1 July 2022.

Next steps

For more information or to apply, go to the Victorian Energy Compare website.

If you are having trouble submitting an application, contact the email support team at info.vec@delwp.vic.gov.au or phone 1800 000 VEC (832).