We believe protecting people and the environment is good business. Our FOCUS Environment Photographic and Caption Competition plays an important role in helping to enhance awareness of the environment and the need to manage it for future generations.

The 2011 FOCUS Environment competition closed on Monday 25 July 2011, and we received over 1500 entries from 70 W.A. schools.

Congratulations to the 2011 FOCUS environment winners -


This year's competition resulted in 39 individual winners and 26 schools across nine categories, sharing in about $30,000 in cash and prizes.

The competition, now in its 8th year, is open to Western Australian primary and secondary school students and is aimed at educating young people about protecting and managing the environment.

Open to all public and private primary and secondary school students across Western Australia, there are three age groups within the competition: Years 4-7, Years 8-10 and Years 11-12.

2011, First Place, Years 4 - 7, People and the Environment

Rebecca Visser, John Calvin Christian College Bunbury

First Prize - Early Morning Serenity - Rebecca Visser

The only disturbance to the peacefulness of early morning at Tonebridge is the sound of the occasional vehicle.

Congratulations to this year's FOCUS environment winners -

  • Nature's Moods
    Encourages images that reflect the vastness of Western Australia that could capture the elements of sun, wind, water and fire and how they impact on our environment.

  • Plant and Animal Habitats
    Encourages reflections of the living environment and how important these habitats are to protecting Western Australia’s rich biodiversity.

  • People and the Environment
    Focuses on Western Australians who are involved in minimising their impact on the natural environment such as planting water wise gardens, recycling projects or planting vegetation to stop beach dune erosion.