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Category: Plant and Animal Habitats 2009 Winners

Years 4-7

1st Place -
Explorative Spider

Ashley Pot

(Kelmscott John Calvin School)

Without the animals and plants that are in Australia it wouldn't be known as the exciting place it is.
2nd Place -
Full House

Holly de Hoog

(Halls Head Primary School)

Pelican Cormorants and Fairy Terns resting on jetty poles at Novara Boat Ramp.
Highly Commended -
A Small Beauty

Michelle Vuaillat

(Currambine Catholic Primary School)

This fragile butterfly is perfectly happy in it's safe surroundings we must try our best to protect this beautiful creature.
Highly Commended -
Feathers and Ripples

Joe Hussey

(Currambine Catholic Primary School)

Earlybird ducks cruising along the Pinjarrabup Swamp leaving a trail of ripples shimmering in the reflection of the new rising sun.

Years 8-10

1st Place -
Rock Formation

Shannon Larsen

(Busselton Senior High School)

Geographical features are formed by wind and rain and become home to an abundance of plant and animal species.
2nd Place -
IIX Legs

Gus Davis

(Duncraig Senior High School)

Crab spiders make use of camouflage techniques. The colour of the spider is adapted to the hunting terrain they use and is mostly overstated.
Highly Commended -
Branches of Life

Laura Davey

(Busselton Senior High School)

Trees provide essential shelter and habitat for animals and insects as well as producing vital oxygen and act as a carbon sink.
Highly Commended -
Resting Dragonfly

Emily Magistro

(Busselton Senior High School)

We must protect a type of habitat to sustain the vast variety of life that exists on our fragile planet.

Years 11-12

1st Place -
Sea Lion

Luke Parker

(Carine Senior High School)

Fisherman Island Nature Reserve is a haven for some of the endangered sea lion populations off our coastline requiring isolation from excessive tourism to survive.
2nd Place -
The Slender Tree Frog

Joanne Castelli

(Bunbury Catholic College)

A Slender Tree Frog cools down from the scorching summer heat in the delicate dew on a thriving plant.
Highly Commended -
Eye of the Gecko

Robert Widdeson

(Carine Senior High School)

The effect of dappled light and shadows caused by the sunlight and surrounding bushes creates the perfect environment for a home safe from prying eyes.
Highly Commended -
Global Warming?

Tahlia Evans

(Manjimup Senior High School)

Blue Bottle Jellyfish numbers are growing around Australia due to changes in the environment and warming oceans which they thrive in.

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