2025 Waste 2 Art Regional Showcase Winners

Congratulations to our 2025 Waste 2 Art Regional Showcase Winners!

AWARD TITILE OF WORK ARTIST COUNCIL
Primary 2D Highly Commended Pink pony club Arabella Brooks COWRA
Primary 2D Winner Recycle with Barbie Isabella Grant DUBBO
Primary 3D Class Winner But is it art? Calare Public School ORANGE
Primary 3D Individual Winner Mike Logan Glasheen WEDDIN
Primary Functional Highly Commended Carrrrrrrrrrr….d table! Spring Hill Public School ORANGE
Primary Functional Winner Our toy tablecloth Goodstart Bathurst BATHURST
Secondary 2D Highly Commended Eye of the lion Cadence, Addie, Sienna & Shaelirah COONAMBLE
Secondary 2D Winner Worlds of our own Art Club LITHGOW
Secondary 3D Highly Commended Midnight dreams Natalia Kloczko BROKEN HILL
Secondary 3D Winner James the Red Engine Cameron Pfaff PARKES
Secondary Functional Highly Commended Track of light Anneka Riepsamen BATHURST
Secondary Functional Winner Beyond the playroom: the curtain of change Dubbo School of Distance Education DUBBO
Community 2D Highly Commended Miss Demeanour Margaret Lynch DUBBO
Community 2D Winner Dolly parts Heather Rendell BATHURST
Community 3D Highly Commended Metal Rob Glenn Sloane PARKES
Community 3D Winner Tractor William English COWRA
Community Functional Highly Commended It’s all in the jeans Clare McAdam LITHGOW
Community Functional Winner Broaching the subject Sharyn Preisig PARKES
Open 2D Equal First Flashy flamingo Helen Standen PARKES
Open 2D Equal First Sparkling Costa Felicity Cavanough MID-WESTERN
Open 3D Highly Commended Kooky Andrew Oxley ORANGE
Open 3D Highly Commended Scrappy Mel Vizintin DUBBO
Open 3D Winner Buy, Break, Bin, Repeat Fiona Russell LITHGOW
Open Functional Winner The forgotten now one with nature Joseph Lynch BATHURST
Herb Clarke Memorial Award (Open Functional) Daughter’s toybox Brendon Schembri GILGANDRA
Curators Award (Primary Functional) Fun Homework Chair Avoca Stojcevski MID WESTERN
Curators Award (Community 3D) Puzzled Dog Helena Madison and Kaya Peters BATHURST
Curators Award (Community 3D) Rover the Lego Dog Mudgee Recycling MRF MID WESTERN
Cataloguers Choice (Community 2D) Argh Ket Meadley BATHURST
Small but Mighty Award (Primary 3D) Orizuru – Paper Crane Nate Sharwood PARKES
Best work with a bin (Open 3D) Bin Chickens Abigal McLachlan BOGAN
Textiles Award (Open Functional) Half a dozen eggs Maree Naden DUBBO
Environmental Awareness Award (Primary 3D) The Kookaburra’s deep dive: from waste to narwhal Stepping Stones ELCD DUBBO
Mini Metal Award (Community 3D) Scraptor Garry and Ally Fraser MID-WESTERN
Theme Waste Award (Open 3D) Make Your Own Fun Peta Taylor WARRUMBUNGLES
Sims Metal Award (Community 3D)  The Cello  Kevin Rushforth  BROKEN HILL
Overall Winner (Open Functional) They be monsters that wage war Macgregor Ross LITHGOW