Celebrate Australia 2026

Celebrate Australia 2026

A colourful and engaging display of paintings, drawings and collages celebrating 'who and what make Australia great', created by Primary School Children across the Gladstone Region. 

EXHIBITION DATES AND LOCATIONS

Gladstone Airport 26 February - 9 April

Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum 2 May - 13 June

Calliope Library 18 June - 30 July

Boyne Island Library 30 July - 10 September 

Gladstone City Library 10 September - 29 October

*Dates subject to change 

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

SECTION ONE
First Prize - Órla Thetford, 'The Day the Nation Stood Still'
Second Prize - Maya Jena, 'The Hunting Dingo'
Third Prize - Elijah Abramovic, 'Great Barrier Reef'
Highly Commended:
Maxwell Barnes, 'Beach 4WD-ing'
Samuel Coates, 'Magpie'
Isla Horsey, 'Cute Koala'
Kaylis Costigan, 'Kangaroo Sun'

SECTION TWO
First Prize - Alexis Yeoman, 'Echidna pie eating champion'
Second Prize - Sofia Jena, 'Uluru'
Third Prize - Aspen Thetford, 'Ned Kelly Such is Life'
Highly Commended:
Piper Mcauley, 'Outback Moonlight'
Baowen Ou, 'Melbourne Brighton Beach'
Arlo Thetford, 'Banjo Patterson A Bushman’s poet'
Daniel Robinson, 'Laughing Down Under'