Colouring competition for the environment

A total of 63 children in the Ettalong Beach and St Huberts Island area have taken part in a colouring competition for World Environment Day.

The state-wide colouring competition run by the Raine and Horne real estate group asked the children to identify environmentally friendly practices in a picture.

Raine and Horne designed the competition as part of its partnership with Keep Australia Beautiful and select representatives from the national independent charity took part in judging entries.

Andrew Tregent, of Raine and Horne Ettalong Beach and St Huberts Island said: "The competition was designed to inspire children to consider their local environment and make positive choices towards how we treat the earth.

"The quality of entries has been a motivation to our office and staff.

"It's inspiring to see how passionate young people are about environmental issues in Ettalong Beach."

The local agency hosted a number of certificate presentations for the children of the area during July.

Jacob Newcombe, aged 9, was the winner of a Playstation 2 and the EAC Monkey Mania game.

"Our agents are passionate about the urban environment and so it makes good sense for us all to work together and get behind environmental activities, starting with the home," Mr Tregent said.

World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 and is celebrated worldwide each year by over 100 countries.

Press release, August 12 Tyne Magann, Raine and Horne Ettalong