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Torquay Lions Peace Poster competition organiser Neil Roche said the Peace Poster competition was increasingly popular in Lions Clubs throughout the world.<\/p>\n
“Each year more than 600,000 young people from many countries around the world participate in the contest”, he said.<\/p>\n
“Since the initial competition in 1988, more than six million youth in schools and youth groups have enthusiastically applied creative skills and close attention to the annual contest theme, rules, and criteria to express individual visions of peace in their colourful posters.<\/p>\n
“The contest presents a unique, enjoyable, and enriched educational experience for youth.<\/p>\n
“It enriches school curriculum areas of learning, creating, communicating, technology and achievement.”<\/p>\n
Ashmore Arts illustrator, artist and designer Natalie Martin was the local judge for the 2022 edition of the contest.<\/p>\n
‘I understand Natalie had a difficult task selecting from the batch of finalists on display in the Surf Coast Library,” Mr Roche said.<\/p>\n
Bellbrae Primary School Grade 5 pupil Pippa Hynes,<\/p>\n
was judged the winner of the “Lead With Compassion” contest, with fellow Bellbrae Primary School Grade 5 pupil Rex Kadera named runner-up.<\/p>\n
Mr Roche said the Peace Poster contest contributed to the further development of artistic and writing skills, self-expression, and personal growth.<\/p>\n
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