Georgia Wiggs, a Year 11 student of The Peninsula School has won a national 2009 Savewater Awards photographic
competition with her stunning image ‘Keep Water Usage on Your Mind’.
The competition encourages students and adults to portray their thoughts about and awareness of water
conservation. Georgia was one of seven Victorians among the 13 finalists in three categories, which
indicates the impact the drought has had on our consciousness.
Georgia took a photo of her younger sister Hannah (Year 8 at Peninsula) and one of a bowl with water
being poured into it and merged the two using PhotoShop.
“It’s not as hard as most people think,” said Georgia. “I’ve always been interested in photography, but
this interest has really taken off in the past two years.”
Georgia is currently undertaking a project called 365 Days on Flickr with the aim of expanding her portfolio
by taking a photograph each day.
Georgia received a Nikon digital camera for winning the secondary school category of the photographic
competition, plus an iPod Shuffle for making it to the finals. The Peninsula School received $1000.
Georgia’s image will appear in a range of promotional materials for the Savewater Alliance. Go to:
http://www.savewater.com.au/programs-and-events/savewater-awards/2009-winners/photographicaward

The Peninsula School is offering scholarships for students entering Grade 5 and Year 7 in 2011. The ACER Scholarship Examinations will be held on Saturday 27th February 2010 at our Mt Eliza campus. Click here for further information and to complete online registration

Scholarships to be offered for 2011 are as follows:

Grade 5: Academic & General Excellence (ACER Examination)
Year 7: Academic & General Excellence (ACER Examination)

In addition, male students who are not currently enrolled at the School, may also apply for the means tested Robert Barr-Smith Scholarship for entry into Year 7 2011(1 only, General Excellence)

Click here for further information about the Robert Barr-Smith Scholarship