Who Won the DYMOCKS Golden Paw Award 2004?

On Tuesday 21 September 2004 ten primary school students from Sydney and Country NSW met our Patron, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC, Governor of New South Wales, at the Australian Museum in Sydney to receive their awards. They were finalists for the Dymocks Golden Paw Award 2004, the main prize of the Foundation’s annual threatened species drawing competition. The independent jury from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Threatened Species Unit and the Art Gallery of NSW chose the finalists aged six to twelve years from more than 1,800 entries. Congratulations to all our finalists and especially to Reuben Russ (8) our overall winner.
		Above. Children drawing some first sketches of wildlife at the launch of the Dymocks Golden Paw Award at Taronga Zoo's Education Centre. Photo: Max Herford
	The best 600 drawings are on show at the Dymocks Golden Paw Exhibition at the Museum’s Biodiversity Gallery from September 21 to October 10. Come and see for yourself the colourful variety of threatened animals and some truly outstanding artworks. Left. " Never work with kids or animals" - Channel 10's Tim Bailey ignored this advise, joined in the fun and presented the weather from the launch. Photo: Max Herford

The children received prizes including Dymocks book vouchers, Staedtler products, subscriptions to Nature Australia Magazine for his school and family day passes to the Australian Museum.

“The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife initiated the Dymocks Golden Paw Award to raise children’s awareness of threatened species. But looking at all the fabulous drawings I think it is not the adults teaching the children - the children are teaching us” said Gillis Broinowski, President of the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife at the award ceremony.

Impressed by the number and quality of drawings, Dymocks announced to donate not only $1 for each of the over 1,800 entries, but to give $2,500 to the Foundation to support threatened species conservation, to match the children's effort in caring for Australia's threatened species.

“We wish to thank all children who entered the competition and all teachers and parents who helped them learn about our fascinating threatened animals. Your great effort also made our wildlife a winner,” Mr Broinowski said.

The best 600 entries will be on display at the Biodiversity Gallery, Australian Museum, until 10 October 2004.

Top of page