Snap our southern estuaries photography exhibition
Published on 12 May 2025
Don’t miss seeing the breathtaking beauty and powerful stories captured by local photographers on display at Forster Civic Centre until Friday 20 June 2025.
The competition was open to anyone who uses our southern estuaries including Black Head Lagoon, Khappinghat Creek, Wallis Lake, Smiths Lake, Lower Myall River, Karuah River, Kore Kore Creek and North Arm Cove.
Winners of the competition were announced at an awards ceremony at Forster Civic Centre to open the exhibition.
The winners of the ‘open category’ are:
- 1st place – Anita Horan – Dat so cute
- 2nd place - Mitch Panada – Fun Diving Times
- Joint 3rd place - Kellie Howard – Dreamtime at the Lagoon and Jan Platt – Khappinghat Creek Saltwater.
The winners of the ‘junior category’ are:
- 1st place - Lee Hinchliffe – Sunset Cruising
- 2nd place - Isaac – Lake Fishing
- 3rd place - Jax - Splash
To view the photos online, head to https://haveyoursay.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/oursouthernestuaries/southern-esturaries-photo-comp.
The aim of the photo competition was to connect our community with our estuaries and highlight how important they are to protect.
Council is inviting the community to provide feedback on how we manage our estuaries over the next 10 years.
We are developing a Southern Estuaries Coastal Management Program to identify and manage issues impacting lakes, lagoons and river systems from Wallabi Point to Karuah River.
Visit the Southern Estuaries Coastal Management Program’s Have Your Say page to learn more about each of the issues, their impact on our estuaries, what we are already doing to manage them, and what else we can do.
Provide your feedback about which management solutions you believe are the best choices for our estuaries.
Your feedback will be used to prioritise the options in the Southern Estuaries Coastal Management Program.
Have your say at https://haveyoursay.midcoast.nsw.gov.au/oursouthernestuaries. Feedback closes Thursday 22 May 2025.
This project is supported by the NSW Government through its Coast and Estuary Program.