Superhero dogs, apologetic dogs, merry-go-round horses, jelly fish, and butterflies, – all made from rubbish – will represent the Bogan Shire at the Waste 2 Art regional finals in Lithgow this July.
There were 19 entries in the Nyngan Waste 2 Art competition, from which nine were selected to proceed to the next level.
Competition co-ordinator, Director of Development and Environmental Services at Bogan Shire Council, Cathy Black was impressed with the imagination employed by local artists to create their artworks.
“We had entrants of all ages having a go at recycling common household waste into art. The theme this year was soft plastics, but the artworks could be made from anything recyclable so we also had scrap metal, timber, string, buttons, and fabric,” she said.
The local competition was judged at the Nyngan Show by councillors Glen Neill and Greg Deacon, and regional NetWaste co-ordinator Sue Clarke, who was also impressed with the number and quality of entries.
“This is first Waste 2 Art competition in Bogan Shire for quite a few years so I was impressed to see so many entries, and from people of all ages,” Ms Clarke said.
“This is a really good way to teach people about recycling, and to have fun at the same time. There are entries here from kids at preschool and kindergarten, right through to local artists.”
The competition finalists were:
Primary school 2D – Laila McHatten “Sunset”
Primary school 3D – Lianna Maber “Plastic Ocean”
Primary school functional – Lianna Maber “Butterfly Necklace”
Community 2D – Donna Pumpa “Three Little Fishes”
Community 3D – Donna Pumpa “I Sorry”
Community 3D – Abigail McLaughlin “Superhero Dogs”
Open 2D – Lyn Quinton “ Two Blue Birds”
Open 3D – Louise Lovett “Merry Go Round”
Creative repair, restore, refurbish – Nyngan Mens’ Shed “Like New Table and Chairs”.
Source and Image Credits: Bogan Shire Council Facebook Page.

Community 2D – Donna Pumpa “Three Little Fishes”

Community 3D – Abigail McLaughlin “Superhero Dogs”

Community 3D – Donna Pumpa “I Sorry”