Farm Safety Prized Subject For Queensland Students

• Key safety messages in the spotlight through children's farm safety calendar competition.
• More than 1500 entries across Queensland in this year's Farm safety calendar competition.
• Calendar allows students from prep to grade six to showcase their artistic talents and knowledge of farm safety.

Be safe around electrical equipment, always wear a helmet on a quad bike and wash your hands after touching animals – these are some of the safety messages that will feature in the 2025 Farm safety calendar.

Twelve children from across Queensland have been selected as winners in this year's calendar competition including winning entries from Mount Isa School of the Air and Cairns School of Distance Education as well as other small schools in regional Queensland areas.

There were more than 1500 entries received this year and there now have been more than 12,000 entries received over the lifetime of the competition.

Each of the winning students receive $250 and $500 goes to their school. Children were encouraged to submit entries under the themes of electrical safety, animal safety, tractor and machinery safety, water safety, health and wellbeing and quad bike safety.

The winners were judged by industry representatives from AgForce and Queensland Farmers' Federation and representatives from the Office of Industrial Relations.

The competition aligns to the Australian Curriculum General capability: Literacy and the Health and Physical Education learning area.

There are now 30,000 free 2025 calendars available to order at https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/resources/campaigns/farm-safety-calendar-competition/order-your-farm-safety-calendar

Please see a full list of the winners below.

As stated by the Minister for Industrial Relations Grace Grace:

"I'm very pleased to announce the winners whose creative artworks will feature in the 2025 Farm safety calendar.

"It's always a pleasure to see the effort and thought that has gone into making these artworks.

"This competition is an engaging way to educate young Queenslanders on the very real safety risks associated with farming, while sharing safety messages across the state.

"These calendars will take pride of place on family fridges and in classrooms around Queensland."

Quote from Principal of Haden State School Peggy Niebling:

"We are thrilled to have Abigail's artwork selected for the calendar. We are a farming community and farm safety impacts all of us. We prioritised time for our students to participate in this competition because it provides valuable learning opportunities and discussion to help keep our students safe. We are very proud of Abigail!"

As stated by parent Mrs Melinda Hume:

"This competition was such a wonderful way of fostering creativity and celebrating young talent within the school community. I was overjoyed that Millie's efforts rewarded not only her but the school she loves so much."

As stated by July winner Audrey Waller from Cordalba State School:

"I drew a message about the topic 'always wash your hands after touching or playing with animals' because I am familiar with animals as I have animals at home and I thought that it was an important message as they can carry diseases. To me farm safety means being safe around animals and farm machines, wearing the proper equipment like helmets and boots.

"I am happy and proud of myself to be a winner. I think that my school could spend the money on new things that the other students can share like sports equipment."

Winning entries