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Welcome to the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry AwardsThe oldest and largest poetry competition for school aged children in Australia.The Awards optional theme for the 2012 is 'Wheels and Wings and Marvellous Things' - celebrating the vivid images poetry creates as we The competition dates for this year are from 1st March to |
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The Awards aim to inspire students to express their thoughts creatively through poetry and, by doing so, support the legacy of Dorothea Mackellar and her legendary poem 'My Country'. Read more >
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Poems from school age children can easily be submitted online. For details about categories and closing dates for the competition click here.
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2011 competition winners were announced on the 2nd September at the National Presentation ceremony in Gunnedah, NSW – with winners travelling many kilometres to be there. Read more >
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