As part of Electricity Safety Week 2023, students in Years 5 to 6 across Essential Energy’s network are invited to enter our Safety Star Superhero comic strip competition. The comic should include the students Safety Star Superhero helping people stay safe around electricity, by highlighting one or more important electricity safety messages.
The winning comic strip design will receive an $1000 donation to their school P&C Association. The student whose entry wins will receive a Silverlit Ycoo Neo Control Robo Up, with the two runners up receiving a 12 in 1 Solar Hydraulic Construction Kit.
How to enter
- Photocopy or print the competition template provided in the resource pack or available online
- Remind students to fill out their name, school and tick the correct year at the bottom of their entry. Please ensure you have the year appropriate competition for your class.
- Read the terms and conditions at essentialenergy.com.au/education
- Submit completed student entries on behalf of your student(s) in one of three ways
Online
- Complete the online entry form
- Upload your classes students’ completed entries
Complete this entry form (one per class) and either scan and email the form and entries to esw@essentialenergy.com.au or:
Post
Complete this entry form (one per class) and post the form and entries to
Essential Energy
Electricity Safety Week Competitions
PO Box 5730
Port Macquarie NSW 2444
Entries are judged on creativity and the students effectiveness of conveying one or more electricity safety message. Refer to the terms and conditions for full details.
Need some new supplies for the classroom? Would a $350 voucher* to Modern Teaching Aids help? All schools registered for Electricity Safety Week 2023, with classes involved in any of our three ‘Be a Safety Star’ competitions, will go into the draw to win a Modern Teaching Aids voucher – think what you could buy for your classroom! There will be three draws – one for each competition. *Terms and conditions apply
2022 winners and runners up
Congratulations to the winner and runners up of the 2022 Be a Safety Star superhero comic competition.
Winner
Oscar from Mudgee Public School
Check out our winning Safety Star superhero comic which was turned into an animation:
Runners up
Tessah from Iluka Public School
Keeley from Wauchope Public School
