The Premier’s Spirit of ANZAC Prize is an annual competition open to all Year 9 and 10 Victorian high school students.
The Premier’s Spirit of ANZAC Prize aims to inspire young Victorians to explore the ethos of the ANZACs at Gallipoli and on the Western Front and how values such as courage, initiative, mateship and endurance help unite and strengthen Victorian communities today.
Applications Now Open
Applications for the Premier’s Spirit of ANZAC Prize 2012-13 are now open, with the top 10 entries once again eligible to win a spot on an all-expenses-paid study tour of sites where Australians have served in war, focusing on the Western Front or Gallipoli.
To enter, students are invited to submit an entry that addresses the question:
To what extent is the Anzac spirit relevant to life in Australia today? What can it teach us about the Australia we want for the future?
Entries can be in ONE of the following formats:
- Essay of up to 1000 words
- Poem or short story
- Audio presentation (maximum 10 minutes)
- Video presentation (maximum 10 minutes)
- Musical composition – a song or instrumental
- Digital presentation on CD or DVD
- Web page or PowerPoint on CD or DVD
- Artwork (painting, drawing, photograph or textile)
To find out more and to download an entry form visit the Spirit of ANZAC website (new window). Entries are open until 19 October 2012.
The 2012 Tour
The 10 Victorian high school students from across the state selected to participate in the 2012 Premier's Spirit of ANZAC Prize arrived back from their whirlwind study tour of military sites of significance around the globe on Sunday 16 April.
Tour highlights included a visit to the Gallipoli Peninsula, exploring the tunnels and bunkers at Fort Siloso in Singapore and visiting the Parit Sulong memorial in Malaysia where a massacre of Australian soldiers occurred.
Commemoration ceremonies for our soldiers were also held by the students at Gallipoli’s Lone Pine, the Kranji Cemetery and Changi Museum in Singapore and at Parit Sulong
You can read more about the students’ journey by visiting the Spirit of ANZAC tour blog (new window).
Students entering the 2011-2012 competition were asked: "What does the spirit of ANZAC mean to you? Are the values displayed by the ANZACS at Gallipoli and the Western Front still relevant today?"
Each of the students earned their spot on the tour by entering outstanding creative projects including multimedia works, essays, poems, and even musical pieces.
For more information about the Spirit of ANZAC Prize, check out the official site at Veterans Victoria (new window) or contact patricia.pollard@dpcd.vic.gov.au.
