NEW photo competition celebrating positive mental health is open for young northern Sydney residents.
Open until the 11th of August, the Need a Lift! competition is inviting young people aged 12-24 to take images and of people, places, or things that elicit a positive emotional response, submitting them with a description explaining why the image lifts their mood.
Organised by northern Sydney councils, the competition is in partnership with the Northern Sydney Local Health District School-Link Program, Brookvale and Chatswood headspace, Macquarie University Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre, and the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Community Drug Action Team.
‘This is a great opportunity for young people to showcase their photographic skills and at the same time shine a light on the importance of positive mental health,’ says Ku-ring-gai Mayor, Sam Ngai.
Winners will be announced in October, based on the number of likes the image receives online. Six Mastercard gift cards valued up to $350 are up for grabs, and all winners are given an invitation to a photography workshop.
Winning images will be placed in elevators of NSW Health and council facilities for the length of October, in recognition of Mental Health Month.
To submit an entry, visit www.krg.nsw.gov.au/Things-to-do/Whats-on/Need-a-Lift-Youth-photography-competition
