1. Eligibility
- Open to all community members that live in our service area, excluding GWMWater employees* and their immediate family* members.
- Entrants under 18 must have parental/guardian consent.
2. Theme
- ‘What do you enjoy most about GWMWater’s lakes, reservoirs and weir pools?’
Share your best photos of your favourite spots, moments, or activities with us and be in with a chance to win some great prizes!
3. Entry Requirements
- Each participant may submit up to 3 photos.
- Photos must be original and taken by the entrant.
- Photos must have been taken within the last 12 months.
- Entrant must live in the GWMWater catchment area.
- Camera or phone photography is accepted.
- Submit entries in JPEG or PNG format.
- Minimum resolution - 12 megapixels (MP).
4. Submission Process
- Email entries to:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Name the photo file, Photo Title - Your name - Lake Name.
- Include in the email; your name, town you live, email address, name of lake, and a description of the photo including what you enjoy most about the lake, reservoir, weir pools in the photo (maximum 100 words).
- Deadline for submissions: Saturday 28 February 2026
5. Judging Criteria
- Relevance to the theme.
- Photo must include a GWMWater lake, weir pool or reservoir – see full list below.
- Creativity and originality.
- Composition and visual impact.
6. Prizes
- 1st prize – Major prize $500 gift voucher.
- Prizes 2- 10 – Announced on the first of each month in our Photo of the Month Recognition Program and receive a $100 gift voucher.
- Major winner will be announced on 16 March 2026 on our website and Facebook page.
7. Usage Rights
- By entering, participants allow GWMWater to use their submitted photos for promotional activity across online platforms, social media and printed material.
- Photos may be reproduced for GWMWater projects. Credit will be given when it fits the context.
8. Code of Conduct
- Photos must be respectful and appropriate for all audiences and contain no inappropriate content, such as nudity.
- A signed consent form must accompany each entry for all individuals appearing in the photo. For participants under 18 years of age, the form must be signed by a parent or legal guardian.
- No offensive, discriminatory, or unsafe content will be accepted.
- Lake Bellfield
- Lake Fyans
- Green Lake, Horsham
- Lake Lonsdale
- Moora Moora Reservoir
- Rocklands Reservoir
- Taylors Lake
- Lake Toolondo
- Lake Wartook
Pipeline supplied recreation lakes and weir pools
- Beulah Weir Pool
- Beulah Weir Pool
- Brim Weir Pool
- Donald Caravan Park Lake
- Green Lake, Sea Lake
- Lake Lascelles, Hopetoun
- Lake Marma, Murtoa
- Ouyen Lake
- Rainbow Lake
- Tchum Lake, Birchip
- Walkers Lake, Avon Plains
- Warracknabeal Weir Pool
- Watchem Lake
- Wooroonook Lake
- Yaapeet Lake
General Information
- Participation in this competition is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
- *‘GWMWater employees' ‘immediate family’ are not eligible to enter. Immediate family is deemed as any spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child residing in the same household as the employee.
- *‘Employee’ means all GWMWater employees, including permanent, temporary, contract, graduates, trainee staff.
- Businesses and its employees contracted by GWMWater to perform works on our behalf in any form are eligible to enter.
- GWMWater’s decision is final and binding, and no correspondence will be entered into.
- It is a condition of entry that winners' names and their location will be made available on our website.
- Any information you provide as part of this competition will be managed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
- Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation trading as GWMWater at 11 McLachlan Street, Horsham VIC 3400 ABN: 35 584 588 263.
Terms and Conditions pdf version
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Under the GWMWater Rural Customer Charter, rural pipeline customers must be prepared for supply interruptions of up to 72-hours’ (three-days).
If certainty of supply is an issue, we recommend customers install a tank to maintain supply. It will also help to provide a more consistent water pressure for all users.
Property reticulation systems must be directly piped from the meter to a tank, and then directed to points-of-use such as houses and troughs.
For more information on how to design and install your onsite supply, visit gwmwater.org.au/on-farm-guide
Fifth-generation Rhymney farmer Anthony Pola says the East Grampians Rural Pipeline (EGRP) has been critical to sustaining his Merino operation through one of the driest seasons in memory.
The pipeline continues to roll out across farming districts south of Ararat. To date, more than 400 kilometres of pipe has been laid and 262 properties connected to a meter.
A 2.66 megalitre control tank has been completed within the footprint of the Pola’s farm. Built at an elevation of 360 metres, it acts as a buffer against supply interruptions and network pressure fluctuations.
For Mr Pola, contractors working on and around his property is a welcome sight.
Despite early forecasts predicting a wetter spring, significant rainfall is yet to arrive, leaving many farmers facing tough decisions about whether to reduce stock numbers.
“Many of our dams are completely empty, and creek frontage we rely on for stock water has failed in some paddocks — something that rarely occurs.”
Before connecting to the pipeline, Mr Pola was carting in 83,000 litres of water over a three-week period to fill four tanks on the property.
Now, that same volume is delivered directly via the new supply piped from Lake Fyans.
“We are extremely grateful as a business that we have access to this pipeline, because without that water, the drought we a currently experiencing would be extremely dire to our Merino business,” Mr Pola said.
“As summer approaches, feed remains a challenge. But we can rely on a stable water supply thanks to the pipeline. We’re fortunate to have the connection keeping our troughs full.”
The EGRP has received funding support from the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments, including a $15 million state investment announced in July that will allow the pipeline to be extended south into the Mininera district.
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