Rural Aid’s iconic photo competition opens
Australia’s most trusted rural charity has opened its annual photography competition to the public for its fifth year.
Spirit of the Bush is an Australian-wide photography competition run by Rural Aid.
Rural Aid CEO John Warlters said the competition was a great way to get a glimpse into life on the land.
“Our Spirit of the Bush competition is always very popular, attracting hundreds of entrants from across Australia,” Mr Warlters said.
“The winning 12 photos are turned into a beautiful wall calendar.”
“I encourage amateurs, professionals and everyone in between to submit their photographs to the 2024 competition.”
“Spirt of the Bush is a wonderful celebration of the highs and lows of life on the land.”
Mr Warlters urged photographers to get in quickly this year.
“We’ve shortened the competition window slightly this year, so if you’d like to take part, make sure you don’t dilly-dally.”
“It’s our fifth year running this iconic competition, and we’d love it to be bigger than ever!”
“We’ve already received some amazing high-quality images from previous entrants, but we’d love to see some new faces on board before the comp closes on October 1,” Mr Warlters said.
Winners will be featured in Rural Aid’s 2025 wall calendar and will also receive a $250 pre-paid VISA card.
The competition closes October 1, 2024.
Entrants must submit a high-resolution, landscape image via Instagram or Facebook, with the hashtag #SOTB2024 and tag @ruralaid in the picture, or upload their photo through the Woobox link: https://www.ruralaid.org.au/spirit-of-the-bush/
The competition’s Terms and Conditions can be found at: https://www.ruralaid.org.au/spirit-of-the-bush/
PHOTOGRAPHER LOCATIONS: Spirit of the Bush 2023 winners’ details
| First name | Last name | Closest town | State |
| Anne | Bell | Esperance | WA |
| Debbie | Cristinelli | Tambellup | WA* |
| Jane | Taylor | Carnarvon | WA |
| Shannon | Swanton | Manilla | NSW |
| Paula | McIver | Barraba | NSW* |
| Lauren | Bell | Monogorilby | QLD |
| Kathryn | Ecroyd | St George | QLD |
| Neil | Kendall | Brisbane | QLD^ |
| Dave | Tan | Allora | QLD |
| Amie | Hosking | Moura | QLD |
(*) These photographers both have two winning photos in the 2024 calendar
(^) This photo was taken at the Dayboro Rodeo
About Rural Aid
Rural Aid is Australia’s most trusted rural charity. We stand with our farmers when they need us most. Rural Aid provides critical support to farmers affected by natural disaster through financial, wellbeing and fodder assistance. Rural Aid’s community programs help create more sustainable communities by building stronger futures for all Australian farmers. Find out more at www.ruralaid.org.au
For more information or interviews, contact Rural Aid CEO John Warlters on 0409 618 641 or at john.warlters@ruralaid.org.au