Burdekin Students Encouraged To Get Creative For Statewide Farm Safety Campaign

Burdekin students are being encouraged to enter Queensland’s 2027 Farm Safety Calendar competition. Photo supplied

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Burdekin primary school students are being encouraged to get creative while helping promote an important message about farm and rural safety through the Queensland Government’s 2027 Farm Safety Calendar competition.

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The competition invites Prep to Year 6 students across Queensland to create artwork promoting safer practices around farms, machinery, animals and rural workplaces.

For agricultural communities like the Burdekin, where cane farming and rural industries play a major role in the local economy, the initiative aims to build safety awareness from a young age.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Industrial Relations Jarrod Bleijie recently launched the competition alongside new Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Safety Ambassador Riana Crehan at Eagle Junction State School.

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Twelve student artworks will be selected for the 2027 calendar, each representing a different monthly farm safety theme. More than 2,500 entries were submitted by over 140 Queensland schools in the 2026 competition.

Deputy Premier Bleijie said the initiative was helping build stronger safety awareness among young Queenslanders.

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“Everyone deserves to come home safe to their loved ones at the end of their working day, and we all play a part in ensuring safety in the workplace,” Mr Bleijie said.

“This competition is about creative young minds promoting the importance of farm safety by encouraging our next generation to think about risks and safe behaviours early.”

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The competition closes on August 31st, 2026. Winning students will each receive a $250 gift card, while their schools will receive $500. More than 40,000 calendars will be distributed statewide.

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