2022 CQ in Focus
Nature Photography Competition
Open for three weeks during March 2022, the CQ in Focus competition was open to everyone working, playing, studying or living in the Fitzroy region. The competition attracted over 570 entries from 175 photographers and featured at least 146 different locations around the Fitzroy region. Participants were asked to share photographs to help celebrate the region’s six major natural assets and the people and communities caring for them. Their photo submissions created an amazing foundation for the CQSS2030 Photo Gallery.
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2022 Major Prize Winners
Seven major Fitzroy Region Experience prizes (valued collectively at over $10,000) along with 10 Peoples’ Choice awards were awarded. Major prize winners were selected by a judging panel who assessed images and captions for their originality, creativity, and relevance to the CQSS2030.
Winner – Chantelle James with the image below titled ‘Ochre and green’
Groundwater category
Chantelle won the Capricorn Caves experience for four people including…
- Two nights accommodation at Capricorn Caves
- Cathedral Cave Tour at Capricorn Caves
- Capricorn Explorers Tour at Capricorn Caves
- $200 Capricorn Caves Pub meal voucher
Winner – Amy Holcombe with the image below titled ‘The future in her hands’
Soil category
Amy won the Keppel Island Experience for four people including…
- Two nights accommodation at GKI Hideaway
- Dinner each night at GKI Hideaway
- Ferry transfers from Roslyn Bay with Keppel Konnections
- Snorkelling Tour with GKI Watersports and Activities
Winner – Paul Holden with the image below titled ‘Under the Southern Cross’
Air category
Paul won the Fitzroy River Fishing Experience for two people including…
- Two nights accommodation in the Empire Hotel Rockhampton’s King River View room
- A full-day guided fishing charter with Guided Fishing DownUnder
Winner – Christine Krebs with the image below titled ‘Isla Gorge’
Land-based category
Christine has won the Carnarvon Gorge Experience for four people including…
- Two nights accommodation at Big4 Breeze Holiday Park
- Lower Gorge Explorer (full day walk) with Carnarvon Gorge Ecotours
- Night safari tour with Carnarvon Gorge Ecotours
Winner – Steve Vit with the image below titled ‘Mt Atcher’
Freshwater category
Steve has won the Fitzroy River Experience for two people including…
- Two nights accommodation in the Empire Hotel Rockhampton’s King River View room
- A full-day guided tour between the mouth of the mighty Fitzroy River and Rockhampton City with Guided Fishing DownUnder
Winner – Tom Hearn with the image below titled ‘Uncle Bob on Woppaburra Country’
Community category
Tom has won the Gemfields Experience for four people including…
- Two nights accommodation at Rubyvale Gem Gallery
- 40 minute guided mine tour at Miners Heritage Walk and Mine
- 4 hour tag-along tour with Fascination Gem Tours including morning tea
Winner – Josh Quilty with the image below titled ‘Yellow patch, Curtis Island’
Coastal and marine category
Tom has won the Byfield Rainforest Experience for four people including…
- Two nights accommodation in the Bowenia lodge at Ferns Hideaway
- A pass to Cooberrie Wildlife Park and $200 to spend on animal experiences
- A 2.5 hour tour at Waterpark Farm Ecotour (including a creek cruise, morning tea, tea tree farm, distillery tour, and a large gift pack valued up to $120)
Peoples’ Choice Awards
- Finer life, Byfield State Forest by ©Ethan Clarke\
- Tree Hugger, Middlemount by ©Belinda Brown
- Australian Native Blue Banded Bee, Bondoola by ©Cassie Groves
- The peace in the country, Depo Hill by ©Courtney Loth
- Cheeky Sugar Glider, Cooberrie Park Wildlife Sanctuary by ©Emma Beauchamp
- Fire in the sky, Stanage Bay Road by ©Maria Woodley
- Uncreative Photograph Name, Blackdown Tablelands by ©Mercury Lien
- Rainbow Bee Eater, Zilzie by ©Ben Stokes
- Raindrop on Taro, Gracemere by ©Adam Farrands
- Yellow Patch, Curtis Island, Curtis Island by ©Josh Quilty
The ten photo entries that received the most votes during the competition period were awarded a $100 gift voucher to Ecolateral who stock a huge range of zero-waste, eco-friendly and plastic-free products to support sustainable living.
