Schools and education

During the December school holidays, Cement Australia and the Queensland Museum ran the Megafauna Mega Think Competition at Queensland libraries, with the aim to teach kids more about these amazing animals that used to roam the Rockhampton area millions of years ago - a time known as the Pleistocene period.

The competition was inspired by the large amount of Megafauna fossil remains found at one of Cement Australia's mines at Mount Etna, just north of Rockhampton in 1998. The findings sparked a unique collaborative conservation research partnership between Cement Australia and the Queensland Museum.

Kids were given clues about one of the creatures and, using their wildest imagination and whatever materials they could find around the house, create-a-fauna.

Libraries first selected winners from two different age groups (6-9 and 10-12 year olds), and overall winners were chosen from these winning entries by Chris White from Cement Australia and Scott Hucknell from Queensland Museum.

It was a tough decision, with a draw in the older age group. Congratulations to Jesse Woods (aged 6) from Caloundra, and to Luke Chesher (10) from Caloundra and Thomas Stiller (also 10) from Wandoan whose amazing entries won them a roboraptor each.

We received some excellent entries, some of which are currently on display at the Rockhampton Library. To view the entries, click on the links below.

Winners: 6 to 9 Years
Winners: 10 to 12 Years 
 
Congratulations to all the regional winners, and thanks for taking the time to participate - your prizes are on the way!