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Youth awards
We support and sponsor regional awards for students to recognise and reward young people who are thinking and acting for a sustainable future.
2023 Wrybill winner Millie Palmer and finalist Holly Fraser with judge Jon Hickford, and Environment Canterbury Councillors
Sustainable Resource Management Awards and Wrybill Trophy
The Resource Management Awards are a special category in the Canterbury-Westland Schools’ Science and Technology Fairs, held annually in Christchurch and Timaru.
Prizes are awarded to students whose exhibits take an innovative investigative approach to solving environmental issues facing Canterbury/Waitaha.
The winners of the school award, in both the junior and senior categories at the fairs, present their exhibits at a special council meeting at our office.
The overall winner is awarded the Wrybill Trophy.
- Read more about the fair and how to enter.
- Read about the Wrybill Trophy and previous recipients.
Young Enterprise Scheme
From 2023, we will be awarding a prize to Waitaha students involved in the Young Enterprise Scheme who show a commitment to environmental sustainability in their business plans.