Lachlan Shire Waste 2 Art 2025 – the Year of Toys

Published on 28 March 2025

Lachlan Shire Council is pleased to host the 2025 Waste 2 Art competition at Condobolin Library. Waste 2 Art educates, informs and challenges the way we look at waste. The waste theme for this year is Toys.

Waste 2 Art is a community art exhibition and competition open to all residents of the NetWaste region. The competition engages the community and showcases creative works made from reused & recyclable waste materials. Lachlan Shire Council is a proud NetWaste member and supports commitment to re-use and recycle through creative expression.

Winning artworks from the local competition will go on to represent the Lachlan Shire region in the Regional Exhibition which will be hosted by Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo. The aim of Waste 2 Art is to challenge people's perceptions about 'rubbish' and to celebrate the reuse and recycling of waste through arts and crafts.

Through the creative use of waste materials, Waste 2 Art also provides an innovative approach to waste education. Schools and community groups take up the challenge and create artworks out of materials that might otherwise be thrown away.

Entry forms for 2025 along with terms & conditions can be collected at Council’s Administration Office. Or visit our website www.lachlan.nsw.gov.au and find Waste 2 Art under Environment. If you need assistance transporting entries from towns and villages to the local event, please contact Council’s Environment and Planning Department on 02 6895 1900 and we will help you with transport. 

KEY DATES:
7 -9 July 2025: Delivery of works to Condobolin Library between 9am and 4pm each day
Monday 14 July 2025: Exhibition officially opens.
Friday 25 July 2025: Exhibition closes
Monday 28 July 2025: Collection of works not proceeding to Regional Exhibition

We hope to see your entries for the Year of Toys, it should be fun!