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December 03, 2008 12:00am
HUNDREDS of school children have shown why Melbourne is a City of Literature.
We received 2286 entries in the My Melbourne: City of Literature Junior Writers’ Competition from primary and secondary children across the state.
Many entrants produced work that was outstanding for their year level and it was a difficult task for the judges, author Kirsty Murray, journalist Les Carlyon and Learn editor Blanche Clark, to choose an overall winner.
But it was a 10-year-old’s delightful, whimsical poem, All Around You, that stuck in the judges’ minds.
It’s author was Sharon Du, of Canterbury Primary School, who has won $10,000 for her school, courtesy of the State Government, and a $200 gift card from Readings and a $100 stamp collection from Australia Post for herself.
The Herald Sun and the Victorian Government ran the competition for year 3 to year 10 students to celebrate Melbourne’s status as a UNESCO City of Literature.
The judges also chose winners for each year level, who will be awarded a $100 Readings gift card and an Australia Post $100 stamp collection.
They were:
- Grade 3: Emily-Layne Kapetanovic, St Vincent De Paul Primary, Strathmore
- Grade 4: Amy Warnock, The Peninsula School
- Grade 5: Soo-Yun Suh, Macleod College
- Grade 6: Hannah Clifton, Ascot Vale West Primary
- Year 7: Shannon McCartney, Elisabeth Murdoch College, Langwarrin
- Year 8: William Wilson Oakes, Koonung Secondary College
- Year 9: Jean Hua, MacRobertson Girls’ High School
- Year 10: Philip Liberatore, Caulfield Grammar, Wheelers Hill Campus
Honourable Mentions
WE'D like to acknowledge those students whose entries made it to the short list for each year level.
Grade 3: Angelia Roiniotis, Belle Vue PS; Farzan Karkaria, Hamlyn Banks PS, Geelong; Sachin Fernando, Glen Waverley South PS.
Grade 4: Jemma Cripps, Eastwood PS, Ringwood; Frances Sutherland, Port Fairy Consolidated School.
Grade 5: Eleanor Belfiore, Belle Vue PS; Helen; Darcy Parker, Wonthaggi North PS.
Grade 6: Alex Chen, St Christopher's PS, Airport West; David McPherson, St Thomas The Apostle, Blackburn; Isobel Caldwell, Lauriston Girls' School.
Year 7: Matsu Robinson, St Leonard's College, Patterson River; Adam Weitzer, King David School, Armadale; Peta McDonald, Camperdown College.
Year 8: Verity Kalika, Pascoe Vale Girls' College; Nicolas Sherwood, Mt Eliza SC; Chloe Speed, Padua College, Rosebud.
Year 9: Ruben Clark, Melbourne High School; Kalpana Sivakumar, Mentone Girls' Secondary College; Nicholas Fulton, Geelong College.
Year 10: Luke Carlassare, Parade College, Bundoora; Gemma Evans, Lighthouse Christian College, Cranbourne; Sarah Muschamp, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh.
Overall winner
Title: All around you
Author: Sharon Du, 10, grade 4, Canterbury Primary School
Dear Melbourne,
Are you a magician?
You spoil all our barbecues with your spell
Is that your mission?
But I like it that you do that,
It makes you interesting.
Because if winter was cold and summer was hot,
You'd be ever so boring.
Dear Melbourne,
Are you a painter?
You paint ever so prettily
But it looks slightly wild and rough,
but it also looks very strong and tough
And your wild bushlands look like a gallery.
Dear Melbourne,
Are you a clown?
You make us laugh so much,
With all your theatres, cinemas, libraries and parks,
From which I hear laughter and playful barks,
Oh Melbourne, are you not a clown?
Because I'm so sure of such.
Dear Melbourne,
Are you not human at all and just a cuddly blanket?
Because I feel so safe and happy,
With you all around me,
You're so friendly and bubbly,
Oh Melbourne, you must be a blanket!
Dear Melbourne,
Why don't you tell me?
I'm so sick of asking you,
Why don't you just answer me?
"All of those,'' you say quietly,
And when I look you're gone!
"Oh where are you?'' I cry,
"Oh, all round you, all around you!'' you sigh.
Year 3 winner
Title: Marvellous Melbourne
Author: Emily-Layne Kapetanovic, 8, St Vincent De Paul Primary, Strathmore
Trains, footy lots of fun,
Puts a smile on everyone.
Playing sport a Melbourne dream,
Everyone has a special team.
Racing horses, betting deals,
Melbourne show and Ferris wheels.
Shops, buildings way up high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Hustle, bustle, suits and ties,
Business booms, Melbourne flies.
Victoria Market, stalls galore,
Veggies, clothes and much, much more.
Lygon Street is full of food,
Pizza and gelato to improve your mood.
Fashion shows, full of flair,
Fancy salons for your hair.
Museums, art galleries, lots of fun,
Plenty to do for everyone.
Our Aquarium, wander through,
Next tram stop, try the Zoo.
Year 4 winner
Title: A Diary of Melbourne
Author: Amy Warnock, The Peninsula School
A Diary of Melbourne
(Glimpses through the eyes of three girls who saw the city in different centuries)
31st of March, 1808
Dear diary,
I just got back from Melbourne with father; we went to collect some supplies and it took us three days. Each night we slept in the cart. It was my first time going to town, Father drove the horse and cart from St. Kilda to Melbourne – it was very bumpy! Suddenly we came to a halt and I could see the Yarra River and trees but nothing else. As father slowly kept going on up the track, the trees cleared and I saw rows and rows of tents pitched as far as I could see into the distance. There were also a lot of people – I have never seen so many in one place before! As I clutched father’s hand, I became more and more excited and scared at the amazing sight before me.
Harriet.
March 31st, 1908
Dear diary,
It was mummy’s birthday today and we went to Melbourne for the day. We caught a tram drawn by horses from Elsternwick to town. We watched Pirates of Penzance at the Princess Theatre, then dined at the Windsor Hotel which was very grand. We saw the Prime Minister crossing Spring Street on his way to Parliament. He looked very distinguished.
Elizabeth.
31/03/2008
Dear diary,
I spent the day in Melbourne today. Mum drove the car in, and we parked at Crown. We caught the City Circle tram to the Museum and then around to Federation Square where we ate lunch. Then we went up the Eureka Tower and out on the ‘The Edge’. It was terrifying, but so beautiful! I love going to the city.
Chloe.
Year 5 winner
Title: My Melbourne
Author: Soo-Yun Suh, 10, McLeod College
I’ll tell you how,
I came to love my Melbourne.
I came here from Korea,
Not long ago, to achieve my goals.
I was anxious.
Will the school kids be nice?
Will I be able to make friends?
Soon, I came to realise,
There was nothing to worry about.
The people were nice,
talk about friendly.
The kind smiles every morning,
gives me strange feelings to my stomach.
I noticed, the best thing about Melbourne,
Is the people.
Somehow, I found myself thinking,
How, I’d love to live in Melbourne forever.
It would be so nice,
That it’s in my best ‘wish list’.
As I was walking through the park,
Dogs, barking happily,
Birds singing peacefully.
Cool breeze surrounds around me,
Soft wind,
Smooth air,
That’s how I like it.
Year 6 winner
Title: Bunjil the Eagle
Author: Hannah Clifton, 12, Ascot Vale West Primary School
Bunjil the eagle soars over his land.
He glides over a giant brown snake, that is winding itself through the trees,
We see it as the Yarra river, a place of events and relaxation.
He spies a gleaming white rocket, reaching up to the clouds,
We see it as the Arts Centre spire, with music and art willowing through every doorway.
He swoops down on a humungous mouth, which is hungrily swallowing up playful children,
We see it as Luna Park, a historic landmark with fun and laughter trickling through every corner.
He glances down at a great white spider web, with its prey trapped around the border,
We see it as the Southern Star Observation Wheel, the new way to see the city,
He sees a luscious green oasis and creatures big and small.
We see it as the Botanic Gardens, where picnics and weddings are common,
He sees us down among the snake, and the rocket and the mouth and spider web, and the green oasis.
And he says to himself, what do they think of me?
We see him as a spirit creator, and the protector of our city we call Melbourne.
Year 7 winner
Title: Home is Where the Heart is
Author: Shannon McCartney, 13, Elisabeth Murdoch College
I'm an average teenage citizen, not sure where I belong. Because when I am asked where I live, I respond with the answer, "Melbourne''.
The reaction I get is, "Oh, the BIG CITY with the skyscrapers, buildings, hotels, Crown Casino, Melbourne market, Melbourne Cup and MCG?''
"Well, yeah, I guess. That's so cool!''
Although that's not really true. I live in Melbourne but not with the skyscrapers. I live on a little road with market gardeners and chicken farms.
This made me think, really where do we all live? We all say we live in Melbourne but that's just the capital city.
Sure it's the main place everyone knows, where all the big events take place. But we all have our home towns. I'm from Devon Meadows.
No big buildings or events here, but a five-minute drive gets me to a racetrack, football ground and market. This made me understand, I'm five minutes away from a racetrack; just the same as the Melbourne Cup. I'm right near a football ground like the MCG. The drive down to the local market is just like the Melbourne market.
Small towns have as much to offer as Melbourne; although Melbourne can just do it on a larger scale. This is so major events can take place.
Melbourne is the tree trunk, big and tall, our towns are the branches, smaller, but without them it wouldn't be the same.
Melbourne is just the cover; if you want to find the story you have to flip through the pages.
Year 8 winner
Title: My Melbourne
Author: William Wilson-Oakes, 14, Koonung Secondary College
I look out of the window at the relentless rain pounding the murky waters of the Yarra. The café is empty and the world outside is grey, the water, the road, the few people who quickly run past from shelter to shelter, grey. The world outside is moving, but unchanging. Anything different or unique quickly passes.
However, I remember, six months ago, when I sat in the same chair, in the same café, in the same city, but in a different world, The café was packed instead of deserted, The river outside was flat and smooth instead of churned and choppy. The street outside was full of light, colour, movement and lift. Life flowed through the arcades. Nothing stayed the same for long.
This, I reflect, is Melbourne, a city where everything: the weather, people, colours are so eclectic. Some parts are diverse themselves with many different things packed together. The modern design of Federation Square silhouetted against the Gothic architecture of St Paul’s Cathedral, a short way from the 1960 plans of the Arts Centre Spire and 1910 construction of Flinders Street Station. Some parts are slow and unhurried like the gardens slowly changing from season to season. Spring’s dappled light changed to summer’s sunshine and then to autumn’s golden glow. Other parts quickly change from extreme to extreme within a few hours. Rush hour. Peak hour. Lunch hour.
My Melbourne, The most diverse and changing city that I have every experienced. I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.
Year 9 winner
Title: My Melbourne
Author: Jean Hua, 15, MacRobertson Girls' High School
I remember the first moments I beheld in a gasp of awe this spectacular city, the noise and blinding lights; the never ending energy of Melbourne as it moved relentlessly around me. It was amazing. I was to call this wondrous place home, but I did not feel as though I belonged. I felt that everyone knew I was a foreigner, an immigrant, an outsider.
I remember feeling alone and scared, as I entered this new place. I hoped that the people of this place would not look down on me just because I looked different, spoke differently and followed the traditions and customs of my country of origin. I was an outside seeking acceptance in their Melbourne. I hoped that they would accept me and look past appearance. I hoped they would see that I am human just as they are.
I remember taking the first shaky steps into the city, with only an unpractised knowledge of the English language and little confidence to speak it aloud. The anxiety that I felt was overwhelming as I walked past shops and restaurants. I tried hard not to see the faces of the people I walked past as I did not want to see their expressions.
I remember the first moment someone broke through my blur of uncertainty. She complimented my appearance and the clothes I wore. Her smile was warm and her eyes sparkled with sincerity. She looked surprised when I replied with a concise thank you, but assured me that with my mastery of the English language, I would find my place more easily than most. It was then I realised; the doors were open and it was not just their Melbourne, it could become my Melbourne as well.s
Year 10 winner
Title: For Me
Author: Philip Liberatore, Caulfield Grammar, Wheelers Hill Campus
I’ll meet you under the clocks, if you’ve got the time
It’s when the train terminates that the journey begins
I should know my way by now. So many roads to take
Lanes to explore for me.
The sun beats down – the heat is on – for it’s raining Dogs and Cats
The animals march in uniform – but it’s a chaotic pack
They pray their soldiers won’t let them down – not like last season
A heatfelt cheer for me
Under the star-reaching spire, stars wait to shine
The audience’s lives disappear in darkness
They’re free from themselves for an hour or two
There’ll be cries of joy and cries of tears
A dream that’s all for me
A colorful past sculptured in charcoal grey, lit by poppy red
His determination written in stone stirs my blood
Though weary from his toil he stands strong
A man of peace in a time of war
Dunlop, a man to admire for me
By the banks of the river I sit
But my mind floats on – observing the bustling crowd
Kaleidoscopes of culture find themselves together in this one moment
Passing each other by through the noise of the day
A scene observed by me
And so I think what these old Botanic gums too must have seen
Our stories cross for a second – I am a tangent to their line of travel
I shall never know what that moment meant for them
I myself know that the journey’s not yet finished beginning
For now this moment finds a place of rest for me.
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