The Gerard Mills Memorial Prize for Wildlife Photography is a showcase and celebration of the diversity of our wildlife, through photography. This competition is an acknowledgement to students who capture the true essence of local wildlife through their photography.

Honouring a UniSC legend

The Gerard Mills Memorial Prize honours the memory of UniSC Honorary Senior Fellow, Mr. Gerard Mills. Gerard devoted much of his life to education, art, and photography. He spent almost four years taking more than 30,000 photos of wildlife activity, each week walking kilometres of UniSC's 100-hectare Sunshine Coast campus to find rare and elusive species.

Mr. Mills documented almost 600 species including everything from the tiniest beetles to the biggest kangaroos, from snakes and birds to bandicoots and sugar gliders.

2024 Prizes

School aged student category

• First prize: Josh Lucas Grimm (A$250 gift voucher)
• Second prize: Reef Van (A$150 gift voucher)
• Highly Commended:  Zarah Grimm
• Highly Commended: Arwen Brown

UniSC student category

• First prize: Kharlia Beck (A$1,000 cash)
• Second prize: Tania Holland (A$300 cash)
• Third prize: Ethan Yeoman (A$200 cash)
• Highly Commended: Jasmine Connors
• Highly Commended: Erin Wooldridge