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NSW schools get creative for Grandparents Day

<h3>The hunt is on for budding photographers to enter the 2019 Grandparents Day photography competition&period;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The competition&comma; run by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice&comma; aims to foster relationships between younger and older generations by creating and capturing special moments together&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Students from Kindergarten to Year 12 are encouraged to enter the school student category with any photo they’ve taken of a grandparent or grand friend&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The winning photographer will be invited to Parliament House NSW to meet the Minister and be awarded their prize&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Entries for the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;grandparentsday&period;nsw&period;gov&period;au&sol;photography-competition">2019 Grandparents Day photo competition<&sol;a> close on Sunday 15 September&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>NSW Grandparents Day is an annual celebration of the contributions grandparents make to their families and communities&comma; recognising the diversity of grandparent relationships across the state&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It is celebrated every year on the last Sunday in October and in 2019 will be celebrated on 27 October&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Grandparents Day aims to foster intergenerational learning and offers older people ongoing opportunities to participate in their local communities&comma; as grandparents&comma; grand friends&comma; kin&comma; and those who take on the role of a grandparent in their family or community are celebrated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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