New Footscray Hospital photography competition: entries now open

We’re calling on community members from Melbourne’s western suburbs to take part in a new Footscray Hospital photography competition.

Selected images will be part of an exhibition and displayed digitally when the new hospital opens.

The competition’s theme ‘of place: connections to nature and wellbeing’ invite entries that show the natural elements found in the western suburbs, and photographs that will bring calm to patients and visitors.

The photography competition is part of several art displays within the hospital, which are designed to make the new hospital feel calm, welcoming, and connected to the places and cultures that are important to our community.

Footscray Community Arts, the official arts partner for the new Footscray Hospital, is running the competition.

Eligibility

Entry is free and open to local community members aged five and above, from beginners to seasoned photographers. You don’t need a professional camera.

Photographs must be taken within Melbourne’s western suburbs (Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay, Brimbank, Wyndham, Melton and Moonee Valley council regions).

Competition timeline

• Submissions open: 15 August 2025
• Submissions close: 15 October 2025

How to enter

To find out more, including details on how to enter, visit the Footscray Community Arts page.

Your new Footscray Hospital

Construction on the more than $1.5 billion new Footscray Hospital is on track to be completed later this year.

Once open the new hospital will treat approximately 15,000 additional patients and enable around 20,000 additional people to be seen by the emergency department each year. Learn more about the new Footscray Hospital.