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Thank you to everyone who entered our photo competition by taking a photograph of their family anywhere within the City of PAE. Whether it was a favourite park, a bustling street, or a hidden gem, thank you for sharing your unique snapshot to help showcase and celebrate the beauty of our city and community.

Your photo will become a cherished part of our city's visual history as we work to showcase a city made by its people, and may be selected to feature at our Make History Photography Exhibition at the Port Adelaide Library which will be open throughout the month of August 2024.

Photos could focus on different themes of local life in the City of PAE, including

  • Work - at work or a business
  • Sport - at events or a sporting arena
  • Community - at a community group, church, library or anywhere else
  • Transport - using or featuring trains, buses, planes, bicycles, boats or any other means of transport
  • Leisure - participating in an activity or cultural event
  • Places - at your special place

Submissions closed on Sunday 28 July 2024. We have 5 book vouchers valued at $50 each up for grabs for 5 lucky entrants! Full terms and conditions can be found on this page.

  • Step 1

    Take a photograph of your family in a setting that is within the district of the City of PAE.

    Photos may focus on different themes of local life, including; work, sport, leisure, services, transport and places.


  • Step 2

    Tell us as much as you can about the photograph.

    Fill out the entry form, remembering to include details of who is in the photograph, where and when it was taken, and any interesting or funny stories related to it. The more information, the better.

  • Step 3

    Submit your entry

    Entries must be original digital photographs

    Via email - local.history@cityofpae.sa.gov.au

    Online - via the online Entry Form below

    The winners will be announced at the commencement of Family History Month 2024.