Our Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle communities – including Catholic Schools, St Nicholas, CatholicCare and Parishes – decorated a visible space to recognise National Child Protection Week 2026.

The creativity and effort displayed by each Diocesan community was outstanding, making the judges’ task incredibly challenging due to the high quality of all the entries. 

Despite this, our judges were able to select our 2026 winners. Find out who they are below and view their entry:

• Catholic Schools – St Joseph’s Primary School, Kilaben Bay and St Dominic’s Catholic College, Mayfield
• St Nicholas – St Nicholas Early Education Raymond Terrace and St Nicholas OOSH East Maitland
• CatholicCare – Mayfield Office
• Parishes – Mary Mackillop Parish Charlestown