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Cumberland City Council held a photo competition during September 2022 for Biodiversity Month.
To enter, participants submitted a photo taken within the Cumberland LGA that they believed represented Biodiversity.
The competition was divided into three categories with the winner from each category along with their winning entry displayed below.
Natives Plant Category Winner Suyoung Lee
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Highly Commended
Lubna Altaraneh, Skye Joyce and Ruth Ranson
Our Local Ecosystem Category Winner Ruth Ranson
![](https://www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/styles/desktop/public/2022-10/ecosystem-winner-ruth-ranson.jpg?itok=tpyZFDDt)
Highly Commended
Lilian Wycisk and Sarayu Vangala
Native Animals and Birds Category Winner Samuel Kirby
![](https://www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/styles/desktop/public/2022-10/animal-winner-samuel-kirby.jpg?itok=WF2UKyhl)
Highly Commended
Alghanimi Hasan, Becky Cho, Huma Khan and Ruth Ranson