Local History Photographic Competition Voting

2026 Results

Congratulations to our 2026 Local History Photographic Competition winners

Our Local History Photographic Competition for 2026 has wrapped up and we would like to thank and congratulate everyone who participated in preserving City of Belmont photographic history.

In first place was Penelope Marai. Her photo captures a rare moment in time when the Bart Clayden Aquatic Centre became Belmont Oasis. The pool had been drained as part of the upgrade works and tile replacement, and this is the very same pool still in use at Belmont Oasis today.

Congratulations also to our other prize winners:

Lorraine Grinstead - Highly Commended
Maxine Latham – People’s Choice Award
Robert Namestnik – Urban Landscapes category

2026 Local History Photographic Competition Winner: Penelope Marai

The photograph captures a rare moment in time when the Bart Clayden Aquatic Centre became Belmont Oasis. The pool had been drained as part of the upgrade works and tile replacement, and this is the very same pool still in use at Belmont Oasis today.

2026 Local History Photographic Competition Highly Commended: Lorraine Grinstead

The photograph was taken in the 1950s, during a time when the Swan River was in flood. The image features the jetty at Cracknell Park, in an area that is now known as The Springs.

2026 Local History Photographic Competition People's Choice Award: Maxine Latham

The photograph shows the rear of Maria Pellegrini's home in the 1990s - the last house standing on President Street behind Tomato Lake. The land was later resumed to be part of the Tomato Lake Reserve.

2026 Local History Photographic Competition Urban Landscapes Category: Robert Namestnik

Taken in 1973, his image shows a group of boys riding motorbikes across vacant, undeveloped land on Oats and Gabriel Streets. At the time the area was open space, but by 1981 the streets joined to improve access, and the patch of land in this image had disappeared entirely.