A way to cut your electricity bills, an environmentally friendly weed-killer, a space-saving garden, a mechanism to dry clothes more quickly, a solar hot water system for caravans and a battery charger that uses renewable energy...all amazing ideas turned into inventions!
The calibre of entries at the recent judging event of the WA Young Innovator of the Year Awards at Scitech was so high that many entries were marketable as working ideas.
The WA Young Innovator of the Year program is designed to encourage future innovators to transform their ideas into usable inventions.
Mentors from Scitech and the business community provided advice to the competition entrants throughout the duration of the competition.
Congratulations to all the budding inventors!
Check out the photos from the day here
Individual winners
1st place - Micah Hogan, Swan Christian College - The ConviLight
2nd place - Felix Smith, Swan Christian Colllege - SafeStop V1
3rd place - Jamie Stackpole, Willeton SHS - Multi Battery Charger
Encouragement Award - Kyle Francis, Chisholm College - Steam o Killer
Group winners
1st place - Isuri Wijesuriya, Shamina Rozario & Melissa Larg, Willeton SHS - Space Saving Garden
2nd place - Shamila Rozario, Catrina Ng & Tina Leong, Willeton SHS - Seedling Saver
3rd place - Alexander Berridge & Vidiyan Ravindran, Willeton SHS - Greenhouse Hoist Hat
Encouragement Award - Nicholas Morris & Cahill Horn, Willeton SHS - Solar HWS 4 Caravan

Scitech’s mission is to increase interest and participation by Western Australians in science and technology