We've been overwhelmed with the response to 'Doodle 4 Google My Australia'. Students from all over the country have taken the opportunity to put forward their ideas of what Australia means to them. The video below gives snapshot a of some of those students who entered.

If you're not familiar with the initiative, we asked students across Australia to do their own version of the Google logo around the theme of 'My Australia'. There are four age groups across the eight states and territories. The ultimate winner will have their drawing shown on the homepage on Australia Day 2008, while the national age group winners will receive technology prizes for their schools.

We received thousands of entries, from which our expert judging panel had the challenging job of selecting the top 32, one from each age group in the eight states and territories. Our judges included Dare Jennings, cofounder of Mambo Surfwear, Geoff Buckley, managing director of Tourism Australia and Michael Grose, parenting and educational expert. In late November, the prizegiving event took place in Sydney, where the 32 finalists came together from all over Australia and the final winner was announced by Dennis Hwang, the original Google Doodler. The winning entry, submitted by Janelle San Juan, Years 4-6, Victoria, will appear on the Google homepage on Australia Day 2008.

If you'd like to see more entries beyond the finalists, check out the iGoogle gadgets and mapplet that we've created. The 'Your Daily Doodle' gadget cycles through Doodles across age groups and locations. The mapplet lets you view Doodle 4 Google drawings from all of the schools that participated. So go ahead and locate entries from your local schools or check out what students from other parts of Australia have created.

• Video highlights
• Video highlights
• Winner: Years 1-3
• Winner: Years 1-3
• Winner: Years 7-8
• Winner: Years 7-8
• Winner: Years 9-10
• Winner: Years 9-10

Years 1-3

Name:
Clayton Rowlings

Year:
3

School:
Northern Suburbs Christian School

State or Territory:
TAS

Title:
My Australia

Statement:
Clayton chose Ayers rock because it is a famous Australian Landmark. He also chose the Sydney Harbour Bridge because he sees it as an Australian icon. The Gum tree was drawn because they are seen all around Australia. The thongs are for the warm summer days and the Cockatoo and Red Kangaroo because they are Unique to Australia.

Years 7-8

Name:
Madeline Spooner

Year:
8

School:
St John's Grammar

State or Territory:
SA

Title:
Aboriginality

Statement:
I designed my doodle4google around our indigenous Aboriginal culture. I used mostly traditional Aboriginal colours including, brown and red and yellow ochres. I maintained the 'g's' in blue as this is used in the original google symbol. Dots have been used and reinforces the growing popularity of traditional styles. The crossed thumbs of the printed hands symbolise unity and the Aussie friendships. The boomerang represents traditional hunting methods.

Years 9-10

Name:
Angela Jones

Year:
10

School:
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

State or Territory:
SA

Title:
untitled

Statement:
When I think of Australia, the thought of the vast and sunburnt outback comes to mind. My doodle is predominately made up of colours such as ochres and browns to give that distinct look and feel of Australia. I also incorporated aboriginal inspired art in the doodle to pay homage to the traditional people of this land. The Southern Cross and Uluru are also included in the design as my doodle wouldn’t be the same without these great Australian icons.