Terms & Conditions - Schools Poetry Competition 2024

Instructions on how to enter and prize information forms part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this competition is deemed as acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

The promoter is Clean Up Australia Ltd (ABN: 93 003 884 991) of Level 4, 233 Castlereagh St, Sydney 2000 (Promoter).

The Competition is a game of skill, and chance plays no part in determining the winners.

Each valid entry will be individually judged based on the innovative and practical merits of all aspects of the Competition Process, as determined by the judges.

To enter the Competition, the following criteria must be addressed (Competition Process):

(i)           Ensure your school has registered a 2024 Schools Clean Up event with Clean Up Australia.

(ii)          Submitted poems must be an original creation. Poems must not be plagiarised work. Poems must not be overly derivative from pieces found on the Internet, in media, or elsewhere. If a poem is written as a response piece to another work, a note must be included with the name and author of the work referenced..

(iii)         Entries must include the name, age and school of the entrant and the name, email address and phone number of the entrant’s teacher, Principal or other authorised school representative.

(iv)         Entries can be submitted online via the digital entry process or posted to Clean Up Australia’s office at Level 4, 233 Castlereagh St, Sydney 2000 NSW.

(v)          Entries must be received by 5pm AEDT on Friday March 29 2024.

Competition starts at 09:00 AEDT on Wednesday 14 February 2024 and concludes 17:00 AEDT on Friday 29 March 2024.

Entry is open only to school-aged residents of Australia (primary & high schools). The immediate families of the Promoter and suppliers, associated companies and agencies are ineligible to enter.

Multiple entries from schools are permitted as long as each entry is different. Each student can enter only one poem. Entrants from outside Australia will be disqualified.

The promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Voucher prize for each category will be transferred to teaching staff, not a student.

Prize is not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash. No responsibility is accepted for any variation in the value of the prize.

Prize comprises a $1000 Wahu gift voucher awarded as first prize in each category:

-         Primary (5-12 years)

-         Secondary (12-18 years)

• Expiry of each voucher is three years from date of issue **********************************************
• The full amount must be used as no change can be given
• Lost vouchers cannot be replaced - treat as cash 

The Promoter reserves the right to, at any time, verify an entry or entrant and disqualify an entrant the Promoter has reason to believe has submitted an entry not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

All entries will be judged against the following criteria:

- Language & imagery

- Emotional or intellectual response

- Clarity of voice

- Theme

- Originality & creativity

The winning entries will be determined by the judges. All entries will be judged between April 1 – April 18 2024 by Promoter’s staff. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The two category winners and their winning entries will be announced and published on Clean Up Australia's website on Thursday April 18 2024.

Only the two winners and their teacher/school contact will be notified. If the winners do not claim the Prize within seven days, the Prize will be forfeited. To claim a Prize, winners must provide the Promoter with an address and school’s staff member contact name for the delivery of their prizes. The prize provider will have the prize sent to the winning school within 15 days from the date the Promoter receives the delivery address from the winner.

All entrants in the competition grant first publishing rights to Clean Up Australia. It is a condition of entry that materials submitted to the competition may be used by the Promoter for their own promotional, marketing and publicity purposes without restriction.

The Promoter reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate the competition without notice.

The Promoter is not liable for any loss (including loss of opportunity) or damage (including, but not limited to, direct, indirect or inconsequential loss) or personal injury in relation to this competition or the use of, or participation in, the prize.

Privacy Statement

Any Personal Information collected in connection with this competition will be handled in accordance with the promoter's Privacy Policy. In the course of this competition the Promoter will collect and use Personal Information from entrants, and it is a condition of entry to this competition that an entrant provide the Personal Information to the Promoter referred to in clause (iii) above.

If an entrant does not provide the Personal Information required by the promoter then that entry will be discarded. If any Personal Information provided to the promoter is inaccurate or incomplete then that entry will not be eligible for any prizes under this competition.

By entering into this competition you consent to your Personal Information being collected, used and disclosed as set out in this competition, and otherwise in accordance with the promoter's Privacy Policy.

By entering into this competition you also consent to the promoter using your name and contact details for future promotional, direct marketing and publicity material by the promoter. Entrants may opt out of receiving such information by contacting the promoter's Privacy Officer.

In this clause the following definitions apply:

"Personal Information" has the meaning given to it under the Privacy Act.

"Privacy Act" means the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

"Privacy Policy" means Clean Up Australia Ltd's privacy policy available online at: https://www.cleanup.org.au/privacy.

Privacy Officer" means Clean Up Australia Ltd's privacy officer who can be contacted at: cleanup@cleanup.com.au or telephone 1800 282 329