La Trobe University (ABN 64 804 735 113) (“La Trobe”) is conducting a competition called the “2025 Cultural Preference Survey Competition ” (“Competition”).
These terms and conditions apply to the Competition and by submitting your entry you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Any entry that does not comply with these terms and conditions may be deemed invalid and ineligible to win a prize.
The Competition is open from 12AM on 5 May 2025 to 11.59PM on 31 May 2025 (“Competition Period”). Any entry received after the expiry of the Competition Period will be deemed invalid. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost, delayed or misdirected entries. La Trobe reserves the right to extend the Competition Period in its sole discretion.
Entry
The Competition is open to Year 12 high school students that reside in Victoria.
Entrants less than 18 years old must obtain the consent of a parent or guardian to enter. La Trobe may request photographic ID as proof of an entrant’s age and request written evidence of parental or guardian consent (if applicable). Any entrant that is unable or unwilling to provide the requested information will not be eligible to win a prize.
Entrants must:
complete the survey in full and submit their responses within the Competition Period; and
confirm whether they agree to be contacted by La Trobe if selected for further participation.
Incomplete entries that do not satisfy the entry requirements will be ineligible to win a prize.
Entry into the Competition is free.
Entrants may enter the Competition once only.
The competition is not open to La Trobe staff members (including their immediate family members).
Any entries deemed by La Trobe to be inappropriate or offensive will be ineligible to win a prize and excluded from the Competition.
By submitting an entry, each entrant warrants to La Trobe that:
if below 18 years of age, they have the permission of their parent or guardian to enter the Competition;
all details provided with their entry are true and accurate;
the entrant will comply with these Terms and Conditions;
their entry, and La Trobe’s use of their entry, will not:
infringe any person’s copyright or other intellectual property rights;
infringe any person’s privacy rights or any applicable privacy laws; or
breach any other laws
Each entrant grants to La Trobe a perpetual, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, publish and communicate their entry, including a right to sublicense it to other parties (including posting on La Trobe’s social media accounts, in any format for the purpose of the Competition and for La Trobe’s marketing and promotional purposes.
Judging and Prizes
Following conclusion of the Competition Period:
on 2 June 2025, La Trobe will hold a prize draw at its Bundoora Campus (“the Draw”), where one (1) entrant will be randomly selected to win the Grand Prize (“Grand Prize Winner”); and
La Trobe will, within 30 days of the Competition Period, judge all valid entries received and select five (5) entrants (“Participation Prize Winners”)
with the most creative responses;
that agreed to be contacted by La Trobe for further participation via video call discussion; and
subsequently completed a video call discussion with La Trobe.
The prizes will consist of:
Grand Prize: 1 x $500.00 Coles-Myer gift voucher; and
Participation Prizes: 5 x $50.00 Coles-Myer gift vouchers
The prizes cannot be redeemed for cash.
For the avoidance of doubt, each Participation Prize Winner is only entitled to one prize.
The Grand Prize Winner and Participation Prize Winners will be notified within 60 days after the end of the Competition Period by email.
La Trobe takes no responsibility for a prize winner not using the prize before its expiry date.
The decisions of La Trobe regarding entrant eligibility and prize winners are final and will be binding on each entrant. No correspondence or communications will be entered into. If after reasonable efforts a prize winner cannot be contacted, cannot accept a prize or is deemed to be ineligible to enter the Competition, La Trobe reserves the right to select a different prize winner and will publish the details of any different prize winner on La Trobe’s website.
If any event prevents or hinders the Competition or La Trobe’s ability to deliver a prize, La Trobe may in its absolute discretion cancel the Competition, select another prize winner or provide a similar prize of equivalent value.
La Trobe may refuse to award a prize, or seek its recovery, in the event of the relevant entrant’s fraud, dishonesty, or non-entitlement under, or breach of, these terms and conditions. In the event of a dispute concerning the identity of the person who submits an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the email address.
Personal information
Each entrant consents to La Trobe using any personal information supplied or connected with their entry for the purposes of the Competition and for La Trobe’s marketing and promotional purposes.
La Trobe accepts no responsibility for invalid, misdirected, lost or delayed entries, any incorrect or inaccurate information, any equipment or technical error, or for any defect in, theft, destruction, unauthorised access to or alteration of any entry.
To the extent permitted by law, La Trobe will not be liable for any injury, damages, expenses, or loss whatsoever (whether direct or indirect) to persons or property as a result of any person entering the Competition or accepting or using any prize, including without limitation non-receipt of any prize.
To the extent permitted by law, all warranties in respect of the prize, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, are excluded. To the extent such warranties cannot be excluded by law but liability can lawfully be limited, liability is limited at La Trobe’s option to replacing the prize or the cost of replacing the prize or acquiring an equivalent item.
This competition is conducted under, and must be construed by, the laws of the state of Victoria and the laws of Victoria govern the terms and conditions of this Competition.
To the extent of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any other information, documents communications or representations relating to the Competition, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
