Australia’s North West – WIN 3 adventures in 1 amazing holiday

Characters of the Kimberley Competition 2014 Major Prize and Minor Prizes

1.Terms and Conditions of Entry

Information on how to enter forms part of the terms and conditions of entry.

All entries are via the website www.australiasnorthwest.com and Australia’s North West Tourism’s Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/northwestaustralia or affiliated sites with back link to www.australiasnorthwest.com.au

Participants enter the competition by entering their details on the Characters of the Kimberley competition entry page.

By entering this competition, participants authorise to be subscribed to the promoters and partners online and offline database.

Participants may enter as many times as they like. No scripting is allowed for on-line entries (which will be deemed invalid).

Entries will close at 11.59pm WST on Sunday 25th May 2014.

The competition will be promoted via online display unit advertising, Facebook and YouTube. There will also be some promotion on screens in coffee shops in the Perth CBD.

2.Promotion Dates

The promotion commences on Monday 14th April at 12.01am AEST and concludes on Sunday 25th May 2014 11.59pm AEST (The promotional period).

Entries received 14st April – 25th May 2014.

The winner will be drawn and announced on www.australiasnorthwest.com website and winner notified by phone and email with 48 hours of the prize being drawn.

By entering the Promotion, entrants consent to their personal information being collected and used by the Promoter for any promotional activities, including the winners personal participation in reasonable promotional activities as requested by the Promoter, and any future marketing and publicity purposes without any further reference, payment or other compensation.

The competition start time and finish time may fluctuate due to unforeseen web upload and download times. Although the ‘www.australiasnorthwest.com’ site may be visible earlier and later than the specified times, entries submitted only within the timeframes above will be honoured.

The winners name will be printed in the Australian newspaper on Wednesday 28th May.

3.Prizes & Prize Winner Selection

Total Prize Value $9600
Major Prize

Winner and companion must be prepared to travel on specific dates to be in the Kimberley from the 19th to the 28th of September.

The 1st valid entry drawn by the promoter will be deemed the prize winner and will win the following prize package for 2 people valued at $9,000:

Including but not limited to:

Return economy airfares for two people to Broome and Kununurra, WA – $3000
From nearest Australian major capital city
Accommodation for 10 days
One nights accommodation in Kununurra – $200
Four Day cruise along the Kimberley Coast with Great Escape Charters – $4300
Accommodation and tours in Broome – Tours $230, Accom $400
Accommodation and tours at Home Valley Station Kununurra – Accom $240, Tours $630
Full itinerary provided as an attachment.

The winner (and their companion) are responsible for all other expenses including spending money, meals (unless specified in the itinerary), drinks, transfers (unless specified in the itinerary), laundry charges, activities (unless specified in the itinerary), incidentals, energy surcharges, gratuities, services charges, passports, visas, travel insurance and all other ancillary costs. Travel insurance is highly recommended to protect against the additional costs incurred in the event of unforeseen circumstances.

Transport to and from departure point including but not limited to additional domestic airfares if required, any additional meals, any extra sightseeing or activities, any additional accommodation, personal spending money, and all other ancillary costs, as well as obtaining any of these, are the responsibility of the winner and their travel companions. The prize package also excludes medical expenses, items of a personal nature, beverages, optional tours not outlined, laundry, telephone calls, additional nights, room upgrades or other ancillary costs associated with redeeming the prize other than those specified. These costs and expenses are the responsibility of the winner. Any extension to the duration of the prize is at the winner’s sole expense and subject to availability at the time of booking. For the removal of doubt, taxes for domestic travel are included in the prize winning domestic airfares provided by the promoter.

Unless expressly stated in these terms and conditions all other expenses (including travel to and from the departure point) become the responsibility of the winner.

The flights associated with the prize must be utilized at the same time, for the same travel dates, to the same destination.

It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner may be requested to present their credit card upon arrival at any hotel to cover all incidentals they may incur including their stay at that hotel.

If the prize or portion of the prize is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for a prize of equal or greater value, subject to State Regulation.

The Promoter is neither responsible nor liable for any loss or damage suffered in the event that there are any changes to the prize travel itinerary.

As a condition of accepting the prize, the winner (and their companions) must sign any legal documentation as and in the form required by the Promoter and/or prize suppliers in their absolute discretion, including but not limited to a legal release and indemnity form.

By accepting this prize the winner will be required to take part in further promotional activities. The winner must agree to write a blog for the duration of their trip which will be posted daily. The winner also agrees to email a short video which will be posted on the promoters Facebook giving their thoughts on winning the prize.

Winners are selected using a random draw by an independent person.

The draw will take place on Monday the 26th of May at 2.00pm AEST at the offices of Australia’s North West Tourism, 10 Frederick Street, Broome, WA, 6725.

The winners name will be printed in the Australian newspaper on Wednesday 28th May 2014.
Minor Prizes

The prize draw will be conducted 6 consecutive Friday’s at 10am Australia Western Standard Time (“AWST”) starting from the 11th of April through to the 16th of May, at 10 Frederick Street Broome. The first valid entry drawn will win the weekly prize.

Follow these steps to send an entry:

a) Visit http://www.facebook.com/australiasnorthwest
b) Like our Fan page to access “Fans Competition” tab;
c) Complete the entry form details including name and contact details.

All valid entries received during the Promotion Period will be entered in the major prize draw to win a trip to the Kimberley.

The following prizes will be awarded:

Week one – 1 x AU$100 Matso’s Broome Brewery Voucher.
Week two – 1 x Sunset Camel Ride Voucher valued at $70
Week three – Mount Romance products valued at $100
Week four – Magabala Book voucher $50
Week five – Willie Creek Pearl Farm Tour $180
Week six – 1 x AU $100 Matsos Broome Brewery Voucher

Prizes are not transferable & cannot be taken as cash.

Winners are selected using a random draw by an independent person.

Prizes will only be delivered in Australia.

Prize values are correct at time of printing but no responsibility is accepted for any variation in the value of any prizes.

Entrants release Facebook from all liability in relation to the Competition. Entrants acknowledge that this Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook and that any information provided by entrants is provided to the Promoter and not to Facebook.

4.Entry

The promotion is open to all residents of Australia who are 18 years and older.

5.Promoter’s Decision

The promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The prize is non- transferrable, non-refundable and non-negotiable and cannot be redeemed as cash.

6.Unclaimed Prizes

Major Prize

If the winner were unavailable to travel from September 19th to 28th then the winner would forfeit the prize. In the event that the winner is unable to redeem any component of the prize by the prize fulfilment date stipulated by the Promoter, then the prize will be forfeited by the winner and neither cash nor another prize will be awarded in lieu of the forfeited component/s of the prize.

In the event that the winner forfeits the entire prize or provides contact information that is invalid or is unable to be contacted for any other reason, a re-draw will occur , the re-draw prize selection process will take place on Monday 9th June 2.00pm AEST at the offices of Australia’s North West Tourism, 10 Frederick Street, Broome, WA, 6725. Winner will notified immediately by phone and email.

The re-drawn winners name will be printed in the Australian on Friday the 13th June 2014.

Minor Prizes

If a prize remains unclaimed for 3 months after the draw, despite the Promoter’s best efforts to contact a winner, then subject to any written directions given by a relevant lotteries or gaming authority the Promoter may conduct an unclaimed prize draw at the same time and place as the original draw on that date to distribute the unclaimed prize. The first valid entry drawn will win the prize. Any winner in such a draw will be notified in writing within 48 hours of the draw. The dates for the redraw will be 3 months after the original draw. The dates scheduled for each of the six prizes are 11, 18, 25 July and 2, 9, 16 August.

7.Entry Restrictions

Employees of the promoter and their immediate families together with agencies and/or companies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter. Immediate family refers to spouse, defacto spouse, parent, natural or adopted child, and sibling (whether natural or adopted by a parent). Entries that are deemed to be inaudible, incomprehensible, unable to be viewed, or deemed to be offensive or illegal by the promoter will also be ineligible. Entries not completed in accordance with the Conditions of Entry or received after close of entry will not be considered. Incomplete or inaudible entries will be disregarded.