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Breaking News from the Sydney Zoo News Desk!

Sydney Zoo is thrilled to introduce Sydney Zoo News, your source of exclusive stories, live from Sydney’s favourite new zoo.

We are on the lookout for three junior reporters who will be at the forefront of the action, sharing heart-warming tales of the zoo’s 4,000 animals and cover exciting events that draw guests from near and far.

Plus, in an exciting collaboration with 7NEWS, your child will receive firsthand experience working alongside industry leaders including the iconic Mark Ferguson and Mel MacLaughlin, gaining invaluable insights into the world of journalism.

Applications are now open for kids aged 5 to12, who have a passion for storytelling and are wildly enthusiastic.

Simply enter your details and tell us, in 25 words or less, why your child is the perfect candidate for the Sydney Zoo News junior reporter role.

But wait, there’s more! We’re also giving away 25 family passes to Sydney Zoo as runner-up prizes.

Item 1
Competition Name
Sydney Zoo Brick Tiger Model Guessing Competition

Item 2
Competition Type
Game of Skill

Item 3
Permit
N/A for game of skill

Item 4
Promoter
The promoter is Sydney Zoo Pty Limited ABN 55 168 970 090 of 700 Great Western Highway, Bungarribee, NSW 2767

Item 5
Website
www.sydneyzoo.com

Item 6
Time and Date
All times and dates specified in these Terms and Conditions are times and dates in Sydney, which may be Australian Eastern Standard Time (“AEST”) or Australian Eastern Daylight Time (“AEDT”) depending on the date.

Item 7 
Entry Restrictions
(i) Entrants must be 14 years of age or over to be eligible.
(ii) Entrants must be residents of Australia.
(iii) Entrants must not be a Sydney Zoo employee or an immediate family member of a Sydney Zoo or (or an employee of any entity or agency associated with the competition). 

Item 8
Method of Entry
Entrants must complete one of the following methods of entry:

Facebook

  1. Follow @theSydneyZoo on Facebook
  2. Correctly guess the number of bricks used to build the Tiger sculpture in the creative on the Facebook page post:

Instagram

  1. Follow @theSydneyZoo on Instagram
  2. Correctly guess the number of bricks used to build the Tiger sculpture in the creative on the Instagram feed post:

Website:

  1. Complete the form and correctly guess the number of bricks used to build the Tiger sculpture in the creative on the webpage:

Item 9
Competition Entry Opens
Monday 25th September 2023 9:00am 

Item 10
Competition Entry Closes
Sunday 1st October 2023 at 11:59pm

Item 11
Competition Judged
The winners will be judged and/or drawn from 9:00am on Tuesday October 2nd, 2023. 

Item 12
Drawing Details
If multiple entrants correctly guess the number of bricks used to build the sculpture, they will go into a random draw to determine the competition winner.

Item 13
Notification Date
The Prize winner will be notified by the Notification Method outlined in Item 14 by 5pm Tuesday October 2nd, 2023. 

Item 14
Notification Method
The Prize winner will be notified by the Notification Method on Facebook or Instagram, or via Email (depending on the Method of Entry outlined in Item 8). It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that the details in their profile are correct and no responsibility will be taken by Sydney Zoo for any incorrect or out of date information. Entrants must be contactable via Facebook/Instagram or Email. 

Item 15
Draw Publication Details
N/A for this competition

Item 16
Prize Details
There will be one (1) prize winner who will win a tiger brick model as displayed during the Bricks & Beasts campaign and 4x Day Pass tickets (2x adult tickets, 2x child tickets, totalling $139.96 in value) to Sydney Zoo.

Item 17
Unclaimed Prize Draw
N/A for this competition 

Item 18
Special Conditions

  1. Employees of the Promoter, its agencies, affiliate businesses and other entities in association with this Promotion together with their immediate families and members of the household of those persons are not eligible to enter.
  2. Entrants may enter the competition once. Any attempt to enter multiple times will result in the last submitted entry being accepted and all prior entries being made void.
  3. Movie tickets are valid for the release season only. The Promoter takes no responsibility for session times being unavailable at the winner’s local cinema. Full redemption conditions are available on the reverse side of the ticket.
  4. The promoter reserves the right to cancel any ticket or prize if any attempts are made to misuse it.
  5. Please check the classification of the prize before redeeming it. Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.
  6. If any prize (or part of any prize) is unavailable, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the prize (or that part of the prize) with a prize to the equal value and/or specification.
  7. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms or who tampers with the entry process. Errors and omissions may be accepted at the Promoter’s discretion. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
  8. The Promoter reserve the right, at any time, to refuse to accept any entry or remove any entry that it deems, in their absolute discretion, to be dangerous, obscene, offensive, inappropriate, or infringing upon the rights of any third party. Determination of the appropriateness and acceptance of any entry is at the sole discretion of the Promoter, including as a result of breaching these Terms.
  9. If the Promoter reasonably believes that an entrant has infringed the intellectual property of any third party or not adhered to these Terms, that entrant will be disqualified without notice and their entry/entries removed from the Promotion.
  10. This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winners. Each entry will be individually judged based on its literary and creative merit. All entries become the property of the Promoter. The judges’ decision in relation to any aspect of the Promotion will be final and binding on every person who enters. No correspondence will be entered into.
  11. By entering this Promotion, each entrant consents to their entry (including but not limited to their name) being used in any feature created by the Promoters. The Promoters are entitled to use any such feature for any purposes at its discretion, including for any future promotion, marketing and publicity purposes in any form of media. Features may appear in/on the Promoters’ media and/or on media owned or controlled by the Promoters. As a condition of accepting a prize, winners must sign any legal documentation as and in the form required by the Promoters in their absolute discretion, including but not limited to a legal release and indemnity form.
  12. By entering this promotion and selecting ‘I subscribe to receive regular updates’ each entrant is giving their consent to receive communications via email from Sydney Zoo and its promotional partner, Paramount Pictures.
  13. If this promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law (a) to disqualify any entrant; or (b) subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority, to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.
  14. In the event of any unforeseen events or an act of God, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion.
  15. For the purposes of the Prize, the winner’s parent/guardian must be aged over 18 years of age.
  16. The Promoter reserves the right to seek parent permission to sign a release or waiver to participate in the Prize.
  17. All expenses incurred in relation to enjoyment of any prize are the responsibility of the winners. The claiming and collection of prizes by the winner will be subject to verification checks at the absolute discretion of the Promoter.
  18. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter (including its officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the promotion, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Promoter’s control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after the receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) any tax liability incurred by a winner or entrant; or (f) use of a prize.
  19. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram or any other social network.
  20. The collection, use and disclosure of personal information otherwise provided in connection with this Promotion is governed by the Sydney Zoo Privacy Policy available at https://sydneyzoo.com/privacy

Item 1 
Competition Name
Sydney Zoo News Junior Reporter Competition

Item 2 
Competition Type
Game of Skill

Item 3
Permit
N/A for game of skill

Item 4 
Promoter
The promoter is Sydney Zoo Pty Limited ABN 55 168 970 090 of 700 Great Western Highway, Bungarribee, NSW 2767

Item 5
Website
www.sydneyzoo.com

Item 6
Time and Date
All times and dates specified in these Terms and Conditions are times and dates in Sydney, which may be Australian Eastern Standard Time (“AEST”) or Australian Eastern Daylight Time (“AEDT”) depending on the date.

Item 7
Entry Restrictions
(i) Entrants must be aged between 5 – 12 years of age or over to be eligible.
(ii) Entrants must be residents of Australia.
(iii) Entrants must not be a Sydney Zoo employee or an immediate family member of a Sydney Zoo or (or an employee of any entity or agency associated with the competition).

Item 8
Method of Entry
Entrants must complete the following methods of entry:

  1. Enter details at sydneyzoo.com/zoo-news/
  2. Submit in 25 words or less, why your child is the perfect candidate for the Sydney Zoo News junior reporter role.

Item 9  
Competition Entry Opens
Sunday 17th September 2023 9:00am

Item 10
Competition Entry Closes
Tuesday 4th October 2023 at 9:00am

Item 11
Competition Judged
The winners will be judged and/or drawn from 10:00am on Tuesday October 4nd, 2023.

Item 12
Notification Date
The Prize winner will be notified by the Notification Method outlined in Item 14 by 5pm Wednesday October 5th, 2023.

Item 13
Notification Method
The Prize winner will be notified by the Notification Method on email. It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that the details in their email are correct and no responsibility will be taken by Sydney Zoo for any incorrect or out of date information. Entrants must be contactable via Email.

Item 14
Draw Publication Details
N/A for this competition

Item 15
Prize Details
There will be one (3) prize winner who will win a the title of Syney Zoo News Junior Reporter and runner up prizes of 25 x Day Pass tickets (2x adult tickets, 2x child tickets, totalling $3,499 in value) to Sydney Zoo. It is not the responsibility of Sydney Zoo to pay or compensate the travel cost or time of Sydney Zoo News junior reporter duties.

Item 16
Unclaimed Prize Draw
N/A for this competition

Item 17
Special Conditions

  1. Employees of the Promoter, its agencies, affiliate businesses and other entities in association with this Promotion together with their immediate families and members of the household of those persons are not eligible to enter.
  2. Entrants may enter the competition once. Any attempt to enter multiple times will result in the last submitted entry being accepted and all prior entries being made void.
  3. The promoter reserves the right to cancel any ticket or prize if any attempts are made to misuse it.
  4. Please check the classification of the prize before redeeming it. Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.
  5. If any prize (or part of any prize) is unavailable, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the prize (or that part of the prize) with a prize to the equal value and/or specification.
  6. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms or who tampers with the entry process. Errors and omissions may be accepted at the Promoter’s discretion. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
  7. The Promoter reserve the right, at any time, to refuse to accept any entry or remove any entry that it deems, in their absolute discretion, to be dangerous, obscene, offensive, inappropriate, or infringing upon the rights of any third party. Determination of the appropriateness and acceptance of any entry is at the sole discretion of the Promoter, including as a result of breaching these Terms.
  8. If the Promoter reasonably believes that an entrant has infringed the intellectual property of any third party or not adhered to these Terms, that entrant will be disqualified without notice and their entry/entries removed from the Promotion.
  9. This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winners. Each entry will be individually judged based on its literary and creative merit. All entries become the property of the Promoter. The judges’ decision in relation to any aspect of the Promotion will be final and binding on every person who enters. No correspondence will be entered into.
  10. By entering this Promotion, each entrant consents to their entry (including but not limited to their name) being used in any feature created by the Promoters. The Promoters are entitled to use any such feature for any purposes at its discretion, including for any future promotion, marketing and publicity purposes in any form of media. Features may appear in/on the Promoters’ media and/or on media owned or controlled by the Promoters. As a condition of accepting a prize, winners must sign any legal documentation as and in the form required by the Promoters in their absolute discretion, including but not limited to a legal release and indemnity form.
  11. By entering this promotion and selecting ‘I subscribe to receive regular updates’ each entrant is giving their consent to receive communications via email from Sydney Zoo and its promotional partner, Paramount Pictures.
  12. If this promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law (a) to disqualify any entrant; or (b) subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority, to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.
  13. In the event of any unforeseen events or an act of God, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion.
  14. For the purposes of the Prize, the winner’s parent/guardian must be aged over 18 years of age.
  15. The Promoter reserves the right to seek parent permission to sign a release or waiver to participate in the Prize.
  16. All expenses incurred in relation to enjoyment of any prize are the responsibility of the winners. The claiming and collection of prizes by the winner will be subject to verification checks at the absolute discretion of the Promoter.
  17. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter (including its officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the promotion, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Promoter’s control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after the receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) any tax liability incurred by a winner or entrant; or (f) use of a prize.
  18. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram or any other social network.
  19. The collection, use and disclosure of personal information otherwise provided in connection with this Promotion is governed by the Sydney Zoo Privacy Policy available at https://sydneyzoo.com/privacy

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