Win One of 6 Koala Eco Spring Cleaning Prize Packs (Competition)

1.    Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible to enter the Competition, entrants must:
i.    be aged 3-13 years and a resident of Australia;
ii.    not be a current or former employee of Botanic Gardens of Sydney (BGS), or their immediate family members, or any person associated with the running of this Competition (‘Immediate family member’ means any of the following: spouse, de-facto partner, child, step-child (whether natural or by adoption), parent or step-parent); and
iii.   be an individual, not a company or organisation. 
(Eligibility Requirements)

2.    Competition Period: 
2.1  This Competition commences at 9:00am on Tuesday 1 September 2026 and concludes at 6:00pm on Friday 9 October 2026. All times referred to in these Terms and Conditions are Sydney, Australia local time. (Competition Period).
2.2   No responsibility is accepted by BGS for late, lost, delayed or misdirected entries. 

3.    Agreement to Rules: 
In entering the Competition, the entrant:
3.1    is deemed to acknowledge and agree to be bound by these T&Cs, regardless of the manner in which the entrant applied for or used any services or features described in these T&Cs; 
3.2    represents and warrants that they meet the Eligibility Requirements;
3.3    acknowledges this Competition is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winners;  
3.4    acknowledges that completing all the requirements set out in these T&Cs to enter the Competition does not guarantee winning a prize; and
3.5    agrees to provide BGS with their personal information, including but not limited to their full name, phone number, and email address.
 

4.    How to Enter: 
4.1    To enter this Competition the entrant must, during the Competition Period:
4.1.1    meet the Eligibility Requirements;
4.1.2    follow @botanicsydney and @koalaeco on Instagram;
4.1.3    share an original photograph taken during a visit to the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan on Instagram and tag both @botanicsydney and @koalaeco in the post;
4.1.4    fully complete and submit the Competition’s online entry form, including any information requested by BGS;     
4.1.5    agree to subscribe to the BGS newsletter and     
4.1.6    consent to their details being added to both the BGS and Koala Eco marketing databases for future communications.

       (Valid Entry)
4.2    Entrants must submit only one Valid Entry per person during the Competition Period. 
4.3    An entry will be deemed invalid and disqualified from the Competition if an entrant: 
4.3.1    does not meet the Eligibility Requirements; 
4.3.2    does not submit a Valid Entry;
4.3.3    submits an entry after the Competition Period; or
4.3.4    enters the Competition more than once. 

          (Invalid Entry)
4.4    No fee is charged by BGS to enter this Competition. However, ordinary phone or internet service charges may apply.

5    Prize: 
5.1    Entrants who submit a Valid Entry during the Competition Period will have a chance to win one of six Koala Eco Spring Cleaning Prize Packs, with each pack valued at $109.70  (Prize). 
5.2    Each Prize is non-transferable, valid and redeemable as follows: One Spring Cleaning Prize Pack will be awarded to each of the winners. 
5.3    If a Winner requests delivery of a Prize outside Australia, any associated delivery costs will be borne by the Winner
5.4     An entrant may win a maximum of one (1) Prize.
 

6    Winner Selection and Notification: 
6.1    Each winner will be selected as follows:
6.1.1    at the end of each week, on the dates mentioned below during the Competition Period, each Valid Entry will be assessed by a panel of three judges appointed by the Promoter. Each entry will be assessed on merit, including creativity, originality and photography technique. 
6.1.2    This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winners. The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. 
6.1.3    there will be six (6) prizes available to be won, with one prize awarded to each winner;
6.1.4    the six Judging Rounds undertaken by the Judging Panel will take place at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney New South Wales 2000 at 11am local time on 8, 15, 22, 29 September and 6 & 12 October 2026.  
6.1.5    entrants are not required to be physically present at the judging selection to be eligible to win the Prize.
6.1.6    Each Valid Entry will be assessed only once. Once assessed, an entry will not remain eligible for consideration in any subsequent judging round.
6.2    BGS reserves the right to validate and check the authenticity of entries and the entrant's identity (including an entrant's name, residential address, email address or phone number).  
6.3    BGS reserves the right to disqualify entries in the event of non-compliance with the Eligibility Requirements and these T&Cs. 
 

7    Notification: 
i.    Each Winner will be contacted via Instagram (Message) by BGS within 3 days of the relevant judging round. The Winner must acknowledge and respond to the Message within 5 days of receiving the Message to claim the Prize.
7.1    If the Winner cannot be contacted by BGS, fails to respond to the Message or fails to claim the Prize within 5 days of the message being sent, the Prize will be forfeited by the Winner and an alternative winner will be selected through the conduct of a further selection panel that follows the same process outlined at clause 6 (Alternative Winner).
7.2    The Alternative Winner forfeits the Prize and no further judging panel will occur in the event the Alternative Winner does not respond to the Message within 5 days of BGS sending the Message. If the Prize is forfeited by the Winner and Alternative Winner, BGS may publish this information on the Competition website.
 

8    Privacy
8.1    BGS will collect, manage and use entrants’ personal information in accordance with the BGS Privacy Statement located at https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/privacy-policy  (Privacy Statement), in order to:
8.1.1    conduct the Competition;
8.1.2    contact the Winner or Alternative Winner; 
8.1.3    use entrants’ name, submitted competition photograph, and statements about the Competition for promotional purposes in any media, without further consultation with, approval from or compensation to the entrant, where permitted by law; and
8.1.4    contact entrants with future communications, promotions, newsletters, and information about BGS’ products or services. Entrants can opt out of receiving these communications at any time by following the unsubscribe link in the emails or contacting BGS directly.
8.2    As a condition of entry, entrants acknowledge and agree that their personal information may be shared with Koala Eco for the purposes of administering the Competition and for Koala Eco’s marketing, promotional and communications activities. Koala Eco will handle entrants’ personal information in accordance with its privacy policy. Entrants may opt out of receiving marketing communications from Koala Eco at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in those communications. 
8.3    Except as disclosed in these Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Statement, or as required by law, BGS will not provide entrants’ personal information to other third parties. 
8.4    Entrants must maintain a public Instagram profile at the time of entry and during the judging period so that BGS can verify and assess the entry.
8.5    There is no legal requirement for entrants to provide BGS with personal information when they enter the Competition, but failing to provide their personal information may mean the entrant has not submitted a Valid Entry.
 

9    Terms and Conditions: 
9.1    Botanic Gardens of Sydney reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Competition at any time should any unauthorised intervention, fraud, or other cause beyond its control affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Competition. Entrants will be notified of any changes to these terms and conditions within a reasonable time before the relevant judging round takes place.

10    Dispute Resolution: 
    10.1    Any disputes arising in connection with the competition, including but not limited to eligibility, entry validity, or prize allocation, will be reviewed and resolved by BGS in direct consultation with the respective entrant and in accordance with the BGS Competition Dispute Resolution Procedure accessed here or by request via email to [email protected]