Flick the Switch competition - 2026 Christmas in Geelong

Entry on behalf of your child to 'flick the switch' to turn on Geelong’s Floating Christmas Tree on Saturday 21 November 2026. By participating in this competition, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

Competition details

1. The promoter of this competition is the Greater Geelong City Council, 137-149 Mercer Street, Geelong VIC 3220, ABN 18 374 210 672 (City).
2. The competition opens at 12pm on Friday 23 October 2026 and the competition closes at 12pm on Thursday 12 November 2026.
3. Entries received after the closing time and date will be deemed ineligible.

Entries

4. Entry is open to residents in the City of Greater Geelong municipality.
5. Entrants are the parents or guardians of children who must be 12 years old or under on 21 November 2026. By entering the competition, authorisation of parents to publish children’s first name and suburb online is given.
6. To enter this competition, you must complete the online entry form and agree for your details to be added to our Christmas in Geelong database. Under no circumstances will the City share any entrant’s personal information with any third parties, partners or affiliates.
7. By entering this competition, you warrant to the City that you are eligible to enter this competition based on these terms and conditions.
8. Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms and conditions you should not enter the competition or accept any prize resulting from entry into the competition.
9. Employees of the City of Greater Geelong are eligible for this competition.
10. Employees and their immediate families of the City’s Customer & Marketing Office, Events Services, Place Activation, and those directly involved with this competition are ineligible to enter.
11. The City reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process or who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these terms and conditions. Failure by the City to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
12. The use of false names (being names by which the entrant is not usually known) or false addresses will result in disqualification.
13. There is a limit of one entry per child for this competition. Each entry must include the parent or guardian Consent Form for the nominated child.
14. Incomplete, indecipherable or illegible entries will be deemed invalid.

Prizes

15. One winner will be randomly drawn at 12.30pm on 12 November 2026 and notified by email or phone.
16. The City reserves the right to request winners provide proof of identity and proof of residency to claim their prize. Identification considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of the promoter.
17. The winner will flick the switch to light the Geelong Floating Christmas tree on Saturday 21 November 2026.
18. This prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash and cannot be assigned to another person.
19. Unless otherwise stated, all costs incurred by a winner to accept or use the prize are the responsibility of the winner.

Prize draw

20. The prize draw will take place at the City’s office at 137-149 Mercer Street, Geelong, on Thursday 12 November 2026.
21. The method of drawing will be random. If the entry is in-complete, it will be deemed ineligible.
22. The first fully completed entry drawn will be the winners. This decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
23. If the address included is not within the City of Greater Geelong, it will be deemed ineligible.
24. The winner will be notified by phone and email.
25. The prize will be provided on Saturday 21 November 2026.
26. The winner’s name will be published online at www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/whats-happening/events/christmas and on the Events Geelong Facebook page on 16 November 2026.
27. The prize will be deemed unclaimed if the City, despite using reasonable efforts, is not able to deliver the prize to the winner in accordance with conditions 27 and 28.
28. If this competition 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 City (including vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of God, civil unrest, strike or inclement weather), the City reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law:
1. to disqualify any entrant or,
2. to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the competition, as appropriate.

Disclaimer

The City (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 competition, including but not limited to, the following:

29. Any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the City’s control)
30. Any theft, unauthorised access or third-party interference
31. Any entry, prize or claim for a prize that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether before or after receipt by the City) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the City
32. Any variation in prize value from that stated in these terms and conditions
33. Any tax liability (including FBT) incurred by an entrant or winner or use of the prize.

Privacy

34. Privacy notice: The City of Greater Geelong collects the personal information in your entry for the purpose of conducting this competition and communicating about Christmas in Geelong. This information is collected and handled in accordance with the City’s Privacy Policy which is also available at our Customer Service Centres. If you would like to access your personal information, please call our Privacy Officer on 03 5272 5272 or email [email protected]

By submitting this form, I agree that:

• I have read all of the information contained in this form in relation to the competition (including the competition terms and conditions);
• I give consent for my child to participate in the competition;
• I consent and agree to the competition terms and conditions on behalf of my child; and
• I confirm that I am the child’s parent or legal guardian and am authorised to give the consents detailed in this form.