Christmas in the Tweed

The terms and conditions of the campaign are:

• Entries must be received by midnight on Sunday 15 December 2024.
• There is no entry fee, however businesses need to register online to be eligible for inclusion on the map and entry into the campaign.  All registrations will be vetted and verified by Tweed Shire Council for authenticity.
• Only one entry per address.
• Up to 5 photos can be uploaded when registering, which are considered for judging purposes. Due to technical limitations only one photo will be included on the interactive map. If more than one photo is uploaded, Tweed Shire Council will select one of these for the map.
• A prize will be awarded for one winner from each of the following Tweed Shire zones:
  • Tweed Heads and urban surrounds (including Tweed Heads Tweed Heads West, Bilambil and Bilambil Heights, Tweed Heads South, Banora Point, Terranora)
  • Tweed Coast (Kingscliff, Fingal, Chinderah, Cudgen, Casuarina, Cabarita/Bogangar, Hastings Point and Pottsville)
  • Murwillumbah and rural villages (Murwillumbah, South Murwillumbah, Condong, Tumbulgum, Bray Park, Uki, Tyalgum, Chillingham, Dunbible, Stokers Siding, Burringbar, Mooball, Crabbes Creek)
  • these zones shall be determined by Tweed Shire Council for the purpose of campaign registration/entry.
• The winner of each zone will receive a prize pack consisting of:
  • $500 Gift Pay E voucher
  • one annual Business Chamber membership for the respective district chamber (Tweed Chamber of Commerce and Industry $150, Business Murwillumbah $100, and Business Kingscliff $99)
  • one quarter page advertising space in the Tweed Valley Weekly ($408 each ad; each advertisement will be quarter page position 18.7h x 13.1w placed in the early general news section of Tweed Valley Weekly and to be used within 6 months of prize presentation).
• The total value of the prize package for each zone to be judged is (note prize value differential is due to difference in annual chamber membership value):
  • Tweed Heads and urban surrounds: $1058
  • Tweed Coast: $1007
  • Murwillumbah and rural villages: $1008
• Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be redeemed for cash.
• Council reserves the right to cancel or amend the award without notice for any reason.
• Council accepts no responsibility for registrations that are delayed, misdirected, incomplete or cannot be accessed or entered for any technical or other reasons.
• Winners will be contacted via email or phone.
• Winners will be publicly announced on Thursday 19 December, via Tweed Shire Council media release and social media posts.
• Council reserves the right to substitute any prize with another prize of similar value in the event the original prize offered is not available for any reason.
• By entering, you agree to participate in related media or promotional activities relating to the announcement of competition winners. Council will request to photograph the winners and announce this via the Tweed Shire Council’s social media pages, websites, Tweed Link, Tweed Valley Weekly and any other publication deemed appropriate.
• Council’s decision, in respect of all matters to do with the campaign will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• Council shall have the right, at its sole discretion and at any time, to change or modify these terms and conditions without notice.
• Personal or business information, as defined under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998, may be requested by Tweed Shire Council and associated partners from campaign winners for the purpose of providing prizes.  The provision of any personal information is voluntary. Any personal information stored by the promoter can be accessed by contacting Tweed Shire Council on 02 6670 2400 or email at tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au.

To be eligible you must:

1. Be a business located in the Tweed Shire with a shopfront / storefront or have a physical business premise that has a festive display that can be viewed by the public.
2. Campaign participants must upload a minimum of one photograph (maximum of 5) with business name and address via the online registration portal. Registrations for campaign judging must be received by midnight on Sunday 15 December 2024. 
3. Read and accept the terms and conditions when registering.

Registrations will be judged by a panel of 3 people:

• 1 x Tweed Shire Council representative
• 1 x Business Chamber representative (from that zone)
• 1 x Tweed Valley Weekly representative.

All photos uploaded can be considered for judging purposes.

Judging will be scored out of 25, scale 1 to 5

(1 = no, 2 = low, 3 = met the brief, 4= exceeded the brief, 5 = outstanding). 

Eligible registrations will be judged on the following criteria:

1. Creativity and originality
2. Effort and enthusiasm
3. Upcycle and/or recycle
4. The uniquely Tweed Festive Spirit
5. The “oh wow!!” factor

• Only properties located in the Tweed Shire will be published on the guide.
• By registering you agree for the property street name and supplied photo to be published on the Tweed Festive Glow Guide and local flyers available to the public to view the display.
• By registering you understand that the property may be photographed, and these photos may be used in the promotion of the event.
• Entries close at midnight on Thursday 19 December, no further submissions will be published after this time.
• Approved registrations are encouraged to have their light displays on from Sunday 1 December to Tuesday 31 December 2024 between the hours of 8 pm and 11 pm.
• We encourage displays to use solar powered or LED lights to conserve energy.