ACT Chief Minister’s ANZAC Spirit Prize 2014
Student Terms and Conditions
As part of Celebrating Canberra’s Centenary the ACT Government is proud to announce the
ACT Chief Minister’s ANZAC Spirit Prize 2014
All students in years 9 or 10 in 2013, from across the ACT, and aged between 14 and 17 years of age
inclusive as at the date of departure in April 2014, are invited to participate in this competition as
part of learning about the ANZAC spirit which formed, and continues to shape, our nation. Students
meeting the age criteria in years 9 and 10, who competed in the inaugural Competition held earlier
this year, are also eligible to re-apply.
Students are required to submit a creative response to the following task:
The Task:
Using the quotation provided below as inspiration, and the Stimulus Material,
compose an original creative response that clearly demonstrates your
understanding of the concepts presented in the quotation by Ataturk.
Engraved on the Memorial at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula
"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives...you are now living in the soil of a
friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and
the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours...
You, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your
sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace, after having lost their lives on this land
they have become our sons as well.”
Ataturk (1934)
Stimulus Material:
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
Mother Teresa
All men are brothers, like the seas throughout the world; so why do winds and waves clash
so fiercely everywhere?
Emperor Hirohito
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil,
never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.
Jimmy Carter
Overview
The two students with the two winning entries will represent the ACT on a funded 13 day Study
Tour of Turkey and the Gallipoli Peninsula. The winning students will each be accompanied by a
teacher of the same gender as the student from their school, or a teacher nominated by the
Directorate’s Liaison Unit. The group will travel with a battlefield tour specialist to visit a number of
key battlefields on the Gallipoli Peninsula, including beaches and cliffside locations where the
ANZACs landed and fought, and war cemeteries of that region. The group will attend the Dawn
Service at ANZAC Cove and then walk to the Australian Lone Pine Service on ANZAC Day in 2014,
where they will lay a wreath on behalf of the ACT.
The Competition winners, and the Accompanying Teachers, will be considered ambassadors for
Canberra and they will promote the ACT Chief Minister’s ANZAC Spirit Prize both in the ACT and
overseas.
Student Terms and Conditions
By signing the entry form for this competition, the student entrant is deemed to have read and
consented to these terms and conditions.
Entry requirements
Competition Entry (75%)
1. One creative response only may be submitted as an entry per entrant.
2. The creative response must be the original creative work of the entrant and must be
researched, planned and designed with minimal support. It must be able to stand on its own
and address the task without the Rationale (outlined in Item 9).
3. Geographically and historically correct, with a focus on the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915.
4. It should demonstrate a complexity of ideas.
5. It should be based on two (2) primary sources (see References in Item 10).
6. The entry must include a completed entry form endorsed and signed by the entrant’s
parent/carer and the entrant’s school Principal or the Manager of the Liaison Unit.
7. A creative response, which addresses the task, will only be accepted if it is in one of the
formats listed below:
 an original artwork or photographic display, no larger than 2 metres x 2 metres
 media/digital presentation recorded as a playable CD or a playable DVD, which can
be inserted into a computer and played by the judges, to be no greater than 3-5
minutes in length.
 Prezi and PowerPoint presentations are deemed not appropriate as a creative
response for this competition
 an original musical composition and recording recorded as a playable CD or a
playable DVD, which can be inserted into a computer and played by the judges, to
be no greater than 3-5 minutes in length
 poem or short story, no more than 1,000 words, submitted in hard copy format
(paper). An essay is deemed not appropriate as a creative response for this
competition.
8. No entries will be accepted by email; the creative response must be submitted on physical
media by the student, in person, to the teacher-in-charge (see Item 18 for delivery details).
Rationale (15%)
9. In addition to the creative response, each entry must include:
 A 500 word Rationale, explaining how your creative response addresses the Task
 why did you choose to express your creative response in this medium – justify it
 demonstrate an interest in military history through the application of the history to
your entry; not a re-telling of the history
 demonstrate an understanding of the decision made to be on the Gallipoli Peninsula
for the 1915 campaign
 why did you choose those two (2) primary sources in your References; how do they
relate to your entry.
References (5%)
10. Attach to the entry:
 a bibliography, using the Harvard system of referencing
o citing at least one primary source from the Australian War Memorial’s
collection
o citing at least one primary source, other than from the Australian War
Memorial’s collection
o containing a minimum of six bibliographic references, which include the two
primary sources mentioned above.
Post-Study Tour Contribution to Education (5%)
11. In 100 words or less, describe and/or list in what ways, other than those outlined in the
Terms and Conditions (in Item 12), how you would you use your experience to add to the
understanding of the importance of the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915 within the ACT
community.
12. Students are expected to:
 be available both pre- and post-Study Tour for all media and ACT Education and
Training Directorate requests for interviews, filming and speaking at functions
 speak at their school’s ANZAC Day Ceremony
 assist in the promotion of the following ACT Chief Minister’s ANZAC Spirit Prize
competition, as requested by the ACT Education and Training Directorate
 provide a report to the ACT Chief Minister and the Director-General, ACT Education
and Training Directorate of the Study Tour.
Eligibility
13. The ACT Chief Minister’s ANZAC Spirit Prize 2014, (the Competition), is open to all students
who:
 are in years 9 or 10 in 2013
 are aged between 14 and 17 years of age inclusive as at the date of departure in
April 2014
 are enrolled in a Canberra school or are registered for home education under the
Education Act 2004 (ACT)
 are not a previous winner of the ACT Chief Minister’s ANZAC Spirit Prize
 hold, or are eligible to hold, an Australian Passport
 noting the activities included in the Prize, are able to sustain themselves physically
and emotionally for the duration of the Study Tour, including having the ability to
engage in extensive travel, and self-manage a healthy diet.
14. A student, who submitted an entry in 2013 and meets the criteria in Item 13, is eligible to
enter the ACT Chief Minister’s ANZAC Spirit Prize 2014.
15. Family members of a member of the judging panel will not be eligible to enter.
16. The Competition opens on Wednesday 24 July 2013 and closes 4.30 pm.
The closing date for the competition is now extended to Wednesday 12 February 2014.
17. There is no entry fee for the Competition.
Submission of entries
18. Entries are to be delivered by the student or by post, by 4.30 pm on Wednesday
12 February 2014 to:
The Teacher-in-Charge
ACT Chief Minister’s ANZAC Spirit Prize 2014
Hedley Beare Centre for Teaching and Learning
51 Fremantle Drive
STIRLING ACT 2611
19. A receipt will be issued at the time of delivery and the Student Entry Form will be signed and
dated.
20. Late entries will not be considered.
21. Entries will not be returned.
22. The Directorate has sole discretion to exclude any entry from the Competition if it deems it
offensive/inappropriate.
Judging
23. The Judging Panel will include representatives from the public and non-government
education sectors, and community-based experts to judge the creative responses.
24. The Judging Panel’s decision will be final and non-appealable.
Notification of competition winners
25. Competition winners will be contacted via telephone, in the first instance, in February 2014,
and by formal letter.
Prize details
26. Competition winners will travel from Canberra on Wednesday 16 April 2014 accompanied
by a teacher from his/her school chosen by the entrant’s school Principal or chosen by the
Manager of the Liaison Unit (the “Accompanying Teacher”), to participate in a funded
13 day Study Tour of Turkey and the Gallipoli Peninsula, returning to Canberra on Monday
28 April 2014.
27. Competition winners will fly, with the Accompanying Teachers, economy class with
Singapore Airlines on a Study Tour with Boronia Travel Centre and will travel parallel to the
official Gallipoli Choir from Brisbane.
28. Accommodation will be in three star-rated hotels in Istanbul and on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Three meals a day will be catered for in this Study Tour package.
29. Once there, competition winners will undertake tours of key battlefields, ANZAC landing
sites and war cemeteries on the Gallipoli peninsula, including that they will leave their hotel
at 1.00 am on 25 April 2014 to travel to the ANZAC Commemorative Site in preparation for
the Dawn Service. After this Service, they will then walk to Lone Pine for the Australian
Service at 10.00 am. This walk is around 8km along uneven and at times quite steep slopes
of the Gallipoli peninsula so requires a reasonable level of physical fitness. Travel within
Turkey will involve a combination of at times extensive walking, bus travel and boat travel
on Turkish vehicles. See the Department of Veterans Affairs link for more information on
“What to Expect and How to Prepare for Anzac Day in Gallipoli.”:
http://www.dva.gov.au/commems_oawg/commemorations/commemorative_events/anzac_day/gallipoli/Pages/index.asp
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30. The Prize includes $AUS120 towards the Competition winner’s travel insurance, $US60
towards a Turkish visa and $AUS100 towards gratuities for the Turkish guide.
31. While travel insurance is not included, reimbursement for travel insurance of up to $120,
will be provided to parents/carers following receipt by the ACT Education and Training
Directorate of a Tax Invoice from the insurance organisation, and which includes the
organisation’s ABN.
32. The Prize is not transferable.
Ownership and use of entries
33. The entrant warrants that his or her entry is their original creative response.
34. The entrant warrants that his or her References acknowledges all primary and secondary
sources accessed for the creative response.
35. All entries will become the property of the Territory, represented by the ACT Education and
Training Directorate (the Directorate) and will not be returned. By agreeing to the terms
and conditions of entry, the entrant assigns all intellectual property rights in the entry to the
Directorate from the date of submission of the entry.
36. Notwithstanding any other uses the Territory may make of the responses, the Territory may:
(a) publish any submitted creative response in a number of different mediums, including
the Internet, for the purpose of promoting this and future competitions, and for
notifying the public of the Competition
(b) promote any celebration or event associated with the ACT Government.
37. Entrants/parents/carers accept that once the creative response is in the public domain, the
general public will be able to view the entry.
38. The entrant indemnifies the Directorate against any loss or damage incurred by the
Directorate as a result of infringement of a third party’s rights in relation to the entrant’s
creative response.
Privacy
39. Personal information provided with, or in the entry, will be stored, used and disclosed in
accordance with the requirements for the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
40. The Directorate collects personal information about the entrant for the purpose of
conducting the Competition, (including notifying winners and issuing acknowledgement of
receipt of entries), and for educational use in schools, promotional and/or reporting
purposes.
41. The Directorate may:
(a) publish or otherwise disclose to the public the name, age and year level of the entrant,
photo or image of the entrant and the entrant’s school details for the purpose of
publicising the results of the Competition and promoting this and future competitions
(b) disclose the winning entrants’ personal details and the Study Tour itinerary to the
Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as a consequence of an
event warranting such disclosure. This will be for the entrant’s personal safety while
overseas and in compliance with best practice for international travel.
Consents
42. Entrants warrant that they have obtained the consent of the person/s whose images appear
in any photographic or digital creative entry (or, in the case of a minor, the consent of the
parent/legal guardian), to having the photo or other image of him or her being taken, and
being submitted to and used and published by the Directorate for the purposes of the
Competition and in the promotion of this and future ANZAC Spirit Prize competitions in
accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
43. Entrants warrant that they have obtained all relevant permissions required to take
photographs or video submitted in the Competition, including, but not limited to, any
permission to photograph in or on non-public premises, any painting, sculpture, drawing,
engraving, photograph or any other artistic work visible in the photograph submitted.
Competition winners’ requirements and conditions
44. Competition winners will be supplied with promotional clothing, which must be worn
whenever possible whilst on the Study Tour and at any official ceremony or function
associated with the Competition, such as attendance at the ANZAC Day services and for the
Laying of the Wreath at the Lone Pine Service.
45. Competition winners must be available for the announcement of the ACT Chief Minister’s
ANZAC Spirit Prize 2014 at a time and place to be confirmed.
46. Competition winners may be involved in the promotion of the Competition by attending
media interviews, public speaking presentations as ambassadors of Canberra Centenary
Celebration before, during and after the Study Tour.
47. Competition winners must be available both pre- and post-Study Tour for all media and
ACT Education and Training Directorate requests for interviews, filming and speaking at
functions, in addition to requests from the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn or
Association of Independent Schools (ACT), relevant to the winning student’s education
sector.
48. Competition winners must attend pre-Study Tour briefings with the Accompanying
Teachers, the teacher-in-charge and the official battlefield tour guide prior to departure.
The first pre-Study Tour briefing will be held in February/March 2013.
49. Competition winners must hold a valid Australian passport with at least six (6) months
validity from the date of entry into Turkey and are responsible for arranging and paying for
their own passport if they do not already hold one.
50. Parents/carers are responsible for arranging a passport for the student, immunisations if
required, and travel insurance.
51. Competition winners are required to have adequate travel insurance. It is important that the
chosen insurance policy covers the participant for the relevant activities to be undertaken.
The ACT Education and Training Directorate does not automatically accept liability for
additional costs that may arise from any contingency.
52. Competition winners remain responsible for any incidental costs incurred during the Study
Tour.
53. A retired colonel from Canberra will be the official battlefield tour guide for Boronia Travel
Centre. The Accompanying Teachers will work collaboratively with the official battlefield
tour guide and adhere to advice and guidance provided by the guide in relation to the Study
Tour. The Study Tour will also be accompanied by a Turkish guide as required by the Turkish
government.
54. If, for any reason, a Competition winner is unable to attend the Study Tour, there will be no
replacement Study Tour.
55. The ACT Education and Training Directorate reserves the right to cancel or make alternative
arrangements to the Study Tour, without any liability to the Competition winners and/or the
Accompanying Teachers, based on safe travel advice, including that provided by the
Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
56. Competition winners and their parent/carer must comply with all ACT Education and
Training Directorate applicable policies and procedures relevant to the Competition and the
Study Tour.
57. Parents/carers must sign and submit all permission forms for their child to participate in the
Study Tour and the ANZAC Day commemorative activities.
58. Each winning student and their parent/carer must sign a ‘Code of Conduct’ form, to indicate
in writing their preparedness to accept the recommended procedures and supervision
necessary for the safety and comfort of the group. The ‘Code of Conduct’ form will include
consequences for a breach by the student of the ‘Code of Conduct’.
59. In the event of an accident where medical attention is necessary and the parent/carer of the
student requiring medical attention cannot be contacted, the Accompanying Teachers will,
in consultation with the official battlefield tour guide, send for an ambulance or a doctor,
(whichever is appropriate), or arrange transport to the nearest or most convenient medical
facility. The choices stipulated by the parent/carer on the medical information form will be
respected where possible.
60. It is the responsibility of parents/carers to be aware of the vaccination requirements for
travel to the countries included in the overseas excursion. Parents/carers should be advised
to seek advice from a medical practitioner as soon as possible before departure.
61. Parents/carers must complete all overseas excursion consent and medical forms as required
by the ACT Education and Training Directorate.
62. The Accompanying Teachers will ensure that all precautions are taken to guarantee the
security of valuable items and money. In the event of an incident related to valuable items,
the emergency plan for that incident should be followed. However, students/parents/carers
need to think carefully about how they will access spending money and the reason for
taking valuable or sentimental items overseas whenever possible.
63. Entrants acknowledge that there are no funds or means available for an additional person/s,
other than the one or two Accompanying Teachers, to accompany the Competition winners.
Notifications
64. Successful Competition winners will be notified via telephone in February 2014, in the first
instance, and by formal letter.
65. Unsuccessful entrants will be notified via email in February 2014.
Further Information
66. Further information can be obtained via email on ANZACSpiritPrize@act.gov.au or from the
Education and Training Directorate Curriculum Section on 02 6205 6869.