Represent Deakin with a ‘vape-free’ artwork piece and you could win a $1500 gift card!
Are you a student with an artistic spark, and interested in promoting healthy behaviours and anti-vaping among your peers? Maybe you’re keen to contribute to a healthier community at university?
Then get your imagination firing because we want current students to join our Vape-free Deakin movement and showcase your creativity by submitting a captivating poster, sign, slogan or video to our university competition!
This is part of a inter-university competition supported by VicHealth’s Collective Impact Approach to Vaping and its mission is to reduce or prevent the uptake of vaping among young people. Deakin along with Monash University, Swinburne University and The University of Melbourne are each inviting their currently enrolled students to create a poster, sign or video containing a slogan that addresses vaping amongst university students.
Make it meaningful and memorable!
Enter the Vape-Free Future: Victorian Universities competition where you will have creative license to create your own interpretation of vape-free living. We are looking for outstanding designs from our students that aim to reduce and/or prevent the uptake of vaping among young people and elevate student voices on this topic.
Two winners will be selected and will then be submitted to the inter-university competition representing Deakin!
The big question: what’s in it for me?
Aside from recognition of your creation, there’s some great prizes up for grabs!
If you create one of the two winning designs at Deakin, as selected by a panel of University staff and students, you’ll receive one of two $250 Coles groceries gift cards.
Then, these two winning designs will be submitted to the Inter-University Competition along with the two winning designs from Monash University, Swinburne University, and The University of Melbourne. The top three winning designs from this pool will be selected by a judging panel from the Australian Health Promotion Association. The first prize is a $1500 JB Hi-Fi gift card, the second prize is a $300 Coles grocery gift card, and the third prize is a $200 Coles grocery gift card.
Keen to enter? Here’s how!
Create and submit an original design piece promoting vape-free living. Using creative visuals and compelling graphics, we want you to focus on raising awareness about the dangers of vaping among young people and/or influencing social norms.
Your submission must fit one of these formats:
Square digital image (2000px x 2000px) for social media
Digital poster (landscape 1920px x 1080px or portrait 1080px x 1920px)
Short video or animation (1080px x 1920px, max 30 seconds)
All submissions must also include an engaging tagline or slogan to promote vape-free.
Once you’ve completed your creation, submit it via the entry form below. Include a brief description (up to 100 words) explaining your inspiration. Please note we’ll only accept one entry per student.
Entries close at 11.59pm on Friday 27 September 2024.
Vape-Free Future: Victorian Universities Competition Entry Form
Collection Statement
Deakin is collecting personal information on this Entry Form for the primary purposes of:
promoting, organising, hosting and administering the Competition in conjunction with Monash University (ABN 12 377 614 012) (CRICOS Provider Code: PRV12140); Swinburn University (ABN 13 628 586 699) (CRICOS Provider Code: PRV12148); The University of Melbourne (ABN 84 002 705 224) (CRICOS Provider Code: PRV12150) and the Australian Health Promotion Association;
documenting the declaration you have made in relation to the design you submit in the Competition; and
recording the consents you have given in relation to your participation in the Competition.
Deakin will also use the information it collects on this Entry Form for record keeping and legal compliance purposes. Deakin will not disclose your personal information without your consent (unless required to do so by law).
You are not required to provide the personal information requested in this Entry Form however, if you choose not to fully complete this Entry Form, Deakin will not be able to document your declaration and consents which could result in the design you submit in the Competition being ineligible for consideration.
Deakin collects, uses, discloses, and manages personal information it holds, including requests by individuals for access to their personal information in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic). Further information about Deakin’s privacy practices is available at http://www.deakin.edu.au/footer/privacy.
Vape-Free Future: Victorian Universities Competition Details and Terms and Conditions
Name of Competition:Vape-Free Future: Victorian Universities Competition
Competition Theme Raising awareness about the dangers of vaping among young people and/or influencing social norms.
Competition Period The Competition opens at 9am Australian Eastern Standard Time (“AEST”) on Monday, 19 August 2024 and closes at 11.59pm AEST on Friday, 27 September 2024.
Eligible Entrants Entry is open to any student who is currently enrolled in a course of study at Deakin University (ABN 56 721 584 203) (CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B); Monash University (ABN 12 377 614 012) (CRICOS Provider Code: PRV12140); Swinburne University (ABN 13 628 586 699) (CRICOS Provider Code: PRV12148); or The University of Melbourne (ABN 84 002 705 224) (CRICOS Provider Code: PRV12150) (collectively referred to as “the Universities”) provided that:
at the time they submit their design the student is over the age of 18 years;
at the time they submit their design the student has not deferred, intermitted or discontinued their course of study at the Universities;
the student does not have an immediate family member or spouse or domestic partner who is employed by the Universities or the Australian Health Promotion Association; and
the student is not a member of the Judging Panel.
How to Enter To enter the Competition, students must:
fully complete the Entry Form including the 100-word description explaining the connection between their design and the Competition Theme;
agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions of the Competition; and
ensure their design complies with the Submission Requirements.
There is no charge to enter this Competition, but students will need access to a device, mobile or desktop which has an internet connection to enable them to submit their entry.
Students may only submit one entry for this Competition.
Submission Requirements All designs must:
be the student’s own original work with the design promoting vape-free living;
fit one of the following formats:
square digital image (2000 pixel x 2000 pixel) for social media; or
digital poster (1920 pixel x 1080 pixel (landscape); 1080 pixel x 1920 pixel (portrait); or
short video or animation (1080 pixel x 1920 pixel with maximum duration of 30 seconds);
be uploaded in the highest resolution or quality format available and for those designs which are an image or poster, be uploaded as a PDF and a JPEG;
include an engaging tagline or slogan to promote vape-free living;
include appropriate references if the design features any information from external sources (e.g. statistics or quotations);
not include sensitive or identifying features;
not be defamatory, obscene, derogatory, wilfully offensive or in breach of the student’s Code of Conduct relevant to the university which holds the student’s enrolment;
be submitted via the Entry Form by clicking on the ‘Click Here to Submit’ button
Students are required to strictly comply with the Submission Requirements. Any submission that does not comply with the Submission Requirements will be ineligible for consideration.
Design Guidelines The Universities recommend students:
explore the resources from the Uncloud campaign. This campaign aims to empower young Australians aged 14-25 to say no to vaping;
seek feedback from their peers throughout the design process and get those conversations about vaping started;
consider their audience when preparing their design;
make sure any text is easy to read; and
avoid sharing sensitive or identifying information.
Stages of the Competition The Competition is broken down into two stages.
Stage 1 (university specific): Students will submit their design to the university which holds the student’s enrolment. In Stage 1, the student’s design will be judged against designs submitted by other students from the same university as them. Each university will select two winners from Stage 1.
Stage 2 (Universities wide): The winning designs from Stage 1 (that is, two designs from each of the Universities) will automatically be submitted to the inter-university competition. Three winners will be selected from Stage 2 representing first, second and third place.
Judging Panel and Criteria Stage 1: The judging panel will comprise of members of the Vape-Free Project Team from the university which holds the student’s enrolment.
Stage 2: The judging panel will comprise of two judges from the Australian Health Promotion Association.
In both Stage 1 and Stage 2, designs will be judged on the following criteria:
creativity and originality (of ideas and of design);
response to the prompts from the theme;
relevance to students at the Universities; and
engaging content and slogan.
Selection of Winners In both Stage 1 and Stage 2, winners will be selected based off the Judging Criteria.
The Prizes Stage 1: Each winner will receive a $250 Coles groceries gift card. The total value of the prize in Stage 1 for each university is $500.
Stage 2: First place prize: $1500 JB Hi-Fi gift card; second place prize: $300 Coles groceries gift card; and third place prize: $200 Coles groceries gift card. The total value of the prizes in Stage 2 is $2000.
Notification of Winners Stage 1 winners will be notified in writing via their submitted contact details 5pm on 15 October 2024.
Stage 2 winners will be notified in writing via their submitted contact details by 5pm on 31 October 2024.
Delivery of Prizes e-Gift cards will be sent to the winners via email.
Terms and Conditions
The competition is being organised and administered by Deakin University (ABN 56 721 584 203) (CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B); Monash University (ABN 12 377 614 012) (CRICOS Provider Code: PRV12140); Swinburne University (ABN 13 628 586 699) (CRICOS Provider Code: PRV12148); and The University of Melbourne (ABN 84 002 705 224) (CRICOS Provider Code: PRV12150) (collectively referred to as the “Universities”) and funded by the VicHealth’s Collective Impact Approach to Vaping Grant.
It is important that you carefully read these Terms and Conditions as they form a legally binding agreement between you and the Universities. The Universities may, at any time acting reasonably, vary these Terms and Conditions. You agree to be bound by these Terms as amended from time to time.
The Competition Details above and any promotional materials for the Competition form part of these Terms and Conditions.
By participating in the Competition, you:
warrant that the design you submit in the Competition is your own original work and will not infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties and will otherwise comply with the Submission Requirements;
agree to indemnify the university that holds your enrolment (and its officers, employees, servants, agents) against any cost, damage, loss or expense (including legal and other professional costs on a full indemnity basis) that may be incurred by that university arising out of or in connection with an infringement on any third party’s intellectual property rights; and
agree to grant to the university that holds your enrolment a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive licence (with the right to sub-licence) to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish and display any design (in full or in part) you submit in the Competition in any media for any purpose (including to advertise or promote any products or services of the university that holds your enrolment).
The Universities reserve the right to reject any design they have reasonable grounds to believe is not your original work.
You agree the Universities accept no responsibility for incomplete, late, lost or misdirected entries to the Competition.
All Prizes are not transferrable and are not redeemable for an alternative prize.
The Universities accept no responsibility for any accident, loss, injury or damage to any individual or any property arising out of or in connection with the Competition or the Prize(s) and to the extent permitted by law (except to the extent in which the Universities are reckless or negligent) you agree to release the Universities from all expenses, costs, liabilities, claims, actions, proceedings, damages, judgment and losses of any kind whatsoever (including damage for personal injury and death and property loss and damage) arising out of or in connection with the Competition and the Prize(s).
The Universities reserve the right acting reasonably to cancel, delay or modify the Competition.
All references to ‘$’ is a reference to Australian currency.
If any provision in these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision is severed from these Terms and Conditions and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
The laws in force in the State of Victoria govern this Competition and these Terms and Conditions.
Got any questions?
Please email [email protected]citing ‘2024 Vape Free Future: Victorian Universities Competition Submission Entry’ in the subject line of the email before the closing date.
So, get creating and we look forward to seeing your submissions!
Deakin says ‘no’ to smoking and vaping
Deakin is a smoke- and vape-free zone, which includes our campus grounds, buildings and carparks. This policy is to keep our community healthy and ensure a clean and enjoyable campus experience for all.
It’s not just Deakin taking this stance –all Victorian universities have similar policies. So, if you see someone vaping or smoking on campus, politely ask them to stop or butt out!
For more information about the dangers of vaping and resources to help you quit, visit our Vape-free Deakin webpage – remember you are not alone!