Join our free Forest Therapy session and you could win a $100 e-voucher!
Great news: a Forest Therapy trail is open at our Waurn Ponds Campus and you can register for a session now if you are a current Deakin student and aged 18 years or over!
The trail is the first purpose-built Forest Therapy trail on a university campus in the world and has been made possible via a novel, interdisciplinary collaboration within Deakin (comprising the Schools of Psychology, Architecture and Built Environment, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, and Health and Social Development; plus Sustainability and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Student Services teams) and supported by the International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance (INFTA).
We want to offer all currently enrolled Deakin students the opportunity to take part in a Forest Therapy session at no cost along the new Forest Therapy trail at Waurn Ponds, and you might even win a $100 e-voucher too – read more info below!
Update 7 October: This competition has now closed. Congratulations to our winner Sonakshi Madan!
What is Forest Therapy about?
Originating from Japan, where it is known as Shinrin-yoku (Japanese for ‘forest bathing’ or ‘immersion in the forest’), Forest Therapy is a public health practice that involves mindful immersion in nature, using all five senses.
Among its many outcomes, it has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, improve mood and increase relaxation.
Want to try it?
We want you to explore the benefits of Forest Therapy for your wellbeing first-hand, as well as understand your views and perspectives on the delivery of Forest Therapy on campus.
If you are a current Deakin student and aged 18 years or over, you are eligible to take part. The sessions begin from Week 7 and run until Week 11.
The promoter of this competition is Deakin University ABN 56 721 584 203 of 1 Gheringhap Street, Geelong VIC 3220
Information on how to enter forms part of these Terms and Conditions. By entering, entrants agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and entries must comply with these Terms and Conditions to be valid.
This competition is governed by the laws in force in the State of Victoria, Australia.
The Competition
The competition is free to enter and is strictly for current Deakin students. These students must complete and submit an entry in the manner set out in the Terms and Conditions.
Staff employed by Deakin University and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter the competition.
Competition period
The competition period opens Monday 9 September and closes Thursday 26 September 2024 at 2pm.
Prizes
There will be a prize pool of 1 x A$100 Prezzee e-voucher. The total value of the prize pool is A$100.
How to enter
To enter, students must register and attend one of the following Forest Therapy Sessions at the Waurn Ponds Campus:
Winner will be selected by random after the close of the competition.
Winner will be announced on Monday 30 September 2024.
Winner will be notified by their Deakin email and their name will be published on the Deakin Life blog on Monday 30 September 2024.
Winner will receive their prize via their Deakin email.
If the winner does not respond to claim the prize within 7 days of contact from Deakin University, the winner forfeits the prize and another random entry will be chosen. This process may continue until the prize is awarded.
Prizes are not transferable and are not redeemable for cash. Deakin’s decision is final and binding – no correspondence will be entered into. Deakin accepts no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries or other communications. Entries will be deemed void if forged, manipulated or tampered with in any way.
Entrants consent to Deakin using their name, image or voice for promotional purposes. Entrants agree to make themselves available for a photograph and interview in the event that theirs is the winning entry and if requested by Deakin.
Winners consent to their name and photograph being published on Deakin University social media and other digital channels if requested to in any and all forms as determined by Student Services.
Privacy collection, use and disclosure statement
Personal Information provided to Deakin University by entrants will be used to notify the winner of the competition. A photograph of the winners may be published on Deakin University’s social media channels including Facebook, WordPress and Instagram and other digital channels such as the Deakin Life blog.
Deakin University complies with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) in its treatment of personal information. Entrants have a right to access their personal information held by the University. Requests for access to personal information are managed under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic).
