Ballarat’s Hot Choc Showdown – Terms and Conditions

Last updated on 3 July 2025  

Ballarat Winter Festival – Ballarat’s Hot Choc Showdown – Win one (1) of three (3) Prizes

For your chance to WIN one of three Ballarat Winter Festival Prizes, visit www.ballaratwinterfestival.com.au or use the QR code displayed at each participating venue.

To enter, participants must visit a minimum of one participating venue and vote for their favourite Ballarat Winter Festival hot chocolate beverage.

A map of the Ballarat Winter Festival ‘Ballarat’s Hot Choc Showdown’ participating venues can be found at www.ballaratwinterfestival.com.au

Participants who successfully vote for their favourite hot chocolate beverage will be entered into a random draw.

The Ballarat Winter Festival will award two people’s choice awards in the following categories:

1. Non-alcoholic

2. Alcoholic

• Participants are encouraged to try any or all of the hot chocolate beverages.

• After tasting, the participant will rate each hot chocolate beverage on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

• The hot chocolate beverage with the highest overall average rating per category, will be crowned the winner!*

(*) A minimum number of votes must be received for a hot chocolate beverage to be eligible. This threshold will be determined at the discretion of the City of Ballarat.

The winning businesses of the people’s choice award in each category will receive a trophy.

Competition terms and conditions:

1. The Ballarat Winter Festival ‘Hot Choc Showdown’ competition is conducted by the City of Ballarat (ABN: 37 601 599 422).

2. By entering, you agree to these Terms and Conditions.

3. Promotion for the Ballarat Winter Festival ‘Hot Choc Showdown’ commences at 6:00am, Saturday 5 July 2025 and concludes at 9:00pm, Sunday 27 July 2025. AEST.

4. Voting in the Ballarat Winter Festival ‘Hot Choc Showdown’ is open to all residents of Australia.

5. Participants under 18 years of age must have parent/guardian approval to vote and the parent/guardian must read and consent to these Terms and Conditions.

6. City of Ballarat staff and Councillors, and their immediate family are not eligible to vote in the Ballarat Winter Festival ‘Hot Choc Showdown’.

7. Voting not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions will be rejected and any late, incomplete, indecipherable or illegible votes will be deemed invalid. Votes will be accepted at the time of receipt by the City of Ballarat and not at the time of transmission.

8. Votes that are offensive or deemed inappropriate by the City of Ballarat will not be considered.

9. Participants may submit more than one entry. Participants will only be able to win once, regardless of how many votes are submitted.

10. Winners will each receive one of three Ballarat Winter Festival Prize packs. Winners will be drawn at random and awarded a hot chocolate hamper from Grounded Pleasures & So Soft Marshmallow Co (valued at $186 RRP).

11. In the instance that the winner is under the age of 18, the prize will be awarded to the parent/guardian.

12. The prize is non-transferable.

13. No part of this prize is exchangeable or redeemable for cash or any other prize.

14. The winners will be drawn at random by the City of Ballarat on Monday 28 July 2025.

15. The winners will be notified by phone call and email on Monday 28 July 2025.

16. The businesses of the people’s choice awards will be notified by phone call and email on Monday 28 July 2025.

17. Where applicable, the prize is to be collected by the winner from the Ballarat Town Hall Visitor Information Centre, 225 Sturt St, Ballarat Central at a date/time agreed to by the winner and City of Ballarat. If a winner does not respond within 3 days of being announced, the winner’s prize will be forfeited, and the City of Ballarat will be entitled to draw another winner in accordance with the process described above.

18. City of Ballarat’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

19. Your personal information is being collected by City of Ballarat to enable City of Ballarat to make contact with the prize winners. Your information will be stored in Council’s Customer Database and used to identify you when communicating with Council and for the delivery of services and information. Your personal details will be added to City of Ballarat’s email database for the purpose of future promotions and

marketing information. For further information on how your personal information is handled, refer to Council’s Privacy Policy at www.ballarat.vic.gov.au.