Competition Rules

1. Entries must be a maximum of 25 words, or a video of the entrant speaking their 25 words or less. Videos must begin with a 5 second countdown before speaking and include 5 seconds of silence after speaking ends. Entries exceeding the word limit will not go into the draw to win a prize.
2. Video entries must be filmed in vertical (portrait) format at 1080 x 1920px (9:16 ratio) so they are ready to share as social media reels.
3. Wording or video content must be a description of ‘what Belonging Every Day looks like in your life or community’. Only respectful descriptions will go into the draw for a prize.
4. Entries open 5 October 2026 and close at 12MN (AEDT) on 31 October 2026.
5. Entry to this competition is open to people 18 years and over, currently residing in Australia.
6. Entries must be the original words or video of the participant and be in English.
7. Entries must contain the entrant’s name, email, and phone contact details.
   Relationships Australia will delete these contact details once the competition has been completed.
8. All entries must be submitted via the Neighbours Every Day website.
9. In submitting an entry to the competition, entrants grant Relationships Australia – as the home of Neighbours Every Day – the right to publish the entrant’s words or video about what Belonging Every Day looks like on the Neighbours Every Day website, associated social media accounts and other publishing or broadcast mediums, at its discretion.
10. Winners will be chosen by an online random selection app and no correspondence regarding the outcome will be entered into.
11. A $100 Bunnings eGift Card will be awarded by Neighbours Every Day to each of the 10 winning entries via email.
12. This competition is not open to Relationships Australia staff, nor their immediate families.

Tips for a great video entry:

You can speak to camera, or record footage of your street, garden or neighbours with your 25 words as a voice-over – whatever tells your story best. Just make sure you have consent from anyone you film. A few tips to help your entry look and sound its best:

• Film vertically (portrait), not landscape, at 1080 x 1920px so it is ready for reels.
• Find a quiet spot to film, away from wind, traffic or background chatter, so your words are easy to hear.
• Face a light source (a window or the sun) rather than filming with it behind you.
• Don’t want to appear on camera? You can use images or footage instead, with your voice as a voiceover.
• Keep the camera steady – rest it on a table, fence or tripod if you can, rather than filming handheld.
• Speak clearly and at a natural pace – there is no need to rush your 25 words.
• Remember the 5 second countdown before you start speaking, and 5 seconds of quiet at the end.
• Save and upload your video as an MP4 or MOV file.

Important notice for winners:

• Competition winners will be contacted by Relationships Australia via email in November 2026 with the Bunnings eGift Card prize included in that email.