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'Discover Shepparton' Amateur Photography Competition

Greater Shepparton City Council is holding an amateur photography competition to capture images around the region to be used for a new tourism website www.discovershepparton.com.au.

Winning entries may be showcased on the website to promote regional towns and places of interest.

DURATION

The six-week photography competition opens on Monday 8 June and closes at 5.00pm on Friday, 17 July 2009.

HOW TO ENTER

Download the entry form and guidelines from the links below, or they can be obtained from the Council Offices and the Greater Shepparton Visitor Information Centre, 534 Wyndham Street, Shepparton, 3630.

Entries can be emailed to visitor@shepparton.vic.gov.au or posted, or dropped into the
Greater Shepparton Visitor Information Centre, Victoria Park Lake, 534 Wyndham Street, Shepparton VIC 3630.

PRIZES

The overall winning entry will receive a $100 Shepparton Camera House voucher, a $100 voucher to spend in the Shepparton CBD, and a framed mock front cover of the Shepparton News with the winning image on it. Two runner-up prizes of $50 vouchers will also be awarded to highly commended photos, plus of course, all entries can be used on the www.discovershepparton.com.au website.

A $50 voucher, to spend at selected stores in the Shepparton CBD, will be awarded each week to a stand out photograph awarded by the Shepparton News.

Winning entries will be published in the Shepparton News on a Friday, and there will be a formal presentation of prizes at the Greater Shepparton Visitor Information Centre on Wednesday, 12 August at 7.00pm.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

View the media release, or contact Council's Tourism Development Coordinator, Claire Tarelli on (03) 5832 9332 or claire.tarelli@shepparton.vic.gov.au.