{"id":119359,"date":"2015-09-04T20:21:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T10:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=119359"},"modified":"2020-11-10T14:38:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T04:38:38","slug":"generous-sponsorship-to-light-up-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/09\/04\/generous-sponsorship-to-light-up-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Generous Sponsorship<br> To Light Up Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_119360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119360\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2012christmaslights.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-119360\" title=\"2012 Christmas Lights\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2012christmaslights.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2012christmaslights.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2012christmaslights-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A magnificent display of Christmas lights in Nanango a few years ago (Photo: Clive Lowe Photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 4, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s South Burnett Community Christmas Light competition will have the richest prizes on record, thanks to the generous sponsorship of West Australian businesswoman\u00a0Gina Rinehart who has been investing in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The top two prizes are trips to Singapore &#8211; valued at $15,000 and $10,000 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>So now&#8217;s the time to hit the ladders and start decorating your home or business!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Prize Schedule<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>South Burnett Champion<\/strong> &#8211; Trip to Singapore for two adults and two children, including five nights&#8217; accommodation. To the value of $15,000*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>South Burnett Champion Runner-Up<\/strong> &#8211; Trip to Singapore for two adults and two children, including five nights&#8217; accommodation. To the value of $10,000**<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>South Burnett Business Champion<\/strong> &#8211; $1000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>South Burnett Business Runner-Up<\/strong> &#8211; $500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Town Categories:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>\u2022 Blackbutt (inc. Benarkin)<\/strong><br \/>\nTown Winner &#8211; $500,\u00a0Town Runner-Up &#8211; $300, Regional Winner &#8211; $500, Regional Runner-Up &#8211; $300<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>\u2022 Nanango (inc. Maidenwell, Bunya Mountains)<\/strong><br \/>\nTown Winner &#8211; $500, Town Runner-Up &#8211; $300, Regional Winner &#8211; $500, Regional Runner-Up &#8211; $300<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>\u2022 Kingaroy (inc. Kumbia, Wooroolin, Memerambi)<\/strong><br \/>\nTown Winner &#8211; $500, Town Runner-Up &#8211; $300, Regional Winner &#8211; $500, Regional Runner-Up &#8211; $300<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>\u2022 Murgon<\/strong><br \/>\nTown Winner &#8211; $500, Town Runner-Up &#8211; $300, Regional Winner &#8211; $500, Regional Runner-Up &#8211; $300<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>\u2022 Wondai (inc. Hivesville, Tingoora, Proston)<\/strong><br \/>\nTown Winner &#8211; $500, Town Runner-Up &#8211; $300, Regional Winner &#8211; $500, Regional Runner-Up &#8211; $300<\/p>\n<p><strong>Entries will open on October 1. Full competition conditions will be available on Council\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southburnett.qld.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>*Super 1st Prize for the Champion: Trip to Singapore for two adults and two children (up to 12 years) including full service, direct (Brisbane to Singapore) return economy air travel. Five nights&#8217; accommodation at the Shangri La Hotel in a tower wing, deluxe room with breakfast daily. Return private transfers. High tea at Raffles. Comprehensive travel insurance and the balance of prize in spending money. To be taken between December 10, 2016 arriving into Singapore no later than January 5, 2017. Total value $15,000 (estimate only).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>** 1st Prize for the Champion Runner-Up: Trip to Singapore for two adults and two children (up to 12 years) including full service, direct (Brisbane to Singapore) return economy air travel. Five nights&#8217; accommodation at the Traders Hotel in a superior room with breakfast daily. Return private transfers. High tea at Raffles. Comprehensive travel insurance and the balance of prize in spending money. To be taken between December 10, 2016 arriving into Singapore no later than January 5, 2017. Total value $10,000 (estimate only).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s South Burnett Community Christmas Light competition will have the richest prizes on record, thanks to the generous sponsorship of West Australian businesswoman Gina Rinehart who has been investing in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":119360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,22,3],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Generous Sponsorship To Light Up Christmas - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/09\/04\/generous-sponsorship-to-light-up-christmas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Generous Sponsorship To Light Up Christmas - 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