Open Day 2026

By entering the ‘Win an Apple MacBook Neo’ (Competition), you (the Entrant) agree to the following Terms and Conditions:

1. All information on ‘how to enter’ forms part of these Terms and Conditions.
2. By submitting an entry into the Competition, you warrant that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.
3. The Promoter is Southern Cross University Southern Cross University, (ABN 41 995 651 524; CRICOS Provider: 01241G) a body corporate incorporated under the Southern Cross University Act 1993 (NSW), of Military Road, East Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia P: 1800 72 4357 (the “University”).
4. The Competition commences on Friday 11 April 2026 at 9am (AEST) and will continue until the Sunday 23 August 2026 at 2pm (AEST) (the “Competition Period”).

Eligibility

5. Entry is open to all members of the general public that attend a University campus at Southern Cross University Open Day (Eligible Entrants).
6. Employees and their immediate families of the University are not eligible to enter the Competition.
7. Incomplete, illegible or incorrect entries containing offensive or defamatory comments, or which breach any law or infringe any third-party rights, including intellectual property rights, will not be eligible to win.
8. The University reserves the right to verify entries and may disqualify any entrant who does not comply with these terms and conditions.

How to enter

9. To enter, Eligible Entrants must attend one of three on-campus Southern Cross University Open Days at either Coffs Harbour (9 August 2026), Lismore (16 August 2026), or Gold Coast (23 August 2026), be registered as an event attendee and complete the digital check-in on the campus between the hours of 9 am and 1.45 pm. Check-in completes all fields of the entry form.
10. Eligible entrants may enter the Competition only once.

You agree and acknowledge

By entering into the Competition, you agree and acknowledge that:

11. The University is collecting your personal information for the purpose of participation in the Competition and may use your entry and your personal information, including first name, surname, phone, email, postcode, what best describes you, what are you interested in studying, where are you interested in studying and which Open Day are you attending (whether or not it wins a prize) for the University’s promotional purposes. The University may also send you information and marketing communications. You may request to not receive direct marketing from the University at any time. You do not have to provide your personal information but will not be able to enter the Competition if you do not.
12. We will otherwise treat information you provide confidentially and will not use or disclose your personal information for another purpose without your consent unless we are required to do so by law. To access or update your personal information please contact the University’s Future Students Team at futurestudy@scu.edu.au.
13. The University will keep your personal information in accordance with its Privacy Management Plan. Information on how the University manages personal information can be found at www.scu.edu.au/privacy or contact the Privacy Officer at privacy@scu.edu.au.
14. The University accepts no responsibility for any entries not received for any reason during the Competition Period. No responsibility will be taken for lost, late or misdirected entries. The University is not responsible for technical difficulties with the entry mechanism and does not warrant that the entry mechanism will be available at all times.

Winning the prize

15. The prize is one of three Apple 13-inch MacBook Neo — Indigo (, 512GB storage, , Magic Keyboard with Touch ID)), valued at $1,097 each. One prize will be per campus location (online Open Day is excluded).
16. The winning entries will be drawn on the respective day at 2pm, all eligible entries received will be placed into a pool, and one entry will be drawn at random to determine the winner. Incomplete, illegible, or unverifiable forms may be excluded from the draw.
17. The winner will be notified immediately if present, or via text and call if not present. If the prize is unclaimed within 48 hours a prize re-draw will be conducted at 9am on the following Friday of the event at the same place as the original draw. The initial winner will be included in the prize draw. The new winner will be contacted by text and call. If the prize is unclaimed by 12 September, the prize will be forfeited.
18. The winner at each campus will be asked to have a photo and/or video taken for promotional use by Southern Cross University on social media and web channels (with consent). Media participation is not a condition of winning.
19. The prize is not transferable or exchangeable.
20. In all matters, all decisions of the University will be final and cannot be contested. No correspondence or discussions will be entered into.