We're on a mission this festive season at River949 and we want your help to light up our city! Get your entry in for this year's 'Ipswich City Christmas Lights' competition and you could be sharing in $5,000 prize money. Whether you're having a go for the first time or your entire street gets into the Christmas spirit, there's heaps of chances to share in the cash with the following categories: City Wide Winner - $750 City Wide Winner runner up - $250 Best 1st Time Entrant- $750 Best 1st Time Entrant runner up - $250 People's Choice- $750 People’s Choice runner up - $250 Best Street- $2,000
http://www.river949.com.au/win/63726-light-up-ipswich-201Get your entry in now before Sunday December 4th 2016 to be in the running to take part in the ‘People’s Choice’ category or if you aren’t ready, entries are open until Sunday December 11th for all other categories. All entrants will be invited to a special awards evening on Saturday December 17th 2016 at North Ipswich Reserve where the winners will be announced! PLUS the winning 'Best Street' will have River949 broadcasting live from the street on Thursday December 22nd from 7pm - 9pm. Ipswich City Christmas Lights' is proudly supported by City of Ipswich, the QT and Channel 9! If you do not have your photo/s of your Christmas lights display ready to upload at the time you submit your entry, please email your photo/s to
qlddigital@grantbroadcasters.com.au. A maximum of three (3) photos can be emailed with photos needing to be labelled with the entrant’s full name and full street address as it has been entered in your original entry form. *Please note, the 2016 'Ipswich City Christmas Lights' competition is open to Ipswich residents only. Timeline: - Saturday November 19th – Sunday December 11th 2016: Enter online to be part. A photo of the entrants display must be received by 5pm Sunday December 4th for them to take part in the ‘People’s Choice’ category and a photo must be receive by 5pm Sunday December 11th to take part in the other categories as part of this competition. - If an entrant does not submit a photo with their initial entry, they will need to be emailed to
qlddigital@grantbroadcasters.com.au. A maximum of three (3) photos can be emailed with photos needing to be labelled with the entrant’s full name and full street address as it has been entered in their original entry form. - Monday December 5th – 5pm Sunday December 11th 2016: Encourage everyone to get their 'People's Choice' votes in.
Voting is taken online via
www.lightupipswich.com. - Saturday December 17th 2016: All entrants are invited along to the 'Ipswich City Christmas Lights' awards evening to be held at North Ipswich Reserve where the winners will be announced. Entrants will receive an invitation from City of Ipswich. - Thursday December 22nd 2016: River949 outside broadcast from winning 'Best Street'.