https://novafm.com.au/win/win-25k-cash-or-a-brand-new-carReady to make the ultimate decision? Because we want you to choose between two life-changing prizes.
$25,000 cash (tax-free) or a brand-new Kia Sportage SX Hybrid!
What will it be? Imagine starting 2025 with $25K in your account - helping you jet off on an unforgettable holiday, renovate your dream home or simply treating yourself to something extraordinary.
But then on the other hand, picture yourself behind the wheel of a brand-new Kia Sportage SX Hybrid — a ride that screams luxury and style, perfect for road trips, commutes, or just showing off.
Well, here's how you could win your dream prize, whatever it may be.
- Enter now and tell us what you would choose and why - the cash or the car! Then listen to your favourite Nova station or podcast to lock in your spot on the standby list!
- Or get on-air for your chance to be added to the list!
Then on Valentine’s Day, we’re delivering more than roses! One lucky listener will get THE call and will walk away with their dream prize...
$25,000 cash or the car of your dreams—it’s up to you!
In 25 words or less, tell us what do you want to win and why – the cash or the car?TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Terms of Entry constitute the Competition Terms of Entry for the Promotion. Please read the Terms of Entry attached to this Schedule which applies to the Promotion.
1. Promotion
2. Promoter
4. Promotion Period
Nova’s Cash or the Car
Nova Entertainment Pty Ltd (ACN 093 553 989) Level 5, 33 Saunders Street Pyrmont NSW 2009
Entry into the Promotion commences at 6:00am AEDT Wednesday 1 January 2025 Entry into the Promotion closes at 6:00am AEDT Friday 14 February 2025.
Entrants and any companions (if applicable) must be 18 years of age or over.
Station/s and Website/s
Nova 96.9 -
www.novafm.com.au/sydney/win Nova 100 -
www.novafm.com.au/melbourne/win Nova 106.9 -
www.novafm.com.au/brisbane/win Nova 91.9 -
www.novafm.com.au/adelaide/win Nova 93.7 –
www.novafm.com.au/perth/win5.
Eligible States and Territories
Clause 2
New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia
6. Age Restriction
Clause 2
7.
Maximum Number of Entries:
One (1) entry per entrant, per day during the Promotion Period.
8.
Entry Method
Clause 3
Entrants may enter the Promotion in either one or both of the following ways:
SMS Entry
During the Promotion Period, any person who participates in an on-air segment on a Station via phone on weekdays (Monday to Friday) from Wednesday January 1 2025 to Friday January 24 2025 between 6:00am and 6:00pm Local Time and Monday January 27 2025 to Thursday February 13 2025 between 6:00am and 2:00pm Local Time will receive a text message to confirm their contact details and will be invited to answer, in 25 words or less, the following question:
“What do you want to win and why – the cash or the car?”
If an SMS recipient fails to respond to the text message, their entry will be deemed invalid (as determined by the Promoter in its sole and absolute discretion).
AND/OR
Website Entry
During the Promotion Period, entrants must fully complete the online entry form, registering their details in the manner required on the Website and answer, in 25 words or less, the question:
“What do you want to win and why – the cash or the car?”
To validate their Website Entry, entrants must visit the Website and listen to either the radio or a podcast episode. They must be a registered and logged in user and must be opted-in to marketing promotions and competition entry via the tick-box on the registration page.
OR
Nova Player App Entry
During the Promotion Period, entrants must download the Nova Player App, register their details, and complete the entry form under the ‘win’ tab in the manner required and answer, in 25 words or less, the question:
“What do you want to win and why – the cash or the car?”
To validate their Nova Player App entry, entrants must listen to either the radio or a podcast episode on the Nova Player App. They must be a registered and logged in user and must be opted-in to marketing promotions and competition entry via the tick-box on the registration page.
All valid SMS, Website and Nova Player App Entries received during the Promotion Period will be individually judged by representatives of the Promoter based on the Judging Criteria.
Standby List:
At various times during the Promotion Period, the Promoter will:
(a) select up to five (5) entrants deemed to have submitted the ‘best’ entries (based on the Judging Criteria, in the Promoter’s sole and absolute discretion) from all valid Website, Nova Player App and Phone Entries (Selected Entrants);
(b) notify up to five (5) Selected Entrants on their personal mobile number or home phone number (and not a business number) (Personal Contact Number) and place them on the standby list (Standby List).
Appear On Air:
Between 1:00pm and 2:00pm AEDT on Friday 14 February 2025:
(a) representatives of the Promoter (in their sole and absolute discretion) will contact a Selected Entrant from the Standby List deemed to have submitted the ‘best’ entry and invite them to appear on air;
(b) if the Selected Entrant successfully answers Personal Contact Number within five (5) rings or by the time it goes to voicemail (the earlier of) and successfully appears on-air for the purpose of the Promotion they will be deemed a winner and awarded a Prize (in the absolute and sole discretion of the Promoter);
(c) if the Selected Entrant does not successfully answer their Personal Contact Number in accordance with clause (b) above or if their phone is turned off, engaged, the phone line drops out, or they are inaudible or they are unreachable for any reason, the Promoter may (in its sole and absolute discretion) contact and award the Prize to the Selected Entrant who submitted the ‘next best’ entry on the Standby List (in the Promoter’s sole and absolute discretion) on their Personal Contact Number in the same manner as outlined above.
This process may be repeated until a Selected Entrant successfully appears on air for the purposes of the Promotion to be deemed a winner and awarded the Prize (as determined by the Promoter in its sole and absolute discretion).
For the avoidance of doubt, one (1) Selected Entrant will be deemed the winner and awarded a Prize.
9.
Entry Restrictions
SMS Entrants must respond to text message from Promoter confirming details
Any person who participates in an on-air segment on a Station via phone on weekdays between 6:00am AEDT and 10:00pm Local Time during the Promotion Period will be required to respond to the SMS as required under the Entry Method.
Should the entrant fail to respond to the SMS, their entry will be deemed invalid.
For the avoidance of doubt, if the Promoter replays audio that has previously aired where an entrant receives an entry onto the Promotion, the replaying of audio will not constitute an additional entry.
Best Of audio (originally aired prior to the Promotion Period) will not entitle person to an entry into the Draw
For the avoidance of doubt, if during the Promotion Period the Promoter plays Best Of audio from an on-air segment that originally aired prior to the Promotion Period, any persons featured within that Best Of audio will not be considered an entrant into this Promotion and will not receive an entry in the Promotion as a result of the Best Of audio being played on-air.
Entrant must answer a call live on-air to win
Each entrant must nominate a personal contact number, either a personal mobile number or home phone number (and not a business number), to be eligible for a Prize and each entrant grants the Promoter the right to call that entrant on their Personal Contact Number live on-air.
Entrants in the Promotion must be able to receive a phone call from a representative of the Promoter (on their Personal Contact Number) between the following timeframe (or such other time specified by the Promoter) and in accordance with the requirements outlined in the Entry Method:
Between 1:00pm AEDT and 2:00pm AEDT Friday 14 February 2025 during the Promotion Period.
If the entrant does not answer their phone by the time that phone goes to a message bank, the entrant consents to the Promoter broadcasting that entrant's voicemail message including their full name and/or business name live on-air. Each entrant warrants that it has obtained all consents from third parties to broadcast live on-air any information or names (including business names) in the entrant’s voicemail message.
Each entrant warrants that they have received all consents from third parties that may ordinarily answer their Personal Contact Number in the entrant's absence to be broadcast live on-air if that third party answers the relevant phone live on-air. If a third party answers an entrant's Personal Contact Number, that entrant will not be eligible for a Prize as determined by the Promoter in its absolute and sole discretion.
Replacing Phone-In and On-Air Entrants
If for any reason an entrant is unable to be contacted, or is otherwise unable to, or declines to, appear on-air, or their phone line drops out or is inaudible, the Promoter (in its sole and absolute discretion) may replace that entrant by contacting/selecting another entrant and inviting them to appear on-air. The Promoter will repeat this process until an entrant is able to be contacted and confirms their eligibility and ability to appear on-air.
Calling in and speaking to Promoter
For the avoidance of doubt, if an entrant is spoken to by a representative of the Promoter, it does not mean they have been selected as an entrant or a winner (where applicable) and they may not be invited to appear on-air or participate in the relevant on-air game or challenge or be awarded a Prize (where applicable).
If an entrant has been placed on the Standby List, this does not mean they will be awarded a Prize.
Ineligible Entrants
For the avoidance of doubt, the following on-air interactions would not result in an SMS Entry during the Promotion Period:
− celebrities, sports stars, artists, guests of a show or others who are approached by the Promoter to participate in an interview on-air;
− voice artists, announcers, clients or members of the public who feature in recorded commercials, promotional pointers or premium live reads;
− traffic reporters or listeners featured within a traffic report;
− any person featured within a news bulletin or on street recording (vox pop) or from location at
a live outside broadcast;
ny employee of the Promoter (or its associated entities) or immediate family member of such an employee featured on-air.
Entrant must appear on-air
For the avoidance of doubt, entrants must appear on-air during the Promotion Period to be deemed a winner and awarded a Prize.
Entrant Must Select ‘Cash’ or ‘Car’ in Entry
If an entrant is deemed a winner and awarded a Prize, the selection (that being either the ‘cash’ or ‘car’) expressed in their 25 words or less entry will be awarded to them (in the sole and absolute discretion of the Promoter). The entrant may not change their selection at any stage following their valid entry. The Promoter has sole and absolute discretion as to whether an entry has selected the ‘car’ or ‘cash’ component.
10.
Judging
Clause 4
All valid entries will be individually judged by representatives of the Promoter (in the Promoter’s sole and absolute discretion) by 1:00pm AEDT Friday 14 February 2025 at the Promoter’s premises. All valid entries will be judged based on the Judging Criteria.
11.
Judging Criteria
Clause 4
All valid entries will be judged (by representatives of the Promoter) on originality, creativity and suitability or as otherwise specified by the Promoter (in the Promoter’s sole and absolute discretion).
12.
Prize
Clauses 8 - 15
There is one (1) prize to be one comprising of either:
•
OR
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AUD $25,000 cash (Cash);
One (1) x 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX, valued at up to $50,552.25 (incl GST) and includes all on statutory and on road costs, registration, delivery/collection costs, and CTP Insurance. Does not include any additional insurance, licence/s, other accessories, and any other ancillary costs not listed in this Prize section (Car)
The Prize will be dependent on the entrant’s selection expressly stipulated in their 25 words or less entry. For the avoidance of doubt, the winner will be awarded either the Cash or the Car, not both.
The total Prize value for the Prize is AUD $50,552.25 (incl. GST).
Prize Restrictions
Clauses 8 - 15
For the avoidance of doubt, the Car component of the Prize does not include any additional insurances, licence/s, other accessories, and any other ancillary costs not listed in the Prize section.
The Car component of the Prize does not include any insurance or accessories not specified above. The winner must provide all information and sign all documentation necessary to enable the Promoter or Prize supplier to register the vehicle in the name of the winner prior to collection.
To be eligible to claim the Car, the winner must be capable of obtaining registration of the vehicle in his or her name in accordance with any applicable legislation in the Eligible State in which the vehicle is collected.
The vehicle must be collected by the winner at their nearest Kia car dealer or a dealer of Kia Motor’s Australia’s choice within four (4) weeks of being notified that the vehicle is ready for collection.
If the winner is, through any legal incapacity or otherwise, unable to register the vehicle in his or her name then he or she may assign the vehicle to another person with legal capacity for the purpose of registration of the vehicle. The Promoter and the Prize Supplier take no responsibility for any such arrangements between the winner and the assignee.
Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.
Winners and their companions are subject to the Prize supplier’s terms and conditions.
13. Total Prize Value Up to AUD $50,552.25 (incl GST).
14.
Notification of Winners
Clause 17
Winners will be notified by one or more of the following by 2:00pm AEDT Friday 14 February 2025
☐ mail ☐ email ☒ telephone ☐ in person ☒ on-air at the time of winning ☐ Website(s) ☐ social media
15. Prize Claim Date Prizes must be claimed by 5:00pm AEST Wednesday 14 May 2025 Clause 18.
Prize Delivery:
Cash:
The Cash prize will be electronically transferred to the winner's valid Australian nominated bank account via electronic funds transfer.
Car:
The Prize Supplier will arrange pick up of the vehicle with the winner directly.
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