Club/Community Groups Nominations

Applications will be accepted from:

• Non-profit organisations that are based in or deliver services to communities based in the Mackay, Sarina, Moranbah and/or Dysart regions

• Non-profit educational institutions (e.g. universities, schools and colleges) based in the Mackay, Sarina, Moranbah and/or Dysart regions

• Indigenous community organisations based in the Mackay, Sarina, Moranbah and/or Dysart regions

Every volunteer role has been allocated a cash amount. Simply nominate your club for up to 3 volunteer roles for the 2026 BMA River 2 Reef Ride Festival. Monies will be paid to your club/community organisation following successful completion of the role. Failure to complete the allocated volunteer role will result in zero monies allocated to your club.

1. All state and non-state secondary school students (born between 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2013) residing at a postcode or attending a school within the Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac Regional Council regions and postcodes.

2. Only 1 work per student may be submitted.

3. Artists can choose painting, printmaking, drawing or digital techniques to create their artwork.

4. Youth artists can choose to design their artwork direct to the provided “Jersey Artwork Template” or design portrait artwork as specified below.

5. Non-Digital artwork must be A3 Portrait, scanned as a high resolution image at 300ppi (pixels per inch).

6. Digital-still artwork size must be 1080P (1920x1080) as a portrait image

7. To support the judging process and online gallery, clear digital high resolution images are required for each submission (eps and pdf formats only). We recommend supplying more than 1 image to assist the judging process.

8. Each submission must be accompanied by a supporting artist statement of no longer than 100 words. The artist statement must be written by the student, be grammatically correct.

9. The online Project Consent form must be completed by a parent/guardian. The entry will remain “incomplete” until the Project Consent Form is completed.

10. Any work the BMA River 2 Reef Ride Event Management Team to be inappropriate for public viewing will not be accepted.

11. This competition prohibits the use of AI generated or the use of AI technology.

12. Students must have the permission of the copyright owner of any work that has been reproduced in their artwork before it will be included in exhibitions. If permission has not been obtained, the work cannot be exhibited.

A selection panel will shortlist up to 3 entries from the total submissions. From 16-24 March 2025, the shortlisted 3 entries will be posted on BMA River 2 Reef Ride social media pages as well as the event sponsors’ pages. Followers of the pages as well as past registrants will be invited to cast an online vote via the BMA River 2 Reef Ride website to vote for their favourite design.

The winner will be announced on 3 April 2025.

Submissions Open: 1 January 2026

Submissions Close: 31 January 2026

Clubs/Community Groups Notified via email: 13 February 2026

The following terms and conditions apply to the 2025 BMA River 2 Reef Ride Jersey Design Competition - Youth Art.

In these terms and conditions, 'Event Management Team' means the BMA River 2 Reef Ride Organising Committee, individual committee members include team members from Tri-ActiV8 Pty Ltd, RACQ CQ Rescue, Disabled Sport & Rec Mackay, BMA, Corry Cycles, Golding and Strategic Media Partners.

1. Information on how to enter and participate in the 2025 Youth Art Competition including all program guidelines, information books, forms and fact sheets form part of these terms and conditions of entry. Participation in the program will be considered acceptance of these terms and conditions.

2. River 2 Reef Ride Pty Ltd (ABN 68 151 816 303) is the owner of the 2025 BMA River 2 Reef Ride Jersey Design Competition.

3. The 2025 BMA River 2 Reef Ride Jersey Design Competition is open to all Youth Artists within the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday council regions (Queensland, Australia), born between 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2013.

4. Once entered, details are not transferable to any other person or organisation or school.

5. Late, partially completed or submissions that do not satisfy the submission requirements or program guidelines at the time of the program entry closing may be judged as ineligible for participation in the program.

6. All information submitted must be true and correct as at the time of submission.

7. The decision made by the Event Management Team to accept a student as eligible to proceed to the next stage of the competition is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

8. The Event Management Team accepts no responsibility for inability to or failure to submit or nominate by the final date.

9. The nominee grants the Event Management Team the right to use personal information (including student details and/or photographs) in accordance with the project consent form.

10. By providing material (including student details and photographs) to the entry portal the nominee warrants they either own the material or have acquired sufficient right to use the material for the purpose of the program and agree to indemnify the Event Management Team and it’s entities against any loss or damages caused by breach of this warranty.

11. Although every effort will be made to ensure project materials (including certificates, prizes and awards) are sent to the address stated on the submission, the Event Management Team takes no responsibility for lost or misdirected items not received by students/schools.

12. The Event Management Team will not be responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any network or lines, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, traffic congestion on the Internet, etc. including, but not limited to, any injury or damage to participants or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in this program.

13. If for any reason the competition is unable to run as planned including causes beyond the control of the Event Management Team, the Event Management Team may at its sole discretion cancel, suspend or modify the competition.

14. The Event Management Team will not be responsible for any failure by sponsors and partners to fulfil obligations.

15. The program may be withdrawn at any time without notice.

16. The participant agrees to indemnify the Event Management Team and it’s entities against any loss or damages caused by a cancellation, suspension, modification or withdrawal of the program.

17. These terms and conditions may be altered where necessary, and any changes will be notified on the program's website.

18. The Event Management Team reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of a submission, reject a submission or disqualify a submission that is not in accordance with these terms and conditions.

19. The Youth Jersey Art Prize is acquisitive, meaning the winning artwork in this category will become the property of River 2 Reef Ride Pty Ltd.