A new Scabbing Flat Bridge for Geurie = cheaper sausages!

Can you guess how many MILLION beef & lamb sausages* can be made from the prime farm land** that use the Scabbing Flat Bridge?

This competition wants people to consider how much food that is grown in the 450,000 Hectares of farmland that is impacted.

How many beef & lamb sausages come from this area?

To enter:

1. Follow the Association on one or more of our social media pages (Facebook, Instagram and/or LinkedIn)

2. Lodge a submission to the Timber Truss Bridge Strategy review

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   *In an average season (ie average rainfall)

   **Transport for NSW advises an area of 450,000 Hectares relies upon the river crossing at Scabbing Flat Bridge. We can’t imagine how big this area is… but we know it is an area that grows A LOT OF FOOD! So instead of a lesson in geography - we thought we would see if people can guess the number of sausages that come from the region Transport for NSW knows is impacted by this single-lane bridge.

Have Your Say Competition - Scabbing Flat Bridge Geurie

Terms and Conditions

1. Promoter and purpose

1.1 The competition is run by Scabbing Flat Bridge Action Group – Geurie Incorporated, ABN 28 686 045 02 (the Association). The Association is also the benefiting organisation.

1.2 The competition encourages community participation in the Transport for NSW consultation on the Timber Truss Bridge Strategy review, at haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/TTBS-review.

1.3 Entry does not depend on the views an entrant expresses in the consultation. Every eligible entrant has the same chance of winning, whatever their view on the future of Scabbing Flat Bridge.

1.4 The competition is not run, sponsored or endorsed by Transport for NSW or the NSW Government. Entering the competition does not affect how any consultation feedback is received or considered.

1.5 By entering, entrants accept these terms and conditions.

2. Competition period and eligibility

2.1 The competition opens at 9am on Friday 2 October 2026 and closes at 12noon AEDT on Friday 30 October 2026 (the Closing Date). Entries received after the Closing Date will not be accepted.

2.2 Everyone is entitled to enter, provided they meet the entry requirements in clause 3.

2.3 There is no minimum age to enter. Entrants under 18 years of age must have the consent of a parent or guardian to enter and to accept a prize.

3. How to enter

3.1 To enter, an entrant must, before the Closing Date:

(a)   follow at least one of the Association's social media pages:

(i)     Facebook:        https://www.facebook.com/scabbingflatbridge/

(ii)    Instagram:       https://www.instagram.com/scabbing_flat_bridge_geurie/

(iii)   LinkedIn:          https://www.linkedin.com/company/scabbing-flat-bridge-action-group-geurie-incorporated/

(b)   have their say in the Timber Truss Bridge Strategy review by completing the survey, pinning a comment on the map or making a submission at haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/TTBS-review; and

(c)    submit an entry by [completing the entry form at (link) / emailing (email address)], giving their name, contact details, the social media page(s) they follow and a declaration that they have had their say.

3.2 Each person may enter once. Multiple entries from the same person will be treated as a single entry.

3.3 Each page (ie a person can have an individual social media account or a business page) may also enter once. Multiple entries from the same person will be treated as a single entry.

3.4 Entrants do not need to provide a copy of their consultation feedback, and the Association will not ask for it.

3.5 The Association may check that an entrant follows a nominated page and may disqualify any entry it reasonably believes is incomplete, false or made in breach of these terms.

4. Prizes, draw and winners

4.1 The prizes are:

Prize: A years supply of sausages (ie gift certificate representing 30kg of sausages to the Darling Street Meathouse)

Donated by: The Association

Value (incl. GST) $630.00

4.2 The winners will be drawn at random at on Sunday 1 November 2026 at Geurie, in the presence of two Association committee members.

4.3 Winners will be notified by phone or email within 3 business days of the draw. Winners' first names and town or locality will be announced on the Association's website and social media pages.

4.4 If a winner cannot be contacted or does not claim their prize within 7 days of notification, the prize will be redrawn on Sunday 8 November 2026 at the same location, and the new winner will be notified in the same way. If a prize remains unclaimed or no winner can be found, this will be published on the Association's website.

4.5 An entrant may win only one prize. No bonus prizes will be awarded. No prize consists of or includes money. There is no cost to claim a prize other than the winner collecting the prize from Geurie.

4.6 Prizes are not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash. If a prize becomes unavailable because of unforeseeable or other special circumstances, the Association may substitute a similar prize of equal or greater value.

4.7 Any dispute about the conduct of the competition or the claiming of a prize must be made in writing to the Association at tompayn@bigpond.com . The committee will consider the dispute and give a written decision within 14 days. The committee's decision is final, subject to any rights an entrant has under law.

5. Social media platforms

5.1 The competition is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram, Meta Platforms or LinkedIn.

5.2 Entrants release Facebook, Instagram, Meta Platforms and LinkedIn from any liability in connection with the competition. Information provided by entrants is given to the Association, not to those platforms.

6. Privacy and publicity

6.1 The Association collects entrants' names and contact details only to run the competition, contact winners and, if an entrant agrees, send updates about the Association's work. Entrants may ask to see or correct their information, or to be removed from updates, by contacting the Association.

6.2 The Association will not sell or share entrants' personal information, except as needed to deliver a prize or as required by law.

6.3 Information an entrant gives to Transport for NSW through the Have Your Say website is collected by Transport for NSW and the Department of Customer Service under their own privacy notice, not by the Association.

6.4 Winners consent to the publication of their first name and locality under clause 4.3. Any further publicity, such as photographs, will only occur with the winner's agreement.

7. General

7.1 The Association may amend, suspend or cancel the competition if circumstances outside its reasonable control affect its fair conduct, subject to any applicable law. Any change, including to the date of the draw, will be published on the Association's website and social media pages within a reasonable time before the draw.

7.2 To the extent permitted by law, the Association, its committee members and its prize sponsors are not liable for any loss or damage arising from the competition or any prize, except for liability that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law.

7.3 The competition is conducted as a free lottery under clause 10 of the Community Gaming Regulation 2020 (NSW), and in accordance with the laws of New South Wales.

7.4 Questions about the competition can be directed to the Association at tompayn@bigpond.com .

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450,000 Hectares of farmland (East of Dubbo) is impacted by a heritage listing on the Scabbing Flat Bridge, Geurie.

Why? Business, truck drivers, logistics companies, food producers are being forced to use a single lane bridge, with weight restrictions.

The detours, delays since repairs started in December 2023 have cost our region dearly.

Increased costs* mean the cost of getting food from the farm to the supermarket is more expensive than it should be.

We understand the NSW Govt is keen to invest in the future and reduce the cost of living.