Terms and Conditions
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 from Monday 28 September 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 do 3 things, 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/
AND
(b) “have their say” in the Timber Truss Bridge Strategy review by completing at least one of the following:
(i) completing the survey
(ii) pinning a comment on the map
(iii) making a submission at haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/TTBS-review;
AND
(c) send us a screen shot showing you have completed the survey AND/OR pinned a comment on the map AND/OR made a submission. When you send your screen shot, you need to give the Association your name, email address and phone number as well as the social media page/s you have followed.
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 Noting prevents a family having all individuals (including kids), and business pages submitting multiple entries).
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.
3.6 The maximum number of entries per person is 85.
3.6 Entries are given for taking part, regardless of the views expressed in any map comment, survey response or submission. A submission is earns bonus entries whether or not the Association publishes it.
3.7 By sending the Association a copy of their submission, an entrant consents to the Association publishing it on its website (with or without the entrant's name, as the entrant may wish for their submission to be held privately). The Association may remove personal information, or any offensive or defamatory content, before publishing, and is not required to publish any submission.
3.8 Entrants do not need to provide a copy of their survey responses or map comments - only that a screen shot is sent as proof the survey has been completed / map comment lodged.
3.9 The Association 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) https://www.facebook.com/p/Darling-Street-Meat-House-100090810806760/
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 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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WHY ARE WE RUNNING THIS COMPETITION?
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 + reduce the cost of living.
Scabbing Flat Bridge is not fit-for purpose. It is not suitable. The heritage layer must be removed.
The bridge MUST be removed from the TfNSW Timber Truss Bridge Strategy.
Our community and all that benefit from the food grown in the 450,000 HA area that use the bridge - deserve a new bridge.
To let TfNSW know you want the heritage layer removed, please head to their website and “Have Your Say”. Complete a survey, lodge a pin on their map or lodge a submission.
The cost of an old bridge …
Let us show you the price are we ALL paying for the detours + delays as faceless people from Sydney decide keeping an old bridge is more important than safety + farmers supplying affordable food staples
In late 2023, a 16-tonne load limit was imposed after an inspection identified significant deterioration of the timber structure. The full 42.5-tonne limit was not reinstated until October 2025. For two years during heavy vehicles were diverted via two main detours:
Via Wellington: an additional 64.8 kilometres and 50 minutes on each affected trip
Via Dubbo: an additional 70.9 kilometres and 60 minutes on each affected trip
For a tractor moving farming plant and equipment, the detour added a further two hours to each trip.
See below the maps showing the detail supporting the above distance and times is included in this document.
What did these detours cost us?
Every diverted trip carried a direct cost.
As the table above shows, each time a Hilux ute, a single semi-trailer livestock truck or a tractor was forced onto a detour, the impact was significant in terms of diesel consumed, time wasted, and emissions produced. For truck drivers, it meant reduced work, due to requirements to comply with fatigue laws. For livestock, it meant more time off water.
