Do you like to go on holidays? Help in the garden? Care for animals?
You can help protect our natural world, the food we eat and our pets. Be a Junior Biosecurity Officer!
Read on to learn more and find some fun activities. For kids aged 5 to 10.
What is Biosecurity?
Bio – means living, like a person, an animal or plant.
Security – means to keep things safe.
Biosecurity is how we protect our plants, animals, food and nature.
Can you imagine if you had giant slimy snails in your backyard? Or if lots of smelly brown marmorated stink bugs moved into your house?
These are pests. Pests can make it hard for us to enjoy everyday life. Some pests are bad for our plants and animals too.
We have good news for you! Australia is one of the only places in the world that doesn’t have these pests.
We are lucky to be free from lots of pests and diseases.
But when we travel overseas or send items in the mail, we can bring in pests and diseases.
It’s ok… we can stop them!
How can I be a Junior Biosecurity Officer?
Look out for pests or diseases in food, gifts, mail, luggage, or other items! Tell your family and friends if you see anything.
Keep your eyes peeled. We have exciting new games and activities on the way.
How you can help
Explore our learning resources. This includes videos and activities.
Top end of Australia
Meet Costa the Garden Gnome and Dirtgirl and learn more about biosecurity in the top end of Australia.
- The Junior Biosecurity Officer Colouring Competition (the Competition) is subject to these terms and conditions.
- The promoter of this Competition is the Commonwealth of Australia (as represented by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (ABN 34 190 894 983)) – the Department.
Duration
- The Competition opens at 9am AEDT on 1 January 2023 and closes at 5pm AEDT on 28 February 2023. No entries will be accepted after the closing date.
Eligibility
- Children between the ages of 5 to 10 years of age inclusive are eligible to enter the Competition.
Submitting a Competition entry
- To enter, a child must colour the image on the postcard and request their parent or guardian send a scanned copy or photo of the completed artwork (the Entry) to biosecurity.education@agriculture.gov.au. The Department will only accept Entries sent to this email address.
- A child may only submit one entry into the Competition.
- A parent or guardian is deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions when they submit, on a child’s behalf, an Entry into this Competition.
Judging
- Each Entry will be judged and winners chosen by an official of the Department based on creativity.
- The Competition is a game of skill and chance plays no role in determining the winners.
- The Department’s decision of the winners is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the result.
Notification
- All winners will be notified by email by 17 March 2023.
Prizes
- Each winner will receive one plush biosecurity toy (the Prize). The Department may award up to 20 Prizes for the Competition.
- The Prize is not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
Provision of Prizes
- Each Prize will be sent to the winner by mail.
- The Department takes no responsibility for Prizes which may be damaged, delayed or lost in transit.
Publicity
- The winners' names and a photograph or copy of their winning Entry may be published on the Department’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram account.
Intellectual property
- Competition entrants retains all intellectual property rights in their Entry.
- Upon submitting an Entry into the Competition, the Department is granted a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, world-wide and non-exclusive licence (including the right to sublicence) to use, reproduce, adapt and communicate the intellectual property rights in a winning Entry.
Release
- The Department will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered, including personal injury or death, in connection with the Prize.
Changes to the Competition Terms and Conditions
20. The Department reserves the right to vary these terms and conditions at any time.
Governing law
- The laws of the Australia Capital Territory apply to this Competition.
Privacy notice
Personal information means information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. By emailing the department, you consent to us collecting your email address and your child’s first name and age contained in their artwork, and using your personal information to respond to you. Your personal information is collected for the purpose of receiving your child’s artwork. If you do not provide your personal information, your child will be unable to participate in this competition. If your child is a winner of a prize, their artwork including their first name and age will be published on the department’s social media platforms, unless you request otherwise. Your personal information is managed in accordance with our privacy policy: agriculture.gov.au/privacy. For more information about privacy or to make a privacy complaint, email the department at privacy@agriculture.gov.au. If you have general enquiries about this competition, please contact biosecurity.education@agriculture.gov.au.