Get scaring! The 8th Annual Great Australian Scarecrow Competition is here
WEIRD. WACKY. PRETTY. SCARY. Bring it on and WIN!
The 8th annual Great Australian Scarecrow Competition is ready to rock and we are once again seeking entries for the best scarecrow in the land.
FREE ENTRY. OPEN TO ALL AGES!
Round up your friends, school buddies, parents and work colleagues and let your imagination take over. You are not just building for bragging rights, there are seriously great prizes to be won. Every scarecrow is displayed for the world to see and admire along the fence of Flying Brick Cider Co, Bellarine Highway, Wallington.
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GREAT PRIZES
FIRST PRIZE $2,000
SECOND PRIZE $1,000
THIRD PRIZE $500
PLUS 2 x $100 Dining Vouchers to enjoy at Flying Brick Cider House to be won.
EARLY BIRD BONUS The first 6 scarecrow installations will automatically receive a $50 Flying Brick Voucher.
Scarecrow entries are judged on:
Creativity Weird. Wacky. Pretty. Scary. Or all of the above! Think outside the box and show us something unique and imaginative.
Craftsmanship Show off your skills with a variety of materials and techniques.
Name Help tell your scarecrow's story with a name that stands out!
How it works
- Register here
- Confirm your installation day and time with Emily
- Get creating your fabulous scarecrow
- Deliver and install your scarecrow at Flying Brick Cider House between Monday January 4 and Monday March 1, 2027
Each scarecrow is given a base spot along the Flying Brick Cider Co fence (2M wide x 1.5M) and an official entry number, which is how it is referenced for the duration of the competition.
Key dates
Scarecrow installations: Monday January 4 to Monday March 1, 2027
Judging: Tuesday March 2 to Friday March 5, 2027
Winners announced: Australian Cider Day, Saturday March 6, 2027
Contact our Scarecrow Coordinator Emily Lyons via emily@thesharpgroup.com.au or call Emily on 0488 006 223 to organise your delivery time.
Terms & Conditions
- Entries in The Great Australian Scarecrow Competition must not represent any concept which may cause offence to any person(s) or group, political, religious, gender persuasion or other. Flying Brick Cider Co (the organiser) reserves the right to refuse entries.
- Employees of Flying Brick Cider Co and/or The Sharp Group and their immediate families are not eligible to enter the competition.
- Scarecrows are not to feature any corporate, institutional or other commercial branding.
- Judging for all awards will be conducted between Tuesday March 2 and Friday March 5, 2027. The Judge's decision is final. No negotiation will be entered into.
- Winners will be announced on Saturday, March 6, 2027.
- Each entry is allocated a max space of 2M (wide) x 1.5M depth (from the FBCC fence).
- One entry only from any individual, family, school, club or association.
- FBCC will decide and allocate placement/land plot for all Scarecrow Entries. This is not negotiable.
- Each Scarecrow will be allocated an Entry Number which will be displayed on the Scarecrow.
- Judging will be via number only. The Judging panel will have no reference/knowledge of who created each Scarecrow.
- No reference or visual identification of the person, club, school or association is to be visible on the Scarecrow.
- Any entries larger than the prescribed permitted size will be penalised after the independent judging process.
- FBCC will photograph all Scarecrow Entries and promote via social media and any other channel deemed relevant and/or appropriate. Promotion may include but is not limited to social media, print and other forms of communication.
- Only ONE Entry per individual, school, group, association.
- Entry Form including all details of name of Entry Applicant, contact phone number and email to be delivered and signed and provided to FBCC on installation of Scarecrow.
- Whilst all care will be undertaken by FBCC for the preservation of each Scarecrow entry, FBCC takes no responsibility for the maintenance or condition of the Scarecrow during the course of the competition time frame.
- Scarecrows must remain onsite at FBCC for 1 x month following the Great Australian Scarecrow Competition.
- Entrants must advise FBCC if they will be collecting the Scarecrows at the conclusion of the display period.
- All Prize winning Scarecrows will be highlighted via social media and other forms of communication/promotion as deemed relevant by FBCC as winners following announcement of winning entries.