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The public Great Melbourne Pursuit is an urban adventure race that combines elements of the Amazing Race &
orienteering into one exciting event. It provides everyday Melburnians with the opportunity to compete in an Amazing Race
adventure around Melbourne to help raise funds for The Royal Children's Hospital.
Teams race around
Melbourne and the inner suburbs visiting famous landmarks
and locations while completing a variety of fun and challenging
activities along the way. Racing against the clock, teams
decipher clues and puzzles as they navigate their way through
the Pursuit course, relying on their teamwork and navigation
skills to try and complete all the mandatory stages in the least
amount of time. There is no set course - team strategy, planning
and teamwork will all come into play in determining the quickest
route for the race.
It’s a fantastic way for competitors to discover Melbourne, and
provides them with an outdoor weekend activity that is great for
fitness and fun.
Competitors from all ages and fitness levels can enter in this funfilled day. Just gather your partner, a friend, a family
member or a work colleague to test your skills and teamwork against other competitors in The Great Melbourne Pursuit!
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Race Cost
• $120* per team of 2 ($60 per person) including GST
- Includes entry, all activities and public liability insurance.
- $10 from each team’s entry fee will be donated to proudly support The Royal Children's Hospital.
- All competitors will be competing for thousands of dollars worth of prizes from our prize sponsors.
- Trophies and prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed teams in their respective categories.
- Previous competitors will receive a free photo CD (one per team) from the event.
* No refund will be given once a team is registered.
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Team Sizes
• Teams of 2
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Team Categories
• Male / Female / Mixed
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Date & Time
• Saturday 4th October 2008
• 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (Approximate)
• Registrations open from 8:45am - 9:45am.
• All participants must register within the designated times. Failure to do so will result in exclusion from the race.
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Start / Finish Location:
• TBC - The start and finish location will be revealed closer to the event date in the race itinerary sent out 1-2 weeks before the event.
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The Great Melbourne Pursuit course covers all parts of the Melbourne CBD & inner suburbs. No two public events
are ever the same, and each event aims to take participants to different parts of Melbourne. Participants are treated
with visits to various famous landmarks and fun activities during an event, seeing parts of Melbourne that they never
knew existed.
Public transport (tram, bus or train) and foot are the only means of travel permitted in the Great Melbourne Pursuit
(unless otherwise specified). So it is rare that any one team will have an identical race course and strategy to their
competitors - which adds to the thrill of the event.
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Each team will be provided with:
• Race bibs (To be returned at the end of the race)
• Great Melbourne Pursuit Clue Sheet
• Melbourne Pursuit race map
• All equipment, entry and props for all activities on the day
• Show bag full of goodies and promotions for each participant from the many supporters of the event.
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• A competitive race spirit, comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing depending on the weather, sunglasses & sunscreen.
• Plenty of water, food and snacks to keep you going throughout the day.
• Mobile Phone (team captains must have their phone with them and turned on at all times)
• Small amount of cash.
• Pens, highlighters, markers and paper.
• A valid zone 1 MET ticket for travel on public transport.
• Your own detailed maps of the Melbourne CBD and inner suburbs.
• Map case or a plastic cover for the map (in case it is wet).
• Small backpack or a bag
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Please download and complete the registration form and either fax, e-mail or post it back to Uplift Events by
Wednesday, 1st October 2008 to:
UPLIFT EVENTS
PO Box 632
Glen Waverley VIC 3150
• Fax Number: (03) 9803 0645
• Telephone: 0425 887 383
• E-mail:
• Website: www.upliftevents.com.au
Registration Form
A confirmation e-mail of your registration will be sent to you within 48 hours of Uplift Events receiving your registration form. If you have not heard from us within this time please contact us to confirm your registration.
Please note, teams that have submitted their registration forms and have made full payment will be registered and given first preference.
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Help promote the 3rd public Great Melbourne Pursuit, and download the flyer to post around the office or send to friends. Remember, the more teams that enter, the more money that is raised for the
The Royal Children's Hospital.
Promotional Flyer
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SUPPORTERS |
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BLVD Bar (www.blvd.com.au) is a proud supporter of the 3rd public Great Melbourne Pursuit on the 4th of October 2008. Post event drinks and celebrations will be held at BLVD Bar with the following specials for all participants competing in the event: $4 glass of house red, white or sparkling wines, $5 basic spirits & $5 coronas from 2:00pm - 6:00pm (participants have to be over 18 to purchase alcohol). |
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Uplift Events is pleased to announce that we’ve partnered up with Realbuzz.com to provide you with the public Great Melbourne Pursuit Online Community page. Use the Online Community ‘Cool Tools’ page to assist with your preparation for the event and view the forums & blogs on training, prepartion, strategy & possible routes for the race.
Forums
Click here to visit the forums and read up and discuss possible strategies, training and preparation techniques.
Blogs
Click here to keep a blog about your preparation before the event.
Route Planner
Click here to try out the route planner to map out and work out distances between key locations in Melbourne to help determine the best route to take to get from point A to point B.
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Uplift Events has introduced a referral rewards promotion to help participants promote the 3rd public Great Melbourne Pursuit. Help spread the word and refer friends, family and work colleagues to register for the Great Melbourne Pursuit to be in the draw to win a prize from one of our prize sponsors.
In order for a participant(s) to be eligible to be in the draw for the prize, the following conditions must apply:
| 1. | The registering team must register and pay for the event in full. |
| 2. | The referrer must already be in a registered team for the event on the 4th October 2008. |
| 3. | The registering team must place the referrer's name as the referrer (in the ‘How Did You Hear About Uplift Events’ section of the registration form on page 6). |
| 4. | All referrer's names will be placed in a random draw for each successful referral. The more successful referrals a person has, the more times his/her name will appear in the draw, increasing their chances of winning. |
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To see photos from previous Public Great Melbourne Pursuits, please click here
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CHALLENGE STAGE
A Challenge Stage is a stage in which the team must complete a task or activity when they arrive at a location. There will be several of these stages scattered throughout the race. Each Challenge Stage has an ‘opening time’ in which the stage must be visited and completed. Failure to do so will result in the stage being missed or not completed. The opening times will be listed on the Pursuit Clue Sheet on the day of the race. All Challenge Stages will be supervised by officials. When a team has successfully completed a Challenge Stage, the official will punch the team’s Pursuit Race Card. The official will not punch the team’s Pursuit Race Card if the stage is missed or not completed. Missed or incomplete mandatory Challenge Stages will result in a time penalty.
COLLECT STAGE
A Collect Stage is a stage in which certain items listed in the Pursuit Clue Sheet will have to be found, collected, or purchased. There will be several of these stages scattered throughout the race. Items collected from all the mandatory Collect Stages must be shown to the officials at the end of the race as evidence that the Collect Stages have been completed successfully. Failure to do so (i.e. produce the items at the end of the race) will result in a time penalty.
PURSUIT STAGE
A Pursuit Stage is a stage in which teams will have to visit a location as indicated on the Pursuit Clue Sheet. Often, teams will have to decipher clues to work out the exact location of a Pursuit Stage. There will be several of these stages scattered throughout the race. Some Pursuit Stages may be supervised by officials, and others may not be. If a Pursuit Stage is supervised by an official, the team must get the Pursuit Race Card punched by the official. If a Pursuit Stage is not supervised by an official, the team must look for the Pursuit Marker and punch their Pursuit Race Card themselves for that stage. Failure to complete all mandatory Pursuit Stages will result in a time penalty.
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