Public Events >> The Great Melbourne Pursuit

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! Race Cost • $140* per team of 2 ($70 per person) including GST    - Includes entry, all activities and public liability insurance.    - Uplfit Events will donate $10 from each team’s entry fee to proudly support the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.    - All competitors will be competing for some fantastic prizes from our 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.    * Early bird entry closes on 21st September 2009. Entries after this date will incur a $20 late fee per team. Team Sizes • Teams of 2 Team Categories • Male / Female / Mixed Date & Time • Saturday 3rd October 2009 • 10:00am - 3:00pm (Approximate) • Check-in opening time from 8:30am - 9:45am. • All participants must check-in within the designated times. Failure to do so will result in exclusion from the race. 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. 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. Each team will be provided with: • Race bibs (To be returned at the end of the race) • Great Melbourne Pursuit Clue Sheet • Team Pursuit Race Card • 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. • 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 Please download and complete the registration form and either fax, e-mail or post it back to Uplift Events. Registration Entry Deadline Entry Cost Per Team Early Bird Registration 21st September 2009 $140 (includes GST) Late Registration 30th September 2009 $160 (includes GST)  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. For the 1st in time in the public Great Melbourne Pursuit, participants can now raise funds for the event and have family, friends and colleagues sponsor them. This will be a fantastic way to raise additional funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation in addition to the amount Uplift Events will personally donate. The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation have partnered with Everyday Hero to provide an online fundraising webpage for each participant. In just minutes you can build your own 'Hero' page and email your unique link to family, friends and colleagues to help support the cause by making a donation for the event. Each donation is recorded on your page along with any message of support from your supporters. So get a head start and be part of the 'Great Melbourne Pursuit' and create an online fundraising page today. The individual who raises the most funds will be publicly recognised in the closing presentation and awarded a prize. CLICK HERE TO START BUILDING YOUR HERO PAGE NOW Help promote the 4th 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 TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY If you or your organisation are interested in becoming a sponsor or partner for our 4th public Great Melbourne Pursuit, please contact Sam on 0425 887 385 or e-mail . The event provides an excellent opportunity for organisations to raise their profile and the general public’s awareness of their product/services while supporting a fantastic event to raise funds to support the Royal Children’s Hospital. Supporters Nutrient Water (www.nutrientwater.com.au) is a proud supporter of the 4th public Great Melbourne Pursuit on the 3rd of October 2009. Uplift Events has introduced a referral rewards promotion to help participants promote the 4th 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 3rd October 2009. 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 7). 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. Not sure what to expect from the public Great Melbourne Pursuit? Maybe you’d like to see some of the challenges from past events to give you an idea on what this exciting event is all about. Visit the photo gallery and view the photos from our past public Great Melbourne Pursuit and Melbourne Amazing Race ® events. We promise each event will always have a range of fun, exciting and new challenges with plenty of surprises! 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.