CONDITIONS

1. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these conditions of entry. By entering the promotion entrants confirm that they have read and understood these conditions of entry and accept them.
2. Entry is open to all Australian residents aged 18 years or over who reside in Australia ("Eligible Entrants"). Employees and their immediate families of the Promoter, and its agencies are ineligible to enter. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any Eligible Entrant that tampers with the entry process or the website used to facilitate entries.
3. The promotion commences Friday 7 December 2008 at 9.00am EST. Entries close 5.00pm EST on Wednesday 31st January 2008. The promotion is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winners. In all matters, the Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
4. The Promoter takes no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity and completeness of all entries.
5. Entering: To enter, Eligible Entrants must first log onto http://www.garagetov.com.au, to enter in their registration details. They must accept the terms and conditions related to providing their music to Virgin Mobile for the purpose of this competition. Once Eligible Entrants have accepted the terms and conditions and agree to be bound by them, they will be sent a Garage to V Confirmation Email that contains a registration number. The Confirmation Email will also contain a link to the Garage to V & Fasterlouder.com.au Band Pages. Eligible Entrants must then follow the link to upload their tracks, band information, pictures, biography and any other relevant information on their own FasterLouder Band Page. Should the Eligible Entrant not already be a registered member of FasterLouder.com.au, they must first register by following the link on the Bands Pages. Eligible Entrants will then be sent a set of Community Guidelines for FasterLouder.com.au, and must agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the FasterLouder site, and then must confirm their membership. Once membership is confirmed, Eligible Entrants may then set up their own Band Page, and must enter in the Garage to V registration number.
6. Judging: Each entry will be individually judged based on the originality and creative merit of the tracks they have uploaded to the FasterLouder Band Pages. The best four (4) artists judged by the panel of judges from each state as listed below will be invited to perform at the Garage to V Heat in their capital city on the following dates:
   1. Wed Feb 27, 2008 - The Toff in the town, Melbourne.
   2. Thu Feb 28, 2008 - The Bakery, Perth
   3. Thurs Mar 6, 2008 - The Troubadour, Brisbane
   4. Wed Mar 5, 2008 - Spectrum, Sydney
   Entrants who are judged to compete in the heats will be advised by phone and email no later than 5pm on Friday 15th February, 2009.
   
   Live Events
   A panel of judges will select one winner from each Garage to V Heat who will then progress to the Grand Final event to be held in Sydney on Thursday March 13 at Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney NSW. Heat winners will be flown from their nearest capital city to Sydney to take part in the Grand Final. A panel of judges at the Grand Final event will select the overall winner of the Garage to V competition.
7. The Winner will be notified at the event, and in writing on or before Wed March 17, 2008.
8. The Prize: The Winner of the Grand Prize will be invited to open the V Festival event in
   1. Saturday March 29 - Centennial Park, Sydney
   2. Sunday March 30 - Avica Resort, Gold Coast
   3. Saturday April 5 - Showgrounds, Melbourne
   4. Sunday April 6 - Perth Esplanade
   The winning artist/band will be provided return transport and accommodation at each of the events including:
   1. Economy airfares for all performing members of the band from their nearest capital city to Sydney, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Perth (if required) departing on day of show in each state;
   2. One nights accommodation in a single room in a minimum 3 star hotel in Sydney, Godl Coast, Melbourne & Perth for all performing members of the band on day of show in each state ;
   The prize includes all transfers from airport to hotel, hotel to event and return. The prize does not include any meals or spending money.
9. Should the winning artist/band not be available to take up part or all of the prize elements, the judges reserve the right, in their absolute discretion, to select another artist/band to be announced as the winner.
10. The prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in the value of the prizes.
11. The winner and their chosen friend agree to provide the Promoter or the Promoter's authorised agent with identification and/or proof of age if selected or if reasonably requested by the Promoter or the Promoter's authorised agent
12. The Winning artist/band agree that:
    1. they are the person/s who created the entry
    2. they have agreed to the band terms and conditions required at the time of uploading their tracks to the garagetov.com.au websites
    3. they will not engage in any illegal or unsafe behaviour (as determined by the Promoter in its absolute discretion) whilst taking the prize
    4. they are eligible to take part in the promotion under these conditions of entry and have not made any false statement or given any false information to the Promoter
13. Each Participant releases from and indemnifies the Promoter, and the Organisers against all liability, cost, loss or expense arising out of the Participant participating in the promotion and/or taking of any of the prizes, including but not limited to loss of income, personal injury and damage to property and whether direct or consequential, foreseeable, due to some negligent act or omission or otherwise.
14. It is a condition of this promotion that Participants may be required to sign a legal release in a form required by the Promoter to give effect to clauses 12 and 13 of these conditions of entry ("Release").
15. If for any reason this promotion is not capable of running as planned (including but not limited to technical problems, legal issues or safety issues), the Promoter reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion.
16. The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including but not limited to any injury or damage to participants or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in or down-loading any materials in this promotion.
17. Any costs associated with accessing the promotional website is the entrant's responsibility and is dependent on the Internet service provider used. Any contact details entered incorrectly on the website shall be deemed invalid.
18. By entering the promotion, unless otherwise advised by the Eligible Entrant, each Eligible Entrant consents to the information they submit being entered into a database for use in relation to this promotion. If an Eligible Entrant opts in and provides their consent upon entering this promotion (or such later time), the Promoter may use the Eligible Entrant's information in any media for future promotional, marketing and publicity purposes without any further reference or payment or other compensation. All personal details of the entrants will be stored at the office of the Promoter. A request to access, update or correct any information should be directed to that office.
19. The Promoter reserves the right to refuse to allow a Winner to take part in all or part of the prize if the Promoter determines in its absolute discretion that it is not safe for that person to participate or continue to participate.
20. At all times during this promotion the winning artist/band agree/s to act responsibly and within the laws of Australia.
21. The Promoter is Virgin Mobile Australia Pty Limited. Registered Office: Level 8, 213 Miller Street, North Sydney NSW 2060 (ACN 092 726 442)