Event details
Do you know what happens to poo when it’s flushed down the loo? Test your sewer smarts with our quick, kid-friendly quiz, and you could win 1 of 100 family passes to visit Scienceworks this school holidays!
Can you tell sewage from sewerage?
Did you know that in Melbourne, over 320 billion litres of sewage enters underground sewer pipes each year? That’s a lot!
One big pipe, called the Hobsons Bay Main Sewer, carries 30% of all that sewage to a treatment plant in Werribee. This is where the sewage gets cleaned and turned into water that’s used for things like watering parks and gardens, and even firefighting!
The Hobsons Bay Main Sewer is really important, but it’s getting old. To keep our city healthy, we’re building a new sewer under the Yarra River.
You can go to Scienceworks to see the engineers hard at work, and learn more about Melbourne’s sewerage system by playing our AR (augmented reality) game: ‘Flushback’!
Think you know how sewerage works? Test your sewer smarts with our quiz and you and your family could win a visit to Scienceworks these school holidays – see details below.
Take the sewerage quiz
Giveaway details
14 March 2023: Please note the ticket allocation has been exhausted – thanks for your interest!
- Terms and conditions
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- ELIGIBILITY: Entry to the Melbourne Water 2023 Scienceworks Competition (the Competition) is subject to these Terms and Conditions. By entering the Competition you are indicating your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
- ENTRY: In order to enter the Competition, entrants must meet all of the following requirements, which will constitute a valid entry (Valid Entry):
Melbourne Water will not accept joint entries or entries on behalf of another person. Each entrant may only enter the Competition once.
- access the quiz via the following URL: https://www.melbournewater.com.au/things-to-do/events/scienceworks-flushback-giveaway;
- complete the quiz through the Qualtrics system;
- achieve at least one correct answer;
- provide their first and last name, suburb and a valid email address; and
- not be a Melbourne Water or Museums Victoria employee, contractor or their immediate family member.
Melbourne Water will not accept joint entries or entries on behalf of another person. Each entrant may only enter the Competition once.
- OPEN AND CLOSE DATE: The Competition will be open from 9th March 2023 to 22nd March 2023.
- PRIZES: There will be 100 family passes to visit Scienceworks (which includes one tablet device to share for the FlushBack experience) (Pass) to be won. The Pass is valid for x2 adults and any number of children up to the age of 16. Each Pass is valued at $37.00. The Pass is valid for 12 months. The prize cannot be exchanged, transferred or redeemed for cash or other prizes.
- SELECTION: The first 100 entrants who have a Valid Entry will receive a Pass. Melbourne Water will verify the winners to ensure compliance with these Terms and Conditions.
- WINNER: Entrants will receive a notification after they complete the quiz, informing them that they have won. The winners will receive their Pass via email, in the form of an e-voucher, by 5 April 2023, subject to verification in accordance with clause 5. The Pass will be sent to the email address provided upon entry. No substitute email address will be accepted. The full name and suburb of the winners will be announced on the Melbourne Water website on 5 April 2023.
- REDRAWS: In the event that an email address provided by a winner is invalid, that Pass will go to the next Valid Entry.
- CONSENT: By entering the competition, entrants give permission to Melbourne Water and other organisations authorised by Melbourne Water to use the information provided in the Competition for the purpose of drawing a winner and publishing the winner’s name and suburb. Winners will also be contacted to seek their feedback on their visitor experience at Scienceworks and the FlushBack experience.
- PRIVACY STATEMENT: Melbourne Water and our contractors are committed to protecting all personal information it collects in accordance with Victoria’s privacy laws.
The personal information you provide will enable Melbourne Water to process your entry into the Competition. If certain personal information which is required is not provided, i.e. name and email address, we may not be able to enter you into the Competition. We will only use or disclose the information you provide for the purpose for which you provided it.
For further information about privacy at Melbourne Water and how you can access your personal information please see our Privacy Policy.
By submitting your entry you agree to these Terms and Conditions.
- List of winners
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- Hayley McCully – Geelong
- Amy Caldow – Kingsville
- Sophie Regan – Highton
- Kate Hogan – Oak Park
- Lora Adamson – Brunswick West
- Luke Coulter – Brunswick
- Stephanie Guillet – 3055
- Kathy Halpin – 3055
- Renato Marnich – Murrumbeena
- Nicolr McInerney – Brunswick West
- Nicola Lyons – Brunswick
- Peta Slattery – Brunswick
- Clare Fin – Coburg
- Taryn Tornello – Brunswick
- Tania Armeni – Brunswick
- Jarrod Ford – Golden Square
- Elise Fenton – Clifton Springs
- Dannielle Wilson – Brunswick West
- Peta Rhodes – Hampton
- Natalie Tideman – Chelsea
- Julia Orr – Flemington
- Stephanie Spence – Pascoe Vale South
- Ashleigh Jones – McKinnon
- Rosa Carbone – Pascoe Vale South 3044
- Amy Matthews – Carrum Downs
- Lauren D’Agostino – East Geelong
- Simon Barker – Yarraville
- Michael Palmer – Sunshine
- Catherine McGarry – Mickleham
- Beth McGarry – Weir Views
- Mohammad Abu-Salma – Vermont
- Ka Cong – Footscray
- Janani Nirooban – Dandenong North
- Jessica Deane – Brunswick
- Melissa Bonarrigo-Finlay – Campbellfield
- Ada Zhang – Seabrook
- Henry Wagstaff – Highett
- Febin Cyriac – Cranbourne South
- Nicole Southam – Berwick
- Kaitlin Meade – Kilsyth
- Jodi Green – Ashburton
- Rebecca Tan – Berwick
- Felicity McLauchlan – Kyneton
- Claire Wylie – Templestowe
- Jessica Kearns – Lilydale
- Sorelle Nolan – Frankston south
- Alex Joiner – Templestowe
- Nada Taha – Hadfield
- Tilly Le Faou – 3201
- Alison Crawford -Sunbury
- Ines Carvalho – Templestowe
- Paul Morton – Wandong
- Sarah Bugeja – Ringwood East
- Marina Mitrovic – Hoppers Crossing
- Racheal Lucardie – Lysterfield
- Jessica Lucardie – Croydon North
- Genevieve Kolmus – Narre Warren South
- Mahesh Marri – Berwick
- Belinda Turnbull – Cranbourne East
- Eminence Mestan – Tarneit
- Rhea Alwyn – Clarinda
- Patrick Marcos – Sandringham
- Katie Basterfield – Cranbourne West
- Lesa Howden – Doreen
- Lindsey Booth – Kilsyth
- Talia Henshall – Safety Beach
- Clare McTamney – 3025
- Rachel Croney – Boronia
- Rachel McLaughlin – Swan Hill
- Jodi Booker – Carrum Downs
- Victoria Wade – Croydon Hills
- Megan Lynch – Greensborough
- Rod Wade – Croydon Hills
- Eden Favaro – Altona Meadows
- Hayley Akbulut – Craigieburn
- Rebecca Stein – Bentleigh East
- Sarah Bisogni – Altona North
- Kylie Coker – Craigieburn
- Stacy Heywood – Craigieburn
- Ruth Goh – Clyde North
- Fiona Toogood – Lilydale
- Donna Schepis – Taylors Lakes
- Emma Leeworthy – Noble Park
- Stephanie Allender – Sunbury
- Aliss Schepis – Hillside
- Nikki Wright – Somerville
- Anna Surace – Sydenham
- Dana Olesinski – Bayswater
- Daniel Martin – Frankston
- Nakshita Goyal – Truganina
- Ankush Goyal – Melbourne
- Andrea Dinan – Melbourne
- Carol De Giorgio – Donvale
- Andrew James Dinan – Melbourne
- Jess Schepis – Tullamarine
- Lisa Morrison – Hoppers Crossing
- Fiona Stanford – 3757
- Brad Lang – Golden Beach
- Em Moore – Narre Warren
- Rebecca Vella – Werribee