HERE’S one big reason to get into the Christmas spirit this season.
Those with the best decorated home in the Cardinia-Casey region will get an extra special Christmas gift this year – a trip to the Gold Coast.
Better still, those who do their Christmas shopping in Berwick can win a hamper and $250 voucher to Sandrose Restaurant in Berwick.
Star News Group, in conjunction with participating Berwick businesses, is spreading joy across the region with the two big competitions as part of the Light Up Berwick Christmas promotion.
Those with the best lit house will enjoy a four-night stay at a Gold Coast resort and fly there with a $400 travel voucher.
Families in the area already battle it out for the best Christmas displays.
The Crowley family in Brookevale Close, Beaconsfield, has one of the best installations in Australia.
“About five years ago we decided that it was time to move away from the traditional plug and play fairy lights that we had used for years that had been purchased from the usual stores and move to the next level, initially modifying the fairy lights to run on electronics boards and sequenced to music,” said dad Michael Crowley.
The family home is now lit up with more than 60,000 channels of custom made digital lights, each individually controlled by purpose-built electronics boards sequenced with a mix of Christmas songs.
“The display is probably one of the largest in the country,” he said.
Residents who want to enter their house in the competition can visit starcommunity.com.au/competitions/, upload photos of their home, one photo per entry please, with their name and address.
The competition closes on 20 December at 5pm.
The judges will choose the best lit home from the photographs supplied.
Readers can shop at one of the participating Berwick business, complete an entry form and enter it into the barrel for a chance to win a hamper and a $250 voucher to Sandrose Restaurant in Berwick.
For terms and conditions visit starcommunity.com.au/competitions/
