Win One of 12 $500 PayPal Deposits by Posting on Instagram or Facebook from PayPal

The Welcome to Country NAIDOC Week competition

Working with Welcome to Country, PayPal has launched the Welcome to Country social media competition to coincide with NAIDOC Week. Entrants are asked to share a photo celebrating Australia’s Indigenous heritage and capturing what NAIDOC Week’s theme ‘Heal Country!’ means to them on Instagram or Facebook for a chance to win $500.

‘Heal Country!’ calls for all Australians to seek greater protections for our lands, our waters, and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sacred sites and cultural heritage, from exploitation and destruction.

Entries can include a great shot from a bushwalk, a native plant or flower, authentic Indigenous art or design, an item purchased from Welcome to Country marketplace or photos of your NAIDOC Week celebration. Entrants follow and tag @WelcomeToCountryAU, @PayPalAU and #HealCountry with each entry.

Three winners will be announced each week for four weeks until the competition closes at 11.59PM AEST on Tuesday, 13 July.

Cultural sensitivity

Welcome to Country and PayPal encourage entries that celebrate and show respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Country, traditions, art, design and culture.

Terms and conditions apply, and it’s important to consider cultural appropriateness when planning entries. For example, in many parts of Indigenous Australia, reproducing the names and photographs of deceased people is restricted during a period of mourning and the length of this time varies and is determined by the community. If you feel your entry could contain the name or image of a deceased Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, please do not post it.

Similarly, sometimes it’s inappropriate for images of culturally sensitive sites to be viewed elsewhere, so please don’t take or post photos of sacred sites.