The Alternative Championship
1. The Championship
- Entry into and participation in The Alternative Championship Team Edition 2025 (the “Event”) is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
2. Who can enter?
- Entry is by purchasing a ticket at https://events.humanitix.com/the-alternative-championship-team-edition/tickets.
- Open to Australian residents aged 13 years and older.
- Entrants under 18 must have parent or legal guardian approval.
- Not open to immediate family members of employees of the Organiser, any event or prize sponsor, or their related corporations or agencies.
3. Event
- Team-based competition (up to 3 people per team).
- Held at Latitude Coffee Roasters, Unit 2/28 Flinders Parade, North Lakes QLD 4509, on Thursday, 20 November 2025.
- A schedule will be posted on the Humanitix Event page at least 3 weeks prior.
- Points-based rounds testing barista skills (presentation, sensory, service).
- Detailed briefing provided prior to commencement.
4. Prizes
1st place: $1000 Mastercard voucher per team member.
2nd place: $600 Mastercard voucher per team member.
3rd place: $300 Mastercard voucher per team member.
Additional gift packs or prizes may be awarded at the discretion of sponsors or venues.
5. How do I enter?
Step 1: Form a team (up to 3 people). Choose a name and nominate one member to purchase the ticket.
Step 2: Register your entry via the Championship Humanitix page here. Places are limited and allocated first-come, first-served.
Step 3: Check the nominated email address for confirmation and communications from the Organiser.
Entrants unable to attend may request a refund via Humanitix prior to 20 November 2025.
These Terms and Conditions prevail over Humanitix Terms if inconsistencies arise.
6. Can I enter multiple times?
- Only one entry per team is permitted.
7. Winner selection
- Game of skill; winners chosen based on performance in barista skill rounds.
- Judged by a panel of industry professionals.
8. Winner notification
- Winners will be notified in person at the completion of the Event.
9. Conduct
- Entrants must follow all lawful directions from the Organiser.
- Inappropriate behaviour may lead to disqualification.
- Judges may reassign prizes if disqualification occurs.
10. Cost of entry
- Entrants bear all costs related to participation, including internet access and ticket purchase.
- The Organiser is not responsible for communication or technical issues.
11. Recording at the Event and your consent
- Unless otherwise advised in writing, entrants consent to:
- The Organiser may use event content (including drink ideas or recipes) for promotional or corporate purposes without payment.
12. Receipt of entries
- The Organiser is not responsible for late, lost, corrupted, or misdirected entries.
- Entries are deemed submitted when received by the Organiser.
13. Social media terms
- The Event is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok.
- Entrants release social media platforms from all liability.
- Direct any questions to the Organiser.
14. Organiser’s rights
- The Organiser reserves the right to:
Terminate or amend the Event (including prizes) if it cannot reasonably proceed as planned.
Enforce its rights at any stage; failure to do so is not a waiver.
15. Liability
- The Organiser is not liable for loss, damage, or injury incurred during participation, except where prohibited by law.
- This includes tax implications of any prize.
16. Privacy
- Information collected is used to run the Event and for marketing in accordance with Sanitarium’s Privacy Policy: Privacy | Sanitarium Health Food Company.
17. Your personal information
- Requests to access, update, or correct information should be directed to the Organiser.
18. Organiser
- Australian Health & Nutrition Association Limited ABN 63 096 452 872, trading as Sanitarium Health Food Company.
- Contact: 1 Sanitarium Drive, Berkeley Vale, NSW 2261, Australia.
- Phone: 1800 673 392
- Email: CustomerRelations@sanitarium.com.au
- All decisions are final; no correspondence will be entered into.