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Based on the hit TV series “The Amazing Race”, the annual MGK Race Against Poverty will be held on 20th September.
Team up in groups of 2 to 4 and race around the Melbourne CBD in search of locations encrypted in a set of clues.

The Race Against Poverty involves participants in groups of 2 to 4 racing around the Melbourne CBD in search of locations that have been encrypted in clues. There will be prizes for the winning team, Subway provided after the race and FREE Sunday Saver Metcards for the first 70 members that register. So get your friends together and come along to have some fun, test your knowledge of the city and support a good cause!

The cost is $10 members, $15 non-members, $5 child (under 16) with all proceedings from entry fee donated to Oxfam Australia.

Purchase tickets online or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to arrange for your ticket. There will be limited subway catering available after the race. FREE  Sunday Saver Metcards and customised Race Against Poverty lanyards will be given to the first 70 people that register!!!

Further Information

WHO CAN ENTER

Entry is open to all Golden Key members and non-members such as  friends and family. Participants may enter the race individually, or in a group of two to four people. Those who register as an individual participant will be matched with others to form a team.

RULES OF THE RACE

The race will commence promptly at 10:30 am on 20th September 2009 at Federation Square in Melbourne, and will conclude at 2:00 pm at Federation Square on 20th September 2009.

At the commencement of the race teams will be given a list of cryptic clues directing them to a number of checkpoints in the inner city area. Teams will need to decipher the cryptic clues to determine where they are required to go. Teams may only travel to checkpoints by foot or by public transport.

On a team’s arrival at a checkpoint, one member of the team must take a photo of all other members of the team at the checkpoint by using a digital camera or a mobile phone camera. At the conclusion of the race, these photos will be verified by a Monash Golden Key Official as proof that the team made it to the checkpoint and will be used to determine the winner of the race

Upon solving a clue, the answer must also be written down in the space provided in the clue sheet. This sheet will need to be submitted with the photographs of the locations to ensure that the team did, in fact, solve the clue correctly.

WHAT TO BRING

You will be provided with certain items on the day of the event, including a map of the CBD, a list of instructions and the clues you must solve to win the race. There will also be limited catering on the day. Please remember to bring with you:

• A digital camera or mobile phone with a digital camera (at least one per group, unfortunately we are unable to provide cameras for participants)
• Water (Remember to stay hydrated)
• A valid Metcard
• A pen

THE CAUSE

All proceeds from ticket sales will be doanted to Oxfam Australia in the hope that our contribution will help beat poverty. The more tickets we sell, the greater contribution we can make to this worthwhile cause.