2015 Surf Coast Salute - It's time to nominate someone for their kindness

What's the Surf Coast Salute? And is there someone you know you should be nominating?

The first Surf Coast Salute was held in 2014. It was such a success, with the randomly selected winner announced on Australia Day, we thought we would do it every year.

Links Property think it's the perfect way to recognised those within our close-knit community that do good deeds for others, but rarely get recognised for their generosity, and kindness. These people and their continued acts seem to always go under the radar.

CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE

It may be something small, it does't matter. The smaller the better… because these people probably do lots of small things for heaps of people!

Is there someone you know who is always rallying people in the community, helping arrange fundraisers, welcoming new people into the community.

Perhaps that friend who you call on to pick up your kids from school for you when you are running late from work (sound familiar?).

Or the neighbour who always kindly mows your nature strip (before you get a chance to return the favour!). Or the other neighbour who always brings your bins in for you.

That person who always drops over freshly baked food, to share the love - just when you really need that little bit of help at home (like they knew!)?

It's the little things we want people to know about because these actions shape the Surf Coast community. We want to encourage them to continue, because they put a smile on people's faces.

Like these nominations we've already received...

Nominated by Julie Spriggs:
I nominate Megan Mifsud, from Torquay. She gives unending hours to the betterment of the Torquay Junior and Senior Netball Club, and has done so for many years, as a coach, as a committee member and more importantly as a mentor to many young girls. Always friendly and approachable, but quietly goes about doing any task she can think of - from cleaning toilets, making sure the courts are ready for play through to fundraising and writing cheques!

Nominated by Amber Potter:
I would like to nominate a husband & wife team. Nicole Nelson & Paul Nelson together they're always giving back to the community. Since I have know Nic she has been on committee at Torquay College, Torquay Kindergarten, Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club & currently a committee member for the Torquay Junior FC. She always helps out, whilst juggling 3 kids and a full time local business. Paul is currently the coach of under 11's cricket at Jan Juc and volunteers for the Torquay SLSC.I love how she is alwayshappy to help even when life is crazy crazy . Thanks guys I have no doubt the community appreciate all you do x

Nominated by Tracie Dickson:
Tania Nemeth, Torquay
Tania is one of those friends that you keep for a life time. She has been someone who has always helped with our kids and supported us (we have no family here) while I was recovering from cancer. She is always available to lend a hand to anyone in Torquay who needs help. She truly is a special friend to many people in Torquay not just myself. Oh and she is always available for a great laugh.

Nominated by Janice Cain:
Katrina White, Katrina lives in Torquay and has done so much for this town she started Darf and Bell st fiesta, she is also a member of Bizz 3228, which is a group of small business people who get together to help each other , Katrina supports all local businesses and loves where she lives, I have never met such a wonderful young lady who gets in and has a go, I must say Katrina gets very little help from are shire with the Bells Fiesta, which grows bigger each year. Torquay is very lucky to have her.If you think someone in the Surf Coast community deserves to be recognised - Links Property can help you do it by going to our Links Property Facebook page:(https://www.facebook.com/TorquayLinksProperty) and nominating anyone you feel needs to be recognised. You can nominate as many people as you like.

Whilst the people you're going to nominate don't do things for a prize or recognition, Links Property have rounded up some gifts from our supportive local businesses Pepper The Sands Resort Torquay and Salt Air Spa in Torquay, that will be randomly drawn from all the nominations to provide some community members with a reward for their good deeds.

We don't think it's right to judge a good deed, in our eyes everyone nominated is a winner - that's why the gifts will be drawn randomly.

Links will also provide some gifts to those that went to the effort of highlighting the good deeds. Those that nominated the winners selected will be provided with  Joco Glass reusable coffee cup.

For two people nominated that are selected as winners, we have the following prizes, allocated randomly, and not selected by the winners:

A. One night stay for two people at Peppers The Sands Resort Torquay in a studio room.

B. A voucher to enjoy a treatment or massage at Salt Air Spa, Torquay - valued at $50.

For the two people who nominated the winners, they will be provided the following:

A. A Joco glass travel coffee & tea cup

 CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE

The Salute Terms & Conditions...

1. Those nominated must be members of the Surf Coast community, Victoria, Australia (as determined by the Surf Coast Shire boundaries).
2. Only those that live permanently on the Surf Coast (can be renters), or own a house and are part-time/holiday here can be nominated.
3. The reason the person is being nominated does not need to be significant, they should be nominated because they have gone out of their way, from the goodness of their heart to help others in the community.
4. The person nominating and being nominated must be over 18 years old.
5. When nominating a person you must do so on the nomination page located within the Links Property Facebook page or the Links Property website. Only nominations made using this formal nomination form will be accepted.
6. When nominating use the persons first and last name and the town/suburb they reside, and describe the reason you are nominating them in 100 words or less.
7. Winners will be announced on the Links Property Facebook Page, (after they have been contacted directly and notified) so it would be useful for you to 'Like' the Links Property Facebook page so you receive updates and notifications during the nomination period, and so you can claim your gifts.
8. If the person nominated is not on Facebook, Links Property will require the assistance of the party that nominated them to gain their contact details to notify them of their win.
9. Links property reserves the right to remove any comments or nominations made that are deemed inappropriate or offensive.
10. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions. These terms may be amended or replaced from time to time; entrants should check the Links Property website (www.linksproperty.com.au) for the current version.
11. Entry is open only to residents of The Surf Coast, Victoria Australia who comply with any entry criteria as specified by Links Property. Directors, management, employees and other staff (and the immediate families of directors, management, employees and other staff) of Links Property or of its related bodies corporate are ineligible to enter, or to be nominated.
12. By entering this competition entrants consent to Links Property making copies of or publishing the whole or any part of their entry and otherwise exploiting the entry and any rights in relation to the entry, to publicise this competition or for any other purposes.
13. Links Property reserve the right to adjust or shut down the competition at any time, and reserve the right to investigate possible cheating or tampering before a winner is determined .
14. Winners will be chosen at random by software provided by Easypromos from all entries received from the entry form on the Links Property Facebook Page or website, and verified by Links Property.
15. Entrants acknowledge that there may be inherent risks in some aspects of the prize and that participation in the competition and/or using the prize may involve some risk. By entering this competition and/or accepting the prize, entrants accept that risk.
16. No prize is transferable or exchangeable, nor can it be redeemed for cash.
17. In the event for any reason a winner does not take an element of any prize at the time stipulated by the provider then that element of the prize will be forfeited by the winner and cash will not be supplied in lieu of that element of the prize.
18. Entrants and participants in the competition acknowledge that the competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated with Facebook and entrants and participants in the competition release Facebook and its associated companies from all liability arising from the competition.
19. The two main prizes awarded to randomly selected nominees are: A. a nights accommodation for 2 in a studio room at Peppers The Sands resort Torquay B. A $50 Salt Air Spa voucher
20. Those that nominated the two prize winners will each be given a Joco glass reusable coffee cup.