Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV), the Promoter, is upgrading the Lyndarum Drive and Epping Road intersection. During this time Lyndarum Drive will be closed at Epping Road from Wednesday, 6 August 2025, until 18 October 2025. The Epping Road Service Road north of Lyndarum Drive will also closed during these works.
We understand that roadworks can impact local businesses, and we're committed to supporting them. That's why we're launching "Shop to the Top," a competition designed to benefit traders within the Epping North shopping precinct; located within the Epping North Shopping Centre and along Lyndarum Drive. The competition will also benefit local schools and kindergartens.
How you can make a difference
We are inviting local schools, preschools, and kindergartens within 300 metres of the project area to compete for significant cash prizes. For each dollar spent at participating stores, you will contribute one point for your chosen school.
All members of the public can participate by shopping at these stores and assigning their points to their preferred school among the list of participating schools.
No minimum spend is required. Every purchase, big or small, helps your chosen school. To submit your entry for proof of purchase, take a photo of your receipt and complete our easy online form. Alternatively, customers can write the name of their preferred school on the hard copy receipt and drop it into an entry box located in the Epping North Shopping Centre.
Competition details
The " Shop to the Top" competition runs for eight weeks, from Saturday 23 August 2025 to Saturday 18 October 2025.
We will be awarding prizes as follows:
Category 1
Primary and secondary schools
- The school with the highest total points will win a $8,000 cash prize.
Category 2
Primary and secondary schools
- The school with the highest average spend per student will win a $4,000 cash prize
- The school with the second highest average spend per student will win a $2,000 cash prize
- The average spend per student will be calculated on the following basis:
- Total Points ÷ Number of students
Category 3:
Kindergartens and preschools
- The kindergarten or preschool with the highest point total will win a $2,000 cash prize.
Winning schools and kindergartens must use the prize money for equipment or improvements that benefit the school/kinder community and align with the public benefit purpose of this initiative.
By shopping local, you're not only supporting Epping businesses but also investing in the future of our local schools. Let's build a brighter future, together!
Eligible schools and kindergartens
The following schools and pre-schools in the list below will be invited to participate. They are located within 300m of the project area.
- Epping Preschool
- Epping Views Kindergarten
- First Grammar Epping
- Kirrip Kindergarten
- Korin Korin Kindergarten
- Penguin Childcare
- Rose Garden Epping Early Learning
Primary and Secondary schools
- Al Siraat College
- Epping Primary School
- Epping Views Primary School
- Glowrey Catholic Primary School
- Wirrigirri Primary School
- Wollert Primary School
- Wollert Secondary College
Terms & Conditions
- These terms and conditions are for all entrants who enter the Epping Road Upgrade “Shop to the Top” Competition (Promotion). Participation in this Promotion is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
- The Promoter is Major Road Projects Victoria, a division of the Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority, an administrative office in relation to the Department of Transport and Planning (ABN 69 981 208 782), whose principal office is at Level 21, 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.
- This Promotion commences at 12:01am, Saturday 23 August 2025 and concludes at 11:59pm, Saturday 18 October 2025 (Promotion Period).
- Each full dollar spent by a customer will allow that customer to earn points towards a school. A customer will be requested to assign their points to a school of their preference among the list of participating schools or kindergartens/preschools.
- For every full dollar spent by a customer, one point is awarded towards the school or preschool/kindergarten of their choice. Dollars will be rounded down to create points. For example: $2.05 = 2 points and $3.99 = 3 points
Prizes
- Prizes will be awarded to the schools as per the following categories:
- Category 1: Primary and secondary schools:
- The school with the highest total points will win a $8,000 cash prize.
- Category 2: Primary and secondary schools
- The school with the highest average spend per student will win a $4,000 cash prize
- The school with the second highest average spend per student will win a $2,000 cash prize
- The average spend per student will be calculated on the following basis:
- Category 3: Kindergartens and preschools:
- The kindergarten or preschool with the highest total points will win a $2,000 cash prize.
- In the event of a tie between schools (in accordance with Category 1 or 2) or kindergartens/preschools (in accordance with Category 3), the prizes will be distributed evenly between each winner.
- A school can only be awarded a prize for one category and is ineligible to be awarded a prize in another category. For example, if a school is awarded a prize in accordance with Category 1, the school is ineligible for a prize in accordance with Category 2. In such an event, the school with the next highest average spend will be awarded the prize.
Use of Prize
- Winning schools and kindergartens/preschools must use the prize money for resources or school improvements, aligning with the initiative's purpose. An acquittal process will be initiated following the Promotion’s conclusion.
Participation process
- There is no entry or participation cost for a customer to participate in the Promotion.
- A customer can make an unlimited number of purchases during the Promotion Period and contribute points to a school or kindergarten/preschool.
- To enter this Promotion, a customer must purchase goods or services instore at a Participating Store during the Promotion Period.
- There is no minimum spend required by a customer to contribute points to allocated schools.
- A customer can contribute points to their allocated school/kindergarten using the following methods:
- scan a unique QR code prominently displayed at the point of sale in participating shops. This QR code links directly to a secure, mobile-friendly online entry form
- complete the online form, which requires:
- Date of purchase
- Total receipt amount
- School or preschool/kindergarten they wish to support (selected from a predefined dropdown list of Participating Schools).
- A clear, legible photo of their retail receipt/s. Write the name of a Participating School on the hard copy receipt (a list of schools to choose from will be provided on the entry box).
- The receipt must clearly show the store name, the date of purchase, and the total purchase amount.
- Drop the full hard copy receipt into the entry box provided within the Epping North Shopping Centre.
- The Epping Road Upgrade Team will undertake a weekly verification process of all submitted online forms and receipt photos to ensure consistency between the amount listed and the amount spent.
- The Epping Road Upgrade team will collect receipts from the boxes each week for digital upload.
- Upon successful verification, points are digitally allocated to the chosen school.
- Each participating school will receive promotional material for display in a prominent location, along with digital assets for use on social media or for internal communications (e.g., school reception, library, compass etc).
- Participating schools and pre-schools/kindergartens are strongly encouraged to promote the Promotion to ensure adequate participation.
- The Epping Road Upgrade team will maintain an accurate, up-to-date digital tally of points for each school. Weekly updates will be provided to schools showing the current leaderboards.
- A physical display of the points for each school (leaderboard) will be kept at the Epping North Shopping Centre to provide an update on the temporary ranking of the schools and pre-schools/kindergartens. This will be updated weekly.
Winner notification
- Winning schools will be advised in writing and be provided with details of how to collect the Prize.
- The Promoter is not responsible for any costs associated with collection of the Prize.
- MRPV will publish the name of the winning schools on the Promotion’s webpage or other MRPV channels including social media.
General
- The Promoter reserves the right to cancel all or any part of the Promotion at any time.
- The Promoter is not responsible for the condition/quality of any goods or services offered by a Participating Store in relation to the Promotion.
The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries (including contacting Participating Stores); and disqualify an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
- Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
- Any additional expenses incurred by Participating Schools other than those outlined in these Terms and Conditions, are the responsibility of the Participating Schools.
- The Promoter accepts no responsibility whatsoever for late, misplaced, lost or ineligible entries. The Promoter will not be liable for any loss or damages whatsoever (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or for any personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with the Promotion, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
- The Promoter’s inclusion of a Participating Store in the Promotion does not mean that the Promoter in any way warrants or makes any representations as to the feasibility of, or assumes responsibility for, or has any obligations in relation to, the goods or services offered by the Participating Store.
Privacy
- Personal information collected, used and disclosed in connection with the Promotion is subject to the Promoter’s Privacy Policy, available at https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/privacy.
Force Majeure
- If for any reason the Promotion is not capable of running as planned (including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter, which corrupts or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Promotion) the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take any action that may be available, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion. In the case of the intervention of any outside agent or event which naturally changes the result or prevents or hinders its determination, including but not limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of God, civil unrest, strikes; the Promoter may in its absolute discretion cancel the Promotion. The Promoter reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time and to cancel or amend the Promotion at any time without notice.