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The Games for All...be part!!Me l bou rne V i c t o r i a • Novembe r 15 -18 • 2018

Australian Corporate GamesMelbourne on November 15-18 2018The Games for All...be part!!Welcome to the Corporate Games.This is the 26th year of the Games in Australia. Each year we have welcomed 20,000 entrants competing in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Theyrepresent over 3000 organisations including ANZ, Telstra, AIA, EY, DWS, NAB, Australia Post and many government departments.

Get your team ready for a great weekend of fun and sport:.

• Mixed Soccer 6’s and Cricket are back...

• Our Games Online Entry System (GOES) is here to help organise your team;

• Online Accreditation is now included in your Entry Fee

Get Your Organisation Involved and Capitalise on the Benefits of the GamesNineteen Sports are offered, appealing to just about everyone. Senior managers to raw recruits get into the spirit and action of the Games. TheGames also encourages family, friends and clients to take part. Some organisations enter large teams, but even if you are just one person you canenter. Everyone and anyone can be part...

Talk to co-workers and encourage management to support participation in the Games by pointing out the many benefits.

• Build Team Spirit, employee unity and pride • Bring together every level in the workplace

• Encourage fitness and a healthy lifestyle • Meet new people and cement relationships • Raise brand visibility with team uniforms • Improve communication across departments and between employees and management

The Corporate Games encourages organisations to support their employees’ pursuit of a healthier and more active lifestyle.Join us to congratulate the winners at the Pullman and Mercure Albert Park Awards Party on Monday November 19th.

For those of you who are looking at the Games for the first time we hope you will visit our website at corporategames.net.au or give us a call on 1300 301 418to discuss getting your team, Tiny or Tremendous, in the Games!!

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Mentally healthy workplaces work better for everyone, and beyondblue’s HeadsUp program (www.headsup.org.au) is all about giving individuals and business-es free tools and resources to take action.

Hosting a beyondblue Bash Fundraiser (www.beyondblue.org.au/beyondblue-bash) is a fun and meaningful way for workplaces to support our work.

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Contact details www.corporategames.net.au • info@corporategames.net.au • 1300 301 418

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AFL 9s EVENTS Men & Mixed Open DATE SATURDAY November 17 day VENUE Albert Park Lake ALBERT PARK SQUAD SIZE Minimum 11 Maximum 13 TEAM SIZE Competition is 9-a-side REGULATIONS Modified field & goal post size Minimum age 16 as at Dec 31 2018 FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

BADMINTON EVENTS Singles Women & Men Open & 40+ Doubles Women Men & Mixed Open Doubles Team 40+ DATES SATURDAY November 17 day & evening SUNDAY November 18 day Doubles VENUE Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre ALBERT PARK REGULATIONS May enter ONE Singles and Doubles event only FEE $65 per person + $25 for 2nd Event

including Online Accreditation

BASKETBALL EVENTS Women, Men & Mixed Open DATES SATURDAY November 17 day & evening SUNDAY November 18 day VENUE Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre ALBERT PARK SQUAD SIZE Minimum 7 Maximum 10 TEAM SIZE Mixed maximum 3 per sex on court REGULATIONS Minimum age 16 as at Dec 31 2018 FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

BEACH VOLLEYBALL 4s EVENT Mixed Open DATE SATURDAY November 17 VENUE South Melbourne Beach ALBERT PARK SQUAD SIZE Minimum 6 Maximum 8 TEAM SIZE Competition is 4-a-side Maximum 2 per sex on court FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

NETBALL EVENTS Women & Mixed Open DATES FRIDAY November 16 start 5:00pm SATURDAY November 17 day & evening SUNDAY November 18 day VENUE Albert Park Indoor Sport Centre ALBERT PARK SQUAD SIZE Minimum 9 Maximum 11 TEAM SIZE Mixed requires 4 women 3 men on court EQUIPMENT Team must supply their own bibs FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

POKER EVENT No Limit Texas Hold’em Open DATE SATURDAY November 17 4:00pm VENUE The Poker Room CROWN CASINO FORMAT Players will start with the equivalent of $5000

in chips. Players will be assigned to tables bythe Games. Competition is a multi table‘freeze-out’ Tournament with Blind levelsincreasing every 15mins.

FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

RUNNING EVENTS Women & Men 5K -30 • 30-39 • 40-49 • 50-59 • 60+ 10K -30 • 30-39 • 40-49 • 50+ DATE SATURDAY November 17 Start 8:00am VENUE Albert Park Lake ALBERT PARK FORMAT Flat course around lake 10K 2 laps of course FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

SOCCER 11s EVENT Men Open DATES SATURDAY November 17 SUNDAY November 18 VENUES Synthetic pitches ALBERT PARK Darebin International Sports Centre DAREBIN SQUAD SIZE Minimum 13 Maximum 17 REGULATIONS Minimum age 18 as at Dec 31 2018 FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

CRICKET 8s EVENTS Men & Mixed Open DATES FRIDAY November 16 start 12noon SUNDAY November 18 start 8:00am VENUES Fawkner Park SOUTH YARRA Fairburn Park ASCOT VALE Albert Park MELBOURNE SQUAD SIZE Minimum 10 Maximum 12 TEAM SIZE Mixed maximum 6 per sex on field EQUIPMENT Team must supply protector, pads and bat FORMAT One hour limited overs FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

Competition is minimum 3 matches scheduled followed by Elimination Tournament. For further Sport Information please see corporategames.net.au/aus/Sport/events-venues-and-fees or each Sport Entry Form at the same address

TENNIS EVENTS Singles Women & Men Open • -30 • 30-39 • 40+ Doubles Women & Mixed Open Men Open • 40+ DATES SATURDAY November 17 day & evening SUNDAY November 18 day Doubles VENUE Melbourne Park MELBOURNE REGULATIONS May enter ONE Singles and Doubles event only FEE $70 per person + $25 for 2nd event including Online Accreditation

TENPIN BOWLING EVENTS Singles Women & Men Open Corporate Team Open DATES SATURDAY November 17 day SUNDAY November 18 day VENUE ZONE Bowling MOORABBIN FORMAT Handicap competition Final for Team squad winners TEAM SIZE Corporate Team consists of any 4 persons FEE $65 per person + $25 for 2nd event including Online Accreditation

TOUCH EVENTS Men & Mixed Open DATES FRIDAY November 17 5:00pm if needed SATURDAY November 18 day VENUE Grass Near Pits Buildings ALBERT PARK Synthetic pitches ALBERT PARK Friday night SQUAD SIZE Minimum 8 Maximum 12 TEAM SIZE Competition is 6-a-side Mixed Team maximum 3 per sex on field FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

VOLLEYBALL EVENT Mixed Open DATE SUNDAY November 18 day VENUE Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre ALBERT PARK SQUAD SIZE Minimum 8 Maximum 10 TEAM SIZE Mixed Team requires 3 per sex on court FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

SOCCER 6s EVENTS Men & Mixed Open + Men 30+ DATES SATURDAY November 17 SUNDAY November 18 VENUES Outdoor pitches ALBERT PARK JL Murphy Reserve PORT MELBOUNRE SQUAD SIZE Minimum 8 Maximum 12 TEAM SIZE Mixed maximum 4 per sex on the field REGULATIONS Must be over 30years to enter Mens 30+ Minimum age 18 as at Dec 31 2018 FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

Australian Corporate GamesSportsProgramme... Join 8,000 athletes over 4 days in Melbourne,

SOFTBALL EVENT Mixed Open • Slowpitch DATES SATURDAY November 17 if needed SUNDAY November 18 day VENUE Fawkner Park SOUTH YARRA SQUAD SIZE Minimum 7 Maximum 10 TEAM SIZE Require 5 of each sex on field EQUIPMENT Team to provide softball kit FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

SWIMMING EVENTS Individual Women & Men -30 • 30-39 • 40+ Team Relay Open DATE SATURDAY November 17 Start 8:30am VENUE Port Phillip Bay South Melbourne Beach ALBERT PARK FORMAT Distance 1km - 4X250m laps TEAM SIZE Team consists of any 4 persons. A team relay member may swim only one leg. You may enter both individual and relay FEE $60 per person for individual or both events $30 per person for relay only including Online Accreditation

New to the Games?....how to Get Your Team Together!The Games Office is here to help, so give us a call 1300 301 418 or drop us an email at info@corporategames.net.au and we can guide you in setting up your Team!!

We have Games Brochures/Posters and a helpful Team Handbook if you are planning a large team but remember you canhave a team of any size from 1 to over 1000. Games deadlines are Oct 4th and 18th. Information is available from our web-site at www.corporategames.net.au.

Entry is only via the Games Online Entry System (GOES)...go to corporategames.net.au/aus/Entry/How-to-Enter for more informa-tion. Call us to discuss how we can customise the GOES system to help better organise your team internally and submit entries.

So come on and join the thousands of companies and entrants that are now The Games !!

GAMES QUIZ EVENT Corporate Team Open DATE SATURDAY November 17 day VENUE Champions Room Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre ALBERT PARK SQUAD SIZE 5 required on Entry Form FORMAT Heats are 3 rounds total 2hrs If enough teams, up to 8 teams from each heat

qualify TEAM SIZE Team consists of any 5 persons. REGULATIONS Electronic devices not allowed FEE $65 per person including Online Accreditation

GOLF EVENTS Handicap & Non Handicap Women, Men & Corporate Team Open DATES THURSDAY November 15 Handicap Shotgun 12:30pm FRIDAY November 16 Non Handicap Shotgun 7:30am or 1:30pm VENUES Handicap Spring Valley CLAYTON SOUTH Non Handicap Southern KEYSBOROUGH FORMATS Handicap Stableford • Non Handicap Scratch REGULATIONS Handicap must have GA handicap and supply a

golf Link #. Non Cart. Team consists of any 4persons

FEE $140 per person includes lunch or dinner and Online Accreditation

INDOOR KARTING EVENTS Women & Men Open DATES FRIDAY November 16 start 3:00pm SATURDAY November 17 day Women from noon Saturday only VENUE Auscart Racing PORT MELBOURNE FORMAT Grand Prix Heat is qualifying period approx 20 mins

Followed by semi’s and final REGULATIONS Safety briefing compulsory. Minimum age 13. Minimum height 152cm. Kart and helmet provided FEE $80 per person including Online Accreditation

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TABLE TENNIS EVENTS Singles Women & Men Open & 40+ Doubles Women, Men & Mixed Open DATE SATURDAY November 17 day & evening VENUE Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre ALBERT PARK REGULATIONS May enter ONE Singles and Doubles event only FEE $65 per person + $25 for 2nd event including Online Accreditation

Organisations with ‘Games History’...For 25 years Corporate Games around Australia have been the event of choicefor a multitude of organisations.

The Games is proud to have a loyal client base that has entered the Gamesthroughout the years in three states. These organisations understand thepower of the Games message and the unlimited opportunities the Gamesengenders.

The Organisations below represent only a small sample showing their commitment to the Corporate Games ideals.

Australian Organisations have been winning awards across the worldwideCorporate Games community for decades now!!.

We lay claim to entering the top 16 largest Games teams in the world with theQueensland Government entering a staggering 1830 in the 2013 Corporate Games in Brisbane. ANZ have continually entered teams of over1000 in the past 10 years while many other organisations have rallied numbers over 200 and 300 annually.

But remember you only need one person on your team in the Games; as theGroup Championships makes it possible for even a small team to be a winner.

Number of Games Entered Optus 64 Deloitte 47 PricewaterhouseCoopers 60 Australia Post 46 Telstra 55 EY & ANZ 44 IBM 49 AMP 43

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