Frequently Asked Questions
Purchase any 2 participating Bega products, upload your receipt and you could instantly win one of 800 x $50 Digital Prepaid Mastercards® – plus you'll also go into the weekly draw to win a choice of either a $1,000 canteen credit, $1,000 cash or $1,000 in a Prepaid Card. There are 10 major prizes to be won every week.
The promotion starts at 12:01am AEDT on 11/01/2027 and closes at 11:59pm AEDT on 21/02/2027.
The promotion is open to Australian residents aged 18 years or over. Employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter, Participating Retailers (defined below) and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter.
Simply:
- Purchase any two (2) eligible Bega natural cheese products from a participating retailer during the promotional period.
- Visit www.begabacktoschool.com.au;
- Follow the prompts to the promotion entry page;
- Input the requested details (including your full name, valid email address and mobile phone number);
- Upload a photo of your purchase receipt for the Qualifying Transaction made during the Promotion Period;
- Submit the fully completed online entry form; and
- Follow the prompts to see whether you have been deemed a provisional instant prize winner.
Participating Bega natural cheese products for entry into the promotion include:
- Bega Farmer's Tasty Natural Cheese Slices
- Bega Strong & Bitey Vintage Natural Cheese Slices
- Bega Colby Natural Cheese Slices
- Bega Lactose Free Farmer's Tasty Natural Cheese Slices
- Bega Protein Tasty Natural Cheese Slices
- Bega Country Light Tasty Natural Cheese Slices
- Bega Country Light Vintage Natural Cheese Slices
- Bega Extra Thick Toastie Natural Cheese Slices
- Bega Stringers (Original, Cheddar and Lactose Free)
Participating products are available from participating Coles, Woolworths and independent supermarkets across Australia.
Yes, you can enter multiple times but remember:
- only one entry per receipt
- only one entry per person per day
- each entry must be submitted separately
You can submit one valid entry per day, regardless of how many eligible purchases you make during that day.
For example, if you purchase eligible products on two separate receipts during the same day, you can only submit one of those receipts during that day. The second receipt can be held and entered separately on a different day.
Yes, please hold onto your original receipt as proof of purchase.
Your receipt should clearly show:
- the participating product purchased
- store of purchase
- date of purchase
- receipt details
If the receipt can't be read clearly during the validation process, your entry may not be valid.
There are 800 x $50 Digital Prepaid Mastercard® instant prizes to be won.
Plus, every valid entry automatically goes into the weekly draw to win a choice of either a $1,000 canteen credit, $1,000 cash or $1,000 in a Prepaid Card. There are 10 major prizes to be won every week.
If you win a provisional prize, you'll see an instant on-screen message confirming we will now validate your receipt and details, which may take up to 7 days. Once verified, we'll email you with the next steps to claim your prize.
If you can't see anything in your inbox, don't forget to check your Junk/Spam folder.
Once your entry has been validated:
- instant prize winners will receive an email with prize claim instructions for their Digital Prepaid Mastercard®; and
- weekly major prize winners will receive an email requesting their preference for how they would like to receive their major prize
Once your entry has been verified, you'll receive an email with instructions on how to claim your digital prize. Don't forget to check your junk mail!
If we can't validate your entry, we'll email you to let you know why. This may be because your receipt is unclear, the product isn't eligible, some details are missing or your entry doesn't meet the promotion requirements.
If your receipt can't be verified, you'll have the opportunity to upload a clearer image. Please make sure it clearly shows the participating product, retailer, purchase date and receipt details.
Remember to keep your original receipt until the promotion has ended and all prizes have been awarded.
Your entry is automatically placed into the weekly draw to win a choice of either a $1,000 canteen credit, $1,000 cash or $1,000 in a Prepaid Card. There are 10 major prizes to be won every week.
There will be six weekly draws conducted for this promotion. Entries into each Weekly Draw open at 12:01am AEDT and close at 11:59pm AEDT on the dates indicated below.
- Weekly Draw 1 – Entries open 11/01/2027, close 17/01/2027. Drawn 18/01/2027, winners published 21/01/2027
- Weekly Draw 2 – Entries open 18/01/2027, close 24/01/2027. Drawn 25/01/2027, winners published 28/01/2027
- Weekly Draw 3 – Entries open 25/01/2027, close 31/01/2027. Drawn 01/02/2027, winners published 04/02/2027
- Weekly Draw 4 – Entries open 01/02/2027, close 07/02/2027. Drawn 08/02/2027, winners published 11/02/2027
- Weekly Draw 5 – Entries open 08/02/2027, close 14/02/2027. Drawn 15/02/2027, winners published 18/02/2027
- Weekly Draw 6 – Entries open 15/02/2027, close 21/02/2027. Drawn 22/02/2027, winners published 25/02/2027
Winners will be notified via telephone and email within two business days of each Weekly Draw and their details (first initial, surname and postcode) published at www.begabacktoschool.com.au on the dates indicated above.
If you are one of the lucky weekly major prize winners, you will have the following options:
- $1000 direct deposited to your nominated school canteen bank account
- $1000 direct deposited to your nominated school canteen app account
- $1000 Digital Prepaid Mastercard
Weekly major prize winners will be emailed a major prize preference form to complete with their preferred option including proof of id.
Prizes must be claimed by 08/03/2027.
Any unclaimed prizes may be redrawn on 10/03/2027 in accordance with the Terms & Conditions.
You can read the full Terms & Conditions here.
For any promotion queries, please contact us here.