Terms and Conditions

Lottery Terms and Conditions

Permit/Licence Details

Deaf Lottery 228 is authorised under the following licence and/or permit numbers: QLD: Licence No. 71274; NSW: Permit No. GOCAU/2329; NT: Permit No. FNL1003; VIC: Permit No. 10443/25; SA: Licence No. M14888; ACT: Permit No’s. R 25/00214 and TP 25/02707. Deaf Lottery is permitted to sell up to 2,000,000 tickets in this lottery, commencing 02 February 2026. Deaf Lottery is in aid of the charitable services of Deaf Services Limited trading as Deaf Connect (ABN 62 118 664 298) operations throughout Australia.

Draw Details

Closing Date: 11:59pm (AEST) 15 March 2026. Drawing Date: 10:00am (AEST 19 March 2026. Drawn at Level 5, 88 Tribune Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101. Public welcome.

Results

The 1st Prize winner is contacted by their supplied phone number(s) and email or mail. All Prize winners are notified in writing within 7 days of the draw via email or mail. Results are published online on the Winners page at www.deaflottery.com.au by 6:00pm AEST 19/03/26. Results are also published on 26/03/26 in The Advertiser.

Promoter

C. McDonald. PO Box 5796, West End QLD 4101. Phone 1800 773 678.

General Lottery and Entry Conditions

Tickets $2 AUD each.
$2 tickets not available at some venues.
Tickets sold online in books of $2, $10, $20, $30, $50, $60, $80, $100, $150, $200, $300, $500, $1,000, $1,500 and $2,000.
A ticket that has been drawn will be re-entered into the Draw and is eligible to be drawn again.
Entrants agree to the publication of their ticket number, suburb, state, and postcode in the event of a winning ticket.
Payment must be received by the close date to be entered into L228. If payment is not received prior to the close date, you may be issued with tickets in the next lottery.
Only payments for tickets in the current lottery will be accepted. Pay-in-Advance orders are not accepted.
Entries are open to people who are 18 years of age or older who are not ineligible for entry. The following persons are ineligible for entry: a) A member of Deaf Connect management committee including Deaf Connect board and executive management; b) Deaf Connect employees; c) all other parties (their employees or agents) associated with access to data in connection with the administration of the Draw; and d) immediate family members of persons identified in paragraph (a) & (b), including: spouses; de facto spouses; parents; siblings, half-siblings; and children.
It is the responsibility of all entrants of the lottery to ensure they are eligible under all applicable laws to accept the prizes offered as a part of the Draw.
Lottery tickets are not tax deductible.

For information on playing responsibly, call Gambling Hotline 1800 858 858.

First Prize (Total Prize Value: $800,000)

The First Prize must be taken as any combination of new motor vehicles, motorhomes, marine craft, caravans/campers, motorbikes, travel vouchers, home construction, renovation, or improvement services (minimum spend of $30,000), up to $750,000 in Gold Bullion and up to $20,000 in Cash*, up to a total value of $800,000. Gold bullion and cash value dependent on how much winner chooses to spend of winnings over initial $30,000 minimum deposit. – First Prize choice must be decided within 10 days of winner claiming prize. – Providers of the prize option/s will be selected by agreement between the first prize winner and Deaf Connect, from a reputable dealer/business, and is subject to their terms and conditions. – Travel is in the form of a voucher or store credit and is not redeemable for cash.
– Where selected Prize is a motor vehicle/bike, motorhome, marine craft or caravans/campers, it must be new and valued at retail cost.
– Where selected Prize is property, all costs relating to transfer of the title are included in the Prize value
– Images used to convey this Prize choice are indicative only and actual deliverables should be confirmed in writing with the selected provider prior to agreeing to payment of the Prize.
– All Prizes are paid by Deaf Lottery. None of the providers featured as options for this Prize are Promoters of this competition.
– The $800,000 1st Prize package includes a $30,000 minimum spend with the selected provider and up to $750,000 Gold Bullion and up to $20,000 Cash*. Gold and Cash value is dependent on how much the winner wishes to spend of their winnings over the initial $30,000 minimum deposit.

Book Buyers Bonus Prize

Where the first prize winning ticket was purchased in a book of tickets, or multiple books in the same transaction and in the same name/s, the first prize winner will also win the corresponding book buyer’s prize. Book Buyer Bonus Prize details:

– $100 or more Book - $30,000 Gold Bullion
– $50 Book - $20,000 Gold Bullion
– $30 Book - $10,000 Gold Bullion
– $20 Book - $5,000 Gold Bullion

$10k BONUS PRIZE DRAW 1:

$10k Bonus Prize Draw 1 - 1x $10,000 Cash* Prize. To enter, order $10 or more in consecutive tickets before 11:59pm AEST 15/02/26. Tickets purchased through an existing VIP Club membership of $10 or more will be automatically entered into the $10k Bonus Prize Draw 1 and be eligible to win as per the VIP Supporter Draw eligibility below. Drawn 19/03/26.

$10k BONUS PRIZE DRAW 2:

$10k Bonus Prize Draw 2 - 1x $10,000 Cash* Prize. To enter, order $10 or more in consecutive tickets before 11:59pm AEST 8/03/26. Tickets purchased through an existing VIP Club membership of $10 or more will be automatically entered into the $10k Bonus Prize Draw 2 draw and be eligible to win as per the VIP Supporter Draw eligibility below. Drawn 19/03/26.

VIP Supporter Draws

Order five (5) or more tickets in an automatic, recurring purchase order to be eligible for the VIP draws. Excludes Purchases made via Oz Lotteries.
Your VIP membership must have commenced before the closing date for that relevant draw and be a current and financial VIP membership at time of the draw.
Current and financial VIPs are active (not paused, cancelled or set to skip one or more scheduled payments) with the last recurring automatic VIP purchase successful. Charges that are pending or declined are not financial.
Additional purchases of standard (non-recurring) tickets are not eligible entries in VIP supporter draws.
From Deaf Lottery 210 forward, all new VIP memberships will be processed as a monthly subscription, all existing VIP memberships prior to Deaf Lottery 210 will be processed as a single autoplay each lottery, until otherwise determined.
All draws are conducted at Level 5/88 Tribune Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101 or remote subject to business requirements.
Winners are advised via their nominated email address and/or mail after the Draw.
*Where Prizes are Cash or Gift Card, Victorian residents receive a Woolworths WISH Gift Card for Prizes under $5,000, and Gold Bullion for Prizes worth $5,000 and over.

MAJOR VIP DRAW 1x $20,000 Cash* Prize Close Date: 15th March 2026 Draw Date: 19th March 2026 Each eligible ticket processed via a recurring VIP membership is an entry into the draw.

WEEKLY VIP DRAWS 5x $1,000 Gift Cards* Drawn Weekly (total value $30,000) The number of entries allocated for each of the Weekly VIP prize draws will be determined by the most recently paid eligible recurring automatic ticket purchase at the date of the close of the relevant Weekly VIP draw.

Prizes - General

– All Prize suppliers nominated by Deaf Lottery.
– All Prizes supplied subject to availability of suppliers’ stock. Where prizes are unavailable, a substitute prize of equivalent value will be offered, subject to regulatory approval.
– Photographs and props are for illustration purposes only and do not necessarily depict exact Prize detail.
– All Prizes are valued at manufacturers/suppliers recommended retail (list) price including GST.
– Prizes are not transferable or redeemable for cash.
– *Where Prizes are Cash or Gift Card, Victorian residents receive a Woolworths WISH Gift Card for Prizes under $5,000, and Gold Bullion for Prizes worth $5,000 and over.
– Where a prize is described as a “Gift Card” it will be delivered as an electronic gift card to the email address on record or it may be delivered via SMS to the mobile phone number on record. If an email or mobile number is not on record and/or cannot be obtained a Woolworths WISH gift card will be issued.
– All Gift Cards accepted at merchants’ discretion.
– Gold Bullion valued at purchase price on the date of purchase - selling costs and market ﬂuctuations apply.
– Winning ticket numbers and winners are validated against records held in our database and all draws are final. – Where Deaf Connect is unable contact a winner or any prize remains unclaimed, the requirements of the applicable state/territory legislation will be followed. State/territory requirements at time of permit approval is as follows: – • Australian Capital Territory: All prizes in the lottery must be distributed or allocated as approved. If a prize is not claimed within a reasonable period, taking into account the nature of the prize, the person conducting the promotion must draw another winning ticket or entry. For Deaf Lottery 228, should a redraw be necessary it will be conducted on Friday 19/03/27 at Deaf Connect, Level 5/88 Tribune Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101 at 10am by means of approved random number generator. – • Victoria: If a winner does not claim a prize in a raffle and the person who conducted the raffle cannot, after reasonable efforts to do so, find a winner of the prize the community or charitable organisation to benefit from the raffle must ensure that the prize is retained for 12 months after the draw or, if the prize is livestock or property of a perishable nature, may sell the prize in a way that brings a reasonable price and retain the proceeds (after deducting the reasonable costs of the sale) for 12 months after the draw. If a prize or proceeds of the sale of a prize retained under sub-regulation remain unclaimed after a period of 12 months after the draw of the raffle, the community or charitable organisation must sell or otherwise dispose of the prize if this has not already been done and must pay the proceeds (after deducting the reasonable costs of the sale or disposal) to the Treasurer for payment into the Consolidated Fund. For all other locations, including Queensland, the Queensland requirements will be followed. – • Queensland: Until the prize is given to the winner, the person conducting the game must keep it for the winner as described here. Where the prize is not claimed within at least 1 year, the association that conducted the game may apply the prize or its sale proceeds to the association's purposes. However, this does not affect a person's right to claim a prize during the period for claiming a prize, which is 3 years from the day the prize winner is decided.

Agents

There is an agreement with TMS GLOBAL SERVICES Pty Ltd (ACN 089 771 835) and Adflex Marketing Pty Ltd (ACN 620 652 271) to promote, sell tickets or conduct this raffle for reward; and in Australia excluding Victoria: Carmalt Fundraising (ABN 65 143 648 125); Trish Carney Art Union Pty Ltd (ACN 625 686 973).

Refund Policy

Deaf Lottery is committed to ensuring customer satisfaction with all tickets purchased in our Lotteries. Tickets in the current Lottery may be returned and cancelled before the close of the Lottery for a full refund of the ticket price. All tickets not returned by the closing date will be valid for the Draw and therefore able to win a prize so cannot be refunded. Deaf Lottery may at its discretion and on a case-by-case basis, refund after the Lottery has been drawn.

Security Policy

When purchasing from Deaf Lottery your financial details are passed through a secure server using the latest Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology. SSL encryption is the industry standard and is the same encryption technology used by banks. If you have any questions regarding our security policy, please contact our Customer Service Team at [email protected]. Collected personal information will be used to process orders, identify Supporters and to communicate offers and events. View our Privacy Policy online or Freecall 1800 773 678 for a mailed copy. If you no longer wish to receive further information from Deaf Lottery, please Freecall 1800 773 678.

Website Terms and Conditions

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Use

By using this site or application you agree to abide by these Terms & Conditions. Deaf Connect may, without notice, amend or modify its Terms & Conditions by posting the amended Terms & Conditions to this website or application.
If any of these Terms & Conditions are found to be invalid or unenforceable, that invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the remainder of the Terms & Conditions, which will continue in full force and effect.

Ownership

This website or application is owned and operated by Deaf Services Limited (ABN 62 118 664 298), operating as Deaf Connect (hereinafter referred to as "Deaf Connect", "we", "us" and "our"). Deaf Connect is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and endorsed as a deductible gift recipient (DGR) with the Australian Taxation Office. Deaf Connect operates Deaf Lottery.

Intended audience

All information provided on this website or application has been prepared in accordance with Australian law and is intended for use by residents of Australia. Persons residing outside of Australia use this website or application at their own risk and should take into consideration the legislative requirements of their country of residence when accessing this website or application. Should you choose to purchase products from Deaf Connect, or make a donation to us, you should confirm that doing so will not constitute a contravention of the laws of your country of residence.

Restrictions on Use

All information provided on this website or application has been provided for personal and non-commercial use. It is general information only and should not be relied upon in lieu of professional and/or medical advice.

Please consult disability support provider for personally relevant information on services

The information on this website or application is obtained and developed from a variety of sources including but not limited to collaborations with third parties and information provided by third parties under licence. Where the services information provided has been developed by Deaf Connect, whether in its own right or in conjunction with any third party, that information is based on independent activity at the time of writing. Inclusion of information on this website or application or links to third party sites is not an endorsement of any organisation, product or service.

Whilst care has been taken in preparing the content of the material and any other information provided on this website or application, Deaf Connect and its employees, related parties, directors, officers, committee members, servants, agents, volunteers, contractors, subcontractors and collaborators cannot accept any liability, including for any loss or damage, resulting from the reliance on the content, or for its accuracy, currency and completeness.
Any use of Deaf Connect or Deaf Lottery materials or information by another person or organisation is at the user's own risk.

Copyright and Trademarking

Deaf Connect supports and encourages the dissemination and exchange of information. However, copyright protects material on this website or application. We assert the right to be recognised as the author of this material and the right to have its material remain unaltered.
Except for purposes permitted by the Copyright Act 1968, or in accordance with the copyright statements appearing on the individual web pages, reproduction by whatever means is prohibited without the prior written permission of Deaf Connect.

Indemnity, Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

Whilst due care has been taken in the preparation of the content of this website or application we make no representations regarding the accuracy, currency or reliability of the information provided unless otherwise indicated, and note there may be errors, omissions and typographical errors contained in the material provided.

The website/s or applications and the material it contains are provided on an as-is basis, and to the fullest extent permitted by law we disclaim all warranties. In addition, we do not warrant that this website or application is error-free or that the website, application and/or the servers it is hosted on are free of viruses, Trojans or other malicious software.

Deaf Connect and its employees, directors, officers, committee members, servants, agents, volunteers, contractors, subcontractors and collaborators will not be liable for any loss or damage other than that which cannot be excluded by law arising as a result of use of this website or application or reliance on any information provided on this website or application.

You agree to indemnify Deaf Connect including its employees, directors, officers, committee members, servants, agents, volunteers, contractors, subcontractors and collaborators from any loss or damage which it may suffer as a result of your use of this website or application.

Jurisdiction

These terms and conditions are governed by and to be interpreted in accordance with the laws in force in the State of Queensland, Australia and in the event of any dispute arising in relation to these terms and conditions or any dispute arising in relation to the Internet Site whether in contract or tort or otherwise the Courts of Queensland and any Courts competent to hear appeals therefrom will have non-exclusive jurisdiction over such dispute.

Privacy Policy and Notification Statement

Deaf Connect respects your privacy and will keep your personal information securely and not allow it to be misused. Our Privacy Policy is in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles (APP). For full details on how we handle your information, please see our Privacy Policy which can be found on our website or by emailing [email protected]

Contact details

Should you have any queries or concerns regarding Deaf Connect’s website Terms & Conditions of use please contact The Deaf Lottery team, by emailing [email protected] or phoning us on 1800 773 678 (Mon-Thurs 9:00am-7:00pm AEST, Fri 9:00am-5:00pm AEST).