Prizes

• The thirteen grand prize winners will have their pet professionally photographed by Jennifer McKinnon Photography and be featured in the 2026 Northern Rivers Animal Services Calendar either as the cover or as one of the months of the year.
• The winners will also receive a competition branded digital file of the image used in the calendar.
• The winners of the photo contest will be determined by the top 13 entrants that get the most votes! The pet with the highest number of votes will win the coveted cover photo for the 2026 calendar! The 2nd - 13th place winners will have their pet featured as a pet of the month.
• The thirteen winners will also be featured in an art gallery installation for six months on Northern Rivers Animal Services website.
• All winners will have the opportunity to purchase products and images following their session, if desired.

*If your pet is one of the 13 to be photographed for the calendar, you must be able to bring your pet to Jennifer McKinnon Photography at a pre-selected location in the Ballina, Alstonville or Lennox Heads areas during July 2025 for a professional on-location photo session. If you are unable to commit to a photo session during those times or find yourself unable to travel to these pre-selected locations, you forfeit your winning and the next top vote getter will take your pet's spot in the calendar, no exceptions.

• The pet who receives who receives the highest number of new votes for a particular week will win a mini-contest prize from one of the participating businesses.
• Voting for each week's competition finishes on the Sunday of that week at 10.00pm.
• In the event of a tie for that week's most votes or if there are no new votes for that week, a random computerised drawing will be held for all eligible dogs and cats.