Prize Homes Lotteries in Australia

Some lottery games give away cash prizes while others award material and valuable possessions to the grand winner. In Australia, there are lotteries which give away prize homes. Not just some middle of the road or run of the mill houses, but homes which are first-rate in design, completely furnished and some even comes with additional prizes like free travel tickets and gift certificates.

Many organizations and institutions organize prize homes lottery. Three of the most popular lotteries in Australia are RSL Art Union, Surf Life Saving and Mater Prize Home.

The RSL (Returned Services League) was conceptualized in 1916 solely for supporting the old men and women, along with their families,  who have given their service to the country. The lottery itself, the RSL Art Union was first held in 1956 with the aim of raising necessary funds to the brave men and women who laid their lives for the country’s freedom. Proceeds of the lottery is majorly utilized to establish aged care centers, home cares and communities which assists the welfare of the ex-service people. Each year there are ten RSL Art Union Prize Homes Lotteries held. Nine of the ten draws offer a grand prize of a waterfront luxury estate on Gold Coast or a collection of upscale apartments located in a city’s prime areas. Ticket for these 9 draws are at $5 each. The remaining 1 draw has a jackpot prize of a complete block of profitable home units with a penthouse with a total prize value of $3,500,000. Price per ticket is $10.

The Surf Life Saving Prize Home Charity is held to honor and aid the heroic volunteer life savers. Australia is known for its grand and beautiful beaches, which is why lots of people amounting to about 55 million a year take time to visit those tourist beach spots. Along the beach and in the sea are probable dangers to which beach goers are constantly subjected to. So to guard these people from threats and dangers in the sea, there are those noble life savers who volunteer themselves to guard 300+ Australian beaches and about 11,000 lives a year. Within a certain year, these volunteers have performed some 50,000 first aids on many people. The prize homes lottery are held by Surf life saving once in three months to gather funds needed in procuring equipment and supplies to be used by the volunteer life guards. Charity houses that are offered as grand prizes cost about $650,000. Tickets are sold at a price of $10 for six tickets.

The Mater Prize Home Charity is known for allotting its tickets sales for supporting mother and children hospitals by Mater. The lottery was founded back in 1954 and was the first ever lottery game that gave away an estate property as a grand prize in the state of Queensland. Each year the grand prize homes given away by Mater costs around 6 million dollars. For every ticket bought, the buyer gets to help a lot of sick young children plus a chance to win a truly beautiful ready built home.