Information & Rules For Metal Detecting Championships

The main Metal Detecting Championships will take the form of two (One and a half hour)  heats. One on Saturday, one on Sunday. The first heat on Saturday will be 12.30 – 2 pm. The second heat on Sunday will be  10 am – 11.30 pm. Please call in at the on site office from 9 am for all information.
ALL nominations for the main competition must be in by 10 am Saturday morning.  - gather at 12 .15 pm for instructions and rules of the main detecting competition at the office.
For those who cannot attend both heats in the main competition there will still be a chance to win the main prize and many instant and mystery prizes by only attending one heat although there will be a definite advantage to those able to complete both heats.  There will be different types of tokens of different metals to be detected and it is advised that you dig all signals to be in the running for the major prize, instant prizes and mystery prizes.
On Sunday afternoon there will be the kids hunt (under 12), a ladies hunt , and finishing off with a ‘Progressive Hunt’ which is open to all.
Nominations for these other detecting events must be made at the office prior to the events at least 30 minutes before the events take place.

The progressive hunt will be in three sections. The competitor will have to find a certain number of tokens to progress to the next section with the most tokens needed to be found in the final section. The winner will be the first across the line with the correct number of final tokens.

The method of scoring and how the points will be allocated will not be announced till the end of the competitions (to avoid cheating) but it will be as fair as possible and the judges decision is final.

MAIN COMPETITION 

1. Everyone in the main competition must sign a Nomination Form and pay the fee and be allocated a number.
2. Registrations received before the 30th September go into a draw for a $100 fuel voucher.
3. Everyone will be given a numbered bag into which they must put ALL their detected metal objects except iron rubbish over 2 inches diameter or length which must be left on the surface.
4. All competitors must be ready and at the competition area 10 minutes before the heat.
5. Please make sure you have fresh batteries or spare batteries with you as you will not be allowed off the field during the heat. Chairs, shade, drinks and toilet will be available near the competition area during the heat.
6. No-one is to enter the competition area until the start of the heat. Anyone caught on the hunt area before or between hunts will be automatically disqualified.
7. Competitors must only detect within their allocated areas.
8. Only registered competitors and stewards are allowed on the field during the competition – no helpers are allowed.
9. Coil size is limited to 12 inches with only one exception – the Garrett Infinium which comes with a standard 14 x 10 inch coil.
   It is highly recommended that only DD coils be used to avoid excessive interference.
10. Everyone must wear headphones.
11. The use of magnets or chains of any description are not allowed.
12. All holes must be filled, “NO EXCEPTION”. Offenders who consistently do not fill in their holes after being warned will be sent to the ‘sin bin’!
13. In the case where instant prizes or mystery prizes are not found there will be a draw at the end of the competition for unclaimed prizes however contestants must be present at the draw.
14. No dropping of metal objects onto the field at any time is allowed.
15.  Any abusive language or offensive behaviour towards another competitor or steward (on or off the field)  will not be tolerated  and the offender(s) will be sent to the  ‘sin bin’ and required to wait 20 minutes on the side-line with detector turned off.