► Van-Tastic Adventures

Why not take part in the ultimate Aussie road trip. Applications are open for the final leg of the Van-Tastic Adventure, a competition designed for enthusiastic and adventurous travellers who are willing to tackle – and capture on video - one leg of an Australia-wide road trip. Great news for film / media / communications students to practise and hone their video-editing and production skils in a live project.– and the winning team will take home $10,000 cash.

The winning team of one or two travellers will be flown from wherever they live to Australia and will spend six weeks driving across Western Australia in the Van-Tastic van, which is fuelled up and kitted out with camping equipment and all the technology to enable them to capture their adventure on video and in blogs. Thanks to Tourism Western Australia, you will have free access to the State’s top attractions.

Dive with the world's largest fish - the whale shark, snorkel with manta rays, swim with wild dolphins, walk amongst the tree tops of ancient trees, sleep under a canopy of stars in the desert, indulge in fresh food and wine, or explore the beehive-like formations of the Bungle Bungle range in World Heritage Listed Purnululu National Park with the help of an Aboriginal guide.

Applications for Western Australia, close on February 28. The Van-Tastic Adventure starts in Darwin May 6th and Finishes in Perth in June 17th, 2010.

At the end of the adventure, the viewing public will vote for the best video produced during the year-long, 30,000 kilometre adventure

Visit the Vantastic website here