Sweet as! Brisbane teachers win $250K caravan trip
Budgie smuggler gags help snag road trip of a lifetime prize for ex-Kiwi coupleA young Queensland couple with a cheeky sense of humour has beaten out hundreds of other applicants to win a 12 months' free caravan trip worth a quarter-million dollars.
The winning 60-second video entry (below) in the BIG4 Big Aussie Review competition is best described as a 'piss take' of the ubiquitous online product review, and was enough for Grace Herdman and Matt Millward (both 26-year-old teachers originally from New Zealand but now living in Brisbane) to get the thumbs up from the judges.
From white boards to dump points
From mid-2026 to mid-2027, the wise-cracking pair will swap the classroom for the highway, towing a new Aussie-built caravan with a fully kitted-out dual-cab ute, from Australia's top to bottom.
"Australians don’t need a passport to have an incredible holiday – the best trips are right here in our own backyard,' BIG4 Holiday Parks CEO Sean Jenner said.
"But we know cost is a very real barrier right now. The Big Aussie Review is our way of saying: ‘Here’s the caravan, here are the keys, here’s the budget – just go.’
"Grace and Matt embody exactly the spirit we were looking for – people who find joy in the everyday and can’t wait to share it with the rest of Australia."
Along with their 'un-baa-lievable' sense of humour, the Brisbane couple profess to being keen campers and road trippers.
"We turn anything into an adventure," explains Grace. "Flat tyre? Scenic stop. Rain all weekend? Character building. Wrong turn? New plan.
"We love being outdoors, and this is genuinely a dream come true."
The road ahead
Starting off on the Gold Coast on July 6, the Big Aussie Review 'lap' will include stop-offs along the east coast, the Top End, Western Australia and South Australia.
The $250,000 prize includes a Ford Ranger, Crusader Lifechanger Bunkie caravan, 365 nights’ accommodation, free and food allowance, $10,000 worth of camping accessories and content creation gear worth up to $8000.
You can follow the 'choice' trip at the Big Aussie Review site as well as BIG4 social channels.
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