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Pets At Our Place calendar

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Nominations for the Pets At Our Place 2027 calendar competition are now open.
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About Pets At Our Place

Pets At Our Place is a way to celebrate the role pets play in the lives of public and community housing residents in Victoria.

It is our way of saying thank you to residents. With help from their pets, they help make their communities stronger, and more connected.

Whether it is a friendly face in the courtyard, or a reason to explore your local park, pets bring Victorians together.

Twelve residents and their pets will be chosen to be in the Pets At Our Place 2027 Calendar. You must be a public or community housing resident in Victoria to enter.

Got a fish that makes you laugh? A dog that cheers everyone up? A clever cat or rabbit that does tricks? All kinds of pets are welcome!

How do I enter?

There are two ways you can enter:

Need help with the form?

You can email us at petsplace@dffh.vic.gov.au, or call either 03 8633 4357 or 03 8633 4362.

When you complete the nomination form, you will need to tell us your:

  1. Name
  2. Address
  3. Email address (if you have one)
  4. Telephone number
  5. Attach a photograph of your pet
  6. Share a few sentences about your pet

Please note: the photo you send in is for the entry only. If you are chosen, we will contact you to organise a professional photo for the calendar.

We will keep your information safe and private. It will only be used to choose the winners of Pets At Our Place.

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How is this competition judged?

We judge each pet nomination based on the story, location and species! It is important to have a varied representation of the pets that live in public and community housing across the state of Victoria.

What do successful nominations receive?

Twelve renters and their pets will be selected to feature in the Pets At Our Place 2027 Calendar.

Successful public and community housing pet nominations will be:

  • professionally photographed
  • published in the Pets At Our Place 2027 Calendar.

They will also receive:

  • the original professional standard portrait taken by the photographer
  • an illustration print
  • a gift voucher
  • a copy of the calendar.

You can still download a digital copy of the Pets At Our Place 2026 calendar. The calendars are not for individual sale.

 

The power of pets in social housing - video transcript (Word, 120.36 KB)