High school students of Victoria are invited to submit entries for the annual Premier’s Spirit of ANZAC Prize 2011-12.

The prize, which is open to years 9 and 10 only, commemorates the service and sacrifice made by the ANZACs. The prize is an all expenses paid study tour of the major battlefield sites where Australians had served, focused on Gallipoli and the Western Front. Only ten students will be selected to go on this tour.

Applications for the Premier’s Spirit of ANZAC Prize 2011-12 can be downloaded from the Spirit of ANZAC website at www.veterans.vic.gov.au Students must submit their entries by Friday 21 October. Students can enter research essays, artworks, musical compositions or audio, video or web-based presentations.