Whether it’s the romantic Rapunzel’s Tower or the colourful Chameleon, this year’s Kids Under Cover cubbies will ignite the imagination of adults and children alike.

Now in its ninth year, the Kids Under Cover Cubby House Challenge will again feature at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show from 29 March to 2 April.

This year, five firms will be building cubbies, the first two listed being Master Builders:

• Porter Davis, Melbourne house designers and homebuilders – Rapunzel’s Tower ,
• One of Australia’s largest construction experts, Probuild – Chameleon,
• FMSA Architecture in collaboration with Upstream Studio and Aurecon – Kooky Cubby,
• Grimshaw architecture, the Melbourne branch of the international architecture agency, in partnership with Warrick Home Builders – MySpace, and;
• Playce, a Melbourne playspace design and landscape architectural consultants partnering with Agency of Sculpture – Glowb.

Cubbies are judged by a panel of experts with all teams vying for the title of ‘Australia’s Best Cubby’. The cubbies are auctioned with the highest-selling cubby going for more than $17,000 in 2016.

Peter Maddison

Inaugural judge Peter Maddison, host of Lifestyle Channel’s Grand Designs Australia is now joined by Joe Snell, architect and judge on Channel 7’s House Rules, interior designer Fiona Lynch, Lucy Feagins, editor of The Design Files, and Alice Stolz, National Managing Editor of Domain.

Master Builders has supported youth homelessness charity Kids Under Cover for more than 25 years. During that time our board, executive team and members have supported events like the Cubby House Challenge, made donations and volunteered time. Our contribution was publicly acknowledged in 2003 when Master Builders was named a patron of Kids Under Cover.

Recognising the part we could play in effecting policy change for Kids Under Cover, Master Builders also lobbied for changes to the building planning regulations. In 2006 Kids Under Cover became exempt from building planning permits and in turn, benefited from a shorter construction lead-time.

Master Builders hosted the 2009 pilot Cubby House Challenge at the Building and Home Improvement Expo, allowing the charity to test the concept and create what has become a signature event for Kids Under Cover.

Our financial contribution has reached almost $50,000 but it is our lobbying, advice and advocacy that have been critical to the development of the charity. Without this, the team at Kids Under Cover say they would not have been able to deliver 450-plus studios and supported more than 3000 young people since they began.

We look forward to seeing the results of this year’s event and encourage you to get involved by entering our competition, in conjunction with Dulux. When visiting the event, take a ‘selfie’ with your favourite cubby and post it on social media with the #masterbuilderscomp

A winner will be drawn at the conclusion of the event and receive a lovable Dulux dog (stuffed of course!) as their prize. (T&Cs apply)*

*Kids Under Cover Cubby House Challenge Dulux Dog competition Terms and Conditions

1. Your participation in this Competition constitutes your deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
2. In order to constitute a valid entry into the Competition, entrants must take a photograph of themselves, known as a “selfie”, with their favourite “cubby house” at the Kids Under Cover Cubby House Challenge at Melbourne International Flower and Garden show and share the photo using the hashtag “ #masterbuilderscomp ” on either of the social media platforms: Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. 
3. Entry to the Competition is limited to one hashtagged photo per person per social media platform. 
4. The Competition commences at 9.00am on 29 March 2017 and closes at 5.00pm on 2 April 2017 AEST. 
5. The winner will be determined by random draw and will receive one large stuffed “Dulux Dog” toy valued at approximately $100 RRP (the “Prize”).
6. The Prize draw will take place at the Master Builders office at 12.00pm on 3 April 2017 AEST.
7. The Prize winner will be notified via being tagged in a post on Master Builders’ social media platforms on 3 April 2017. The post will be kept active for 14 days after it is posted. Where possible the Prize winner will also notified via private message. The Master Builders’ decision is final and conclusive. 
8. The Prize winner must, within 14 days of the draw, contact Master Builders on 9411 4555 to claim the Prize and arrange a time to collect the Prize from the Master Builders’ office at East Melbourne, or as otherwise agreed with Master Builders. The Prize winner must show evidence of the winning photo being tagged, in accordance with these terms and conditions, by them on their social media account in order to collect the Prize (e.g. showing the posted photo on their social media account on their device).
9. If the first drawn entry is unclaimed a second draw, may take place subject to Master Builders’ discretion.
10. The Prize will be deemed unclaimed if it is not claimed and collected as per these Terms and Conditions.
11. If this Competition is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of Master Builders, Master Builders reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the extent permitted by at law to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the Competition.
12. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, Master Builders excludes all liability for any personal injury or any loss or damage arising in any way out of the Competition.
13. The Master Builders is the Master Builders Association of Victoria, located at 332 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002. ABN 69 981 208 782.
14. Employees of Master Builders or related entities are not eligible to enter this Competition.