Cheryl, don't you just love it when state government public servants say to you could they please have the image for free because otherwise they won't be able to afford to take six staffers to Day Dream Island to discuss future photographic needs.
Is that industrial or emotional blackmail or just an excuse to take five of your mates on a junket?
William, the flip side of the coin is if they're taking copyright and the prize is $50/$100 why enter? If I remember rightly DPI did this and eventually got no entries. Supply and demand.
Seagate ran similar rules last month and the prizes all up were nearly $US4,000. I won so they can keep my photograph and do whatever they like with it.
I guess like you said, it's all in the prize money.