The NRL will supply free Parramatta Eels 'Party Packs' of posters, balloons and streamers to local businesses wishing to dress-up their shop-fronts or workplaces in support of the Parramatta Eels.

The free packs are available right now but supplies are limited - act now to secure yours.

But first, here's how your business can also win $1000, two free tickets to the NRL Grand Final this weekend and a free full page advertisement in the Parramatta Advertiser to be presented by the Lord Mayor at the official Parramatta Eels flag-raising at Parramatta Town Hall this Friday at 9:30am.

Parramatta City Council and the Parramatta Chamber of Commerce, with proud support from the NRL, are looking for the business that best shows support for the Parramatta Eels. The winning business will be promoted by Council, the Chamber and the NRL. Your participation will help market Parramatta City as a great place to live, work and invest.

Get your Eels 'Party Pack' below, but why not go further and show our state that Parramatta business is already the Premier team. We're looking for the best dressed shop-front or workplace in Parramatta! We're also looking for the most creative Eels support: do your staff have the best Eels costumes? Or can your business to deliver the biggest Eels cake, the most Eels hair-colouring treatments, or invent the Parramatta Eels cocktail? This is a great opportunity to showcase your business.


> HOW TO GET A FREE EELS 'PARTY PACK'

They're ready right now but supplies are strictly limited and will be delivered on a first come, first served basis.

If you're close by, please come into Parramatta Chamber of Commerce 8-10 Palmer St Parramatta and pick up your free pack from our foyer during business hours.


> HOW TO ENTER FOR $1000 , TWO FREE TICKETS TO THE NRL GRAND FINAL AND A FULL PAGE ADVERT IN THE PARRAMATTA ADVERTISER

If your business has gone the extra mile in showing support for the Eels, simply take a digital photo of your shop-front or workplace, or of your creative way of supporting the Eels, and send it though with your contact details and a few lines of explanation of what you've done to:

Bruce Mills at Parramatta City Council: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , and
Paula Roden at Parramatta Chamber of Commerce: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

We'll be accepting entries up to 3:00pm on Thursday 1 October.

Entries will be short-listed and judged by our Judging Panel:

     > The Lord Mayor (representing Parramatta City Council)
     > Trevor Oldfield (President, Parramatta Chamber of Commerce)
     > Alan Overton, AM (Director - Westmead Medical Research Foundation, formerly the Millennium Foundation)
     > Ron Ross (Vice President, Parramatta Chamber of Commerce), and
     > Paula Roden (Executive Officer, Parramatta Chamber of Commerce)

Good luck! The winner will be contacted prior to Friday's Eel's flag-raising at Parramatta Town Hall.