7 months ago
🧡 From Outback to Awesome 🎉 : 41 Submissions, Winners Webinar, Mini Contest & More 👏
Howdy, Hackeroos!
A huge thank-you to everyone who took part in AI in the Outback!
We had 187 people register and received 41 submissions 🎉
This hackathon wouldn’t have been possible without our amazing collaborators:
• MLAI AUS – https://www.mlai.au
• Uni of Melbourne – https://www.unimelb.edu.au
• Lovable – https://www.lovable.dev
• Antler – https://www.antler.co
• LaunchVic – https://launchvic.org
• MastrowCorp – https://www.mastrowcorp.com.au
• Solana ANZ – https://www.solanaanz.org
• ElevenLabs – https://elevenlabs.io
I can’t wait to send out the survival packs, the cash, the mentorship, and the AI credits! But first... judging.
🧑⚖️ Judging & PrizesOur eight judges, bringing local knowledge, entrepreneurship, technical skills, early career perspective, and seasoned professional experience, are now deliberating. Half are Aussie, and half international. Perfect for a global hackathon about Australia. Winners will be announced on October 2nd during our live webinar.
Register for the Winners Webinar:
GetRiver event page: https://app.getriver.io/beta/events/ai-in-the-outback-winners-webinar-ii4i
or join directly on Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83554229978?pwd=2tr5kRHGy1OgiQBHOFyx9VAoxAiez0.1
Meeting ID: 835 5422 9978
Passcode: HACKEROOS
10AM AEST Melbourne time on Oct. 2nd
Check your local time zone conversion,
as it could be Oct. 1st in the evening for you!
Yes, there will be a recording!
Keep building! Here's a really cool announcement that I'm deciding to let slip early... You can reuse your existing project, and if you add Solana integration to it (a blockchain technology), you can submit it to the Solana Online Hackathon that has a similar name as us: https://hackaroo.xyz
They’ve added a special track just for AI in the Outback participants, so you could win $250 USDC plus be eligible for their other prizes totalling over $15,000.
So go do that!
Another quick win, while you wait!
Create your best Halloween-themed ElevenLabs music track and post it in the #spooky-chat channel on Hackeroos Discord by Oct 7, 2025.
Join the communities:
• Hackeroos Discord: https://discord.com/invite/cvrEcxU5b7
• Hackeroos Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Hackeroos/
• ElevenLabs Discord: https://discord.com/invite/pkPqvV29np
• ElevenLabs Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ElevenLabs/
Get started on ElevenLabs website: https://elevenlabs.io
Unsure how? Here’s a tutorial on making generative AI music with ElevenLabs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCrkItqdRRI
Prizes:
Ten winners will each receive 3 months of ElevenLabs Creator tier (normally $22/month). Multiple entries are allowed. It's going to get wild in the "#spooky-chat" channel!
Good luck! 👻
This all leads up to the Hackeroos Spooky Reddit Game Jam running October 8–28. ElevenLabs is putting up huge AI credit prizes for the most creative use of their generative AI audio platform. I'm talkin' the HIGHEST TIERS!
If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at game development, now’s your chance, and it’s easier than ever with Cursor!
Get a head start by seeing how it’s done with AI tools:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZM1tKI4SnU
Or dive into the official documentation yourself:
https://developers.reddit.com/docs/
You’ll definitely want to check out the Reddit Developers Fund as developers can earn up to $167,000 per popular app and up to $500,000 total until December (amounts may change in January).
Our next DevPost link for this hackathon will be up soon, so stick with us!
Thank you again for making AI in the Outback such a wonderful experience.
I’m so excited to see where you all go next!
Warm regards,
Kasey / Hackeroos 🧡
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hackeroos/