Welcome to the DAV Website
The DAV is a non-profit association which exists to promote debate. It
is the peak debating body in Victoria and runs large competitions for
adults and for schools across Victoria. It provides training and
resources for debaters, teachers and adjudicators.
Draws
Melbourne
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Round 1: Monday, March 21st 2022
VCE Grade at 7pm
That people who are unvaccinated for COVID-19 by choice should not have access to the public health system
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Victorian College of the Arts 1 (Year 11) | vs. | Haileybury City 1 (Year 11) |
| University High School 1 (Year 11) | vs. | Haileybury City 1 |
| University High School 1 | vs. | Bye |
C Grade at 7pm
That we should boycott major sporting events held in countries with poor human rights records
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Victorian College of the Arts 2 (Year 9) | vs. | Victorian College of the Arts 1 (Year 9) |
| University High School 1 (Year 9) | vs. | Haileybury City 1 |
| Haileybury City 2 (Year 9) | vs. | University High School 1 |
| Haileybury City 4 (Year 9) | vs. | Haileybury City 3 |
D Grade at 7pm
That sporting bodies should not accept sponsorship from gambling companies
The draw for this round will be published closer to the start of the round.
Round 2: Monday, April 4th 2022
VCE Grade at 7pm
That we prefer a hung parliament to a majority government
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Wurun Senior Campus 3 | vs. | Victorian College of the Arts 1 (Year 11) |
| Haileybury City 1 (Year 11) | vs. | Wurun Senior Campus 2 |
| Wurun Senior Campus 1 | vs. | University High School 1 (Year 11) |
| Haileybury City 1 | vs. | Bye |
C Grade at 7pm
That parliamentarians should be allowed to hold citizenship other than Australian citizenship
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Haileybury City 1 | vs. | University High School 1 |
| Victorian College of the Arts 2 (Year 9) | vs. | Haileybury City 2 (Year 9) |
| University High School 1 (Year 9) | vs. | Haileybury City 3 |
| Victorian College of the Arts 1 (Year 9) | vs. | Bye |
D Grade at 7pm
That we should abolish the Australian citizenship test
The draw for this round will be published closer to the start of the round.
Round 3: Monday, May 16th 2022
VCE Grade at 7pm
Secret Topic
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Victorian College of the Arts 1 (Year 11) | vs. | University High School 1 (Year 11) |
| Haileybury City 1 (Year 11) | vs. | Wurun Senior Campus 1 |
| Wurun Senior Campus 2 | vs. | Haileybury City 1 |
| Bye | vs. | Bye |
C Grade at 7pm
Advised: Science and Health
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| University High School 1 (Year 9) | vs. | Victorian College of the Arts 1 (Year 9) |
| Victorian College of the Arts 2 (Year 9) | vs. | Haileybury City 1 |
| University High School 1 | vs. | Haileybury City 3 |
| Haileybury City 2 (Year 9) | vs. | Bye |
D Grade at 7pm
That the government should employ state artists (E.g. Poet Laureate)
The draw for this round will be published closer to the start of the round.
Round 4: Monday, June 6th 2022
VCE Grade at 7pm
Secret Topic
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Haileybury City 1 (Year 11) | vs. | University High School 1 (Year 11) |
| Haileybury City 1 | vs. | Wurun Senior Campus 1 |
| Victorian College of the Arts 1 (Year 11) | vs. | Wurun Senior Campus 2 |
| Bye | vs. | Bye |
C Grade at 7pm
Secret Topic
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Haileybury City 3 | vs. | Haileybury City 2 (Year 9) |
| Victorian College of the Arts 2 (Year 9) | vs. | University High School 1 (Year 9) |
| Victorian College of the Arts 1 (Year 9) | vs. | University High School 1 |
| Haileybury City 1 | vs. | Bye |
D Grade at 7pm
That the ABC should only show Australian-made content
The draw for this round will be published closer to the start of the round.
Round 5: Monday, August 1st 2022
VCE Grade at 7pm
Secret Topic
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Haileybury City 1 | vs. | Haileybury City 1 (Year 11) |
| Victorian College of the Arts 1 (Year 11) | vs. | Wurun Senior Campus 1 |
| Wurun Senior Campus 2 | vs. | Bye |
C Grade at 7pm
That crops that require substantial environmental altering (irrigation, fertilizers, etc.) should not be allowed to be grown in Australia
| Affirmative team | Negative team | |
|---|---|---|
| Haileybury City 1 | vs. | Haileybury City 2 (Year 9) |
| Victorian College of the Arts 1 (Year 9) | vs. | University High School 1 (Year 9) |
| University High School 1 | vs. | Victorian College of the Arts 2 (Year 9) |
| Haileybury City 3 | vs. | Bye |
D Grade at 7pm
That we regret the rise of social media in fighting crime
Round five is power-paired (teams will debate against a team adjacent to them on the ladder). Draws for round five will be released after round four.