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.
Latest DAV News 
Round 5 Draws -
June 26th
Draws for round 5 are being created, and will be posted online as soon as possible.
When the round 5 draw for a region is available, it will appear on the same page as the draws for rounds 1-4. Debating Coordinators will also receive an email when the draw is available.
more...Viewpoint Results -
June 10th
Many financial challenges face the world in the current economic climate, but tomorrow’s leaders are already teasing out potential solutions in Monash University Faculty of Business and Economics Viewpoint Debating Competition. In conjunction with the Debaters Association of Victoria, the Viewpoint competition was held at Monash’s Caulfield campus featuring 24 teams from a wide range of Victorian high schools. The competition aimed to make economic ideas and themes more easily accessible to secondary school students by having them debate the controversial economics questions of our time.
more...Coburg round 4 postponed due to Influenza A(H1N1) -
June 1st
Mercy College, the host school of the Coburg region, will be closed on Department of Health advice next week due to some confirmed cases of Influenza A(H1N1). The round four debates, scheduled for Wednesday June 3rd at Mercy College, cannot be held there.
Two other schools in the region also has some confirmed cases of Influenza A, and it is possible that this might occur at other schools in the region as the virus spreads. Since the lack of three or more schools would be highly disruptive to the draw, we have decided to postpone the regional night rather than to relocate it.
The round will now be held on Thursday, June 25th.
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