Part of the BLA Annual Aspire Awards, the Cairns Show Billboard Competition offers students in year 9, 10, 11 and 12 the opportunity to have their original artwork displayed on the 4m x 12m billboard located at the Scott Street entrance at the Cairns Show Grounds. Each year, Visual Arts and Digital Media students in Far North Queensland enter the competition which is proudly sponsorsed by the Cairns Show Association, Inspired Signs and Painting Party. Prize winners are anounced at the annual Aspire Awards presentation night later in the year.