The Association of Community Service Organisations Inc.
Premier's Awards for Community Service Projects
SERVICE CLUB WEEK 13 - 18 OCTOBER, 2008
Each year the Government of South Australia focuses media and public attention on the work being done by Service Organisations by presenting the Premier's Community Service Project Awards and the Heide Taylor Community Service Medal. All service clubs are encouraged to nominate for these awards. The major prize is the Premier's Distinction Award for an outstanding project in any Project Award category. Entries for this award must involve one or more Service Clubs. The value of this award is $2000.
The Heide Taylor Community Service Medal will be awarded to an individual who has rendered outstanding voluntary service to the South Australian community. Nominees are not required to be a Service Club member.
Project Awards will be given in nine categories. In each category, the winning project will:
- Have a large impact
- Be of long-term benefit
- Provide assistance to disadvantaged members of the community
The winning project in each category will receive a certificate and a prize of $500. Runners-up will receive a certificate and a prize of $100. Subsidiary awards of the same value may also be made to entries from clubs with fewer than 20 members.
The Project Award categories are:
A. TEAM AWARD, for a co-operative project between two or more Service Clubs.
B. CATALYST AWARD, for an ongoing club initiative that has grown to include other community groups. The project should not be an event, fair or concert.
C. HEALTH AWARD, for a health project for either men, women or both men and women of any age but not children.
D. YOUTH AWARD, for a project to assist youth with health or career issues.
E. SOCIAL INCLUSION AWARD, for a project that works to integrate minority or disadvantaged groups into the wider community.
F. EVENT AWARD, for an event from which members of the community will be assisted.
G. LITERACY AWARD, for a project which helps people or individuals obtain literacy skills.
H. CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AWARD, for a project that improves or provides amenities in the community.
I. ENVIRONMENT AWARD, for a project which improves the natural environment in a community.
Entries for Project Awards must involve one or more Service Clubs. Joint projects are eligible. Projects may be completed or in progress, but must be beyond the planning or pilot study phase. Winning projects from 2007 may not be resubmitted in 2008. The judging panel for the awards consists of the ACSO Committee plus at least one non-Service Club member. Entries may be re-categorised by the judging panel where appropriate. Awards may be shared between entries at the judging panel's discretion.
Nominations for the Project Awards and Heide Taylor Community Service Medal should be submitted using the application forms attached. The description of the project should be no more than 500 words, and may be accompanied by up to two photographs.
The closing date for nominations is Monday 1st September 2008. Nominations should be sent to: Chris Hughes, ACSO Secretary, 52 Devereux Rd, Hazelwood Park, SA. 5066. Email: cme@sapmea.asn.au Phone: 08 8379 4633 >More: Application forms, Premier's Awards Dinner, Mayoral Reception
Some major projects that the Rotary Club of Burnside is involved with.
HELENA GOLDIE HOSPITAL PROJECT
A $1M+ club project of assistance to upgrade the local hospital at Munda in the Solomon Islands.
ORIGINS OF THE HELENA GOLDIE HOSPITAL PROJECT
The hospital celebrated its centenary in 2002, and has served the Western Province of the Solomon Islands for over 100 years. However the present poor state of repair of the Hospital is the result of many factors including two World Wars, adverse weather, irregular maintenance, two recent political upheavals and the passage of time.
Over the past 15 years more than 30 Rotary Clubs have visited Munda and the hospital contributing to repairs and maintenance on a piecemeal basis. Rotary Club of Burnside was the most recent of these in June 2005 when we completed a Rotary Against Malaria (RAM) project in Munda village.
It was following this visit that a detailed, costed proposal for a long term repair and maintenance program was developed by Rotarian John Caddy and others. It has passed the hurdles of acceptance by the Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) Central Zone Committee, endorsement by the Solomon Islands Department of Health, and now allocation of a RAWCS Project Approval Number. We can now publicise the project more widely and begin fundraising.
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CARPE DIEM
{Seize the Day}
The Carpe Diem Trust was established by the Rotary Club of Burnside for the benefit of young people in our community who have demonstrated potential for achievement.
Its purpose is to support worthy needs of 5 to 25 year-old residents or groups living or operating within the Cities of Norwood-Paynham-St Peters and Burnside Council areas.
The Carpe Diem Trust provides funding and professional support for young people who would benefit from such support and in doing so contribute to the health and wellbeing of the community in the long term.
The Trust has a broad scope and considers potential in various areas such as: science, arts, humanities, charities, business, environmental and peace.
Applications are sought continuously. Brief Description. Download: >2-page Flyer, >Application guidelines. Address all applications to the Trust Secretary (below). Past awardees include:
- Sarah Allen - who received travel expenses to Vancouver where she presented a paper on "Burnout Amongst Elite Athletes".
- Nicholas Harley - a young engineer who, through Engineers Without Borders (EWB), participated as a volunteer on a significant water project in Cambodia
- Ade Suharto - who represented Australia in a cultural exchange at the 2006 Shanghai International Performing Arts Centre
- Stuart Jones - on behalf of the Burnside Youth Concert Band
- Suzanne Mashtoub - a student in biomedical science who attended the Falk Inflammatory Bowel Disease Workshop in Dresden
- Monique Cormier - an honours Law graduate who participated in unpaid International Internships with the Delinquent Court of Arbitration in The Hague and the South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre, New Delhi
- Ross Roberts-Thompson - a young medical student who travelled to the Helena Goldie Hospital, Munda in the western provinces of the Solomon Islands, pursuing his passion for public health.
Chairman: Hon Christopher Pyne, MP
Hon. Secretary: Mr David Johnston
Email: burnside @rotarnet.com.au
Mail: PO Box 95, Burnside, SA. 5066Updated: 25 July, 2008
