Catholic Welfare Australia Awards 2003

Nominations are now open for the 2003 Catholic Welfare Australia Awards which aim to recognise and promote the work of Catholic Welfare Australia Member Organisations and individuals working within the social welfare sector.

This is the second year that the Awards are being held.

Recent research indicates that there are over 8,000 people employed within the Catholic Social Welfare sector and these awards provide an ideal opportunity for Member Organisations to showcase their best employees, programs and overall service, said Spokesperson for Catholic Welfare Australia, Fr Joe Caddy. “We are also pleased to be able to extend the Perkins Award outside of our Membership network.

There will be three Awards on offer. Two will be exclusively for Member Organisations only, the Award for Excellence in Service (Organisational) and the Award for Most Innovative Program which has been given the new name The Norma Parker Award. This name has been chosen after one of the four women social workers who were the pioneers of Catholic welfare in Australia.

The third Award, the Award for Excellence in Service (Individual) – The Perkins Award is open to ALL workers within the social welfare sector.

The continuance of the Awards has been made possible with the assistance of Catholic Church Insurances Ltd (CCI) who will once again assume the role as Official Sponsor of the Catholic Welfare Australia Awards.

Details of each of the Awards and the respective criteria which must be addressed when submitting a nomination are attached. This information can also be obtained by calling Paula Nesci on (02) 6285 1366.

Three finalists in each category will be announced on Friday, 26 September 2003. The winners will be announced at the Annual Conference Dinner on Wednesday, 1 October 2003.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE at 5pm ON FRIDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2003.

For an interview please call: Jackie Brady, Communications Officer, 0417 220 779