National Drug and Alcohol Awards
Celebrating Australian achievements to prevent
and reduce alcohol and other drug use and harm
Award categories
Principal Sponsor

Department of Health and Ageing
Category Sponsor
Sponsors

 

 
Supporters

ActNow - NSW Government

ACT Health
Collaborating organisations

Ted Noffs Foundation

The Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia

Australian Drug Foundation

Australian National Council on Drugs
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PM’s award

This award recognises an individual as having made a significant commitment and contribution to reducing the impact and negative effects of drug and alcohol use.

Only individuals can be nominated for this award.

The National Drug and Alcohol Awards collaborating organisations greatly appreciate the support given to this Award by the Hon Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia.

MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER JULIA GILLARD

Every day, thousands of dedicated professionals offer their experience, expertise and compassion to those struggling with the consequences of drug use.

Their interventions help protect public health, reduce crime, and enable users to come to terms with their condition and regain control of their future.

If these are difficult endeavours, they are never thankless. Rather our hardworking drug and alcohol workers have the nation's gratitude and admiration.

In that spirit, I offer my sincerest congratulations to Judge Roger Dive, a worthy recipient of the 2011 Prime Minister's Award for Excellence and Outstanding Contribution to Drug and Alcohol Endeavours.

Judge Dive, a Senior Judge of the NSW Drug Court, has worked tirelessly to promote a humane and practical response to offenders with alcohol and drug problems, using the courts to reduce the negative effects of drugs and alcohol on individuals and society.

The innovative work of Judge Dive and his colleagues on the Drug Court is mirrored by a web of government and non-government services across all our States and Territories – a partnership that succeeds through cooperation, goodwill and a shared belief that what we are doing really can make a difference.

Therefore I send my best wishes to Judge Dive and to all his colleagues in the sector, whose work is also honoured by this special award.

I know you will keep doing great things to save and transform lives.

The Honourable Julia Gillard MP
Prime Minister of Australia

To complete a nomination for this award please follow this link PM’s award

For more information on this award, please contact the National Events Manager.

 

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