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

Major Sponsor

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Sponsors

AER Foundation

Australian Drug Foundation

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

Drug-Arm Australasia

PM’s award Excellence in prevention Excellence in treatment Excellence in research Excellence in services for young people Excellence in law enforcement Excellence in alcohol and drug media reporting Excellence in school drug education Excellence in creating healthy sporting communities Honour roll How to enter Media releases Contacts Previous awards

2008 National Drug and Alcohol Awards

Prime Minister’s award for excellence and outstanding contribution in drug and alcohol endeavours

Winners:

Mr Tony Trimingham (FDS)

Mr Blair McFarland (CAYLUS)

Excellence in prevention and community education

Winner:

Cobaw Community Health, "YOUthinc: An Underage Alcohol Diversion Program"

Finalists:

‘Keep Your Head Together’ Sydney West Area Health Service

City of Melville for '6' DVD

Excellence in treatment and support

Winner:

The Indigenous Outreach Program, DASA

Finalists:

The Stronger Families Project, ADFACT

Glenelg & Southern Grampians Drug Treatment Service

Excellence in research

Winner:

Dr Rosa Alati — School of Population Health, University of Queensland

Finalists:

The Methamphetamine Treatment Evaluation Study (MATES)

NDARC & Drug Policy Modelling Program Stage One, NDARC

Excellence in services for young people

Winner:

The YSAS Young Parent's Project

Finalists:

The Residential Withdrawal Pathways Project, YSAS

DRUMBEAT — Holyoake

Excellence in law enforcement

Winner:

Groote Eylandt Alcohol Permit Committee

Finalists:

Queensland Police Service Party Safe & Indigenous Peer Education Program

Queensland Corrective Services

Excellence in alcohol and other drug media reporting

Winners:

The Geelong Advertiser

Jill Stark — The Age

Finalist:

Insight — SBS, "Under the Influence"

Excellence in school drug education

Winner:

Macleay Vocational College

Finalists:

Trinity Grammar

Townsville Grammar

Honour Roll

Mr Graham Strathearn

Dr Ingrid Van Beek

Prof Jim Rankin

NIDAC Logo Competition

Winner:

Mr Toby Dodd — Dreamtime Public Relations

Finalists:

Ms Karen Briggs

Mr Tony Laplanche

Awards night photographs