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Awards Ceremony 2008

On 10 December 2008, the Crime Prevention & Community Safety Council hosted the Tasmanian Crime Prevention & Community Safety Awards and the Tasmanian ceremony of the Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards at the Tasmania Police Academy.  The Hon. Jim Cox, Minister for Police and Emergency Management and the Acting Commissioner of Police, Mr Darren Hine delivered speeches to approximately 90 guests and presented the winning recipients with their certificates.

• Media Release (pdf format 17.2 KB)
• Tasmanian Crime Prevention & Community Safety Awards Ceremony 2008 booklet (pdf format 326 KB)

Tasmanian Crime Prevention & Community Safety Awards Ceremony 2008

The Tasmanian Crime Prevention & Community Safety Awards acknowledge outstanding contributions made during 2007-08 by individuals and groups to crime prevention and community safety in the community and help to raise awareness of these issues.

Winners

• Volunteer Award: Mr Bernie Hobden, Mr Mick Sage and Ms Patricia Leary from the Midway Point/Penna Neighbourhood Watch for the Annual Primary Schools Poster Competition. See photo
• Individual Award: Mr Lyndon O’Neil, from Ulverstone High School for the Outreach Pathways Program. See photo
• Group Innovation Award: Inaugural Management Committee, Training Opportunities and Options for Learning (TOOL). See photo
• Women’s Safety Award: Women With Disabilities Australia for their manual From Exclusion to Inclusion: The Resource Manual on Violence Against Women With Disabilities Project. See photo

High Commendations

• Volunteer Award: Clarence High Breakfast Club Team. See photo
• Group Innovation Award: Gearing Up Steering Committee, Huon Stronger Communities for the program Gearing Up. See photo

Tasmanian Ceremony of the Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards 2008

The Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards recognise best practice in the prevention or reduction of violence and other types of crime in Australia.  The National Winners were announced in Canberra by the Hob. Bob Debus, Minister for Home Affairs on 16 October 2008.

National Winner

• Safe At Home, an integrated criminal-justice response and intervention system to bring about a reduction in the incidence of family violence. See photo

Certificate of Merit and $3,000

• Women With Disabilities Australia for their manual From Exclusion to Inclusion: The Resource Manual on Violence Against Women With Disabilities Project. See photo