Fire Awareness Awards recipients

For 2011 winners, click on 'Latest Updates' tab

2010 Award Winners

RACV Insurance Award for Excellence

Awarded to the most outstanding entry for 2010.

• Raymond Island Bushfire Preparation Committee - Raymond Island Bushfire Awareness Program

Community Preparedness Award

• Raymond Island Bushfire Preparation Committee - Raymond Island Bushfire Awareness Program

• Highly Commended Certificate  Emerald Community House and CFA - Bushfire Planning Workshops 

• Encouragement Certificate Emerald Community House – ‘The Go List’ 

Community Recovery Award

• DSE, Community Enterprise Foundation, North Central CMA, VBRRA, Conservation Volunteers Australia & Amicus - Bendigo Urban Bushfire Rehabilitation project

Community Youth Award

• Benalla College - Fire Recovery fencing project

• The Salvation Army - Salvation Army Youth & Music program

Community Aged/Disability Award

• Yarra Ranges Council - Bushfire Awareness & Preparedness – Vulnerable Residents in Yarra Ranges

Community Volunteer Award

• Kinglake Youth Group - Kinglake Youth Group team 

• Highly Commended Certificate - RSPCA (Victoria) - RSPCA Victoria Bushfire Recovery

Education Award

• Yarraville West Primary School - 'Anna's Doll' animation

Fire Services Award

• CFA - Program for Diverse Populations

• CFA - Household Preparedness - Online Assessment Tool

• Highly Commended Certificate -DSE - Fire Simulation Table

Media Award

• The Colac Herald - Fire Action Week Coverage

• Highly Commended Certificate -Upper Goulburn Community Radio Inc.

Industry Award

• Community Enterprise Foundation - Black Saturday Bushfire Appeal

• Highly Commended Certificate -Ashlorien Management P/L - The Falls Music and Arts Festival

New & Emerging Technologies Award

• Red Cross Australia - 'After the Emergency' (MP3 and online resources for young people)

Government & Municipal Award

• Office of Housing, Swinburne University, MFB and CFA - Peer Training Program - Fire Safety

• Rushworth Community Fire Plan Working Group, Shire of Campaspe, CFA and DSE - Rushworth Community Fire Plan

• Highly Commended Certificate - Murrindindi Shire Council - Murrindindi Recovery Newsletter

2010 Grant Recipients

$10,000 RACV Insurance Fire Safety Grant

• The Kinglake Youth Group team - Youth recovery projects

$2000 Special Incentive Grants

• Benalla College - Fire Recovery Fencing Project.

• Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central - Picnic Tables for Community Groups Project.

 

Other Past Winners

2009

• Teenagers in Emergencies – Maffra Secondary College
• ‘Bellows’ – Bullengarook Community Newspaper – Margaret Boyd
• Wilsons Promontory Fire Community Engagement – Parks Victoria and DSE
• Wimmera Summer Fire Awareness Media Campaign – ACE Radio 3WM, CFA and DSE
• Community Services Training Packages Project – MFB

Grant Recipients:

• CFA for Yarra Area Hazard House
• Note - no Special Incentive Grants were awarded in 2009

2008

• CFA Yarra Area Orana Neighbourhood House, Knoxbrooke Incorporated for Knoxbrooke and Orana Home Fire Safety Program
• Our Lady’s Primary School, Craigieburn for Yellow Safety Day Initiative
• CFA Barwon Corangamite, DSE, Surf Coast Shire and Ecotide Pty Ltd for Wildfire Tourism Engagement Project
• City of Monash, Home and Community Care for Community Care Fire Safety Initiative
• BullEx Australia for Smart, Lean and Green Project
• MFB - Water Recycling Module

Grant Recipients:

• CFA for Yarra Area Hazard House
• Derrinallum P12 College - Home Fire Safety Project

2007

• CFA Gippsland Area for Wildfire Management Overlay Models
• Shire of Yarra Ranges, DHS, CFA Yarra Area, Victoria Police Lilydale, DSE Port Philip Region for F.A.S.T. (Flexible, Achievable, Safety and Timely Emergency Management Planning) EMP for Aged Care facilities in the Shire of Yarra Ranges
• Rural City of Wangaratta, DPI, DSE, Department of Corrections, Dhuringal Correctional Centre, Beechworth Correctional Centre, Shire of Mansfield, Benalla Rural City Council for Landmate Fencing Team
• ABC Regional Radio for Community awareness and information during the 2006-07 Great Divide Fire

Grant Recipients:

• CFA Outer Metro Norwest for Digital Fire Training Simulator
• Kaniva College for Kaniva College Safety Projects

2006

• Dandenong Ranges Music Council for The Fire Cycle
• Ararat Community College, Year 12 VCE drama class for Golden Sky
• CFA and DSE for Bendigo District Deliberately Lit Fire Reduction program
• MFB and Victorian Aboriginal Health Service for Reflective Community Art on Fire Trucks
• Least Waste for Fire Safe composting
• City of Monash for Ethnic Seniors Fire Safety Awareness Program
• Clint Stanaway (Channel 9 News) and MFB for Downlight DANGERS

Grant Recipients:

• Halls Gap Community Safety Sub-Committee for Bushfire Tear-off Information Resource

2005

• David Asquith & Department of Education and Training for Education Emergency Management System Template
• Deakin University for Fire and the Australian Environment
• Pyalong Restoration Group for ‘Up the Creek’
• DSE for Memorandum of Understanding: Indigenous Protocols for Fire in East Gippsland
• MFB for Horn of Africa Women: Staying Safe project
• CFA for Guidelines for their publication Operating Private Equipment at Fires
• ABC Goulburn Murray for ‘Are You Ready?’ Radio program
• Halls Gap Community Safety Committee for Halls Gap Fire Preparedness Expo
• MFB, Energy Safe Victoria, Victorian Worksafe and CFA for ‘Take on the Critics’ project
• John Schauble for The Australian Bushfire Safety Guide and suite of media articles

Grant Recipients - inaugural

• Victorian Arabic Social Services for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities: Enhancing Participation in Fire Safety.

2004

• Moira Fahy, ABC for documentary ‘Black Friday’
• Hume Employment Service for Fireforce
• Ian Mannix, ABC Radio
• Sandringham College for ‘Bushfire and Australian Adventure’ project
• MFB for Fire Ed for Preps
• MFB and Victorian Aboriginal health Service Co-op for Victoria’s Health Service Carer’s Program
• DSE, DPI and Parks Victoria for Bushfire Recovery Program
• CFA, DSE for Victorian Bushfire Information Line
• AAMI for 2004 AAMI Firescreen Index