07-January-2005
Goldstein Media Releases, Workplace Relations
Communities have the opportunity to publicly acknowledge outstanding Work for the Dole participants, supervisors and activities from their area of the past year with the opening of the Prime Minister’s Work for the Dole Achievement Awards.
Minister for Workplace Participation, Peter Dutton said that “Work for the Dole is a Howard Government success story. Since its creation in 1997b, more than 20,000 Work for the Dole activities have improved employment prospects of more than 315,000 job seekers.”
The Award Categories are:
Best Work for the Dole Participant – recognises the participant who developed their work skills and/or those of others during 2004 and who contributed to their activity’s success.
Best Work for the Dole Supervisor – recognises the supervisor who has demonstrated strong support for the Work for the Dole participants and an activity throughout 2004 and forged links with the community to enhance the activity’s success.
Best Work for the Dole Activity – recognises the overall winner from activities that operated during 2004 in the following four finalist catagories: Caring for People, Caring for our Community, Caring for our Environment and Caring for out Heritage.
Any member of the public can nominate a Work for the Dole activity or participant, with nomination forms available from www.workplace.gov.au/wokplace/WFD or from the Work for the Dole hotline on 13 62 68.
Statements from Andrew Robb:
Many people contribute to the success of the Work for the Dole programs. These awards are a wonderful opportunity for the community to show their appreciation and recognition for the time and dedication of the participants and supervisors involved in these programs and to highlight the excellent work that they are doing. I hope that the participants, supervisors or community groups who have benefited from these programs make the effort to nominate someone whom they believe have earned these awards.
See www.workplace.gov.au/wokplace/WFD for further detail
Media Contact: Kathryn Hodges 03 9557 4644/0409 316 620