Don’t miss out – nominations for National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Awards close midnight Friday 11 December
The National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Awards and the Coralie Ober Honor Role were introduced by the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee in 2012 to provide peer recognition of, and appreciation for the important commitment and contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make to reducing the harmful effects of drug and alcohol use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Additionally, they recognise the role that organisations and non-Indigenous people also play in reducing these harmful effects.
Award Categories
The award categories include:
- Excellence Award, female worker
- Excellence Award, male worker
- Remote Worker Award, female worker
- Remote Worker Award, male worker
- Encouragement Award, female worker
- Encouragement Award, male worker
- Appreciation Award, male or female, non-Indigenous worker
- Recognition Award, service or program
The Excellence Awards recognise a female and male worker as having made an important commitment and contribution to reducing the harmful effects of drug and alcohol use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over at least 5 years.
The Remote Worker Awards acknowledges the unique challenges facing workers in remote locations. The Awards recognise a male and a female worker as having made an important commitment and contribution to reducing the harmful effects of drug and alcohol use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over at least 5 years.
The Encouragement Awards recognise a female and male worker who has been active in the alcohol and drug sector for four or less years. The Encouragement Award is given to an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding capability, empathy and enthusiasm in their short career.
The Appreciation Award recognises a non-Indigenous female or male worker as having made an important commitment and contribution to reducing the harmful effects of drug and alcohol use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over at least 5 years.
The Recognition Award acknowledges a service or program that has made a significant contribution in reducing the harmful effects of drug and alcohol use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over at least 5 years.
These award recipients will receive a plaque and a cash prize.
The Coralie Ober Honor Roll
The Coralie Ober Honor Roll was named in honor of Coralie Ober who was a registered nurse, consultant and researcher. She was an Islander by birth with kinship ties in the Aboriginal communities of Cherbourg, Palm Island, the Torres Strait Islander community of Saibai and Vanuatu in the Pacific Islands. She was responsible for the development of Indigenous Risk Impact Screen and Brief Intervention (IRIS) and also sat on a number of state and national committees, including the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee.
The Coralie Ober Honor Roll recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals who have made a significant contribution, over a considerable period of time (at least 10 years), to reducing the harmful effects of drug and alcohol use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It acknowledges and publicly recognises the exceptional effort, which is made by workers who have tirelessly contributed to this sector over a number of years.
Recognition
Recipients of the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Awards and the Coralie Ober Honor Roll will be recognised as having made an outstanding contribution to reducing the harms associated with alcohol and other drug use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples.
The successful recipients of the 2021 Awards and the Honor Roll will be announced during the dinner at the 6th National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Conference (NIDAC20) in Adelaide, SA on Thursday 25 March 2021.
Further information and how to nominate
Further information about the Awards including the nomination form can be accessed from the 6th National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Conference (NIDAC20) website: www.nidaconference.com.au
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