2003 Premier's Public Sector Awards

Premier's Message

A life of public service, John F. Kennedy believed, is one of the noblest aspirations of humankind.

When these Public Sector Awards come round I'm reminded of this, and gratified it's that time of year again. Our public service is as good as any in the world. It enjoys the highest accolade a government sector can have, the people's trust. There are 96 nominations this year from a workplace alive with innovation and enriching, stimulating partnerships with local communities across the State.

All the present nominees are worthy of special praise, and they stir us to emulation. I warmly congratulate the skilled public servants whose honourable, patient professionalism has made these Awards not only possible, but so widely esteemed.

A summary of each nomination is available in the booklet 2003 Award Nominations (1.5 MB)

2003 Winners

Community Development

Initiatives to build community capacity and achieve tangible outcomes for the community.

Gold - Far West Area Health Service
Healthier People and Healthier Homes - Collarenebri Well Persons Health Check and Housing for Health

Silver - Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources & The Ministry for the Arts
Partnerships for People Places in Western Sydney - Cabramatta & Katoomba

Bronze - South Western Sydney Area Health Service
SWSAHS Women's Health Seeding Grants

Commendation - Community Relations Commission for a Multicultural NSW
Community Harmony Reference Group

eGovernment

Demonstrate benefits to the wider community and improvements in service delivery through the innovative use of information and communications technology

Gold - Office of the Board of Studies
eBoS Suite of Educational Services

Silver - TAFE NSW - Riverina Institute
Contractor OH & S Site Induction

Bronze - NSW Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation Tourism NSW and the STDW - a Tourism Industry Beakthrough"

Commendation (joint) - NSW Heritage Office
NSW Maritime Heritage Online

Commendation (joint) - Department of Commerce
bookshop.nsw.gov.au

Service Delivery

Demonstrate creative responsive approaches to delivering services either within or outside government, and improved outcomes for communities.

Gold - Department of Juvenile Justice
Youth Justice Conferencing Scheme

Silver (joint) - Attorney General's Department
Law Access NSW

Silver (joint) - Far West Area Health Service
Broken Hill Lead Education and Intervention for Healthier Children

Bronze - TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute
Improving Technology Support for Teaching and Learning in the Hunter Region

Business Management and Financial Performance

Demonstrate measurable improvements in business and management and/or economic/financial operations, and feature indicators of sustained performance at a high level

Silver - WorkCover
WorkCover's Head Office Gosford Relocation

Bronze - TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute
Sydney Institute's five-year program

Services to Rural New South Wales
Demonstrate improved services to rural areas due to innovative models/approaches, while acknowledging the diversity and difference of country communities

Gold - Far West Area Health Service
Far West Transport Links

Silver - Western Sydney Area Health Service
NSW Health Drinking Water Monitoring Program

Bronze (joint) - Macquarie Area Health Service
WellingTONNE Challenge

Bronze (joint) - NSW Agriculture
Managing Drought

Social Justice

Demonstrate greater equity and improved access for customers, and improved services to disadvantaged groups and/or areas

Gold - Corrections Health Service
NSW State Wide Community and Court Liaison Service

Silver - Far West Area Health Service
Going the distance - People and Places: Psychiatric Service Delivery in Far Western NSW

Bronze - TAFE NSW - Open Training and Education Network (OTEN)
Tribal Warrior Maritime Training Program

The Environment

Demonstrate improved environmental outcomes and make significant contributions to the future protection and effective management of the environment in NSW

Gold - Department of Commerce
Eurobodalla Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy

Silver - Sydney Water
Protecting and Restoring the Botany Wetlands - an Historic Asset in Sydney

Bronze - Department of Commerce
Victoria Park Water Sensitive Urban Design

Commendation (joint) - NSW Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation
Organic Waste Removal from Centres and Academies

Commendation (joint) - TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute
Environmentally Sustainable Bricklaying

Workforce Diversity

Demonstrate greater equity and improved access for employees, the removal of employment barriers, and promotion of cultural diversity in the workplace

Gold - Far West Area Health Service
Far West Area Health Service's Aboriginal Employment Strategy

Silver - Department of Juvenile Justice
Aboriginal Employment Strategy

Commendation (joint) - Department of Environment and Conservation
NPWS Aboriginal Cadetship Program

Commendation (joint) - Country Energy
Indigenous Employment Program