2008 Premier's Public Sector Award Winners

Showcasing Excellence in NSW

The Premier's Public Sector Awards formally recognise and reward the achievement of excellence by the New South Wales public sector.

The Awards were open to all NSW public sector agencies including departments, authorities, boards, commissions, government trading enterprises and state owned corporations.

Nominated projects were large and small, single and multi-agency and related to any agency function.

In 2008, the Award categories were aligned to the NSW State Plan, recognising achievements in the following categories:

• Rights, Respect and Responsibility
• Delivering Better Service
• Fairness and Opportunity
• Growing Prosperity Across NSW
• Environment for Living
• Delivering the Plan (including the Annual Reports Award)
  • Business
  • Workforce
• Delivering Locally

The twelfth annual Premier's Public Sector Awards were presented on Thursday, 13 November 2008 by the Honourable Nathan Rees MP, Premier of New South Wales, at the Verbruggen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

A record one hundred and seventy nine nominations were received from thirty-seven agencies across New South Wales.

Forty-eight Awards covering four levels of achievement - gold, silver, bronze and commendation - were presented to projects of excellence.

A Small Agency Innovation Award was introduced across all categories as an equity measure for small agencies for the first time in 2008. The most outstanding State Plan related project across all categories was again awarded.

The winning projects reflected the importance of identified need, innovation, outcomes and future scope.

• 2008 Premier's Public Sector Awards Winners
• 2008 Premier's Public Sector Award Pictures
• 2008 Summary of all Agency Nominations

Further Information
Please contact:
Public Sector Workforce Office, Department of Premier and Cabinet
Telephone: 02 9228 4525
Email: ppsawards@dpc.nsw.gov.au