2010 Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Awards

The Queensland Government thanked the 2010 winners at an awards ceremony in Brisbane on Tuesday 4 May.

The awards ceremony also marked the beginning of Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month 2010, which runs from 1-31 May each year, and the launch of the three-year Act as one against domestic and family violence campaign.

Award categories

Awards are presented in six categories:

Winner:: Ms Lee Prince
For:: her work with communities on the Sunshine Coast to reduce domestic and family violence
Highly commended:: Uncle Wally Saunders
For:: his work in addressing domestic and family violence in the Woorabinda community.

Winner:: Queensland Rail
For:: Signs of Abuse and Wake up and Walk campaigns
Highly commended:: Brisbane City Council, City Business,
For:: the Brisbane City Council (City Business), Australia's CEO Challenge and Save the Children Gareema Shelter Partnership

Winner:: Domestic Violence Prevention Centre Gold Coast in collaboration with Multicultural Families Organisation and Acces Services
For:: the Healthy Family Relationship Project and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Community Leadership Program
Highly commended:: Domestic Violence Service of Central Queensland in collaboration with Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) Blackwater, Kids in Focus Central Highlands, Central Queensland Indigenous Development and Queensland Health.
For:: The Woora Undoonoo Blackwater Holiday Program