2008 Awards Ceremony
The 10 th anniversary of the Sir Rupert Hamer Records Management Awards was held in Queen's Hall - Parliament House, on Thursday 28 May 2009 . 130 guests from across Victorian Government, the records management sector and archival communities attended the ceremony. Guests included Lady April Hamer, Judy Maddigan MP and Adam Fennessy, Executive Director – Department of Premier and Cabinet, who was the Keynote Speaker for the evening.
A total of five Awards and four Certificates of Commendation were presented in the Government Agency and Community Archives Categories. Award winners are as follows:
Category |
Agency |
Award |
Small Agency |
Rural Finance Corporation |
Certificate of Commendation |
Medium Agency |
Victorian Auditor-General's Office |
Winner |
Large Agency |
Department of Human Services |
Winner |
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City of Greater Dandenong |
Certificate of Commendation |
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University of Melbourne |
Certificate of Commendation |
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Community Archives – Category 2 |
Castlemaine Historical Society Inc. |
Winner |
Community Archives – Category 3 |
Royal Historical Society of Victoria |
Winner |
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Bellarine Historical Society Inc. |
Certificate of Commendation |
Community Archives – Category 4 |
East Gippsland Shire Council |
Winner |
**NOTE** No prizes were awarded in the Regional/Rural Agency Category, and Community Archives – Category 1 (Preservation of records of significance to the local community and the state)
For more information on each of the winners projects, please click here.
Government Agency Category winners received a commemorative crystal trophy and one year's corporate membership to the RMAA. Community Archives Category winners received a commemorative crystal trophy, $200 worth of archival material from Archival Survival, A copy of Keeping Archives and $150 worth of archival material from the ASA. Runners up received a framed certificate of commendation and a bottle of wine.
Patrons
Sir Rupert Hamer had an ongoing interest in public records, records management, government accountability and cultural heritage, and his interests have been shared by many government leaders. The Public Records Advisory Council is pleased to announce the former Victorian premiers listed below have all agreed to be patrons of the Hamer Awards:
John Cain, Premier of Victoria 1982 – 1990
Joan Kirner, Premier of Victoria 1990 – 1992
Jeff Kennett, Premier of Victoria 1992 – 1999
Steve Bracks, Premier of Victoria 1999 – 2007
Sponsors
The Hamer Awards are an initiative of the Public Records Advisory Council and are supported by the Records Management Association of Australasia (RMAA) and the Australian Society of Archivists Inc. (ASA).
We would also like to thank our many sponsors who made this ceremony possible:
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BEACON ARCHIVES
brianmci@melbpc.org.au
(03) 9397 2530 |
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