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April 13, 2021
Statement from the Chair, The Hon Gary Nairn AO

A Committed Champion of Young People As a global Award family, we are deeply saddened by the death of our Founder, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT, AK; a committed champion of young people. The Duke of Edinburgh’s unwavering commitment to young people began in 1956, when The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award was established. […]

April 11, 2021
Book of Condolences

As a global Award family, we are deeply saddened by the death of our Founder, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT, AK. A committed champion of young people; His Royal Highness leaves the world and its young people with an extraordinary legacy. If you would like to share a message of condolence, or a […]

April 9, 2021
Celebrating the life of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, AK 1921 - 2021

An inspirational and committed champion of young people worldwide  It is with great sadness that The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award acknowledges the death of our Founder HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT, AK. Sixty-five years ago, His Royal Highness established The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in the UK and 62 years ago in […]

March 31, 2021
New Award Resources

We have some new Award Resources we are very excited to share with you!   1: New Australian Brand Guidelines https://dukeofed.com.au/resources/logo-and-brand-guidelines/   2:New Award Level Guides https://dukeofed.com.au/doing-the-award/     3: New Award Brochure Award Brochure 4:New Award Journey Map https://dukeofed.com.au/resource/award-journey-map/

February 23, 2021
Flinders Island District High School student first to receive Bronze Duke of Ed Award this century on the Island

IN THE NEWS February 23, 2021 Congratulations to Flinders Island District High School student Connor Wheatley who is the first on the Island this century to complete his Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's International Award, Australia. He accepted his award from the Award's State Manager in Tasmania, Mr Steve Halloran. Article - Flinders Island Student Bronze […]

January 28, 2021
New Virtual Exploration (VBE) Webpage

Our new Virtual Exploration (VE previously known as the VBE) webpage is up and running! To find out more about the VE and how you and your Award Centre can access it click here: VIRTUAL EXPLORATIONS

January 15, 2021
ORB Update

ORB Update Complete!   The International Award Foundation will be updating the Online record book, due to this, the ORB will be offline between 6pm on Sat 16th January until 5am Tues 19th January (AEST). The purpose of the update is to provide a stable server for the Online Record Book than the existing platform […]

December 15, 2020
A GLOBAL YOUTH-LED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE

World’s largest youth organisations and WHO launch global mobilization to respond to disruptive impacts of COVID-19 on young people Funding for community programs, engaging youth in solutions to address COVID-19 and Global Youth Summit are key features of this new mobilization   A new ground-breaking global youth mobilization was launched today to invest in and […]

November 17, 2020
New National Award Trail launched in the Northern Territory!

In the midst of the Coronavirus, a new National Award Trail was launched in the Northern Territory. Although due to restrictions a large gathering to mark the occasion could not be held, The Southern Walks in Nitmiluk National Park will still make up part of the 10 National Award Trails throughout Australia. The Southern Walks is […]

September 14, 2020
#ACT4SDGs - Achieving SDG no.3 through the Award

This September is a unique moment when the United Nations General Assembly will convene all world leaders for the first time since the pandemic began. They will mark five years since 193 countries endorsed the Goals, as well as the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. The 2020 Global Week to Act4SDGs, on September 18-26, […]

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