The Award in Australia has its licence renewed for another 6 years. The comprehensive licence review by The International Award Foundation included our governance arrangements and key policies such as safeguarding, Quality Assurance, brand management and training. Have a read of our current policies? Take a look at the documents below: Governance Policy Manual Policies […]
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The National Award Office Phone Will Be Down From 2pm - 3pm Tuesday 30th July
At 2pm this afternoon The National Award Office phone will be offline as we are updating our phones. This can take up to one hour. The '1300 4 Dukes" number can still be reached as well as the ORB helpdesk. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Disability Won't Stop These Duke of Ed Participants
Disability Won't Stop These Duke of Ed Participants Yooralla, one of Victoria’s oldest and largest disability services provider, partnered with The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Victoria in 2018 to create more opportunities for its young customers. Thanks to this partnership, young people with a disability have the support and guidance they need to achieve […]
Australian Taekwondo Becomes a Duke 4 Sport Partner
Australian Taekwondo Becomes a Duke 4 Sport Partner A representative from Australian Taekwondo said: “Australian Taekwondo seeks to support members of all levels to reach their highest potential, whether it be their enjoyment of the martial art or with their competitive achievement. Partnering with the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award provides a great opportunity for our […]
NSW Rugby Partners with The Duke of Ed
NSW Rugby is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award - Australia, which is designed to provide young people involved in rugby the opportunity to take part in the world’s leading youth development program. This is the latest in a series of new initiatives being championed through the […]
Ambassadors Dinner - Windsor Castle 2019
Every Year there is a dinner held at Windsor Castle to thank our Duke of Ed Ambassadors. Each of our Ambassadors generously donates to the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award. Their support helps us continue our work to expand and develop the Award Australia-wide, especially supporting disadvantaged young people to participate and access the program. Find […]
People That Matter- Vivienne Ashcroft OAM
About Vivienne Ashcroft OAM During the formative years of the Award’s growth, Vivienne was the mainstay for the Award’s Executive Officers. Much of this time there was little structure and guidance and goodwill was needed to keep the Award focused on supporting a growing number of young people. She provided the secretariat support for […]
Karita (Award Leader) Wins Tasmanian Young Achievers Award
TADPAC Print Service to the Disability Sector Award Karita Casimaty, 29 of MOONAH was the first Tasmanian to develop and offer the internationally recognised Duke of Edinburgh's International Award to young people diagnosed with a disability. She has successful delivered the program since 2015, showcasing her leadership skills, and ensuring that clear expectations and guidelines […]
Emerging Leader Monica Visits the National Office
Monica, a Gold Award Holder and Emerging Leader as recognised by The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation and Presidents Award (South Africa) came into the office today to talk about her plans for the future and her love of the Award. We were more than delighted to have her and hear what she had to […]
60th Anniversary National Trail Page Launched
The 60th Anniversary Trail Page has now been launched! It can be found under Events- 60th Anniversary or click here. Hover your mouse over the image and it will show you the State or Territory and what the track is called. Click on the image at it will take you to the […]
