Minister for Aboriginal affairs Jeanette Powell has called for nominations for the Ricci Marks Award 2012 to acknowledge outstanding achievements of young Indigenous people in Victoria.
Each year the Ricci Marks Award, a $5,000 bursary, is presented to two young Indigenous people to support further development in their chosen field.
“The Ricci Marks Award recognises individual achievements of young Indigenous people in a number of fields including education, arts, sport, culture and community leadership,” Mrs Powell said.
“It is very important we publicly recognise and encourage the efforts of young Indigenous Victorians who in turn act as positive role models for their peers and the wider community.
“The award is part of the Coalition Government’s commitment to fostering and celebrating achievement and success among Indigenous Victorians.
“The recently launched Victorian Indigenous Honour Roll is another example of recognising and promoting the achievements of significant Indigenous Victorians.
“The Ricci Marks award shines a well deserved light on our young achievers and future leaders which is particularly important as more than half of Victoria’s Indigenous population is less than 25 years of age,” Mrs Powell said.
To be eligible for the Ricci Marks Award, nominees must be a resident of Victoria and between 16 and 25 years of age as of 1 January 2012.
The award is named after the late Ricci Marks, who was a recipient of what was then the Aboriginal Young Achiever Award in 2000. The award title was changed to honour Ricci Marks following his death in 2003 at the age of 21.
Nominations are to be submitted to Aboriginal Affairs Victoria and will be accepted until 13 March 2012.
Nomination forms are available online at www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/Indigenous or by contacting Aboriginal Affairs Victoria on (03) 9208 3255 or via email petr.svoboda@dpcd.vic.gov.au
Recipients of the 2012 Ricci Marks Award will be announced at a presentation to be held in Melbourne on 23 April 2012.
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