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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color="#810000"
face=Verdana-Bold><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana-Bold;
color:#810000;font-weight:bold'>AWARDS & PRIZES<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 color="#000081"
face=Verdana-Bold><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana-Bold;
color:#000081;font-weight:bold'>Australian Rural Education Awards 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>The
Australian Rural Education Award has been awarded annually to an institution,
organisation or industry<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>to
recognise excellence in rural education since 1994.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>The
Australian Rural Education Awards are managed by the Society for Provision of
Education in Rural<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Australia</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'> and announced at their Annual Conference. The recipient is
sponsored to attend the conference and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>invited
to showcase the successful project.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>The
objectives of the Award are to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>• </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>promote a positive image of education in rural <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>• </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>acknowledge individual or group achievements in rural education<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>• </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>celebrate and promote creative ways of meeting the education needs
of students and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>• </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>families in rural locations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>This
year's award went to the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Clean</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Green</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Energy</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType> established by <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Talbingo</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Public School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
a small,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>isolated
school located in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Snowy</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Mountains</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> area of NSW.
With funding from DEEWR through the ASISTM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Program,
many renewable energy workshops, camps and excursions occurred at several sites
across the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>region.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Read
about Award at </span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'><a
href="http://www.spera.edu.au/area/pamphlet.pdf">http://www.spera.edu.au/area/pamphlet.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=blue
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Read
about the winner at </span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'><a
href="http://www.spera.edu.au/area/2008areawinner.pdf">http://www.spera.edu.au/area/2008areawinner.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Read
about the other finalists at </span></font><font size=2 color=blue
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'><a
href="http://www.spera.edu.au/area/submissions2008.pdf">http://www.spera.edu.au/area/submissions2008.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Read
more about SPERA at </span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'><a
href="http://www.spera.edu.au/">http://www.spera.edu.au/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lorraine</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tran</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Curriculum Manager, P - 12 Design and Technology</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>41 St Andrews
Place</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>East Melbourne</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 3002</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Email: <a href="mailto:tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au">tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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