Grant Award View - GA10921

The objective of this grant opportunity is to fund the 2018 Our Watch Awards (the Awards). This is a one-off grant and will be allocated on a non-competitive basis to fund the Awards for 2018 only.

The Awards are an annual event that recognise excellence in journalism that contributes to a deeper understanding of violence against women and their children. The Awards were established in 2015 and are run in partnership with the Walkley Foundation. The Awards provide opportunities to raise awareness of best practice reporting, influence positive reporting on this issue, and encourage networking among journalists.

This activity contributes to the achievement of the Department’s Outcome 1: Promote an innovative and competitive communications sector, through policy development, advice and program delivery, so all Australians can realise the full potential of digital technologies and communications services. It does so by rewarding and recognising the role communications activities play in Australian life, including responsible reporting on significant issues.

The Our Watch Media Awards is an initiative under the Government’s National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022 to help keep women and children safe and improve outcomes for future generations.

This grant provides $160,000 (excl. GST) in 2017?18 to the Our Watch Organisation to fund the full cost of the Award. The grant amount will be provided as a lump sum, and is non-negotiable. The Our Watch Organisation are expected to deliver on the program outcomes provided for under the grant agreement. It is expected that the Our Watch Organisation will procure event services from the Walkley Foundation to administer the Awards.

The grant will be undertaken in accordance with the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines (CGRGs).