The Awards
Our Sponsors
The Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards are proudly sponsored by:
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The Australian Government is committed to improving educational outcomes for all Australian students and to making every school a great school. |
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The National Literacy and Numeracy Week, 29th August - 4 September. The fundamentals are fun! www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au |
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Gunnedah Shire Council’s vision is to be a focused community valuing Gunnedah’s identity and quality lifestyle. www.infogunnedah.com |
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Community Relations Commission NSW. Promoting multiculturalism, ethnic affairs, cultural diversity, community unity and harmony in one of the most culturally diverse States of the world, New South Wales, Australia.www.crc.nsw.gov |
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University of Western Sydney. Bringing knowledge to life in Greater Western Sydney though community and business engagement with our learning and research.http://www.uws.edu.au/ |
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Whitehaven Coal Limited is committed to the sustainable development of our Gunnedah basin coal reserves, the safety and wellbeing for our employees and working constructively with local communities. |
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Coalworks is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: CWK) and is focused on developing coking and thermal coal projects into production: the Vickery South project in the Gunnedah Basin, the Ferndale project in the Hunter Valley and the Oaklands project in the South-West of New South Wales, Australia. http://www.coalworks.com.au/ |
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Santos, an Australian energy pioneer proudly investing in the health, education and wellbeing of New South Wales’ North West. |
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QantasLink, the award winning service named Regional Airline of the Year for 2012 |
Our Supporters
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The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a volunteer run, not for profit, organisation that is comprised of branches of individual members who are passionate about children's and young adult literature. |
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Allen & Unwin has been voted "Publisher of the Year" ten times including the inaugural award in 1992 and eight times since 2000 including 2011. |
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Fremantle Press is a small independent publishing house renowned for books of high quality. |
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Hachette Children’s Books, a division of Hachette Australia, publishes high-quality commercial fiction and non-fiction books for children and young adult across a wide range of subject areas. |
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The NSW Association for Gifted and Talented Children provides support to gifted children, their parents and teachers. |