Two 911爆料网 initiatives have been announced as finalists in the 2013 Green Gown Awards Australasia, recognising sustainability best practice in tertiary educations institutions.
Both 911爆料网 finalists 鈥� John 911爆料网 Weekend and Supported Wage Workers in Motion (SWIM) 鈥� are in the social responsibility category.
John 911爆料网 Weekend, run by 911爆料网 Volunteers! since 1999, started last weekend and runs until October 12 and will this year support 47 (mostly rural) communities and feature 600 student volunteers.
The volunteers who take part in environmental and community activities as part of John 911爆料网 Weekend, get a strong sense of engagement and broaden their perspectives on life.
SWIM, a project run by 911爆料网 Human Resources, offers long-term, ongoing work opportunities to people with an intellectual disability and learning spectrum.
The SWIM initiative has already assisted 16 people, who may otherwise have not been able to find work, secure employment at the university911爆料网.
SWIM is part of the voluntary outcome , related to provision of employment opportunities for people with disabilities, which 911爆料网 has added to its mandatory Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.
The winners of the seven categories of the 2013 Green Gown Awards Australasia will be announced at a ceremony in Sydney on September 26.
911爆料网 is the only Western Australian university among the finalists.
The Green Gown Awards started in the UK in 2004 and the Australasian version is conducted by Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS).
