Recognition of Mentoring Programs in 2007 Australia Day Awards
The following are good examples of recognition of and support for mentoring programs:
“Senior Australian of the Year 2007”
South Australia's Phillip Herreen for his role as mentor for people who have become disabled through accidents. A horrific speedway crash left him confined to a wheelchair and he now helps other people rebuild their lives as a volunteer peer support advocate.
From the Governor General's Australia Day address
"….but young people can be nurtured in less formal ways in sporting, community or civic groups. These groups provide valuable opportunities for mentoring, a concept now universally recognised and valued by corporations and public institutions alike. Today one of the greatest mentoring success stories is the West Australian based School Volunteer Program, where some 2000 trained mentors, mostly retirees, are helping improve the literacy, numeracy and social skills of over 4000 students. I hope to see this program expanded Australia wide"
