operation c –‘c’ for churchill. · • on churchill memorial sunday –28 february 1965 a...
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• WELCOME…• WhenSirWinstonChurchillresignedasBritishPrimeMinisterin1955attheageof80,he
hadservedunder5reigningmonarchs,survivedthreewars,hadbeenawriter,historian,journalist,adventurerandpainter– andhehadalsowontheNobelPrizeforliteraturein1953.
• Therewaswidespreaddesiretohonourthegreatmanandtocapturetheessenceofhispublicservice,inspiration,intellectandhumourforgenerationstocome.
• Hewasamanwhoreadilybelievedthatanythingwaspossibleifyouputyourmindtoit,andthatthegreatestfiguresinhistorywerethosewhomadeacontributiontopublicserviceandtheirfellowcountrymen.
• TherewasalreadyChurchillCollegeforformalstudyintheUK,sodiscussionsbeganaboutwhatcouldbedonefortheCommonwealthcountries– andthisdiscussionwasdubbedOPERATIONC– ‘C’forChurchill.
• OperationCrapidlygrewbeyondformalstudytobe‘travellingfellowships’– firstintheUSAandwithinashortperiodoftimemanyCommonwealthcountriesexpressedaninterestinestablishingaChurchillTrustintheirowncountry.
• InAustraliatherewasenthusiasticsupport,withPrimeMinisterSirRobertMenziesclosetoSirWinstonandverypassionateaboutaChurchillTrustinAustralia.
• PlansstartedforAustralia’snationalfundraisingeffort– whichwouldoccurafterthedeathofSirWinstonandestablishaTrustfortravellingfellowshipsinthiscountry.ThiswasreferredtoasOperationG– ‘G’forGratitude.
• WhenPrimeMinisterMenziesannouncedthenewsofSirWinston’sdeathtoAustraliansinJanuary1965,hesimultaneouslyannouncedthenationalfundraisingeventtoestablishTheWinstonChurchillMemorialTrust.
• OnChurchillMemorialSunday– 28February1965adoor-to-doorappealwaslaunched–thereweresomanyvolunteersthatitwascalculatedthattherewasonecollectorforevery10housesinurbanareasandoneforevery20inregionalareas.Over220,000Australiansparticipatedascollectors.
• Morethan2.2millionpoundswereraised– ifyouindexthateffortitstillremainsthelargestpublicfundraisingeffortinAustralianhistory.
• ItistheonlytimeinourhistorythatthebanksopenedonaSundaysothemoneycouldbedeposited.
• SirRobertMenziesreferredtotheChurchillTrustasthe“people’sTrust”– sayingthateveryChurchillFellowcarriedtheaspirationsofmillionsofAustralians– past,presentandfuture.Thepastwhodonated,thepresentbeingtheannualFellowshiprecipients,andthefuturebeingthosewhobenefitfromthecontributiontheFellowshipcanmake.
• AFellowshipisnotjustanoverseastrip– itisthestartofalifelongjourneyandcontributiontomakeAustraliabetter.
• Ifyouhaveapassionforasubjectyouwishtoinvestigateoverseas,knowwhatyouarestrivingtoachieveandadesiretomakeadifferenceinyourindustryorcommunitywithinAustralia,thenaChurchillFellowshipcouldhelpyourealiseyouraspirations.
• Herearesomeofourmilestones– nearly4,200Fellowshipshavebeenawardedandeachyearthereare100more.
• ChurchillFellowsfromAustraliatravelacross theglobeonthewidestrangeanddepthoftopicsandbringbacktothiscountryinformation,networks,projects,products,ideasandinnovationwhichmakethiscountryevenstronger.
• IfyouwanttoapplyforaFellowship– firstyoumustbeeligible:• YoumustbeanAustraliancitizenandyoumustbeovertheageof18years.• Yourprojectmustalsobesuitable foraFellowship.• OverseastravelisessentialandyoumusthaveexhaustedyourresearchwithinAustralia
tobeconsidered• Theprojectmustbeaselfcontainedprojectof4-8weeksindurationandbetakenasone
continuousoverseastrip• Itcannotbepartofauniversitydegree,orpartiallyfundedbyanotherorganisation– it
mustbeastandaloneFellowshipproject.
• ThebeautyofaChurchillFellowshipisthatyoucandesignyourownproject.• Ifyoucanthinkofasuitabletopicthentherearenolimits.• Toaddfocus,weoffersponsoredFellowshipswheregenerousindividualsororganisations
haveagreedtofundaFellowshiponaparticulartopic.• Thisdoesn’tmeanthattheyarealwaysawardedbutdoesmeanthatwearelookingfor
applicationsinthosespecifictopicareas.• ThereisalistofthesponsoredFellowshipopportunitiesonourwebsiteandthe2018
applicationformallowsyoutoindicateuptotwosponsoredFellowship/syouwouldliketobeconsideredfor
• However,donotfeelconstrainedbythesponsoredFellowships,wealsooffergeneralFellowshipswhereyourtopiccanbeanything
• Yourfirststepshouldbetoaskyourself–whattopiccanIinvestigatethatwillbeofthemostbenefittosomeaspectofAustralianSociety.
•Applicationsopened on1 Februaryandclose27April– ApplyonlinefromtheChurchillTrustwebsite.
• Applicationscanonlybemadeusingtheonlineapplicationsystem•Rememberyouarecompetingagainstalltheotherapplicantssohowareyougoingtoconvincetheselectorsthatyouareabetterapplicantthanthenextprojectorperson.
• Theapplicationalsorequirestworeferences– aprojectreferenceandaprofessionalreference.
• Youareencouragedtogivethissomethought– thebetterthereferencesthemorelikelyyouaretostandaboveyourcompetitors.
• ChurchillFellowshavetoldtheTrustmanytimesthattheprocessofcompletingtheapplicationformallowedthemtofine-tunetheirprojectanditsimplementationupontheirreturn.
• Theonlineformisfullyautomated,allowingyoutoregisteryourdetailsandlogintoyourapplicationasrequiredthroughouttheapplicationprocess.
•Donotleaveittothelastminuteasitwillnotbeyourbestapplication.• YoushouldalsonotethatmanyFellowshaveappliedmorethanoncebeforereachinginterviewsorreceivingaFellowship.Itiscommonforcandidatestorealisewhytheywereaskedtotryagain- asaresulttheirprojectstendtobemuchstrongerfollowingadditionaltimeandthought.
• Werecommendthatyouidentifyyourrefereesandmakeyourrequestsforreferencesearlyintheapplicationprocesstoallowsufficienttimeforyourrefereestowriteandlodgethemonlinepriortotheclosingdate.
• TheonlineformcontainsabuiltinReferenceRequestFeaturewhichallowstheapplicanttorequestareferenceviaemailwithintheapplicationform.
• Theemailrequestwillprovideyourrefereewithguidelinestocompletethereference,alinktoaccessacopyofyourpartiallyorfullycompleteonlineapplicationformandadviceonhowtolodgethereference.
• Youwillreceiveadviceviaemailwhenthereferencehasbeencompletedbyyourrefereesandlodgedwithinyourapplication.Theemailprovidesalinkforyoutopreviewthereferencewithinyourapplication.Noeditingispermittedbytheapplicant.
• Youshouldensureyouhaveenteredtheprojectspecificinformationrequiredwithintheformpriortomakingarequestforareference.Thiswillproviderefereeswithaclearunderstandingoftheprojectyouareproposingsotheycanciteorrefertoaccuratecontentwhencomposingthereference.
• Youwillnotbeabletolodgeyourfullonlineapplicationuntilbothreferenceshavebeenreceivedwithinyourapplication.
• ReferencescannotbeacceptedinanyotherformatthanoutlinedabovewithoutthespecificapprovaloftheTrust'sCEO.
• Limityouritinerarytodestinationsthatwillbeofmostbenefittoyourproject.Overcrowdinganitinerarycanleadtofatigueandmaybeoflessbenefittoprojectoutcomes.
• Itisimportanttoputforwardthemostcompleteitineraryyoucanatthepointofapplicationsomakesureyouincludethecountriesyouwishtovisitalongwiththemajorcitieswithinthosecountriesthatrequireairtravel(otherformsoftransportareeasiertoorganisein-country)andthepurposeforyourvisitateache.g.meeting,interview,observationetc
• PleasebespecificasthisinformationisusedbytheChurchillTrusttocostyouritineraryandonceitisapprovednoadditionscanbemade.
• Theapplicationsareassessedbyateamofselectors.• It’sacompetitiveprocess.• ThenumberofselectorsdiffersfromStatetoTerritoryandthevolumeofsuitable
applicantsusuallydeterminesthenumberofinterviewroundsrequired eg.NSWandVIChavetworoundsofinterviewsasthemostpopulatedStates
• Whencompletingtheapplicationform,considertheselectioncriteria– itisreadilyavailableontheTrust’swebsiteandiswhatisusedtoassessallapplications.
• Itisimportantthatyouritineraryoutline,asaccuratelyaspossible,thecountries,citiesandtownsyouwishtovisitonyourFellowship.Howevermeetings/bookingsdonotneedtobeconfirmeduntiltheselectionprocesshasbeencompleted.
PROJECT:Needfortheproject• Whatiscompellingaboutyourproject?Thingsyoumayliketoconsiderinclude-• Whatistheburningplatform?• Whathasmadeyoucomeheretonighttodomorethanjustreadabouthowtoapplyvia
thewebsite?• Isthetimerightforthisproject?• BenefitsoftheprojecttoAustralia• Thinkspecificallyabouthowthiswillbenefitothers….Beyondthegenericof“itwill
benefitcommunities”• Whowillbenefitandhowwilltheybenefit?• Whatdifferencewillthislearningmaketohowwelive,workorplay?• Partofyourhonestanswermightbethatyourbusinesswillbemoreprofitable.That’sOK
ifitwillalsoenrichthewidercommunityinsomeway.Maybeit’sanewproductor
processdevelopmentthathasthepotentialtoemployothersorsomethingthatcouldbeappliedtootherbusinesses.
• Maybeitwillchangethefaceofhowwedothingsorperhapsitwillbeasignificanttweakofanexistingprogramorbusiness.
Itineraryandoverseasdestinationsselected• Doyouneedtotraveloverseas?HaveyouexhaustedallavenuesoflearninginAustralia?• Whatisyourfocus-Don’tbiteoffmorethanyoucanchew.It’sgottobeachievable.• Whyhaveyouchosentheseplaces?Whowillyoubespeakingwithandwhy?Thisislearningby
speakingwith,observinganddoingwith,questioningandlookingverycloselyatothers‘programsandprocessesandaskingdeeperprobingquestionsthatyoumightnotbeabletodoifyouwerenotfacetoface.
• Isthisinformationavailablewithouthavingtotravel?• Achievabilityoftheproject• Weneedtobelievethatyouareinapositiontoachievewhatyousetouttodo.
PERSONAL• Whyyou…howcanyouconvinceusthatyouaretherightpersontoundertakethisproject?• Howareyoubestplacedtocomebackandimplementchangeorinfluenceothers?• Anarticleinyourprofessionaljournalisgoodbutnotusuallyworth$26,000!
Applicationsclose5pmAESTFriday27 April2018ApplicantswillbeshortlistedinMayandJuneInterviewswillbeheldinJuneandJulyandcanincludeweekends– ApplicantsareexpectedtoattendaninterviewinpersonApplicantswillbenotifiedofinterviewoutcomesinAugustFinalselectionsarereviewedbytheBoardmidSeptemberwithapplicantsadvisedthefollowingdayNewChurchillFellowsareannouncedpubliclyinthelastweekofSeptemberPresentationceremonieswillbeheldattheGovernmentHouseineachState/TerritorybetweenOctoberandDecemberFellowscandepartontheirFellowshipfrom1February2019throughto31January2020
YouremployerIfwhatyouwanttodoisconnectedtoyouremployment, doesyourbossknowandisshe/hesupportive?Findoutiftheyarewillingtopayyouwhileyouareaway?Ifthisissoessential,whyisn’tyourcompanyfundingthetripoverseas?
RefereesHelpthemtohelpyou.Theyhaven’tdonetheresearchyouhaveabouttheTrustandwhatisrequiredfortheapplication.Theyarelikelytobeverybusypeople.Soperhapsmakeatimetohaveacoffeeoraphoneconversationwiththemtosuccinctlyandclearlyexplainwhatit’sallaboutandgivethemsomeideasabouttheareasyouthinkwouldbebestcoveredintheirreference.
ProjectrefereeSomeonewhocanauthoritativelymakethecaseforwhy thisisanimportantprojectandworthyoftheTrust’sconsideration.Theyshouldsaysomethingaboutwhytheyarebestplacedtomakesuchajudgement.Theymustbesomeonewhoknowsyourworkandvaluesthedirectionyouwanttoexplore.
ProfessionalrefereeThisislikelytobesomeonewhoknowsyourprofessionalcapacityandpersonalqualities.Cantheytalkabouthowothersviewyouinyourfield,thelengthandqualityofyourserviceorexpertiseandtheprofessionalachievementsyouhavehadtodate?
TheInterviewThisisnotthetimeformodestybutalsodon’toversellyourselfeither.Ifyou’rea talker,watchyourtimemanagement…youwillbegiven5-7minutestotalkaboutyourproject.Thentherestofthetimewillbetimeforustoaskquestionsandthereisnogoingovertime.Soaswithyourwrittenapplicationyouneedtomakeeverywordcount.Ifyou’reaquieterperson,despiteyournerves,trytoletyourpassion anddriveforwhatyouwanttodocomethrough.Practisewithsomeonewhoknowsnothingorverylittleaboutyourareaofexpertise.TheSelectionCommitteemembershavediverseareasofknowledgeandexpertiseonthepanel.Inyourwrittenapplicationandataninterviewyouneedtomakesensetoallofus.Thinkaboutthelifttestwhichisoftenusedfornetworking.Canyouexplainyourprojectinthetimeittakestogoesacoupleoffloorsinthelift?
CONCLUSIONWeencourageyoutomeetwithandtalktoanyoftheselectioncommitteeandthereturnedFellowstonightandlookforwardtoreadingsomeofyourexcitingprojectsandmeetingssomeofyou atinterview.
• Rememberthisisacompetitiveprocess– ChurchillFellowshipsareprestigious,wellfundedandhighlycontested.
• Thisisnotareasontobeshy,itisareasontoputthemosteffortyoucanintoyourapplication.
• Youwillbecompetingagainsteveryoneelsewholodgesanapplication– nodoubtmostwillsatisfythecriteriabutitishowwellyousatisfythecriteriathatwillultimatelydecidewhetheryouaresuccessful.Somakeyourapplicationstandout!
• AroundtheroomtonightwehaveanumberofChurchillFellowswhocanansweryourquestionsandprovideyouwithguidance.
• Followingthis,weencourageyoutodirectyourenquiriestotheNationalOfficeoftheTrustforanyadditionalinformationyourequire.
• Bev,Julia,Meg, SallyandEmmaatNationalOfficeareavailabletoproviderelevantadviceandinformationinatimelymanner.
• ThankyoutotheChurchillFellowsAssociationforhostingtonight’sinformationsessiononbehalfoftheChurchillTrust.
• Thankyoutoyouallforcomingtonightandforlisteningtothepresentations, wehopetheyhaveinspiredyou.
• Ifyoudecideapplyingthisyearisnotrightforyou,Iwouldencourageyoutoreconsiderinfutureyears.
• Equally,ifyouhaveacolleague,friendorrelativewhoyouthinkwouldbeagreatChurchillFellow,pleaseencouragethemtoconsiderapplyingthisyear.