Australia China Community Service Award
This Award recognises alumni who have made an outstanding commitment to service in the community and society in China or Australia, and who have thereby bettered the lives of others through professional or volunteer efforts.
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| Alan Bai | Ada Choi JUDGES’ COMMENDATION | Sunny Liu | Jianzhong Lu ACAA COMMENDATION |
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| Cissy Ma WINNER | Scarlett Pong JUDGES’ COMMENDATION | Yingqu Shang | Li Zhang JUDGES’ COMMENDATION |
| Alan Bai Managing Director of China Renaissance Capital Investment Macquarie University alumnus 崇德投资管理有限公司董事总经理 麦考瑞大学校友 Mr Alan Wei Bai is the managing director at China Renaissance Capital Investment, a venture capital and private equity firm since 2006. China Renaissance Capital Investment founded Chong Ren Foundation in 2008. The foundation mainly focuses on promoting education in China’s less developed regions by financing school buildings and providing state-of-the-art hard and software IT equipment. This foundation is very serious on helping less fortunate children that live in regions of concern. They aim to provide these children help in adapting to our rapidly changing world. Alan Bai wishes to give all children an equal chance at education and success. This foundation has also financed a speedy re-construction of two major school projects in Sichuan´s MIngshan district, after a severe earthquake hit a large area in the province on May 12, 2008. Later on, the foundation launched a large primary school complex in Henan´s Biyang district, a less developed farming area. Furthermore, Chongren financed numerous small village primary schools in the very remote and underdeveloped mountain areas of Qinghai. These large acts that this foundation has taken part in displays how focused Alan Bai is in giving back to the community. Alan Bai graduated from Macquarie University with a Graduate Diploma in Accounting in 1997 and a Master of Applied Finance in 1998. Alan has used his alumni relationship with the university to provide degrees as a foundation to build his business career. He was a speaker at the University’s July 2007 graduation ceremonies in Beijing. Alan has been engaged closely with the University attending Leadership Briefings since 2016, where he has been enthusiastic about the University’s plans and interested in being further involved. We can identify Alans strong interests in community service as Alan expresses interest in supporting research opportunities in health and synthetic biology and start-ups in Australia-China commerce and the Macquarie University Incubator. 白玮先生自2006年起担任崇德投资有限公司的董事总经理，该公司是一家风险投资和私募股权公司。崇德投资于2008年创立了崇仁基金会，该基金会主要致力于通过资助希望小学建设和提供IT设备来促进中国欠发达地区的教育。白先生自己还多次为贫困大学生和一所位于云南的为失学藏区学生提供学习的私人学校给予资金支持。 白先生于1997年毕业于麦考瑞大学，获得会计学研究生文凭，并于1998年获得应用金融硕士学位。白先生利用他在大学获取的专业知识为基础，从而建立其职业生涯。他曾在2007年7月于北京举行的麦考瑞大学毕业典礼上发表演讲。 自2016年以来，白先生一直与大学密切合作，参加领导力简报会，在那里他一直对大学的计划充满热情，并有兴趣进一步参与。 白先生还有兴趣支持健康和生物学的研究机会以及澳中商业和麦考瑞大学孵化器的初创企业。 白先生通过其所在机构孵化的植物蛋白速食品企业，在今年上海疫情期间，捐赠了数万盒产品给上海四家医院，用以支持医护人员的抗疫工作。白先生在建立更牢固的社区关系方面取得了重大成就，这使他成为该奖项的当之无愧的提名人。 |
| JUDGES’ COMMENDATION Ada Choi PhD student at University of New South Wales University of Sydney Alumnus Queensland University of Technology Alumnus 新南威尔斯士大学博士学生 悉尼大学校友 昆士兰科技大学校友 Ada is an inspirational and enthusiastic community leader who has made a huge impact in the Australia-China space and beyond. Since her day one in Australia, she has been tirelessly volunteering in and contributing to a wide range of initiatives that touch the lives of her peers and other Chinese international students. Her volunteering hours in 2021-2022 amounted to more than 500 hours. As an official International Student Ambassador of the City of Sydney and a vice president of a Chinese Student Association, Ada oriented more than 1,000 Chinese international students and addressed their questions prior to arriving in Australia to pursue their academic dreams. During the onset of the pandemic, she took the lead to draft a letter to the Minister for Health to advocate fair and equitable access to free Pfizer vaccines for all international students. Ada was also the founder of the first Queensland Chinese Career Fair and worked closely with the City of Sydney and National Foundation for Australia-China Relations to increase social and cultural ties in the Australia-China space, and many more to count. In recognition of these contributions, Ada was nominated for NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards and International Student of the Year Awards by UNSW in 2022. Ada is also an experienced educator and a high-achieving student. She received funding, awards and scholarships from the Australian Government, University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, University of Queensland, Zhejiang University, Korea University, and Queensland University of Technology. 蔡芷盈是一位博士研究生、教育工作者、和中澳青年领袖。从她来到澳大利亚那天起，就一直孜孜不倦地全面参与志愿者活动并做出巨大的贡献。这些活动对澳中交流及其他领域有着意义非凡的影响。在2021-2022年期间，她的累计服务时间超过500小时。 作为悉尼市政府官方国际学生代表，蔡芷盈曾身兼多个学生职务，其中包括但不仅限于，悉尼大学学术委员会学生代表、悉尼大学研究生代表协会委员、昆士兰科技大学中国学联副主席等。超过1000名赴澳筑梦的中国留学生都在她的帮助下获益良多。她是昆士兰首个华人招聘会的创办人，此外曾与悉尼市政府和澳中基金会有着紧密合作。为澳洲华人社区、中澳文化交流和留学生权益上做出了卓越的贡献。今年，她更获得新南威尔士州国际学生杰出奖及年度杰出志愿者奖的提名。 除了社区领袖和公益事业参与者外，蔡芷盈还有着另外一个身份是一位身处异乡的莘莘学子。她是一位品学兼优的学生，曾获得澳大利亚政府、中国澳门政府、新南威尔士大学、悉尼大学、昆士兰大学、浙江大学、高丽大学和昆士兰科技大学的奖学金和研究经费。 |
| Sunny Liu Communications Adviser of The Victorian Government, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions Monash University and Charles Darwin Univesity alumna 维州市政府沟通顾问 莫纳什大学和查尔斯达尔文大学校友 A former Chinese international student in Australia, Zitan (Sunny) Liu has been an active part of the Australia-China space for the past eight years. Arriving in Melbourne at 17 years old, Sunny studied Journalism and Psychology at Monash University before working as a journalist for a local newspaper. In 2019, Sunny moved to Darwin, the Northern Territory, to pursue a Master of Teaching degree in Australia’s Top End. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunny decided to help fellow international students in need by handing out free meals through the Kindness Shake initiative, a volunteer-led initiative that quickly grew and attracted national attention. She’s now the Vice-Chair of this not-for-profit organisation, connecting international students with the Australian community through employability workshops, cultural immersion programs, social events and the annual Kindness Festival. Sunny proudly represents and advocates for the well-being of Chinese international students, youths and the broader Chinese Australian community through her roles as a board member of the Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory, a 2021 NT Youth Week Ambassador and a StudyNT Student Ambassador. Sunny has also taught the Chinese language at local schools through the Charles Darwin University Confucius Institute.Sunny now works as a Communications Adviser at the Victorian Government in Melbourne. 从来自中国的国际留学生到现在澳洲社区积极的一员，刘子倓（Sunny Liu）在澳大利亚生活的八年时间里经历并成长了许多。Sunny在17岁那年从中国来澳大利亚墨尔本求学，在蒙纳士大学学习新闻传媒和心理学。本科期间，Sunny有幸在澳大利亚国立电视台ABC新闻节目和本地大型报纸实习，毕业后，Sunny成为了一名澳洲本地报社记者。在2019年，Sunny搬去了澳大利亚北领地首府达尔文，攻读教育研究生学位。在新冠疫情刚爆发期间，Sunny和一群国际留学生一起创办了Kindness Shake，每周为受到疫情影响的学生提供免费的爱心晚餐。两年多来，Kindness Shake现在已成为澳洲注册慈善组织，为上千名留学生在生活、就业、社交、文化方面提供了支持。每年的Kindness Festival国际学生节成为了澳大利亚北领地的一个大型活动，每年都有4000多人参与，了解和体验在澳洲的国际学生的才艺和丰富的文化底蕴。Sunny是北领地多元文化协会的理事会成员之一、2021年澳大利亚北领地青年周大使、StudyNT北领地教育署学生大使，并曾通过查尔斯大学孔子学院在本地小学教中文，传播中华文化。Sunny现在是维多利亚州政府的一位传媒顾问。 |
| ACAA COMMENDATION Jianzhong Lu President General Affairs Essilor Great China Essilor RMIT University alumnus 依视路大中华区事务总裁 皇家墨尔本理工大学校友 Dr. Lu was one of the earliest pioneer of sustainability practitioner cross various industries. He joined BHP in 2000 right after graduation from Melbourne Institute of Technology with PHD on ecommerce. He worked for BHP over 10 years and played the role of global leadership in various positions including online strategy, ecommerce architecture, corporate affairs, business development, R&D and Acting President BHP Biliton(China). From2007 to 2011, based in China, Dr. Lu led the strategy and implementation R&D and corporate affairs framework integrating business development, research and innovation, government affairs, community programs and established an integrated framework of engagement with Chinese communities of government agencies, regulators, industry associations,Australian chambers and Australian partners, scientific institutions, media and many charity and philanthropy organizations, that contributed to the company’s business growth and social impact as well as Chinese local strength in talent development and sustainability capabilities. In 2008, Dr. Lu was elected as the torchbearer of the Paralympics. Ø Dr Lu’s efforts in facilitating the origination of President Hu Jin Tao’s visit to Perth (BHP Billiton and CNRS) has contributed greatly to the mutual understanding of mining and sciences between to tow major trading partners and elevated the profile of BHO Billiton, strengthened the partnership relation with Chinese Academic of Sciences where many joint collaborative research and development programs were carried out with efforts from both side for long term Ø Dr Lu’s efforts in facilitating the technical cooperation with MOFTEC (now MOFCOM) by leveraging the funding of UNDP to establish the first Chinese ecommerce infrastructure “the Nation al Root Authority of ecommerce” hosted by MOFTEC, has contributed to the adoption of the most advanced technology by the Chinese business community and built up a foudation for further ecommerce taking-off in China Ø Dr Lu’s service to the Australian Chamber contributed to the Australian companies’ CSR benchmark and promotion, it then also promoted the profile of Australian companies and depend the healthy relation with Chinese local communities where those companies operated Service to society Ø Long-term and continued volunteering services to local communities include coaching Austrian educated students, lecturing on career development in various communities, local neighbourhood community services and life improvement programs (helped more than 20 charity organisations and their programs, improving Children sight ability in remote area, charity Clinique, awareness of eye heath, volunteering teams in COVID 19, online course to help organisations and people to better overcome the impact of COVID 19, donations to education, caring aged people, help to develop NGO’s growth capability and train then to adopt sound business model to become seIf-reliance, supporting and caring disabled kids, establishing employee volunteer team and volunteering service system and platform, tree plantation, environmental protection programs)Potential to influence and inspire. Dr Lu is an inspiring model who has combined the good heart, determined conviction, well equipped capability, and open mindset to work with many people. In his surrounding, we see a very positively power of an ecosystem, where he has well connected all good willingness and practical skills to be ready to make greater contribution to the society, and at the same time to one’s growth and enrichment. This is a typical characteristic of Dr Lu. He always says: Knowledge and action combine together. He said so and he did integrally. This is a secret of his success. 吕建中博士现任依视路集团大中华区事务总裁、全球报告倡议组织（GRI）董事、中国CSR智库副理事长、中国工业经济联合会工业企业社会责任智库专家、中国CSR百人论坛发起人、深圳智造战略咨询委员会委员、深圳可持续发展智库首席专家、上海外商投资协会监事长和中国匠心企业家峰会组委会常务副理事长。 吕博士是可持续商业战略的先行者和行业思想引领者，是《可持续商业思维体系》及《可持续商业领导力模型》和《CSR思想实验方法论》的创立者，并在企业战略和价值创造方面有丰富和系统的理论体系和实践经验。他多年来知行合一，影响了一大批企业家、职业经理人和青年学子在实现企业可持续发展，营造商业-社会可持续生态方面，积极探索和实践，不断创新和突破。 吕博士曾任多家世界500强跨国集团及家族企业中国区领导，包括曾任英国伟尔集团（The Weir Group）中国总裁，博然思维集团全球合伙人，新加坡金鹰集团（中国区）集团执行副总裁，亚太森博（山东）浆纸有限公司董事长，必和必拓集团（中国）代理总裁，为这些公司在推进本地化商业战略、业务增长、持续改善、社会责任、员工发展、企业品牌和风险管理作出了重要的贡献。 |
| WINNER Cissy Ma Managing Director of Grow and Sell Your Biz Pty Ltd University of Queensland and Central Queensland University alumna 贸发企业投融资并购常务董事 昆士兰大学和中央昆士兰大学校友 Cissy is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. Through her volunteering activities, she gives back to the Australian and Chinese communities with significant positive impact: Mentor with Inspiring Rare Birds, River City Labs, Brisbane Business Hub, Mentoring for Growth, Business in Heels (160k members), CPA Australia (170k members), Mentor Walks, UQ BEL, Export Council of Australia. Founding Activator for Coralus (SheEO) in Australia. 7000+ Activators in 5 countries loaned US$12M+ to 120+ women entrepreneurs. Presented/hosted 20+ events, including annual conferences. Finance Chair at The Boardroom, Forbes calls the “Secret Weapon” of successful business owners”, Australian Business Journal “the World’s #1 Global Advisory Board”. Co-founded the APAC Women’s Mentoring Circle since 2016 to provide group mentoring for APAC ladies’ to break the Glass & Bamboo Ceilings. APAC now has 1,200+ members from 18 countries on LinkedIn/WeChat. Passionate about gender equity, eg, IWD Great Debate 2020, Migrant Women in Business Summit 2020, Digital Week Online Women in Tech host 2020-2022, UQ Ventures Break the Bias Magazine and LeadHERS 2022, CPA IWD panel host 2022. Keynote at numerous events for Australia-China Youth Association, Australia-China Youth Dialogue and Australia-China Young Professionals Initiative. Member of CPA Qld Divisional Council (currently Deputy President), Business Committee since 2016 (2018-2019 Chair), Qld Executive Committee since 2021, Global ESG Centre of Excellence since 2020, Appointments Council. Nominated to be on the Innovation Advisory Council for the Queensland Government from 2023, focusing on emerging industries, regional inclusion and Brisbane Olympic 2032. 马茜女士是多元化和包容性的热情倡导者。她通过以下众多的志愿活动，对澳大利亚和华人社区起到了非常积极的影响作用： 为这些组织做导师：鼓舞人心女性组织，河城初创企业实验室，布里斯班商业中心，昆省政府生意成长指导，女性商务指导（16万会员），澳洲会计师公会（17万会员），边走边谈导师，昆大商学院，澳大利亚出口委员会。 Coralus （女性企业家）澳洲创始投资人。五个国家的七千多投资人已经向120多位女企业家贷款超过一千二百万美金。马女士已经在二十多个活动中（包括年会）主持或演讲。 “董事会” 创始人及财务主席。福布斯称“董事会”是成功企业的“秘密武器”，澳大利亚商业杂志称“董事会”是“世界第一的全球顾问委员会”。 自 2016 年以来共同创立了亚太地区女性指导圈，为亚太地区女性提供团体指导，以打破玻璃和竹子的天花板。亚太地区女性指导圈现在在领英/微信上有来自 18 个国家/地区的 1,200 多名会员。 对性别平等充满热情，例如，2020 年国际妇女节大辩论、2020 年移民女性商业峰会、2020-2022 年在线数字周女性科技主持人、2022年昆大风投打破偏见杂志和女性领导者论坛 、2022 年澳洲会计师公会国际妇女节活动主持人。 在中澳青年联合会、中澳青年对话和中澳青年领袖联合会的众多活动中发表主题演讲。 自 2016 年起担任 澳洲会计师公会昆省委员会成员（现任副主席）、商务委员会成员（2018-2019 年主席）、自 2021 年起担任 昆省执行委员会成员、自 2020 年起担任全球 ESG (环境社会及治理)卓越中心、董事会任命委员会成员。 被昆士兰州长提名为 2023 年昆州政府创新顾问委员会成员, 专注于新兴产业、区域包容性和2032年布里斯班奥运会。 |
| JUDGES’ COMMENDATION Ms. PONG Scarlett Oi Lan, BBS, JP President of Health Connect Ltd Macquarie University alumna 健康連線有限公司主席 香港銅紫荊星章，太平紳士 麦考瑞大学校友 Scarlett is an outstanding healthcare professional who is dedicated to improve population health in the Western Pacific Region, based on the WHO Healthy city initiative. She was elected as the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC) from 2014-2018, with approximately 240 city members, mainly mayors and the WHO representatives as the advisor. Scarlett was the organizing chairman of the 2014 and 2021 Global Conference of the AFHC , an excellent platform for academic, government officials and mayors to foster cooperation and strengthen network, in order to make cities healthier and more sustainable. In 2018, she won the “AFHC Award for Pioneers in Healthy Cities” and was being invited to Portugal by the WHO to launch the “Global Action Plan on Physical Activity”, with the Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. She won the “Ten Outstanding Young Persons’ Award” in 1998. Scarlett has served on various committees of HKSAR Government, for example, the Council Member of the Baptist University and Board Member of the Hospital Authority. Her contributions to the communities have been recognized by her appointment as Justice of Peace in 2011 and awarded Bronze Bauhinia Star in 2016. Scarlett是一位傑出及專業的醫療人才。基於世衛健康城市定義，致力改善西太平洋區人民的整體健康。她曾任「健康城市聯盟督導委員會」主席，約有240個城市代表和世衛代表作顧問。2014及2021年擔任「健康城市國際大會」籌委會主席，讓全球超過20多個國家的專家學者、政府官員和市長等，分享經驗及加強合作，2018年獲頒「健康城市先鋒獎」，同年獲世衛邀請往葡萄牙，與世衛總幹事譚德塞啟動GAPPA。 1998年獲選為「香港十大傑出青年」，並長期被委任於多個範疇的諮詢架構，如香港浸會大學校董和醫院管理局董事局成員等。為表揚她在社會的貢獻，在2011年獲委任為「太平紳士」，2016年獲頒「銅紫荊星章」。 |
| Yingqu Shang President of Tasmanian Chinese Students & Scholars Association University of Tasmania alumna RMIT University alumna 塔斯马尼亚州中国学生学者联合会主席 塔斯马尼亚大学校友 皇家墨尔本理工大学校友 Miranda have been the president of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association of University of Tasmania (UTASCSSA) since 2020. During this period, she organized volunteer activities and events of promoting Chinese culture, which were recognised by the Tasmania University Student Association by awarding her an Individual Gold Award in 2021. “When moving into a new community, we should actively integrate into the local community life, as well as helping other fresh-on-boats to fit in, then the community will grow better and better,” which is the main reason that she participated in community service proactively. Especially, when the epidemic spread in Australia, she organized a volunteer team in the community to help Chinese students in need, such as buy daily necessities and distribute free masks. At the same time, she also actively participates in various activities organized by the Chinese community and the local community. At the beginning of 2022, she was invited by the Australian Department of Home Affairs as a student representative to communicate with the Australian government about the problems encountered by international students. 商映趣自2020年开始担任塔斯马尼亚大学中国学生学者协会主席一职。在任期间，她组织了不少推广中国文化的活动和志愿者活动，并在2021年获得塔斯马尼亚大学学生工会（TUSA）颁发的个人金奖。 “当搬到一个新的社区时，我们要积极融入当地的社区生活，同时也要帮助新来的人融入，这个社区才会越来越好”她说这也是她参加社区服务的理由。特别是当疫情在澳大利亚蔓延时，她组织了志愿者团队，帮助有需要的中国学生购买生活必需品并向他们发放免费口罩。 同时，她还积极参加华人社团和当地社区组织的各种活动。2022年初，她受澳大利亚内政部邀请，作为塔州学生代表与澳大利亚政府沟通国际学生遇到的问题。 |
| JUDGES’ COMMENDATION Cr Li Zhang Councillor, Deputy Mayor, Glen Eira City Council University of Melbourne alumna 格伦艾拉市议会市议员，副市长 墨尔本大学校友 Cr Li Zhang has made history by becoming the first woman from Asian background elected as Deputy Mayor of Glen Eira City Council in 2021. In her role as the Councillor and Deputy Mayor, Li actively advocate for the multicultural communities. She initiated first ever Glen Eira’s official Lunar New Year celebration in 2022, which was widely attended and enjoyed by community members. Li has demonstrated courageous leadership and made significant contribution to the multicultural community and her local community. Among many community activities that Li organised in the capacity of the President of the Chinese Community Council of Australia Victorian Chapter, a remarkable highlight was the “Walk from Robe” commemoration walk. This three-week walk culminated in a formal apology in Victorian Parliament by Premier Daniel Andrews to the Chinese Community who were discriminated against by the imposition of the unjust Poll Tax in the 1850s gold rush era. Li mentors and supports many international students and young people from CALD background. Her achievements will inspire more women particularly those from the multicultural community to achieve higher and contribute more to the community. 张俪市议员于 2021年当选为维多利亚州格林艾拉市副市长，是该市历史上第一位亚裔女副市长。 作为市议员和副市长，张俪在当地积极倡导多元文化。 2022 年，她发起了格林艾拉市政府首次官方春节庆祝活动，吸引了当地社区的广泛参与。 张俪拥有杰出的领导力，为多元文化社区和当地社区做出了重大贡献。她作为澳华社区委员会主席组织了许多社区活动，其中一个引人注目的亮点是 “罗布之行”纪念步行活动。这次为期三周的步行活动最终获得州长丹尼尔.安德鲁斯在维州议会为 1850 年代淘金热时期向华人淘金工征收歧视性人头税而向华人社区正式道歉。 张俪指导和支持了许多来自少数族裔背景的国际学生和年轻人。她的成就将激励更多女性，尤其是来自多元文化社区的女性，去追求更高成就，为社区做出更多贡献。 |