The Jim Bacon Foundation is a philanthropic organisation based in Tasmania, Australia. It provides practical support and financial assistance to cancer patients and organisations that support them during their treatment. It also offers three scholarships through the University of Tasmania which are granted to students studying fine arts, political science or the care and treatment of cancer.[1]
The foundation is named after Jim Bacon, who spent 25 years working in the union movement, was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly and became Premier of Tasmania, a position he held from 1998 until his resignation in March 2004.
The Jim Bacon Foundation was formed by passage of the Jim Bacon Foundation Act 2004 through the Tasmanian Parliament. Bacon was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer while still serving as Premier of Tasmania, and died in June 2004, six months before the legislation received Royal Assent.[2]
The Foundation was absorbed into the Ricky Ponting Foundation in May 2013. The State Government will continue to fund the $30,000 Jim Bacon Memorial Scholarship at the University of Tasmania.[3]
Scholarship recipients
edit| Year | Name | Area of study | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dominique Higgins | cancer care and treatment | [4] |
| 2008 | Chavelli Sulikowski | political science | [4] |
| 2008 | Emma Tidey | political science | [4] |
| 2008 | Scott Cotterel | visual arts | [4] |
| 2012 | Nick Sageman | political science | [5] |
| 2016 | Emma Richardson | cancer care and treatment | [6] |
| 2018 | Laura Gillam | visual arts | [7] |
References
edit- ^ Jim Bacon Foundation Scholarship, University of Tasmania.
- ^ Jim Bacon Foundation Act 2004, AustLII.
- ^ "Jim Bacon cancer fund winding up". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Scholarships". The Examiner. Australian Community Media. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Whiteley, Cameron (1 April 2012). "Scholarships give Coasters a head start for study". The Advocate. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Emma Richardson". Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "2018 Judges". Tasmanian Portraiture Prize. RACT Insurance. Retrieved 8 April 2019.