Sir John Reid Community Service Award - 2003/2004 

The 2004 Sir John Reid Community Service Award was presented to David Mann.  David is the Promotions and Marketing Manager for 3AW, Magic 693 and Talk Radio Network, a position he has held for almost 15 years, having started at 3AW as an office boy in 1973.  He also has his own company, Mann Promotions Pty Limited which consults on promotional, marketing and public relations activities for clients throughout Australia.  Among his clients is the Metropolitan Fire Brigade where he has the role of Public Relations and Media Manager.

David attends all major fires in metropolitan Melbourne, often from his property at Macedon, bearing in mind that fires are not always timed during normal business hours.  His interests in emergency services extend beyond the fire brigade.  He was worked operationally with the Police Force, Fire Brigade and Ambulance Services for over twenty years.  David is known in the Emergency Services circle as "the civilian with the tri-fecta of experience'.   Having travelled extensively over more than 15 years across the United States working with emergency services, his experience is well recognised beyond the shores of Australia.  He lectures to emergency service personnel on the role of the media in Australia and the organisation of emergency services in the USA.

David is a member of the Australia Day Committee (Victoria); Chairman of the Ministerial Crime Protection Council; a member of the Public Affairs Committee of the Bureau of Emergency Services and Telecommunication; Chairman of the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Day Committee and Chairman of the Mount Macedon Memorial Cross Restoration and Maintenance Trust.  Perhaps David's current most time-consuming voluntary responsibility is Chairman of the Royal District Nursing Service, which has a turnover of some $75 million and a staff of around 1,000.

David is a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors and a fellow of the Australian Sales Institute.  He is a Past President of the Victorian Radio Time Club that is representative of the total radio industry in Victoria.

David Mann is a person who finds it difficult to say no to a cause that he believes will enhance the lives of others.  He is in demand to host community and charity events, which he undertakes with pleasure.

Perhaps, David Mann is best summed up in his stated philosophy "if you have your health, happiness, friendship and a little luck on your side, don't take it for granted'.