A Very Successful 2024 Staff Conference & Awards Day

November 2024

The annual Staff Conference celebrated our twentieth anniversary year with the theme ‘Serving History With Love’ – a time of looking back over the last two decades and looking forward to what’s ahead.

Keynote Presentation

“Don’t you dare say anything or I will kill you.”

This is how Jelena began her keynote presentation – these words were said to her frequently as a young tennis player: as she strived to make it in the tough tennis world, she was being mentally and physically abused by her father.

Jelena’s story is one of overcoming adversity, and going on, not to just survive, but to thrive, by finding her own voice and reclaiming her life by speaking up.

 

 

Congratulations to Award Nominees and Winners

Our sincere congratulations to everyone nominated and to all this year’s Saluting Excellence Award winners:

The Jessie Mary Vasey Award for Excellence in Traditional Values:

Amanda Gibson, Operations Manager, Comm Services

Julie-Ann Carr, EA to GM Residential Services

Paul O’Donahoo, Lifestyle Coordinator, Bundoora

Excellence in Quality:

Natalie Best, Quality Coordinator

Shelly Nayyer, Facility Care Coordinator, Frankston South

Excellence in Camaraderie:

Nicole Keen, Operations Coordinator, Finance/Admin

Briamba Talbot, Program Support Worker, V Centre

Teena John, PCW, Bundoora

Don Agra, Lifestyle Assistance, Brighton East

Ravinder Kaur, PCW, Brighton East

Melissa Hunt, Finance & Office Coordinator

 

Excellence in Innovative Practice:

Lloyd Faleiro, Accountant

Manuela Udriste, Senior Admin Officer, Brighton East

Krishna Vachhani, HR Advisor – Systems & Process

Nadia Wilson, Business Systems Administrator

Excellence in Person-Centred Care

Sharon Johns, Care Advisor, Comm Services

Neranjala Karunaratne, Laundry Asst, Brighton

Diya Lalchan, PCW, Brighton East

Pabitra Rai, Team Leader RN, Brighton East

Manprit Kaur, PCW, Bundoora

Rachel Del Giudice, Facility Care Coordinator,

Frankston South

Lisa Raguz, Enrolled Nurse, Bundoora

 

 

Excellence in Dignity

Aaron Singh, PCW, Frankston South

Jennifer Baker, Service Coordinator,

Community Services

Kritika Khanna, PCW, Frankston South

Hwi Ling Lim, PCW, Brighton East

Excellence in Security

Tanu Goyal, Governance Officer

Bai Ling Yang, Laundry Assistant, Brighton East

Excellence in Fulfilment

Linda D’Sylva, Lifestyle Coordinator, Bundoora

Rosemary Willis, Lifestyle Coordinator, Brighton East

Rafael Mendoza Jaraba, PCW, Brighton

Outstanding Achievement Award:

Robyn Brown, PCW, Frankston South

Mia McCasey, PCW, Brighton

Carol Hamilton, RM, Brighton East

 

A Few Highlights…

Board Chair, Mike O’Meara OAM, gave the official welcome, then asked for votes for eight songs the Board had chosen to represent ‘the essence of Vasey RSL Care’. Top place went to Count on Me by Bruno Mars.

Special guests, past RSL Victoria President, Major General David McLauchlan AO AO (Mil) (Ret’d) and his wife Louise, Bruce Curl and great granddaughter of Mrs JM Vasey OBE CBE, Annaliese Campbell, cut the celebration cake in honour of our 20th anniversary.

CEO, Janna Voloshin shared lessons she’d learned and reminisced about becoming CEO: “I felt like I’d been anointed by David!”
Four audience members enjoyed the Virtual Reality.

Well known magician, Dom Chambers wowed us, made us laugh and totally confused us with his Modern Day Magic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big Shout Out to Our Sponsors

The Conference would not be possible without the wonderful support of our sponsors – our sincere thanks go to all this year’s sponsors. To those who came along, we hope you enjoyed the day and to those unable to make it this year, there is always next year!

Major Sponsors:

Supporting Sponsors: