The Power of Stories
Held at the Manningham Civic Centre again this year, Saluting Excellence 2025 brought together 200 staff, volunteers, Board members, special guests and of course, our sponsors who made the whole event possible.
Congratulations to all our Award Winners – pictured opposite (full details online) and to all those staff and volunteers nominated this year.
Big thanks to (pictured below, from left)
0 MC, Anthony Donnellan, Residential Services Business and Commercial Manager,
0 Board Chair, Mike O’Meara OAM who opened and closed the conference,
0 Paul Thomas from UBS Wealth Management – Platinum Sponsor
0 Keynote Speaker Heather Morris, best-selling author of the Tattooist of Auschwitz and many other books,
0 Presenter Vera Considine from Beyond Words, whose volunteers help older people in aged care write their biographies, and
0 Brad Blaze, speed painter and entertainer, with his Taylor Swift painting.
Congratulations to our wonderful Saluting Excellence Award Recipients!
| The Jessie Mary Vasey Award: Excellence in Tradition | Carol Hamilton | Residential Manager | Brighton East |
| Amy Mendoza | Team Leader EN | Frankston South | |
| Don Agra | Lifestyle Assistant | Brighton East | |
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| Excellence in Dignity | Jyoti Rani | Personal Care Worker | Brighton East |
| James Nelson | Personal Care Worker | Brighton | |
| Ashley Chung | Registered Nurse | Frankston South | |
| Robyn Brown | Personal Care Worker | Frankston South | |
| Tecy Thomas | After Hours Supervisor | Brighton East | |
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| Excellence in Camaraderie | Eva Guerrero | Enrolled Nurse | Bundoora |
| Lisa Raguz | Enrolled Nurse | Bundoora | |
| Anthony Donnellan | Business & Commercial Manager | Residential Services | |
| Aravinda Tamatam | IT Support Technician | IT | |
| Ramiro Czerniawski | Junior Accountant | Finance & Corporate Services | |
| Manuela Udriste | Senior Administration Officer | Brighton East | |
| Nikunj Patel | Aged Care Business Liaison | Frankston South | |
| Rajbir Kaur | Facility Care Coordinator | Brighton | |
| Mok Bachoo | Payroll Officer | People & Capability | |
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| Excellence in Care & Support | Ganga Sapkota Subedi | Personal Care Worker | Bundoora |
| Robyn Brown | Personal Care Worker | Frankston South | |
| Kathleen Benham | Personal Care Worker | Bundoora | |
| Madina Aman | Personal Care Worker | Frankston South | |
| Evalyn Kaaya | Facility Care Coordinator | Brighton East | |
| Bandana Khatri | Personal Care Worker | Brighton | |
| Roshna Sapkota | Personal Care Worker | Brighton | |
| Charleston Dayangco | Personal Care Worker | Brighton | |
| Chin Lin Foo Chan | Personal Care Worker | Frankston South | |
| Bimmi Bhatt Timilsena | Personal Care Worker | Brighton East | |
| Su Ping Siew | Team Leader EN | Frankston South | |
| Rahmawati Baharuddin | Laundry Assistant | Brighton East | |
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| Excellence in Safety | Nicole Keen | Operations Manager | Property & Procurement |
| Natalie Best | Clinical Quality Coordinator | Quality | |
| Wasina Sirithorn | Personal Care Worker | Bundoora | |
| Shristi Adhikari | Team Leader EN | Brighton East | |
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| Excellence in Advocacy | Susie Carter | Program Support Worker | V Centre |
| Jane Jones | Residential Manager | Brighton | |
| Amandeep Kaur | Team Leader EN | Frankston South | |
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| Outstanding Volunteer Contribution | Kay Long | Volunteer | Frankston South |
| Gregory Baker | Volunteer | Brighton East | |
| Kevin Poynton | Volunteer | Brighton East | |
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| Outstanding Achievement | Michelle Clarke | Project Manager | Property & Procurement |
| Jenny Munusamy | Home Care Support Worker | Community Services | |
| Manprit Kaur | Personal Care Worker | Bundoora |
