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Board of Directors
2023 Service Excellence Awards
Staff gathered at café Omari in the Bendigo Botanic Gardens in December to celebrate their achievements
throughout 2023.
The Board of Directors Service Excellence Awards were presented to the following staff:
Excellence in Inclusion
Excellence in Respect
Chronic Disease Management
team, for its continual
adaptation of services to
broaden inclusivity, and to
develop tools that are now
being used by other services
to emulate the team’s
achievements.
Finance Worker Edith Willoughby,
for always being willing to not only
do her own job, but to respectfully
help others with advice and
support on getting the most
out of available funding, and for
ensuring BCHS meets all its legal
obligations.
Communications Officer
Lauren Mitchell, for being a quiet
achiever who never says no to a
request for help with advertising,
layout and publications. Lauren
is respected by all who work with
her, and her work maintains and
enhances community respect
for BCHS.
Excellence in Innovation
headspace Bendigo Youth
Community Engagement
Worker Haylee Kennedy for her
work with First Nations young
people, and for developing the
confidence and skills in Youth
Ambassadors to advocate for
themselves and others.
Excellence in
Togetherness
Chantelle Ramsay, who moved
from her role as nurse and
manager in the Child Health
Invest team, to lead the
implementation of the new
Loddon Children’s Health and
Wellbeing Local.
Excellence in Integrity
This category attracted only
numerous nominations for
the same person – Acting
Senior Leader Non Residential
AOD Services Lisa Walklate.
Lisa’s nominators used
words like authentic, kind,
caring, concerned and daring
in terms of taking on new
responsibilities, as well as being
open and encouraging.
Senior Lead Medical Practice
Leah Wastell, for taking on major
new challenges and not only
working to succeed in her own
new role but to support, bring
together and encourage others
to succeed in theirs.
Kim Sykes Award
Refugee and Cultural Diversity Team, for making an amazing
difference in the lives of many people. From learning about the
laws of fishing to overcoming cultural barriers to good health
care, this team is leading the way in fostering the integration and
wellbeing of a whole group of people new to Australia.
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