The AgeWell Awards are one of the highlights of the year.   It’s a wonderful way to celebrate those colleagues who inspire us and go above and beyond to deliver outstanding levels of care and service enabling older people to live and age well.

This year, 270 nominations were received, which is an outstanding result.  The calibre of the nominees was exceptionally high, with many nominees receiving multiple nominations from colleagues across the business.  Everyone who received a nomination is to be congratulated and they should feel justifiably proud of the recognition.  A list of all those staff who received nominations will be posted on the UA intranet shortly.

There is no doubt that shortlisting 270 nominees to just 22 finalists was an extremely difficult task for the Selection Panel lead by CEO Andrew Kinnersly.  However, decisions had to be made!

We are delighted to announce the Finalists for the AgeWell Awards 2024.  In alphabetical order, they are:

Excellence Award – Residential Tasmania

• Sumana Aryal, Extended Care Assistant, Mornington Community Lillian Martin

• Kathryn Brown, Hospitality Services Manager, Kings Meadows Community, Aldersgate

• Eleanor Clinton, Lifestyle Coordinator, Newnham Community Aldersgate Village

Excellence Award – Residential Victoria

• Kirsty Brown, Chaplain, Hawthorn Community

• Neil Gellatly, Maintenance Officer, Camberwell Community, Condare Court

• Billy Mather, Chef Supervisor, Box Hill Community

Excellence Award – Home and Community Tasmania

• Ann Bingham, Program Manager, North and North West Tasmania Home Care

• Denise Joss, Home Care Worker, Southern Tasmania Home Care

• Michelle Sorrentino, Care Advisor, Southern Tasmania Home Care

Excellence Award – Home and Community Victoria

• Anthony Moran, Home Care Worker, Melbourne West Metro Home Care

• Karen Myers, Home Care Worker, Loddon Mallee North Home Care, Swan Hill

• Kathy Vlahakis, Program Manager, Melbourne North Metro Home Care

Excellence Award – Corporate and Support Services

• Andy Burns, Project Officer, Finance Projects

• Keith Burns, Accounts Receivable Team Leader

• Glen Jones, Senior Project Manager, Corporate Services

Living Our Values Award

• Kymberley Cook, Recruitment Advisor, People and Culture

• Dario Musco, Care Organiser, Loddon Mallee South Home Care, Castlemaine

• Kim Owen, Administration Officer, Strathdon Community

BEST Team of the Year

• Business Intelligence Team, Corporate Services

• Melbourne West Metro Home Care Team

• Newnham Community, Aldersgate Village Team

• Residential Admissions Team

Every finalist deserves to be congratulated.  One of them will be honoured as the Uniting AgeWell Employee of the Year!  They now have a nervous wait for the result, with Award Winners to be announced at the special 2024 Year in Review and AgeWell Awards event on 21 November.  

We wish them all the best!

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