Collie ValleyView Residence and the Police and Community Youth Centre have both been nominated for an award in the 2018 Western Australian Regional Achievement and Community Awards.
The awards are to encourage, acknowledge and reward the valuable contributions in which individuals, communities and businesses are making throughout regional WA.
Collie’s ValleyView Residence, an aged care facility was nominated for the Prime Super Employer Excellence in Aged Care Award.
This award recognises and acknowledges aged care facilities making a positive difference in the industry and who have a strong focus on quality services for clients, patients and residents. Along with staff engagement, safety, well-being, and providing staff with higher education learning opportunities and development.
ValleyView Residence executive manager Joy Halleron said they were thrilled to have been nominated for the award.
“It would be great to be recognised for all the hard work and effort that has gone into changing the culture of the organisation. We have worked really hard for the last 20 months,” she said.
“Our biggest achievements are partnering with Alzheimer’s WA, providing our residents with quality care and creating a strong employee wellness program, which includes free health checks, providing staff with free counselling and taking away uniforms and encouraging staff to wear bright colours and swapping out structured staff meetings for open forums.”
The Collie Police and Community Youth Centre was nominated for the Community TAB Community Service Award.
The award recognises individuals, as well as groups, who excel in their community sector, profession, or field and make a significant contribution through community service or social justice initiatives.
Collie PCYC manager Linda Gallagher said the centre was pleased to have been nominated.
“It’s an acknowledgement of how far the centre has come in the last two years,” she said.
“It’s no longer the place where the disengaged youth hang out solely, it’s the place for all youth of Collie.
“We have turned the centre into an attractive, vibrant and engaging place that opens its doors to everyone and has the ability to turn the lives of children around. This creates a positive hub of influence that has a ripple effect for individuals and groups alike.”
Collie PCYC Advisory Committee chair Geoff Wilks said it was amazing to see all the positive impacts the PCYC was having on Collie’s youth.
Nominations are still open and will close on July 24, to apply go to www.awardsaustralia.com.
Winners will be announced at a gala dinner on October 19 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom in Perth. Each winner from the 12 categories will receive a $2,000 prize thanks to the Commonwealth Bank.
