Read about the individual and team honours and all those nominated in the 2010 Minister for Health Volunteer Awards.
Individual Volunteer awards finalists
Metropolitan health service
Outcome
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Nominee name
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Organisation
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Achievements
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Winner
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Bev Piper
Play Education Volunteer
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Southern Health
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Bev has volunteered for more than 45 years and provides comfort to sick children in the hospital.
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Special commendation
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Natalina Paganoni
Auxiliary worker
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Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
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Natalina is 96 years old and has provided 31 years of volunteering service. She has raised substantial funds through cake stalls.
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Highly commended
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Joy Crampton
Manager, Busy Fingers Craft and Gift Shop
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Northern Hospital
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Joy is 80 years old and has provided 36 years of volunteering services. She is a founder and leader of the auxiliary that has raised substantial funds for the Bundoora Extended Care Centre.
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Highly commended
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Clair Duffus
President, Rosebud Hospital Pink Lady Group
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Peninsula Health
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Clair first volunteered as a Rosebud Hospital Pink Lady in 1994 and started the Rosebud Hospital Op Shop in 1997. The op shop has donated considerable funds for equipment for the health service.
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Primary health service
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Nominee name
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Organisation
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Achievements
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Winner
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Dennis O’Sullivan
Board Director (unpaid)
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Central Bayside Community Health
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Dennis has been a board member for 23 years. He has played a significant role in the establishment and development of the health service. Dennis established several gardens around the Parkdale site and receives out-of-hours calls from the security monitoring service.
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Highly commended
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Judy Berry
Volunteer
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Dianella Community Health
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Judy started the Craigieburn Arthritis Self Help Group. She has shared knowledge and developed aides to help arthritis sufferers for the past 19 years.
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Highly commended
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Bill Robson
Planned Activity Group
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Moreland Community Health
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Bill is 85 years old and has been a volunteer since 1989. He provides a garden-based program to allow socially isolated people with a passion for gardening to continue this hobby.
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Regional health service
Outcome
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Nominee name
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Organisation
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Achievements
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Winner
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Pat Mackay
Entertainer
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Ballarat Health Services
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Pat has been a volunteer for 28 years and provides support and musical entertainment to frail aged care residents.
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Highly commended
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Mick Campbell
Project Coordinator
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Bairnsdale Regional Health Service
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Mick has provided 24 years of volunteer service. Most recently he has coordinated volunteer labour and donated material from more than 70 traders to construct a home that will be auctioned, with profits directed towards construction of a new oncology and dialysis facility at the hospital.
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Highly commended
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Bruce Clare
Volunteer on the Community Advisory Group
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Swan Hill District Health
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Bruce has been a volunteer since 2003. He has worked to make sure patients are aware of available volunteer assistance and has been active as a consumer and community advocate.
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Rural health service
Outcome
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Nominee name
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Organisation
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Achievements
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Winner
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Jake Lappin
Aged Care Volunteer
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The Kilmore and District Hospital
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Jake is a 16-year-old student who provides weekly support to aged care residents.
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Highly commended
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Beverley Ellen
Main
Transport Driver
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Bass Coast Regional Health
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Beverley is a driver with the volunteer transport service since 2003, as well as an acute wards volunteer, general volunteer and administrative volunteer.
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Highly commended
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Tanya Sullivan
Team Leader
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Ambulance Victoria
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Tanya is the Nagambie Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) team leader and has been in this leadership role since 2004. She has provided ‘on call’ medical emergency response services and community education across the Nagambie district.
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Volunteer Team awards finalists
(The nominee organisations are listed in alphabetical order.)
Metropolitan health service
Outcome
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Nominee name
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Organisation
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Achievements
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Winner
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ICU Volunteer Team
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The Alfred
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A team of nine volunteers support staff and provide comfort to ICU patient family members. During the ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires, the team provided 222 hours of care and support over 14 days.
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Winner
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Kinglake Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
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Ambulance Victoria
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Active for eight years, the CERT team responded to more than 100 calls during 2008. During the ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires, the team negotiated flames to access and treat injured community members.
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Highly commended
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Angels at St V’s
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St Vincent’s
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Established in 2003, 32 volunteers respond to approximately 70 referrals per month. The Angels provide companionship to patients identified as being at risk of falls or poor nutrition.
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Primary health service
Outcome
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Nominee name
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Organisation
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Achievements
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Winner
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Community Liaison Committee
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North Yarra Community Health
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Sixteen volunteers from different cultural backgrounds support and assist the community by using their diverse cultural and language skills to support services to clients and being an ‘active voice’ for the community.
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Highly commended
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Active for Life Volunteers
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Grampians Community Health Centre
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A team of five volunteers provide fitness programs to clients over 50 years of age, providing a friendly, safe and supportive environment for participants of all abilities.
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Highly commended
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Planned Activity Group
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Nillumbik Community Health Service
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Nineteen volunteers provide hands-on support to staff to deliver planned activity groups six days per week for a diverse range of clients.
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Regional health service
Outcome
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Nominee name
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Organisation
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Achievements
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Winner
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Cancer After Care Group
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Barwon Health
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This group helped to establish the Andrew Love Cancer Centre, organises a calendar of events and provides one-on-one support to cancer sufferers and their families.
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Special commendation
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Hamilton Community Transport Service
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Western District Health Service
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Forty drivers and 12 escorts providing transport to clients for medical appointments. In 2008 this amounted to 2,002 hours of service or 90,213 km.
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Highly commended
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Planned Activity Group
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Ballarat Health Services
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Twenty-five volunteers assist staff with meal preparation, client transport and support services for the daily planned activity group program.
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Rural health service
Outcome
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Nominee name
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Organisation
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Achievements
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Winner
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Volunteer Team
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Seymour District and Memorial Hospital
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The volunteers assist with palliative care, aged care and planned activity groups. The teams also provided support during the bushfires in the 2008 Murrindindi catchment area.
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Highly commended
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Volunteer Team
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Hepburn Health Service
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More than 280 volunteers deliver meals on wheels, provide transport to medical appointments and raise money for equipment.
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Highly commended
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Telecare Volunteers
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Portland District Health
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A team of 22 volunteers provide reassurance and social support through phoning HACC clients living at home. The program has been going for 25 years and many volunteers have provided more than 10 years of service.
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Highly commended
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Ibis Volunteer Group
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Yarram and District Health Services
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Since 1993 this group has provided transport assistance, meals on wheels deliveries, assistance with planned activities, home visits and many other support duties for Yarram and surrounding areas.
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