AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS 2015

City of Charles Sturt 69. CL Report 8/12/14 AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS 2015 Item 6.188 APPENDIX A Appendix A consists of 17 pages. Nominee
Award Category
Council
Citizen of the Year
City of Charles Sturt
Name
Address
Fiora Christou
Brompton
Postcode
Telephone
5082
Email
Age
FioraChristou@Yahoo.com
Is the person being nominated an Australian citizen?
Yes
Reason for nomination - How has the person/organisation contributed to the
community?
Outstanding achievement in education in causing the creation of the Treetop Autism
Specific School
Outstanding achievement in human rights in creating an opportunity for autistic
children to receive suitable education.
Please list any other significant contributions and/or achievements
Dedicated mother
Nominator
Name
Yvonne Litzheim
Address
Nominee
Award Category
Council
Citizen of the Year
City of Charles Sturt
Name
Address
CHOLLY WINTER
4 CLAY COURT, PENNINGTON
Postcode
Telephone
5013
0406 951 424
Email
Age
chollywinter@hotmail.com
68
Is the person being nominated an Australian citizen?
Yes
Reason for nomination - How has the person/organisation contributed to the
community?
She has been serving the community as a volunteer for more than 30 years and has
recently been awarded the 2014 Joy Noble Medal recognising her outstanding
volunteer commitment and contribution to the South Australian community. She
had been a recipient also of the
Every Generation Festival Award in 2011 for outstanding achiever for her service to
the community by an older person
Please list any other significant contributions and/or achievements
Please see attachments:
Attachment
79dc5095d016cc17c25870ade7f958d8-Cholly Winter's Profile.docx
Nominator
Name
CYNTHIA VALLEJO
Address
RESUME
Personal Details
Name:
Nickname:
Maria Consuelo Winter
Cholly
Education
Santa Isabel College, Manila Philippines
Consistent Honour Student from Primary to High School
University of Santo Tomas, Manila Philippines
Associate in Secretarial Science
University of Santo Tomas, Manila Philippines
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Management, Minor in Sociology
Relationships Australia, Institute of Social Relations(RTO)
Diploma for Community Services (Community Work)
(Recognition of Prior Learning for assessment to complete diploma)
Relationships Australia, Institute of Social Relations
Diploma for Financial Counselling
Relationships Australia, Institute of Social Relations
Certificate IV in Community Services
Other Training & Studies
Small Business Skills Course (Business Module for Certificate IV Small Business
Management)
Certificate for Consumer Education
Certificate in Senior First Aid Course
Train Small Groups (Certificate IV Community Services)
Community Educator Training on HIV and Hepatitis C
Certificate of Leadership Course for Women of Diverse Cultural and Linguistic
Backgrounds
Certificate of Volunteer Training Course for Breast Cancer Support Service
Certificate of ‘Train the Trainer’ Square Program
Certificate IV in Community Services Work - Casework Training
Consumer Research Review Training - Cancer Council NSW
Employment History
February 2013 to May 2013 Tutor/Facilitator
Community Access Services SA
Vietnamese Community Centre
62 Athol Street, Athol Park 5010
March 2000 – October 2012 Community Educator/
Support Worker
PEACE Multicultural Services
Relationships Australia
49a Orsmond Street HINDMARSH SA 5007
February 1999 to Nov 2000 Administrative Assistant
Docteur Desmo Australia
394 Main North Road BLAIR ATHOL SA 5084
July 1998 to January 1999
Neighbourhood Development Officer
Cheltenham Community Ctr
Cnr Buller Tce & Stroud St Nth
CHELTENHAM SA 5014
May 1998 to June 1998
Coordinator Cheltenham Community Ctr
Address same as above
July 1997 to-date
Volunteer Migrant Information Officer
Office of Multicultural AffairsNow called Multicultural SA
Flinders St., ADELAIDE SA 5000
Nov 1996 to June 1997
Indirect Client Services
Flora McDonald Lodge
206 Burbridge Road COWANDILLA SA 5033
1991 to December 1996
Canteen Manager
St. Joseph’s School Ottoway
10 Ina Avenue OTTOWAY SA 5013
1986 to December 1991
Manager & Proprietress
Boncha Pty. Ltd. Trading as
Golden Brown tyle Chicken
118 Commercial Road PORT ADELAIDE A 5015
1978 to September 1985
Administrative Officer &
Personal Assistant
The Winter Group of Companies
Cnr Maltara & Gillman Ave GILLMAN SA 5013
1977 to 1978
Aide for Spastic Centre now called
CARA Services
Woodville Rd., WOODVILLE SA 5011
1964 TO 1976
Held various positions as executive secretary/secretary
with supervision, administration, documentation,
public relations, accounts, banking, dictation,
reception, marketing, sales and other facets of office
and personnel management duties and responsibilities.
Community Activities and Involvement
COTA Seniors Voice – from 2002 to date
Club Liaison Volunteer, Peer Educator and Volunteer Booking Officer
Filipino Aged Care of South Australia Inc. – from 1998 to date Chairperson/Project
Coordinator/Secretary/Public Information Officer/Founding Member
Filipino Australian Community Services Inc. – from 1998 to date
Secretary/Chairperson/Adviser
Lansones Village Housing Cooperative Inc. – from 1997 to date
Secretary/Chairperson/Education and Training Officer/Policy Committee
Filipina Network of South Australia – from 2000 to date
Chairperson/Business Manager/Adviser
Filipino Settlement Coordinating Council of SA Inc. – from 2013 to date
Secretary/Representative Member
Broadcaster - Community Coast FM –from 2005 to present (On Leave)
Multicultural SA - Volunteer Migrant Officer- from 1998 to date
Multicultural Aged Care of SA Inc. - Board Member until 2011
Metropolitan Domiciliary Care - Board Member until 2007
Regency Green Multicultural Aged Care Facility - Member Steering Committee –
from 2006 to present
Cancer Council of SA – from 2003 to date
Cancer Connect Support Worker
Cancer Voices SA – from 2006 to date
Member Executive Committee Member
International Women’s Dinner Committee – from 2007 to present
Asst. Secretary/Board Member
Cancer Australia – from 2007 till 2009 Member Research Advisory Group
Awards and Recognitions:
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Premier’s Certificate for Outstanding Volunteer to the Community from 2001
to 2009 consistently;
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(FSCCSA)Filipino Settlement Coordinating Council of South Australia’s
Inaugural Award for Outstanding Community Service and South Australian
Filipino Achiever for Community Services on the 11th June 2005;
Irene Krastev Award as a Finalist for Outstanding Contribution to the
Community at the International Women’s Dinner Luncheon 70th Anniversary
on the 7th March 2008;
Governor’s Multicultural Award for Outstanding Contribution as an Individual
for Distinguish Volunteer Service to the Community on the 27th February
2010;
FSCCSA’s Award for Special Commendation for Outstanding Community
Service in South Australia on the 12th June 2010;
FILCCA (Filipino Communities Council of Australia) Leadership Award given at
the 11th FILCCA National Conference in Canberra on the 18th October 2010;
Recipient of the COTA Every Generation Positive Ageing Award for
Outstanding Achiever given on the 25th October 2011.
Recipient of the Joy Noble Medal Award for outstanding volunteer
commitment, which is South Australia’s highest distinction for an individual
volunteer within the state given on the 9th June 2014.
Ruffin Retires http://www.hospitalresearch.com.a Nov 22, 2013 Professor Richard Ruffin has retired from The Hospital Research Foundation recently after more than 15 years on the Board of Directors. The Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Adelaide had spent more than 20 years working as a Respiratory Physician at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Lyell McEwin Health Service, after 12 years at Flinders Medical Centre. He continues to participate in projects such as a population study of risk factors for chronic disease and the role of zinc in asthma. THRF would like to welcome two new board members, firstly Dr Stephen Rodda, Chief Executive of ITEK, the technology commercialisation arm of the University of South Australia and John Woodward, a senior technology executive at SA Health.