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Recognising all CFA members CFA’s Recognition Program appreciates its people for their contributions towards CFA’s mission to protect lives and property. It recognises and acknowledges positive behaviour and performance of all CFA people aligned to the CFA core values of safety, teamwork, adaptable, integrity and respect. Recognition options include instant, informal gratitude using eCards and our more formal Quarterly Awards. Both are easy to participate in by going to Members Online: members.cfa.vic.gov. au/mycfa/Show?pageId=recognition
ECARDS ECards are an informal and easy way to appreciate and recognise each other, whether you want to praise an individual or a team. Use an eCard to acknowledge someone for the work they’ve done, to check in or say thanks. Members can download and save a card they’d like to send, enter a personal message and then email it to the worthy recipient. Since the project’s launch in October 2020, eCards have been downloaded more than 650 times.
QUARTERLY AWARDS There are five Quarterly Awards, one aligning to each of our five CFA values. A nomination and selection process will determine the worthy winners who are announced by the CEO.
placed to notice the efforts of the people around you, so take the opportunity to recognise them.”
AWARD WINNERS FOR DECEMBER 2020 Safety: Les Carsen, Paul Gray, Celia Wallace, Chris Bayley, Jodie Burt Teamwork: David Bentley Adaptable: General Firefighter Program Implementation Team Pam Twiss, Natalie Kenely, Lois Singleton, Peter Cecil, Geordie Akeroyd, Luke Griffiths, Neil Thompson Integrity: Mark Kennedy Respect: Libby Symons Inclusion and Fairness Coordinator Libby Symons said she was honoured to receive the award for respect and thanked colleague Meghan Ripper for her nomination and support. “The most exciting thing is that it demonstrates that being respectful can be as simple as taking small actions to accomplish great outcomes,” Libby said. “This award is for all of us who are working towards helping make CFA a safe, diverse and respectful place to volunteer and work.” The schedule for nominations for the Quarterly Awards is below. Nominations open
Nominations closed
Winners announced
Nominations are open to all CFA people including those who are on secondment to CFA.
Quarter one
1 January
31 March
April
Executive Manager Organisational Development Louise Anderson congratulated the inaugural Quarterly Award winners announced in December 2020.
Quarter two
1 April
30 June
July
Quarter three
1 July
30 September October
Quarter four
1 October
31 December
“Congratulations to all our first quarter winners,” Louise said. “What a great achievement to be recognised by your fellow members. This program is a great opportunity for members to be noticed for their hard work throughout CFA.
January
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“I’d encourage all members to nominate anyone they think has shown our CFA values, however big or small. You are best
Thanks for your support
We love your commitment to SAFETY
Our Community, Our CFA
We love that you’re adaptable and encourage innovation
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