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RETAIL UPDATE
NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATIONS
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EAT STREET GOLDEN GROVE
KEEPING STRONG
SUSTAINING OUR COMMUNITIES
MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS
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NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATIONS
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EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
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MORRIS TEAM MILESTONES
Connect with us BRISBANE OFFICE Unit 6 / 2728 Logan Road Eight Mile Plains Queensland 4113 PERTH OFFICE Level 1, 3 Ord Street West Perth Western Australia 6005
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Brenda Bonner (Retail Manager), Todd Dawkins (Retail Assistant)
Portside CafĂŠ is the first retail offering that Morris has installed on a work site rather than a traditional village. The space was converted from a site crib room and provides a convenient lunch option for Port Hedland workers. In addition to our standard retail offering of snacks and cold beverages, our customers can enjoy freshly prepared food including paninis, Turkish breads and salads - all of which are made daily and served in eco friendly sugarcane pulp containers. Our expansive beverage menu includes barista coffee, freshly squeezed juices, milkshakes and smoothies. For our customers wanting something hot, we offer gourmet pies, sausage rolls, chicken wings, pizza by the slice and more still to come. The installation which was completed in three days, included new cabinetry, kitchen equipment, shelving and furniture for the seating area which really transformed the area. A special thank you to the installation crew including Daniel Zarew, Sara Cockman, Peter Ferrari, Brenda Bonner, Todd Dawkins, Chess Dickhart, Gordon Murchie and Mick Grant. In the first two weeks of opening, we have seen strong sales and expect to see great things from this addition to the Hamilton business.
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KEEPING STRONG WITH MORRIS’ HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
Spring Gully
COREY LOFT | HLC We held a Quiz Night at Spring Gully recently - what an amazing atmosphere! 26 Congratulations to team ‘Leftovers’ who took out the nights event by a single point! residents came down and enjoyed the night, all having a crack to become the new “Quiz Gully Champions!” Thank you to all involved with special mention to Sarah Bangs and Thelma Fitzgerald for all their help with the night. Providing activities like this goes a long way to help our guests connect with each other, leading to a strong community spirit within the village.
Collinsville Village
STEPHANIE STONE | NATIONAL HLC MANAGER I had a brilliant stay in Collinsville where I spent three nights in the dining room launching the Morris Village Life app and promoting our Strong program. Guest feedback on the app was really positive with more than 80 survey responses completed. Thanks for the stay Collinsville and I hope you enjoyed the mindful meditation and yoga stretches!
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Golden Grove
Congratulations to the Golden Grove team who recently hosted their first Eat Street event. The event was a hit with the residents and the expansive menu included:
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The theme for NAIDOC Week 2017 was ‘OUR LANGUAGES MATTER’. Languages are the breath of life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. For tens of thousands of years, they have played a unique and essential role in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water and in the transmission of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song. They are the original languages of this nation and a priceless treasure, not just for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, but for all Australians.
CELEBRATING
NAIDOC Week
Pictured right is the winning poster for NAIDOC 2017. 2-9 JULY 2017
Title: Your Tribe, My Tribe, Our Nation Artist: Joanne Cassady All our languages matter and are
Languages are the breath of life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. For tens of thousands of years they have played a unique and essential role in cultural
important to us as Indigenous
identity, linking people to their land and water and in the transmission of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song.
year’s theme by incorporating some
Australians. My artwork reflects this of the many Aboriginal and Torres
They are the original languages of this nation and a priceless treasure, not just for
Strait Islander nations and languages
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, but for all Australians.
around Australia.
naidoc.org.au
facebook.com/NAIDOC
#NAIDOC2017
Condabri Central Village NAIDOC Celebrations at Condabri Central Village were very special indeed, thanks to a wonderful performance. Big thanks to Frank Roma, Bow Button and their family members Tyrane, Daniel, Charle, Eric, Keno, Frank Jnr, Korneillius, Kendall and Wille for the awesome display of traditional Aboriginal dancing at the village.
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Visit the Morris Facebook page to watch the performance.
Dreaming Series T-Shirts These shirts are from the Morris ‘Dreaming’ series. Having our staff wear these shirts is a fantastic way to celebrate NAIDOC Week. Turtle Dreaming is the name of this design. It’s an acknowledgment of the coastal Aboriginal people that have the sea turtle as their totem. The sea turtle is on the endangered species list. In the design, the circles between each turtle represent meeting places where our ancestors would teach culture, hold ceremonies and share stories. The texture running alongside the turtles are our ancestors, and the hatching inside these textures represent the connection between our people and our land. Even though the design emphasises a coastal connection between the sea and the people, I feel that it’s also important to show the connection with the people and the land. ~ Artist: Sheldon Lee
Karntama Village Karntama Village’s NAIDOC celebrations included art displays, traditional performances and a NAIDOC theme night in the dining room.
Argyle Village NAIDOC celebrations at Argyle included a Warnum art display and Junba traditional dance and performance by Gabriel. The NAIDOC theme night menu included barramundi with macadamia crust, emu and Illawarra plum sausages and chocolate pudding with wattle seed sauce for dessert.
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Argyle Village, WA
99% Customer Satisfaction | Todd Crawford
Collinsville Village Asbestos Removal | Mark Bertwistle
Here are a few pictures taken just before the asbestos removal started at Bulloch Court.
Arglye has received 99% customer satisfaction for the second time. This is an exceptional outcome by the team. A Morris team member also picked up Employee of the Month across the business for July - that now gives three recipients of the Award, which is remarkable.
BMA Relief Pool
Minute to Win it | Kim MacElroy We had our first Minute to Win it competition last night. It was a fantastic night – started with a BBQ and finished with lots and lots of belly laughs!
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Brad & Jazzy – GaysRUs, Ben & Josh – TopDeck, Warren & Pete – InItToWinIt, Aiden & Tanya – TeamTitan, Gloria & Rhys – RangaRulz, Winners were Team Titan, Runner-up - Top Deck, Team voted Best Player – Rhys Smith, BMA Relief Pool
THE NAME OF THE FORTNUM WET MESS IS ...
Fortnum, WA
‘Name the bar’ Competition | Michael Elliot
“THE GOLDEN DROP”
BILL CARTER LATIONS TO HER TO CONGR ATUWINS A $200 GIFT VOUC WHO N CASINO NT AT THE CROW NOBU RESTARUA
Bill Carter won the “Name the Bar” competition. He won a $200 dinner voucher in Perth, along with the bragging rights.
Blackwater Cleaning Ngaire Lang
Congratulations Larnie (Alana Wyvill) and Bec (Rebecca Sanewski) on the completion of the Supervisors Course!
ERA Village Service Recognition
Here is a photo of our Plumber Rhys Harris (pictured right) being presented his gift and certificate for two years of service at Morris. Kevyn Townley, our Relief Manager, presented him with the certificate and backpack.
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SUSTAINING OUR COMMUNITIES VTEC Employees
By Vicki Sorrenson, Argyle HSEQ Advisor, WA Arriving at site for the first time can be pretty daunting, so Jason Tanner (Argyle Village Manager) and I spent considerable time talking with our VTEC employees, Justine and Sheleah. We addressed their concerns, which were all the normal things that can be confusing when you first arrive at site. Our entire team and especially the HODs made a concerted effort to make them feel welcome and settle them into the teams. Jason and I conducted welfare checks with them several times throughout each day and had a de-brief at the end of each shift. While at site, Justine and Sheleah were rotated through all departments (catering, housekeeping, laundry, HLC and retail) and despite being apprehensive at first, quickly settled in. The girls have been fantastic and feedback from each department has only been of the positive nature ~ both good workers keen to be part of our operations. The girls have been a pleasure to have on site, just fantastic.
If there were ever a template on how to Onboard employees in a 3B kind of way, I doubt you will find a better example than Argyle. What’s impressive here is the “whole team” effort. Everyone has contributed in a 3B way, they have been friendly and welcomed Justine and Sheleah to site, they have connected and made a plan to look after the girls and they have been real and recognised their apprehension. This is Argyle’s first time hosting VTEC employees and they have set the bar pretty high. ~ Jay Jepsen | National Resourcing Manager, Operations WSB
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EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH JUNE
Winner TERRY MEACHAM MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR / AIRPORT LOGISTICS | ARGYLE VILLAGE “Terry is a true example of Morris Core Values and 3B Customer Service. He always goes out of his way to help team mates and uses his 3Bs to help motivate and lead others to get the job done safely. Rio Tinto recently asked Morris if any of our employees had a Cert 4 in Training and Assessment, and if so, they would like to recognise this and add them to the Rio training team. Terry saw this as a great opportunity and over two R&Rs, completed his Cert 4 in Training and Assessment. Thanks to Terry’s initiative, he is now a recognised Rio Trainer and Assessor, and when new Morris team members arrive at site, Terry is now able to VOC Bus drivers and workers who are required to operate light vehicles. This has been extremely helpful to the operation of the village by eliminating the time that new workers had to wait for a Rio assessor to become available.”
Also Nominated ASHLEIGH HILL FM EAST ADMINISTRATOR | ORIGIN EAST “I’ve worked closely with Ashleigh over the past three months of my secondment and I have always seen Ashleigh behave in a manner aligning to our core values and 3B framework. In particular, her strong bias for action - nothing seems to be a hassle for Ashleigh and she gets things done in a moment. She’s friendly to all internal and external stakeholders. Another action of hers where she was ‘Succeeding through teamwork’ was when she created an EAP laminated card for the team to keep with them when she realised they may not have these details. Ashleigh is an asset to not only the Origin Project but to Morris in general.” ~ Laura Ahern
JOHANNA DE BEURS BUS DRIVER UTILITY | GOLDEN GROVE “Johanna serves as a powerful role model and motivator at GG to inspire others to not just dream things but to live them by achieving them. She demonstrates a value of a strong bias for action by upskilling herself to obtain her bus licence, gaining aerodrome airside competencies and her most recent achievement, applying for Mines Rescue. Johanna exhibits a genuine sense of caring for our residents by a cheery welcome or offering assistance where she can. She is a integral part of a small team putting her multi-skills and best foot forward, encapsulating all aspects of our values to be Golden Grove’s Morris Employee of the Month.“ ~ Eddie Paku
ANDREW MOODY UTILITY CLEANING | BROADMEADOW “Andrew is one exceptional guy, we at Broadmeadow Mine Site are very lucky to have him. He definitely has Morris Core Values, loves to help every team member, goes above and beyond in making our Mine Site clean, and is very professional in every thing he does. Our monthly task was to make sure all our skirting boards where completed in a timely manner and it has. He ensures that all our scope is completed for the day and in every effort to make sure that something else is completed that’s not on the scope. Our client has noticed what exceptional work Andrew has been doing.“ ~ Debbie Daves
BAYDEN HARPER TRADE ASSISTANT | ORIGIN EAST “I would like to nominate Bayden because of his determination, hard work and effectiveness. He is a great person to work with, taking on all jobs with enthusiasm and dedication. His attitude towards safety should be awarded. Bayden has a proactive attitude and always ensures his work mates are engaged in the job and work is performed safely.” ~ Ashleigh Hill
SHELLEY LUDEICE MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR | ORIGIN PROJECT “Shelley is very professional, approachable, reliable and confident in her role as the FM Maintenance Coordinator. She has an excellent relationship with local suppliers, the FM team and the wider Morris work groups. She always has the time to explain how processes in Mex work no matter how busy she is. She brings a positive bubbly and fun vibe to the office.” ~ Peter Sheffield
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MORRIS TEAM TENURE MILESTONES
ONE YEAR Sarah Rollinson Anthony Wright Taylor Shaw Shonna Ramsay Louise Shrestha Grayson Roach Tia Tioke John Cosgrove Abby Pollard Noreen Mura Edgar Vergara Miroslav Duval Richard Sangil Tahlia Sharman Nieky Iman Mathew Jeffrey TWO YEARS Gregory Stephens Rebecca Raub Michael Hughes Nichelle Te Koari Bella Tangiora Joel Maher Courtney Fiebig Ben Wilson Catharina Guthrie Nick Griffin Rhys Harris Francisco Sumande Alex Quigley
FOUR YEARS Aaron Johnston Martin Smith Darren Andrew Daniel Zarew Ronald Kukulies Raymonda Blottin FIVE YEARS Kevin Macnamara Mary Gibbs Jamie Wright David McAllister Jennelyn Curammeng Gordon Cook Danielle Huddleston Katelin Hiha Allison Enfantie SIX YEARS Robert Schmidt Justin Hurst Pablo Jr Jeremias Jerry Supan NINE YEARS Garry Wergs ELEVEN YEARS Susan Booth
THREE YEARS Geraldine Dane Jessica Walker Christine Oliver Anthony Havlin Ederlina Carandang TIMES
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