Your HACSU workplace delegate

Alice Neasey

Alice Neasey works at Southern Cross Care in Yaraandoo where she is a cleaner and a proud HACSU delegate.

But Burnie locals might know her as the woman behind Stitched by Alice, where she makes scrubs in all kinds of patterns. Her scrubs are out and about on the coast at Yaraandoo and the North West Regional Hospital, but Alice also sells them to people all around Australia!

She got her start after a colleague wore Christmas-themed scrubs to work. “I was intrigued!” she said. “And my colleague said, ‘You could do these.’ So when I went home, I went to Spotlight, I bought some fabric and a pattern and made myself Christmas scrubs. And from then on it just went crazy. Come Christmas-time I’m very busy!”

Between all her sewing and embroidery for Stitched by Alice and spending time with her children and grandchildren, Alice is always on the go.

And after sixteen years in aged care, her favourite part of the job is still seeing the residents. “Without the residents, the job would be boring. My day involves working with the residents and keeping the place clean – some days I work in the laundry, so that includes doing their washing, drying, ironing. Just keeping the place running as a whole.”

Many HACSU delegates put their hands up for the job themselves and ask for support from their colleagues in the role – but for Alice, it was her coworkers who nominated her and asked her to represent them! “I’m always happy to listen and get answers for people,” she says, “that’s my main role. To help people out.”