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Katrina J Kiely2014

Hiring someone new is clearly a case in risk management. Does the individual have the skill

set, intellect, personality, perceptive-ness and endurance to not only fit into an existing team, but also blossom and be a real asset for the company?

This magazine has been designed spe-cifically in mind to answer these valid questions. I trust that it showcases my research, writing and editing skills in preparing a quality product, as well as highlighting my ability to think cre-atively and deliver results in short time frames.

The past two years have been spent working in a PR, Communications and Fundraising role at Otway Health, during which time I overhauled the department to focus on being trans-parent with community engagement through the uptake of social media (Facebook  and  Twitter), print media, online community meetings, radio, television, website and our own exter-nal quarterly publication. I have been

successful in delivering outstanding results and stakeholder satisfaction as is evidenced by direct feedback and community sentiment.

During this time, I have been very strategic in my approach with both internal and ex-

ternal liaison, knowing that well-informed and engaged

employees act as ambassadors for the brand within the greater

community. An undeniable chal-lenge given our huge catchment area was recognising the varying needs of each community group in these areas. I have worked closely with the region-

al and city offices of the Department of Health in getting our voice heard.

 I hope you will afford me the opportuni-

ty to meet with you in person to discuss the possibilities further.

Till then, Happy Reading

*Read an excerpt from my interiew on Sonja Borg, award-winning screenwriter.

Taking The Risk*

ouT of Risk managemenT

What drives me is telling the stories, getting to the heart of the matter and keeping people informed about topics and issues that impact their lives. I love unearthing human interest stories which readers relate to or connect with.

fRom The ediToR’s desk

Front page image: A trip to fortune-teller Zoltar revealed a dream job was on the horizon

*Avoid risk and pick the best banana out of the bunch

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Nowadays with text messaging and online social networking service Twitter all the rage

(which allows subscribers to send text-based messages of up to 140 characters), written communication is truncated and often reduced to a series of symbols to express emotion. The three R’s, formerly the cornerstone of one’s formal educa-tion are no longer on the agenda. Even the spell-check option with word pro-cessing programs still do not manage to save literacy from all but disappearing.

Official documents often undergo a se-ries of edits and drafts, with even final editions subjected to the ‘once over’ treatment by several pairs of eyes. This

rigorous proofreading can make or break a previously binding legal contract for example, and as such, its value should never be underestimated.

It is therefore heartening to come across individuals who have demonstrated ability to proofread and edit with ex-ceptional attention to detail. Not only do they scan for errors and inconsistencies in content, but they are able to mould a document into a piece that engages and captures the target audience. So if you happen upon such a person, be sure to put them on your payroll. They can make all the difference to your organisation’s success, as well as possibly save you from embarrassing gaffes.

The proof is in the puddingProofreading and editing skills take a backseat

l Annual and Quality of Care Reports (tabled in Parliament)

l Speech writing for: - CEO and President of Board

of Otway Health (AGM and official launches with Terry Mulder MP)

- AusAid’s “International Year of Fresh Water” Media launches

l Tender writing for Engineering and Building Consultancies

l Script writing for Victoria University, Hostplus, Accenture, Choice Hotels

My body of WrItten Work Includes:

otway health News Vol 2 - April 2013

3 Mushrooms - Take Care!

5 The Ultimate Gentleman Jim

8 National Youth Week kicks off

Keep smiles bright & healthy Last week, the Apollo Bay Pre-School were visited by Tanja Brunner as part of the ‘Smiles for Miles’ program which is now in its fifth year. It is a partnership between Otway Health, Apollo Bay, Forrest and Lavers Hill Preschool and Apollo Bay Children’s Centre. The program promotes healthy eating, drinking water and good oral hygiene to children and their families in order to develop good dental hygiene habits they will hopefully keep for life. Oral health is important for overall health and wellbeing. All Victorians should be able to enjoy good oral health that allows them to eat and socialise without pain, discomfort or embarrassment. Tooth decay is Victoria's most prevalent health problem, with more than half of all children and almost all adults affected.

Despite a reduction in rates of tooth decay in children over the last thirty years, it remains five times more prevalent than asthma and continues to be a health problem particularly for the disadvantaged.

Otway Health’s Tanja Brunner teaches how to have happy healthy teeth at Apollo Bay Pre-School

The Australian Dental Association (ADA) says tooth decay is the most common reason for hospital admission for pre-schoolers. According to the ADA, the reason for the state of children’s oral health is diet— they are eating too much sugary food, too often. ‘Smiles for Miles’ educates children in a fun way about what foods are ‘every day’ foods and what are for ‘special occasions’. The fun information session concluded with healthy smoothie-making as a quick option away from fruit juices which are laden with sugars. Children got to decide what fruit combinations they wanted to try and enjoyed trying the healthy alternative.

Hmm, sounds yummy! ~ Ed

EASTER CLOSURES Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays in Australia. Otway Health would like to advise that Community Services including Child Care and Marrar Woorn will be closed on these days. Essential services such as Meals on Wheels, Personal Care and Community Nursing will continue, along with the Urgent Care Unit, Acute Unit and our Aged Care Facility.

Milky smiles and pearly whites

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3AW radio star, “Grubby” and Katrina Kiely at the Apollo Bay Seafood Festival

PuttIng the bay on the MaP!

The kaT wiTh nine lives!“I’ve been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet..”

…crooned Frank Sinatra in “That’s Life”. Singing this as a 10 year old, I could not have predicted that one day it would become my own theme song. Although not quite the same career path or trajec-tory, the journey has nevertheless been colourful and has led me to this mo-ment. As they say, timing is everything. Here are a few of the highlights.

AUSAId (FEdERAl GOVT. OVERSEAS AId AGEnCY)

InTERnATIOnAl YEAR OF FRESH WATER

Travelled solo around Australia for six months educating schools about

the ‘Year’ and AusAid. Wrote the school program and was MC at me-dia launches which were held with

the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Olympic swim star, Geoff Huegill.

CORPORATE & TVC PROdUCER/PROd. MGR/

PROd. CO-ORdInATOR

Produced numerous corporate and TVCs with mid-sized budgets for

clients including Mazda, Vic Roads, Dept of Health Cancer Campaign,

Victoria University, Hostplus. Post-Prod on TV series and 1st AD on feature film. One year spent as

Producer with CVP Production Com-pany and then freelanced.

APOllO BAY SEAFOOd FESTIVAl

One of the founders, event or-ganiser and MC on the day. 2,000 attendees the first year and just

under 5,000 in its second year. This one day event blends a mix of live

cooking demonstrations, live music, market stalls and seafood galore. A

free festival for all.

AusAid's Sydney Assembly with Olympic champion Geoff Huegill

Taking a break during filming "Damned by Dawn"

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PARTIdA TEQUIlA, nEW YORk

Ambassador for the high-end brand which made its launch in the highly

competitive US market. Corporate presentations and MC at organised

events.

VOICE-OVER ACTOR And MC

Signed by one of the top voice-over agents in the US; voice of Accen-ture, New York University (NYU) programs, animations. Currently represented by top Sydney agent

and voiced campaigns for The Age, Nivea, Telstra, Libra, Nova 100, FoxFm, Yarra Trams and many

more. MC for fashion shows, Myer Melbourne, David Jones, Apollo Bay

Music Festival, trade shows

dIGITAl RIVER (GOVERnMEnT And PRIVATE

EnTERPRISE InITIATIVE, MElBOURnE)

Contract employment as sole pre-senter to demonstrate broadband applications to the general public,

SMEs and government depart-ments. Co-ordination of functions

and media launches. In conjunction with Building Commission, Digital

Harbour and City of Melbourne.

WORk OVERSEAS London (2 years), Paris (1 year), New York (1 year), Japan (1 year)

MEMBERSHIPS And PHIlAnTHROPYApollo Bay Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, MEAA (Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance), World Vision, Oxfam, CFA, Victorian Writers Centre

Studied a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science at Monash University, Clayton

My dream job!

Starred opposite Dan Ilic (“Hungry Beast” and “Can of Worms” fame) in a homage to 1950's sci-fi

MC and Event Organiser for "Very Special Kids" film night fundraiser

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I have just met with Sonia Borg, screen-writer extraordinaire, and despite hav-ing more than enough content to share

her story; ironically I am stuck for words. I am slightly daunted by the prospect of not doing justice to her tale, when I catch my-self out and am reminded that I am merely a vehicle for which to give due accolades to such an inspiring individual.

The oldest of three, Sonia grew up at a time in Vienna when Germans were not favoured and work was hard to come by, even more so for a trained actor. Sonia, with her mother Ilse and brothers soon became refugees, leaving Vienna as their father Hans was arrested and jailed for 9 months for alleged ill-treatment of POWs. His case went to trial but it was thrown out on the grounds that they received many testimo-nies of prisoners who spoke in his favour and as such Hans was exonerated and able to rejoin his family.

The unrest and lack of jobs in Germany led them to relocate to India, and it was there that Sonia felt ‘at home’, despite having no permanent home of, so to speak. She joined the Shakesperiana Theatre Troupe, a touring repetory company lead by Geof-frey Kendal (father of Felicity Kendal of ‘The Good Life’ fame) and was with them on and off for ten years. The troupe saw them travelling around many countries including India, Hong Kong and Singapore. Indians were very familiar with Shakespeare and there were occasions in the play where there was an artistic pause and they would be prompted by an audience member. It was also in India that Sonia’s awareness of racial intolerance was heigthened. She noted that despite India becoming independent in 1947, Indians were still treated as ‘sec-ond-class citizens’ and she felt they shared a similar history. It was there that she ‘be-came colourblind as far as racism was con-cerned’.

On 20 February, 1961 Sonia (who was also celebrating her 30th birthday) and her fam-ily arrived in Fremantle, Australia on board the cargo ship ‘Chakrauta’. They promptly relocated to Melbourne and her father took up a position as an engineer at Hinustan Motors. At the time she felt the atmosphere was very anti-migration and it was best summed up by an attitude of a shop keep-er who muttered after they left the shop ‘Foreigners, why don’t the go back to where they came from’. This sentiment had been played out already in her life, really shaping her life and would play a significant part in her life’s journey.Her love of acting saw her audition for tv

How far that little candle throws its beams!

~Shakespeare

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Sonia Borg is an award-winning scriptwriter and a client of Home and Community Care Division of Otway Health

sonia’s International Movie database (IMdb) listing is prolific, with credit after credit for some of australia’s top shows and movies, including ‘homicide’, ‘Power Without glory’, ‘I can jump Puddles’ and Quentin tarantino’s favourite film of all time ‘dark age’.

Road rescue, wildfires, car accidents and structural fires. It is at times of crisis, that one’s strength and resolve are challenged, often to the nth degree. Add to the equation, wind, heat, cold, snakes, mosquitos, confined spaces, precarious heights and you have all the elements to create the next Hollywood blockbuster starring Bruce Willis or 007. Except there are no fancy trailers, no pay packets at all and no-one calling ‘Cut’ with an opportunity to reset again. Being a CFA volunteer requires com-

mitment, strong relationship and negotiating skills to work under duress, to self-manage your workload whilst still reporting back to the team and the ability to work within a complex environment. In spite of being on call 24/7, the rewards are nevertheless tangible. It is character-building and at the end of a particularly trying shift, you get to go home and realise you made a real difference.

VolunteerIng WIth the country fIre authorIty brIngs teaMWork to a neW leVel

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show ‘Consider your Verdict’, and it was this chance meeting with writer Phil Freedman who wrote a part for her in the show that heralded the start of an illustrious career that spanned the next three decades. It was there that Dorothy Crawford, Head of Production at Crawfords Australia, took So-nia under her wing and became her ‘second mother’. Sonia trained amateur actors, giv-en there were very few professional actors at the time. At the same time, she started to write scripts, realising that her acting parts were going to be limited being ‘a foreigner with an accent’. Sonia’s International Mov-ie Database (IMDB) listing is prolific, with

credit after credit for some of Australia’s top shows and movies, including ‘Homicide’, ‘Power without glory’, ‘I can jump puddles’ and Quentin Tarantino’s favourite film of all time ‘Dark Age’. Sonia has been an Ac-tor, Casting Director, Associate Producer, Executive Producer, Freelance Scriptwriter and Script Assessor for the AFC. She is also the recipient of two AWGIE’s (Australian Writer’s Guild) awards and received the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1985 Queen’s New Years Honours List for her services to the film and television industry.

Most dear to her heart was writing the screenplay for the touching movie ‘Storm Boy’ and memorable and groundbreak-

ing work on ‘Women of the Sun’ TV series. Storm Boy ‘was a wonderful experience to work on’ and she was ‘thrilled to bits’ with the final product.

‘Women of the Sun’ was in many ways for Sonia, her crowning glory. It would seem that she and Hyllus Maris (who co-wrote the series with Sonia) were destined to meet. Sonia observed from India, the treat-ment of Aboriginal people and felt the need to tell ‘their story with their voice’. Meeting Hyllus was indeed like the aligning of the heavens. Hyllus, who helped co- found the National Council of Aboriginal and Island

Women in 1970, forged a deep and life-long friendship with Sonia till her passing in 1986. ‘Women of the Sun’ served as a history of Australia over the previous 200 years, as seen through the experiences of a number of Aboriginal women. At the time, Sonia was a Freelance Scriptwriter and showed the piece to the ABC, who at the time felt that the scripts were not her best work and weren’t interested in progress-ing with the story. Bob Weis, producer and friend of Sonia’s, worked at SBS at the time. Sonia showed him their work and he asked if there were anymore to follow. He quit his job and commissioned the final 2 episodes. Meanwhile over at ABC an inquiry was held as to why ‘Women of the Sun’ wasn’t picked up internally. Needless to say, it was later

retaken up by the ABC and went on to win many awards including the United Nations Media Peace Prize and the AWGIE award of the Australian Writers Guild.

Years later, Tony Briggs, writer and Associ-ate Producer of the award-winning movie ‘The Sapphires’, which began its life as a play, would dedicate his own AWGIE win to his Aunty Hyllus and Sonia. ‘Women of the Sun’ was the history of his family, it was “empowering, the first of its kind”’. Tony speaks with fondness of his time under So-nia’s tutelage. He had taken a short-writing course and worked on a script with Sonia. “My time with Sonia was my apprentice-ship. I owe her everything. She is so talent-ed and yet so very humble. She is like fam-ily to us.” His recent AWGIE win has been a wonderful surprise and “to get an award the same as hers and Aunty Hyllus’s is just the pinnacle”. Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein has recently bought the distribution rights to the music-filled film, with a US release in the near future. Humbleness, it appears run in the family. Despite Tony’s heavily-packed schedule, he was more than happy to take time out to talk about his admiration of Sonia, finish-ing our call with “Sonia makes me want to be better”.This is an excerpt from the article first published in September 2012

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Closing CREdITS

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“do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it” thoreau

When all is said and done and the candidates you have in-terviewed go on their merry

way, the one question remains, “Aside from ticking off the technical capabilities, who will add value to the role and organi-sation and take us to the next level?”

With a background in film and television, event management for various festivals and yearly community events (Founder/PR/Marketing/Sponsorship, Fundraising) and Communications Advisor for govern-ment organisations, this role is the culmi-nation of my work history and experience to date.

My life has taken many twists and turns and led me across the globe and back home again. Armed with this colourful background, here is a sample of what I will bring to your organization.

I hereby propose the following:• to not only be a formidable team player, but to display a dynamic and positive en-ergy in both dealings with internal staff and external clients;

• to think outside the square and seek new ways to exceed expectations and deliver outstanding results and stake-holder satisfaction; and

• to uphold the current standards of your organization, whilst simultane-ously seeking more efficient, effec-tive and innovative ways of engage-ment.

I can hit the ground running and have proved that time and time again. Cha-meleon-like, I am adept at being able to engage in a personal yet professional manner. I am passionate, honest and individualistic in thought and possess an accessibility that allows me to relate well with all. I am driven by challenges and the rewards in delivering a job as promised. The rest is up to you.

Katrina

Katrina J KielyPhone: 0403 317 743

email: Katrina.Kiely@gmail.com