2013/14 Annual Report
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St John Ambulance Australia (NT) Inc. 2013/14 Annual Report INTEGRITY RESPECT QUALITY DEDICATION COMPASSION Our People | Our Values | Our Community St John Ambulance Australia (NT) Inc. Our Mission and Values Our Mission To be the leading provider of first aid and ambulance services in the Northern Territory. Our Goals Make first aid a part of everybody’s life. The first choice supplier of excellent first aid and ambulance services, training and oducts.pr An innovative and reliable provider of community care and youth development programs. An exemplary employer of volunteers and staff. Our Values Integrity acting honestly and reliably when delivering our services. Respect treat our people with respect at all times: ourselves, our colleagues, our members and all the people we support. Quality highest quality service delivery, training, development and clinical standards. Dedication actions are undertaken with commitment, enthusiasm and loyalty protecting our people, our patients and the environment. Compassion caring about all members of our diverse community. 2 Contents Aims and Objectives 2 Committee Members 3 Order of St John 4 Chairman’s Report 6 Training Branch Report 8 Commissioner’s Report 12 Community Education Report 16 Treasurer’s Report 18 Volunteer Territory Officers 26 Volunteer Hours 28 Employee Listing 30 Volunteer First Aid Service Members 34 Supporters 37 1 Aims & Objectives Function of St John The Order St John delivers to all Territorians: The Order of St John is one of the oldest existing orders of chivalry in the World. Our tradition of Christian charity and service A comprehensive emergency ambulance service, under dates back to the 11th century. Our mottos are “Pro Fide” and contract with the Northern Territory Government; “Pro Utilitate Hominum”, the English translations of which are “For the Faith” and “For the Service of Humanity”. A non emergency ambulance patient transport service; In the Northern Territory, the affairs of The Order are administered A fully staffed 24 hour Communications Centre; by St John Ambulance Australia (NT) Inc. The governing body within this Incorporated Association is known as the St John A dedicated team of qualified first aid volunteer personnel Board. to attend social, sporting, cultural and other well attended community events; A dedicated training arm specialising in public, community and industry-specific first aid training; Values Paramedic education and training; St John have reviewed and built upon our current values, based on the traditions which underpin the organisation and what we Youth support and training through a cadet movement; stand for. These are now broken down into the following core Contract paramedical services to assist and support the values: Integrity, Respect, Quality, Dedication and Compassion. mining production and special project industries both on and off-shore; Corporate support to its operational arms and activities; A Sales department that supplies an extensive range of first aid kits, medical consumables and pre hospital medical equipment; A fully equipped workshop delivering custom vehicle, ambulance modifications and general servicing to members of the public; and A continually developing Community Education program, servicing schools (pre-school to university), vacation care, child care centres and other community groups, teaching the basics of First Aid; These services are provided free of charge. 2 Committee Members Office Bearers Senior Management Professional Deputy Prior Chief Executive Officer Advisors Her Honour, The Honourable Mr Ross Coburn CPA FAICD CStJ Sally Thomas AC DStJ Auditors The Administrator of the Northern Director of Ambulance, Operations Merit Partners Chartered Accountants Territory Mr Michael McKay ASM OStJ Bankers Patron Director Education and Training Westpac Banking Corporation Mr Duncan McNeill KStJ Services Mr Brendan Quirke CStJ Solicitors President Ward Keller Vacant First Aid Training Manager Ms Annetta Albanese MStJ Insurance Brokers Chairman OAMPS Insurance Brokers Ltd Mr Michael Mooney AM KStJ Corporate Services Manager Mr Royce Andrews Deputy Chair Ms Frances Kilgariff AM MStJ Support Services Manager Mr Kevin Blake OAM OStJ Treasurer and Acting Chairman Mr Roland Chin OStJ Operations Manager Mr Craig Garraway OStJ Secretary Mr Ross Coburn CPA FAICD CStJ Medical Director Dr Malcolm Johnston-Leek MBBS Board Members DipRANZCOG FACEM MHM AFACHSM Mr Stephen Peers OAM KStJ Chief Justice Trevor Riley KStJ Human Resources Manager Dr Lionel Crompton KStJ Mrs Simone McInerney Dr Jan Schmitzer MStJ Manager Volunteer First Aid Services Mr Stephen Peers OAM JP KStJ Paramedic Education Manager Strategic Mr Bradley Sanderson Management Group Commercial Operations Manager Mr Peter Sargeant Mr Ross Coburn CPA FAICD, CStJ Safety and Wellbeing Manager Mr Michael McKay ASM OStJ Ms Tamara Thompson Mr Brendan Quirke CStJ Mr Royce Andrews Officers In Charge (OIC) Ms Mandy Paradise MStJ (Katherine) Mr Robert Webster (Tennant Creek) Mr Reece Ravlich (Nhulunbuy) 3 The Order of St John in Australia Knight of Grace Dame of Grace Officer Mr John Anictomatis AO Administrator of the Northern Territory Her Mrs Gwyn Balch Mr Austin Asche AC QC Honour the Honourable Sally Thomas AC Mrs Dawn Bat Mr Alan Bromwich OBE RFD Mrs Jeannette Anictomatis Mr Kevin Blake OAM Dr Lionel Crompton Dr Valerie Asche Mr Rodney Bramley Mr Ted Egan AO Mrs Angelina Butler Mr Roland Chin Mr Duncan McNeill Ms Nerys Evans Ms Sue Cooper Mr Michael Mooney AM Mrs Lesley King Ms Virginia Dowson Mr Tom Pauling AO QC Mr Craig Garraway Mr Stephen Peers OAM Mrs Debbie Garraway Mr Peter Poole Mr Frank Haydock Chief Justice Trevor Riley Commanders Mrs Roslyn Jones Mr Bruce Jones Mrs Lenaire Keatch Mr Stephen Baddeley Mr Grant Keetley Mr Ross Coburn Mrs Patricia King Chaplain Mrs Marian Grayden Mrs Mandy Langdon Mr Brendan Quirke Vacant Mr Michael McKay ASM Mr Noel Talbot Mr Patrick Murray Ms Christine Turner 4 Dr Gerald Goodhand Mrs Donna Peters Officer Members Mr Justin Hankinson Mrs Ellen Pitts Mr Rodney Hocking Mr Warren Purse Mrs Gwyn Balch Ms Annetta Albanese Mr Frank Hoschke Mr Henri Raafs Mrs Dawn Bat Ms Sonya Arnold Mrs Joan Hunt Mrs Kelly Raven Mr Kevin Blake OAM Mr Glen Auricht Mr Geoff Kain Mrs Makaylia Ravlich Mr Rodney Bramley Mrs Rosie Ballinger Mrs Doreen Kerr Mr Adrian Rossiter Mr Roland Chin Mr Paul Berry Ms Francis Kilgariff AM Mrs Sheryl Rossiter Ms Sue Cooper Mr Wayne Bevan Mrs Sylvia Klonaris Mr Steve Rudder Ms Virginia Dowson Mr Gordon Bowman Mrs Vicki Macmillan Mr Martin Scaife Mr Craig Garraway Mr Brian Ch’ng Dr Arun Mahajani Dr Jan Schmitzer Mrs Debbie Garraway Mrs Marcel Clark Mr Paul Maybank Mr Garry Schoolmeester Mr Frank Haydock Miss Lucy Cooper Mrs Kimberlee McKay Ms Regina Seller Mrs Roslyn Jones Mr Craig Cousins Ms Julie Murray Mr Richard Skinner Mr Bruce Jones Mr Mark Cullenane Ms Romaine Oorloff Mrs Sue-Ellen Skinner Mrs Lenaire Keatch Mr Glen Denmeade Mr Mark O’Shaughnessy Mr Simon Spillett Mr Grant Keetley Mr Wayne Dillon Mrs Kate Owen Ms Donna Stone Mrs Patricia King Mr Frank Dunstan Mr Ron Owen Mr Rees Vandermolen Mrs Mandy Langdon Mr Mark Ferguson Mr Greg Payne Mrs Tracy Watts Mr Michael McKay ASM Mrs Kay Gargett Mrs Lee Payne Mr Patrick Murray Mr Bruce Garnett Ms Mandy Paradise Ms Christine Turner 5 Chairman’s Report Chairman’s Report Service Bars: Welcome to the 37th Annual Report on the activities of St John Ambulance Australia (NT) Inc. You will find within this document, 5 years 10 years reports from the Commissioner, Mr Steve Peers, Chair of David Beck Stuart Davis Training, Dr Jan Schmitzer and Treasurer Mr Roland Chin. My Qualified Paramedic Qualified Paramedic report, therefore concentrates on developments relating to the Order, Board and the Ambulance Service. Humberto Da Cruz Bridget Oudeman Qualified Paramedic Qualified Paramedic Office Bearers for this year were myself, Ms Fran Kilgariff AM Phillip Dickson Natasha Schuman (Deputy Chair), Dr Lionel Crompton (Ambulance Service), Dr Qualified Paramedic Qualified Paramedic Jan Schmitzer (Training), Mr Roland Chin (Treasurer) and Mr Steve Peers (Commissioner) - to them, and also to Councillor, Jillian Finn Chief Justice Trevor Riley, I extend my thanks for their continued Qualified Paramedic 15 Years support throughout the year. Erin Maczkowiack Wayne Bevan Qualified Paramedic Qualified Paramedic It has been a very challenging year all round with changes occurring with the internal structure of our Volunteer and Deborah Martin Debbie Garraway Commercial Departments and a very prolonged Enterprise Payroll Officer Executive Secretary Bargaining process with Ambulance. The consequences of the EA delayed outcomes, has been through protected industrial Adam Martlew Pat Murray Patient Transport Officer action which has affected staff morale, cash flow and internal Qualified Paramedic relationships. The road forward to resolve the issues is to settle Tracy Ramm the current EA and the Board and Management are working Qualified Paramedic 20 Years hard to achieve this outcome in a time effective manner. Karl Visser Ross Coburn During our Annual Investiture and Graduation Ceremony Qualified Paramedic Chief Executive Officer hosted by Her Honour the Honourable Sally Thomas AC DStJ, Administrator of the Northern Territory, the following awards were presented: Promoted to Officer: Commendations: Ms Christine Turner Bronze Silver Admitted to the Order as Member: Ms Julie Murray Naomi Gardiner Rhys Dowell Sarena Hyland Teresa Holdsworth Makaylia Ravlich Amy McKay Tanea Rudder Kimberlee