Southern View: May 27, 2021

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Retirement village workers recognised for achievements
THREE SPREYDON retirement
village workers are still floating
after winning not one, but
four awards between them at
the Heritage Lifecare Prestige
Awards.
The leadership traits of Caroline
Doole, Gail Kerse
and Urmee Rahman were the
foundations that the team at
George Manning Lifecare and
Village relied on during the past
year.
Heritage Lifecare has more
than 48 care homes and villages
throughout New Zealand, and
staff gathered to celebrate their
achievements in spite of a challenging
2020.
Kerse was recognised for her
“exceptional leadership” and
received the care home manager
of the year award.
She was acknowledged for
building a cohesive team and
promoting positive work culture
with an approachable leadership
EFFORTS:
George Manning
Lifecare and
Village staff
Caroline Doole
(left), Gail Kerse
and Urmee
Rahman with
their awards
for work at the
Heritage Lifecare
Prestige Awards
in Wellington.
style.
“I was really blown away,” she
said.
“It was really nice to get the
recognition for the work we do.
I was so proud of our residents
and staff, their level-headedness
ESTUARY MATTERS
Huge turnout for planting day
The Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust is a non-profit
organisation formed to protect one of New Zealand’s
most important coastal wetlands. Each week, board
members will discuss matters regarding the estuary,
its rich history and what makes it unique. This week
Tanya Jenkins writes about a successful planting day at
Charlesworth Reserve
and how they followed directions
to the letter.”
Doole was the supreme winner
of the a better everyday award,
and was care home and village
support person of the year.
It was because of her
outstanding attitude, skills,
knowledge, and approach that
has seen her become an expert
across both finance and rostering
systems.
Said Doole: “I was already
overwhelmed at being a finalist,
but to then go on to win these
awards had me speechless.”
Rahman, George Manning’s
clinical manager, was awarded
clinical services manager of
the year for her exceptional
leadership qualities and clinical
expertise.
Due to all the work she did
during the Covid-19 response,
she was asked to input into the
Canterbury District Health
Board’s Covid-19 toolkit.
Rahman said it felt amazing
to win the award but was very
quick to point out that it was a
team effort.
“Without our incredible team
this wouldn’t have been possible.
It was a total collaboration from
top to bottom, with everyone involved
working to the extreme,”
she said.
Kerse said the awards meant
a huge amount to everyone at
George Manning.
IT IS 10am on Sunday, May 16,
and volunteers are streaming
into the Charlesworth Reserve
car park ready with spades,
gloves and enthusiasm.
Eighteen-month-old Hugo
carried by mum Merodie Rose
was keen to show me his wee
spade and the plant he was going
to plant in the reserve.
Fabulous to see 85 keen locals
arrive to place 1400 native tree
NATURE: More than 80 volunteers flocked to
Charlesworth Reserve to plant 1400 native trees as part
of the Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust’s restoration
projects.
seedlings in the reserve to add to
the some 120.000 already planted
here since the start of this wetland
restoration project in 2004.
Even more encouraging was
the number of families present
this year (our 17th annual planting
event) to show the youngsters
how and why we plant here.
The why of course being a list
of very good reasons including
habitat for birds, lizards and insects,
food for birds, nesting and
roosting sites for birds, offsetting
carbon emissions, soil erosion
prevention, filtering polluted
water before it enters the estuary,
safe cycling and walking, providing
a fantastic view for those
living in view of the wetland
and not in the least – a place to
recharge your batteries.
Walk among the creeks,
ponds, observe the birdlife and
KEEN HELPER: Merodie Rose and 18-month-old son
Hugo with his spade ready to help planting.
gain a sense of well-being that
is often only achieved when you
immerse yourself with nature.
All in all, a successful day organised
by the estuary trust with
the city council park rangers and
the fabulous staff of Trees for
Canterbury native tree nursery.
And now? We have another
1400 trees to be weeded. You are
welcome of course, to assist on
Sundays between 2 and 4pm for
this task.
•For more information email
info@estuary.org.nz
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