WELCOME TO THE TEAM
We are pleased to welcome a number of new faces to our team, all starting in their respective roles in the past few weeks. Find out more about them below:
Mark Bishop has started in the role of Work Health and Safety (WHS) Business Partner, bringing with him nine years of WHS experience from the heavy industry sector working with BIS, SIMEC and Arrium. Mark will work across all sites and departments, partnering with managers and staff on all safety-related matters with the aim of continually improving our safety focus and performance.
Emily Ernesti has commenced in the role of Early Childhood Teacher at the Whyalla Child Care Centre. Emily is currently in her third year of her Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and comes to us with experience in long day care education, where she has held the role of senior educator/room leader and has had several placements in Primary education.
Gary Hopkins has joined our Infrastructure Operations team as a Municipal Employee. Gary brings a range of experience in civil, labour and operator roles, along with a range of licences, tickets and experience using a variety of heavy plant and equipment. He has previous experience working for Brisbane City Council and is excited to be coming back into local government after spending the last three years as a machine operator at the steelworks.
Mikayla Robinson has been appointed to the position of Assistant Childcare Educator with our Childcare Centre.
Mikayla is passionate about working in early education and is currently completing her Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care. Mikayla brings experience working with junior primary children as a Student Services Officer at Long Street Primary School.
Shivvaan Sathasilvam has commenced in the role of Projects and Partnerships Lead, joining us from Liberty GFG where he held the position of Continuous Improvement Lead. Shivvaan will be working across the organisation and will use his skills in project development and management to plan, oversee and lead projects from idealisation through to completion.
CELEBRATING OUR STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS
Matt Rotherham our Open Spaces Coordinator recently completed his 5th Trade Certificate - Certificate IV in Civil Construction (Supervision).
Matt is a born and raised local Whyalla resident and has been in the Open Spaces Coordinator position for 18 months. He enjoys working alongside his team in keeping our city looking great.
Matt wants the best for our community and takes great pride in his work for council, working hard to continually improve our outdoor facilities.
Thanks to Matt and the Open Spaces team, our parks and gardens are looking great and will only keep getting better.
Congratulations Matt.
WASTE EDUCATION WORKSHOPS
Pervious participants pictured at a Which Bin information session and site tour held last month
Council has partnered with KESAB Environmental Solutions and Veolia to conduct a series of FREE Waste Education Workshop this week in Whyalla.
A number of workshops have taken place in schools already, while community workshops are happening this Friday 9 September and Saturday 10 September.
Friday’s workshops will cover Do-It-Yourself cleaning products and personal care and is child friendly (with adult supervision). There is also a ‘Which Bin Is Which’ recycling information session, including morning tea along with a trip to the Waste Transfer Station and a free hard waste dumping voucher for those that register to attend.
Saturday’s workshop will take place at Tanderra Craft Village and will be a Beeswax wrap making workshop. This workshop will be suitable for all ages with participants learning how to make their own beeswax wraps – a great reusable substitute for Cling Wrap and other plastics.
Although these are all free sessions, registrations are required due to limited spots being available, so jump online and register now!
SAVE THE DATE AND GET CREATIVE
We are thrilled that the Whyalla Christmas Pageant is returning to the city streets of Whyalla this year 🥳
With the date selected, it is time to pop it in your diary and get your pageant team and float together.
It is still only early stages, so for now, simply save the date and get thinking about how you can get involved, what your float might look like and how you will pull it off.
More details will be released soon on how to register and participate in the event – stay tuned 🎅
CELEBRATING NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION WEEK
This week Council’s Youth Development Officer Gail Rostig worked with staff from the Department of Child Protection to host a series of events and workshops to celebrate National Child Protection Week.
National Child Protection Week runs from 4-10 September, with the theme for 2022 ‘Every child, in every community, needs a fair go”.
Council was pleased to partner with Department of Child Protection to host this event for our community.
We encourage you to watch this message of support for National Child Protection Week from The Hon Katrine Hildyard MP, Minister for Child Protection, Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, SA.
RECENT COUNCIL-SUPPORTED EVENTS
