Rotary presents top award for effort
13 August 2010
Emily Sinclair was the recipient of this year’s Rotary Club of Highton Pride of Workmanship award for 2010.
The award is presented annually to a Kommercial supported employee who has been nominated by their peers as showing pride in their work.
Kommercial Service Co-ordinator Ryan Gibbons said Emily was nominated for her commitment to work and her willingness to assist fellow workmates.
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Trip to MCG kicks goals for Cats fans
13 August 2010
Footy fever was raging when the Cats played Collingwood on May 21 with Karingal participants, including Michael King (pictured), from Geelong, Warrnambool and Rosebud attending the game.
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Brother and sister together at last
13 August 2010
For the first time in over ten years, brother and sister Craig and Nicole Jones are living together in Karingal supported accommodation in Belmont.
Until recently they lived in separate residential aged care facilities.
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My Own Place DVD launched
21 June 2010
A guide to safe and smart living for people with disabilities was launched by Karingal recently.
The DVD guide titled My Own Place: a guide to safe and smart living for people with a disability aims to provide helpful information to people living independently.
Karingal Board Chairman David McArthur said the DVD was a great initiative by My Own Place, a project established by Karingal in 2006 to assist people with disabilities in the Geelong region to find suitable, long-term private accom
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Roberto helps the Cats
21 June 2010
Life has never been quite so exciting for Roberto Natoli now that he gets down on the ground each week with his one and only favourite footy team – the Cats.
Roberto is part of Karingal’s 'Getting The Life You Want' project, which sees the dedicated Cat’s supporter at the club each week during training.
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Aron bats for big win
21 June 2010
Alcoa Landcare supported employee Aron Borraci (pictured) recently took part in the All Abilities Cricket League, with his team taking out the top prize.
Playing for the Barwon Rockets, Aron’s team was awarded the Super League Title during the state championships at the Casey Fields earlier this year.
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Leadership is rewarded
21 June 2010
Standing up in front of a crowd, especially family and friends, had Jacqueline Hawthorn bursting with pride as she received her Impetus Youth Award for Leadership recently.
The award recognises an individual who has demonstrated leadership and made significant achievements in their field of education, business, or government, and thereby made a noteworthy contribution to their community.
The City of Greater Geelong Council award was presented at a gala ceremony to Jacqueline by Mayor Cr Jo
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Starry dreams come true
21 June 2010
The girls looked beautiful and their partners stunning for the Karingal Presentation Ball on May 21.
The event, run in conjunction with Zonta, saw 15 couples presented to Geelong’s Mayor, Cr John Mitchell, followed by a night of dinner and dancing.
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News in brief
21 June 2010
Recently showcased on the popular ABC television program The New Inventors, NVDA is now available.
Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) is a free software tool that operates as a synthetic-speech screen reader. It is particularly useful for people with a vision impairment.
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Volunteers thanked for dedication
21 June 2010
Around 100 hard-working Karingal volunteers and their families enjoyed getting together in May for the annual Karingal Volunteer Presentation event at the Ford Discovery Centre.
Karingal Chief Executive Officer Daryl Starkey thanked all those who had given their time over the past year to work with people with disabilities, mental illness and the frail aged.
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