2024 ANMF Student Awards winners. Photo: Chris Hopkins
Caring. Compassionate. Dedicated. Professional.
These are some of the qualities demonstrated by nursing and midwifery students receiving a 2024 Aware Super/ANMF (Vic Branch) student award.
The awards were distributed to fifty-two students at our annual general meeting on Thursday 12 December by Branch Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick and Melissa Bodycoat, Aware Super Strategic Partnerships Manager (award sponsor).
Students were nominated by their institutions for their results and personal attributes such as diligence, leadership, and communication skills. Feedback included:
‘He is a role model for other students in terms of his commitment to the nursing profession.’
‘Olivia demonstrated the importance of caring and therapeutic relationships with patients, their significant others and the multidisciplinary team whilst in the placement setting.’
‘Her proactive approach to personal and professional development is clear, as she actively seeks out additional opportunities to enhance her skills.’
‘Cassandra’s self-accountability, ability to self-reflect and adapt, professionalism, and ethical approach far exceed the expectations typically seen at her level.’
‘Justin embodies the values of integrity, empathy and ethical practice.’
Grant recipients
Assistant Secretary Madeleine Harradence distributed the Elizabeth Hulme Higher Education Research Grant to the two recipients who each received $5,000 – Jessica Pollard for her research ‘Postnatal Women’s Engagement and Experience of their Participation in the Barwon Health ‘Mental Health Hospital in the Home’, and Carly Rienecker for ‘A retrospective study of ventriculostomy-associated infections at a single centre, tertiary centre in neurosurgical patients with an External Ventricular Drain’.
The Vi Elliott Occupational Health Nurses Trust grant for nurses to attend a conference/seminar/workshop, or to undertake a course or a research project in the field of health and safety was also awarded to two beneficiaries. Trustee Maureen Ward presented the grant to Rosa Hidayat to undertake a Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety course, and Lara Jeffery to study a Graduate Certificate of Occupational Health and Safety.
Congratulations to all recipients.
Recipient list
Diploma of Nursing
- Preetinder Singh Mann – Menzies Institute of Technology – Spencer Street
- Olivia Lacey – VFA Learning – Geelong
- Mary Brodie – Gordon Tafe – Werribee
- Erika Hubai – Chisholm Institute of TAFE – Berwick
- Kaylah Heurtau – Holmesglen TAFE – Moorabbin
- Patricia Morrison – Box Hill Institute – Box Hill
- Joanne Fullarton-Dunne – Kangan Institute – Essendon
- Julie Oldfeild – South West TAFE – Warrnambool
- Chloe Dods – GOTAFE – Wangaratta
- Lisa Wollard – TAFE Gippsland – Warragul
- Jayde Randoe – GoTAFE – Echuca
- Cassandra Stone – Gotafe – Shepparton
- Simon Botha – Acknowledge Education – Bourke Street
- Rebecca Dahlstrom – Holmesglen Institute of Nursing – Bourke Street
- Danny Cetincic – The Gordon Tafe – City
- Febin Babu – IHNA Australia – Lonsdale
- Divya Khanna – IHNA
- Hasna Bristi – RMIT – Bundoora
- Justin Harris – Wodonga Tafe – Latchford Barracks
- Rafiq Hussain Syed – Victoria University Polytechnic – St Albans
- Kristy Dever – Victoria University Polytechnic – Sunshine
- Narelle Murphy – Swinburne University of Technology – Wantirna
- Kelsea Fitzgerald – Bendigo TAFE – Bendigo
- Sandy Raniera – GoTafe – Seymour
Bachelor of Nursing
- Kaelah Manifold – Holmesglen Institute – Moorabin
- Mia Sinclair – Australian Catholic University – Ballarat
- Melissa Glasgow – Federation University – Gippsland
- Lisa Corrin – Federation University Australia – Mt Helen
- Sally Mason – Federation University – Berwick
- Christina Jean Bricknell – RMIT – Bundoora
- Dwaine Hayes – Deakin University – Warnambool
- Chantelle Atto – Deakin University, National Indigenous Knowledges Education Research Innovation (NIKERI) Institute – Geelong Waurn Ponds
- Holli McDougal – Monash University, Nursing and Midwifery – Peninsula
- Ruby Williams – Australian Catholic University – Melbourne
- Gregory Jonston – La Trobe University Rural Health School – Mildura
- Natalie Plevac – La Trobe University Rural Health School – Albury-Wodonga
- Ailis Conrad – La Trobe University Rural Health School – Shepparton
- Kathryn Attard – La Trobe University Rural Health School – Bendigo
- Paul Tillman – La Trobe University – Bundoora
Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery
- Crystal Cox – La Trobe University – Bendigo
- Michelle Rogerson – La Trobe University – Melbourne
- Olivia Gersh – Deakin University School of Nursing and Midwifery – Burwood
- Mikayla Zahra – Deakin University School of Nursing and Midwifery – Geelong
- Yee Ching (Hazel) Leung – Monash University – Peninsula
Bachelor of Midwifery
- Olivia Paine – Australian Catholic University – Melbourne
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science
- Isaiah Abad – LaTrobe University – Melbourne
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Business Administration
- Vanrika Heldt – Australian Catholic University – Melbourne
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Paramedicine
- Seamus Reilly Australian Catholic University – Ballarat
Master of Nursing Practice (pre-registration)
- Jessica Allardice – Monash University, Nursing and Midwifery – Ballarat
Bachelor of Nursing (EN entry)
- Melanie Ivinskis – Australian Catholic University – Ballarat
- Jessada Phuntuya – Australian Catholic University – Melbourne
Master of Nursing
- Kelly Neville – University of Melbourne – Parkville
