BUSHkids 2016-17 Annual Report

PEOPLE

OUR PATRON The Governor of Queensland His Excellency the Honourable Mr Paul de Jersey ac

BUSHkids Council Name

Children’s Allied Health Services (Queensland Health) Name Role

Role

Location Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane

Location Bundaberg Bundaberg Bundaberg Bundaberg Bundaberg

Dr Neil Bartels

Chairman

Bonnie Barr

Occupational Therapist Provisional Psychologist 1

Gloria Ryan

Deputy Chair

Vacant Vacant Vacant

Allison McLean Julian Martin Carolyn Searle David Ham Gail Huggins Margaret Lavery

Honorary Treasurer

Speech-Language Pathologist 2 Family Health Support Worker 3

Member Member Member Member Member 1 Member 1

Fiona Morgan

Volunteer

John Nash

Provisional Psychologist Occupational Therapist 4

Dalby Dalby Dalby Dalby

Katherine West Sarah Siran Julie Rathmell

Speech-Language Pathologist Family Health Support Worker

Jan Boys

Stacey Freebody Helen O’Connell Shelley Green Linda Cholawinskyj

Provisional Psychologist Occupational Therapist Occupational Therapist

Warwick Warwick Warwick Warwick Warwick

1. From 6 December 2016

BUSHkids leadership and operational support staff Name Role

Family Health Support Worker Speech-Language Pathologist 5

Location Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane

Vacant

Carlton Meyn Susan Harrison

Chief Executive Officer Clinical Services Manager Administration Manager

1. Elise Osborne until 1 September 2017 2. Amy Arase until 11 August 2017 3. Janie Stupart until 19 October 2017 4. From 12 September 2016 5. Felicity Rayner until 20 October 2017

Tiffany Bannier-King

Louise Grimes

Accountant

Brett Wall

Maintenance & Safety Co-ordinator

Children’s Allied Health Services (Education Queensland) Name Role

Ingrid Lazarus

Administration Officer

Ken Lewis

Database / IT Coordinator Clinical Administration Officer 1 Acting Clinical Team Leader Professional Lead Psychologists

Location Emerald Emerald Emerald Emerald Emerald Mount Isa Mount Isa Mount Isa Mount Isa

Joy Quantrell Karlee Wiles Sam Brown Janine Kemp Helen Dimond Jenny Marsh Jessica Schieber

Jessica Nikles Georgina Devine

Occupational Therapist

Speech-Language Pathologist

Madeleine Colquhoun Speech-Language Pathologist 1

Professional Lead FHSWs

Vacant Vacant

Psychologist 2

Professional Lead Speech Pathologists 2 Brisbane

Family Health Support Worker 3

Accounts Assistant 3

Sarah Bartsch Danica Kelly Philippa Brown

Occupational Therapist 4

Administration Assistant 4 Clinical Project Officer

Speech-Language Pathologist Speech-Language Pathologist 5 Family Health Support Worker 6

Beth Cassin

Position no longer exists

People of BUSHkids Co-ordinator 5

Vacant

1. Transferred from Warwick 18 April 2017 2. Myles Chadwick until 17 January 2017 3. Rhianna Hogan until 29 September 2017 4. From 6 February 2017 5. From 23 January 2017 6. Melissa Martin until 8 September 2017

1. From 23 January 2017 2. Jackie Redmond until 8 March 2017 3. From 22 February 2017 4. From 28 March 2017 5. Rachel Martin until 24 March 2017

Volunteers Name

Early Start Team (NDIS) Name Role

Role

Location Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Warwick Warwick

Location

Rob Gluch

Events / data entry

Helen Casey Kay Woods Toni Garrett Simone Driver

Services Manager Early Start Teams Brisbane

Margaret Lavery David Ham Jenny Marsh Sandra Head Susan Goddard

Volunteer

Team Leader 1 Office Manager 2 Social Worker 3

Bundaberg Bundaberg Bundaberg Bundaberg Bundaberg Bundaberg Bundaberg Bundaberg Bundaberg Bundaberg

Policies and Procedures

Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer

Emily Tobin

Speech-Language Pathologist 4 Early Intervention Facilitator 5 Early Intervention Facilitator 6 Early Intervention Facilitator 6 Early Intervention Facilitator 5 Early Intervention Facilitator 7

Emma Cullum

Raelene Whalley Andrea Trudeau

Children and Parenting Support Services (DSS) + eKindy Name Role Location Marianne Taylor Social Worker Team Leader Warwick Joanne McKinnon Early Intervention Facilitator 1 Stanthorpe Lou Keevers Early Intervention Facilitator 1 Stanthorpe Trudy McDonald Early Intervention Facilitator Kingaroy Josephine Horigan Early Intervention Facilitator Agnes Water Sue Clarke Early Intervention Facilitator Inglewood 1. From 16 January 2017

Danae Vale Amy Collins Nicola Garrett

Administration Officer 8

1. From 12 June 2017 2. From 26 April 2017 3. From 5 June 2017 4. From 30 July 2017 5. From 12 June 2017 6. From 8 June 2017

7. From 20 September 2017 8. From 25 September 2017

Front cover: A very popular ‘Read and Grow’session being conducted by Early Intervention Facilitator Emma Cullum and SocialWorker Simone Driver from the new NDIS Early StartTeam in Bundaberg.

Back cover: Bundaberg OccupationalTherapist Bonnie Barr enjoying a quiet moment with a charming young bloke at the newTargo Street combined services Centre.

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