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• NBAA December 2009 Nominee :: Veronica Angotti, Make-A-Wish Foundation (City of Yarra)

  Veronica is the Administrator, Fundraising & Development for Victoria and Tasmania at the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

  She is 24 years old and has been working at the Make-A-Wish Foundation for 18 months.

  Veronica's primary role includes:

  *  To provide office administration and campaign support to the State Manager and State Co-ordinator

  *  To be the first point of contact for the State Office as Receptionist

  *  To support Make-A-Wish Australia's approved external events within VIC/TAS

  Veronica is a pleasure to have around the office. She gets along with everyone, she is always smiling, and has a real enthusiasm and passion for Make-A-Wish Australia.

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• NBAA October 2009 Nominee :: Nicholas Collins, Electromold (City of Whittlesea)

  Nick has been with Electromold for over 18 months as a member of Electromold's Nickel plating team. Nick has demonstrated that he is very hard working, loyal and willing to learn to trade that no longer exists within Australia.

  The profession of Nickel plating is highly specialised and during Nick's time with Electromold, he has quickly picked up the skills required to run the Nickel line on his own when his supervisor has been on leave or given tasks to process on his own. Nick has demonstrated a strong commitment and passion to the role he fills and has made a significant contribution to the overall running of the Nickel line.

  Through his annual performance appraisal Nick has stated that one of his major goals is to learn the trade of Nickel plating and Electromold will facilitate this through on the job and formal training.

  Nick's contribution is vital to the company as the Nickel line is the main stay of the business at this point in time. Electromold believes Nick has completed a solid 18 months of work and has placed himself as a valued member of the team with strong career opportunities.

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• NBAA August 2009 Nominee :: Robert Johnstone, Urbaneco Australia (Shire of Nillumbik)

  Robert has been a great asset within Urbaneco's business, he has shown quick progression through is Horticulture apprenticeship and shows experience beyond his years. Urbaneco Australia has been nominated for the Vic small business training awards and Robert was a valuable and integral part of this nomination and presentation to the judging panel (results will be announced in August 2009). Robert has a great natural ability to motivate others around him and works well within a team. He has natural management ability and is able to organise his own daily program.

  Robert has made an active change from a Parks and Gardens apprenticeship to follow his passion for landscaping. Robert also hopes to run his own landscape business in the future so that he can continue to create his own special outdoor spaces.

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• NBAA July 2009 Nominee :: Monique Kaucic, Brunswick Business Incubator (BBI) (Moreland City Council)

  Monique is 22 years old and has been working at the BBI since January 2007. In that time she has completed a traineeship and now has a Certificate 3 in Business Administration. Her role, as Receptionist, is very important as she is the first point of contact for most visitors and potential tenants. She has excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of clients and customers. She has an outstanding attitude to work and has demonstrated a willingness to take on additional responsibilities. Monique is an important member of the BBI team and a very enthusiastic and reliable staff member.

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• NBAA May 2009 Nominee :: Suzannah Jones, RSP Automotive and Industrial (Hume City Council)

  Suzannah started with the company as a trainee Automotive Spare Parts sales person at a small retail store in Bayswater. Early in 2008 Suzannah was promoted to the branch 2IC. Following that Suzannah showed great potential as a manager and later in the year was offered the 2IC position at the Roxburgh Park store, which is a large and highly regarded store in the Auto One group.

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• NBAA March 2009 Nominee :: Chris Bott, Banyule City Council (Banyule City Council)

  Chris has been working with Banyule City Council for 3½ years he started at the council as a school based apprentice.  Chris attended Banksia Secondary College and has just completed a Certificate 3 in Horticulture – plants and gardens at NMIT, Fairfield.

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• NBAA October 2008 Nominee :: Jenny Lee, Autoliv (City of Darebin)

  Jenny and her family have been living in the City of Darebin for over 22 years.  Jenny is currently taking a year off from studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science to work at Autoliv as a Student Engineer in the Airbag lab - testing airbags.

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