esv.vic.gov.au
Safer footy canteens
for another three years
By Anitra Robertson, Senion Communications Advisor,
Communications and Marketing
There are opportunities to join-up the
business to improve the experience of
those who need to do business with us.
Having an outward focus (on duty
holders/customers/clients/citizens) rather
than an inward focus should enable us
to do better at serving the community.
DB: Having trained as a chemist
originally, what advice do you
have for those starting out in their
career, a large group of whom are
apprentice plumbers and electrical
workers?
Take every opportunity to learn as much
as you can. Try new things and broaden
your skills and experience.
Just because you train in one specific
area, you might find that you will change
roles and even careers, multiple times
along the way.
You may move off-the-tools to run your
own business or teach others in the
trade. You may also one day find that
we could use your skills and experience
here at ESV. A career as a regulator is a
good one. No one day is ever the same.
I would also say that there are never any
stupid questions, so do not be afraid to
ask lots of them. If you do not know or
are unsure just ask. If you feel something
is not safe or just wrong, then please
speak up.
DB: What do you enjoy outside work?
MW: I enjoy gardening and have a
massive collection of David Austin
roses (they are also known as English
roses). The garden keeps me very busy,
particularly at this time of year when it
is pruning season. I have somewhere
between 200-250 roses to prune!
I also enjoy walking my dog, Benji,
who is very demanding about getting
out regularly. We make sure we get
our 10,000 steps every day. I also like
shopping. I have more pairs of shoes
than I do roses; believe it or not.
ESV is excited to announce a new three-year extension
to our partnership with AFL Victoria, continuing our
support of community football until 2023.
Our support of grassroots football is
more important this year than ever
before. We’re proud to continue
our long-standing relationship with
AFL Victoria and play our part in
boosting local regional and suburban
economies.
Entering our 9th year of partnership
with AFL Victoria we are looking
forward to supporting clubs to be more
energy safe in their operations and
increase awareness of energy safety
issues at the community level.
At a time when communities are
hurting, we will be increasing our
support across community football
and netball.
In 2020, ESV is increasing its funding
to community football clubs with
access to $30,000 in grants as part
of the Energy Safe Victoria Safer
Canteen Grants Program.
Since 2018, the popular grants program
since its inception in 2018 has provided
funding for 57 clubs around the state
to replace old or inefficient gas and
electrical appliances with new and
safer appliances.
Clubs can apply for up to $1,000
to replace old or faulty electrical or
gas appliances in their canteen, with
applications opening on June 22nd
2020.
In announcing the extension of
ESV’s partnership with AFL Victoria
for a further three years’, Director
of Energy Safety, Marnie Williams
expressed her delight that ESV can
continue to support grassroots sport
in Victoria.
“Football clubs are often the backbone
of small communities and while they
are unable to play now, we know they
will come back and we want to play our
part in ensuring their ongoing success,”
she said.
“Through the Canteen Grants Program
we want to ensure the safety of canteen
volunteers and the community by
helping them purchase safe new gas
and electrical appliances.”
Head of Community Investment and
Strategic Relationships at AFL Victoria,
Rick Bell, praised the “tremendous
show of support” from ESV, saying that
the partnership provides AFL Victoria
with the opportunity to strengthen
its commitment to being the most
accessible sport for all Victorians.
“We’re thrilled to announce the
extension of our partnership, and
during times such as this, Energy Safe
Victoria’s commitment to supporting
AFL Victoria is a great boost to entire
football community,” he said.
“Obviously these are testing times
for everybody at the moment, but this
partnership is a fantastic example of
the sort of collaboration that will go a
long way community footy generally
are able to overcome the difficulties
of the current climate.”
More information is available at:
esv.vic.gov.au/AFL-canteen-grants
and aflvic.com.au
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