Jodie O'Sullivan

1 week ago | psnews.com.au | Jodie O'Sullivan

The last thing Kim Vella wants to see is someone roll through the door asking for help with a job interview they’ve got lined up next week. The highly experienced Canberra-based leadership coach believes that approach can be a recipe for disaster and one she doesn’t recommend – particularly when it comes to applying for a promotion. That’s because she knows a promotion in the public service is about so much more than what you’re going say (or even wear – cue eye roll) during the interview.

1 week ago | region.com.au | Jodie O'Sullivan

The last thing Kim Vella wants to see is someone roll through the door asking for help with a job interview they’ve got lined up next week. The highly experienced Canberra-based leadership coach believes that approach can be a recipe for disaster and one she doesn’t recommend – particularly when it comes to applying for a promotion. That’s because she knows a promotion in the public service is about so much more than what you’re going say (or even wear – cue eye roll) during the interview.

1 week ago | regionriverina.com.au | Jodie O'Sullivan

Richard Hendrie knows what it’s like to be invisible. In the grip of his darkest periods of mental illness, he became non-verbal, hiding behind hoodies, sunglasses and noise-cancelling headphones. At one stage, his condition became so severe he spent eight months in hospital. “I was just a ghost of a human being,” he says. So much so, the towering 198-cm Richard was actually referred to as “Casper The Friendly Ghost” during a stay on the psychiatric ward.

2 weeks ago | aboutregional.com.au | Jodie O'Sullivan

Joan Stair admits she’s a bit of a cleaning “fanatic”. At 82 years young, this sprightly volunteer heads in to Wagga’s Ronald McDonald House every Monday and Friday to clean the special place that offers a home away from home for families with sick or injured children during hospital stays. Joan spends three or four hours mopping, scrubbing and vacuuming the expansive four-bedroom home (complete with three ensuites, lounge, dining, kitchen, playroom, laundry and offices).

2 weeks ago | regionriverina.com.au | Jodie O'Sullivan

Joan Stair admits she’s a bit of a cleaning “fanatic”. At 82 years young, this sprightly volunteer heads in to Wagga’s Ronald McDonald House every Monday and Friday to clean the special place that offers a home away from home for families with sick or injured children during hospital stays. Joan spends three or four hours mopping, scrubbing and vacuuming the expansive four-bedroom home (complete with three ensuites, lounge, dining, kitchen, playroom, laundry and offices).