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CEO Sleepout 2017

Each year, the St Vincent de Paul Society’s CEO Sleepout raises millions of dollars to help some of Australia’s most vulnerable people.

Sam Johnson CEO Southern Cross Group, committed to the cause of homeless and abandoned children and youth, voluntarily participated in CEO sleepout -2016, and raised funds for emergency assistance. The generous act of Sam Johnson CEO, stemmed out of social conscience, attracted hundreds of people to come forward and share their mite and paved pathways to a bright future of thousands of homeless kids. This year too, Southern Cross Group has decided to participate in the CEO sleepout-2017 to raise awareness on the minuscule yet significant section of the abandoned children and raise funds for the same.

Mr Sam Johnson, Southern Cross Group’s CEO, will be participating in the CEO Sleepout for the second time, experiencing the realities of homelessness in an effort to express solidarity with less privileged children and raise funds for their holistic development.

You can support Sam Johnson and donate to the CEO Sleepout’s noble cause here.

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Southern Cross Group Shoulders with OzHarvest CEO COOKOFF2017

Southern Cross Group expressed solidarity with OzHarvest to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable people across Australia and supported the cause of OzHarvest CEO Cook-off on Monday 6, March in Sydney, in 2017

Highlights:

125 Top CEOs, Managing Directors, Business tycoons and leading Chefs partook in the event.
Around $1.7 million being raised overall including funds raised from the silent auction
Over 1200 special OzHarvest guests attended
150 Yellow Army volunteers joined.

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Charity Fundraising Initiative CEO Cookoff for Ozharvest

Southern Cross Group Group Genereal Manager Stephen Butt CSM participating in OzHarvest’s 2017 CEO CookOff, where top CEOs, chefs and companies work together to make a difference to Australia’s most vulnerable and reduce food waste.

We’d love your support in helping our organisation reach our fundraising goal! Every $1 donated to OzHarvest means they can deliver 2 meals to those in need.

Watch the magic of the 2016 event to see what it means to the people OzHarvest helps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3AAHi-K_ek

Stay tuned for the journey! https://www.ceocookoff.com.au/

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Happy New Year 2017 Wishes

Southern Cross Group Wishes you a Happy & Prosperous New Year 2017!!
Make workplace safety as your 2017 resolution. As we head back to work place or school after some time off for the season holidays, many of us have made resolutions to make the 2017 as our best year yet. The four most holiday Safety tips are below.

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Holiday Safety with Ken Barlow

As the festive season approaches our thoughts are often diverted from the mundane tasks of work and injuries are far from our mind, however Christmas has its own unique injury statistics. The four (4) most common being:

Burns: Burns happen too often during the festive season, from kitchen accidents through to candles and accidental fires from BBQ’s, spits and open fires. To prevent burns when cooking use kitchen mitts, never leave cooking food unattended, and that also goes for candles. Make sure you don’t overload power points particularly around natural timber Christmas trees.

Falls: Falls are very common at Christmas due to our desire to have the biggest and best decorated trees and our houses covered with fairy lights. Statistically Emergency Departments treat over 17,000 falls nationally over a 10-day period. To prevent falls use ladders correctly, use spotters when working at heights, and decorate trees and houses when sober.

Asphyxiation: With the amount of food being ingested and the small trinkets that kids get their hands on, it’s no wonder that asphyxiation is one of the biggest injuries during the holidays. Asphyxiation is a serious concern for families with small children and caution should be taken to make sure all your holiday decorations are baby-proofed. As tempting as it is to wolf down those holiday meals, make sure you take your time to chew and swallow properly so you don’t choke on your food.

Car Accidents: Traditionally the Christmas/New Year period demonstrates the highest levels of accidents and fatalities with the Police forces throughout the country focussing on the road safety campaign. While we may well have heeded the message of drink-driving, fatigue is also a catalyst for serious injuries and fatalities. To overcome these issues, use the 2/10 principal (for every 2 hours of driving take 10 minutes break away from the car). Remember to drink ample hydrating fluids and share the driving tasks with another person.

Remember these tips and take care over the holiday period to avoid becoming a statistic

Ken Barlow, WHS Manager

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St John Ambulance Awards Night

Southern Cross Group were proud to attend the annual St. John’s Cadet Awards at a recent dinner cruise in Sydney, as sponsors and strategic partners of St. Johns’, we were encouraged to see first-hand the excellent achievements of the their young trainees as they educate themselves on vital skills that may one day be called upon to save someone’s life.

Cadet’s take part in a number of proficiency badges as part of their ongoing training, and once twelve proficiencies have been obtained and a certain number of volunteer hours have been reached, Cadets are awarded with the Grand Priors Badge, one of the highest honours for cadet members. Also awarded on the night were the Peter Falkland Award for the most outstanding cadet or cadet leader and the Edeline Jenkyn Trophy for leadership, dedication and commitment to St. John.

Southern Cross Group representative and National Training and Compliance Manager, Mr. Anthony Pearce, also attended the annual Parliament House Honour Awards for Senior St. Johns members where long service medals and the coveted ‘Membership of The Order of St. John’ were handed out to the deserving individuals who had dedicated a large portion of their free time over many years to ensuring the ongoing success of the organisation. Southern Cross Group looks forward to continued endeavours with St. John, ensuring a safer community at large for all citizens.

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Wear it Purple Day

Being young can be a challenging experience, especially in this modern connected age where your every move can be scrutinised and cyberbullying is rife. In response to this, the ‘Wear it Purple’ campaign seeks to help young people of all backgrounds genders and orientations feel safe, supported and empowered in each of their environments. They believe that every young person is unique, important and worthy of love, that no-one should be subjected to bullying, belittlement or invalidation, and that this should be a world where each and every young person can thrive irrelevant of sex, sexuality or gender identity.

Through education, celebration, empowerment and support, Wear it Purple Day hopes to challenge people’s perceptions to create a more accepting and progressive world. Southern Cross were proud to be a participant in this year’s event and hope to encourage our staff and clients alike to get involved at an event near them so we can help to create a safer, more inclusive world for children throughout Australia. For more information or to volunteer, please visit the website located here: http://www.wearitpurple.org/

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Build For A Cure – The Story so Far

Southern Cross Group are delighted to be supporting partners for the Children’s Cancer Institute initiative ‘Build for a Cure’. Members of the SCG team enjoyed helping out at the official ‘Reveal Day’ for a brand new fully furnished four-bedroom home, built from the ground up at Billy’s Lookout in Lake Macquarie to raise funds and awareness for International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This initiative aims to help fund medical research and ultimately save lives of children with cancer and offer support to their families.

Even a drizzly sky couldn’t dampen people’s spirits and SCG ensured there was plenty to keep people entertained on the day, providing a free Barbecue lunch and a Pass the Ball competition manned by none other than Parramatta and State of Origin star Brett Kenny. Some of the children who took part in the competition displayed great potential. Perhaps we witnessed the birth of some future NRL stars in the making!

We’re ready for a great turnout and a fantastic result at Auction Day later this month on October 23^rd.

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