
|  Graduation 20072007 AFL SportsReady Trainee Graduation Dinner
Just a reminder to everyone to R.S.V.P for the graduation dinner which will be held on Friday March 16th. Please R.S.V.P to AFLSportsReady 8663 3030 or lauren.byrnes@aflsportsready.com.au.
You are all welcome to bring a guest at a cost of $70.00, however space is limited. Pre payment is due before Wednesday February the 28th. No payment will be accepted on the evening. Please make a cheque payable to AFL SportsReady Ltd and send it to GPO Box 4337 Melbourne VIC 3001.
Host Employer logos
If you would like the opportunity to have your business logo acknowledged on the evening please email this to Rebecca Elliott in a jpeg format email. rebecca.elliott@aflsportsready.com.au.
Graduating trainees photos required
As part of our graduation presentation we require photos of all the graduating trainees. If you could forward your photos to erin.walsh@aflsportsready.com.au by March 2nd. |

|  Trainee of the Month - Kim Cusack Full Name: Kim Cusack
Starsign: Capricorn
Host Employer and Job role: AFL
SportsReady
What is your nickname: Kimbo, Bob, Kimma,
Kimmy j
Mobile phone ring tone: Holy
Grail
Band I’d most like to join: Cold
Chisel
If I was an actor, I would be: Kate
Hudson
If I was a superhero, I would be able to:
Fly
Food I couldn’t live without: Chicken
Parma
Personal motto: What’s that?
Favourite karaoke song: Khe Sahn
Favourite cartoon character:
Eyore
Favourite TV show: House
Who is the most famous person you have ever
met: Brett Deledio, Nathan Brown
Favourite Band/Type of Music:
Techno
Places you have travelled to overseas:
None
I’d name my autobiography: The Big
Bite
Fantasy career: Footballers Wife
Pet Peeve: People rolling their eyes
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|  Employee of the MonthFull name – Eloise Victoria Anne Southby-Halbish – TOO LONG!
Starsign - Cancer
Job role – Field Consultant
What were you doing before AFLSR – Working at Virgin Blue
Airlines and playing professional netball.
What is your nickname – Ella or Smella!
Mobile phone ring tone – Sexy back – for my husband, Public
Affair for my best friends, I know its lame!
Band id most like to join – U2 they are the best
ever!
If I was an actor, I would be – Julie Roberts
If I was a superhero, I would be - Wonder Woman of
course
Food I couldn’t live without – Mum's lamb cutlets
Personal motto – Shoot for the stars and basically to always
see the positive side of everything.
Favourite karaoke song – Kylie or Brittany’s songs! I give
anything a crack though.
Favourite cartoon character – Bugs Bunny
Favourite TV show – Don’t get much time to watch TV but I did
have a thing for Australian Idol as those kids were living my dream – I
wish I could sing!
Who is the most famous person you have ever met – Richard
Branson
Places you have travelled to overseas – A lot and my favourite
is Barbados and London. Playing netball for my country took me to some
amazing places.
I'd name my biography – Get your mind over it – Joyce Brown,
legendary netball coach always said this to me at trainings as I was
always whinging about something!
Fantasy career – To have my own successful business, to coach
netball at a top level and to have a very happy life and family with my
husband. I think it isn’t fantasy as it’s all possible if I work
hard!
Pet peeve – Slow drivers in the right lane and people who are
rude. It’s not hard to be nice and say hello to everyone!
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|  Welcome new trainees!
| ADAMS, Leigh |
AFL Kangaroos Football Club - Player Dev Manager |
| ALLEN, Jarryd |
AFL St Klida Football Club |
| AMBROSE, Jindi |
St Margarets School |
| ANDERSON, Joe |
Carlton Football Club |
| ARMITAGE, David |
AFL St Klida Football Club |
| AUDLEY, Stephanie |
Catholic Ladies College Eltham |
| AUSTIN, Mark |
Carlton Football Club |
| BAIRD, Luke |
St. Josephs College |
| BARBUTO, Guy |
Overnewton College |
| BEDFORD, Liam |
AFL Geelong Football Club (PAP) |
| BELLIS, Victoria |
Thomas Carr College |
| BENJAMIN, Clinton |
Carlton Football Club |
| BEST, Sharn |
Australian Cricketers Association |
| BIRTHISEL, Timothy |
Benalla College |
| BRIDGES, Paul |
Keysborough Golf Club |
| BRISTOW, James |
Catholic College Sale |
| BUCHANAN, Samuel |
The Peninsula School |
| BURNS, Matthew |
St Francis Xavier College |
| BURTON, Tessa |
Connors Sports Management |
| BYRNES, Lauren |
AFL SportsReady - VIC |
| CAIRNS, Daniel |
Yarra Yarra Golf Club |
| CAMPBELL, Shane |
Avila College |
| CARLYLE, Brent |
Marcellin College |
| CARRUTHERS, Lana |
Craigieburn Secondary College |
| CHARTRES, Danny |
AFL Essendon Football Club (PAP) |
| CHILDS, Nic |
De La Salle College |
| CHIOCCI, Stephanie |
Siena College |
| CHISHOLM, Alanna |
Mater Christi College |
| CLAYTON, Cameron |
Camberwell Grammar School |
| CLAYTON, Scott |
Salesian College |
| CLINGAN, Tasman |
Richmond Football Club (Football Apprenticeship) |
| CLOTTU, Tamicca |
Sportspower Wonthaggi |
| COLLINS, Andrew |
Richmond Football Club (Football Apprenticeship) |
| CONNELLY, Brent |
Kurnai College |
| CONNORS, Daniel |
Richmond Football Club (Football Apprenticeship) |
| COOKE, Shannon |
Sportspower - Highpoint |
| CRADDOCK, Darren |
Eastwood Golf Club |
| CRAVEN, Ben |
Cardinia Life |
| CROWLEY, Mitchell |
Mount Lilydale Mercy College |
| CUMMING, Emily |
De La Salle College |
| DANGERFIELD, Stuart |
Elisabeth Murdoch College |
| DAVENPORT, Jason |
AFL Geelong Football Club (PAP) |
| DAVEY, Alwyn |
AFL Essendon Football Club (PAP) |
| DICK, Dean |
AFL Essendon Football Club (PAP) |
| DIONYSOPOULOS, Angela |
St Columba's College Limited |
| DJERRKURA, Nathan |
AFL Geelong Football Club (PAP) |
| DROHOMIRECKI, John |
Sportspower - Highpoint |
| EDDY, Robert |
AFL St Klida Football Club |
| EDWARDS, Shane |
Richmond Football Club (Football Apprenticeship) |
| ELLIS, Xavier |
Hawthorn Football Club (PAP) |
| ELTRINGHAM, Joshua |
Carlton Football Club |
| FRAWLEY, James |
Melbourne Football Club |
| FRENCH, Leah |
Sacred Heart Parish School |
| FULLER, Xavier |
Goulbourn Valley Grammar School |
| GAMBRELL, Jeffery |
Rochester and Echuca Umpires Association |
| GARLAND, Colin |
Melbourne Football Club |
| GEARY, Jarryn |
AFL St Klida Football Club |
| GIBBS, Daniel |
Lowanna Secondary College |
| GIBBS, Helen |
Euroa Secondary College |
| GODFREY, Benjamin |
Reservoir District Secondary College |
| GOLDBY, Amy |
Paul Sadler Swimland - Bacchus Marsh |
| GOLDSTEIN, Todd |
AFL Kangaroos Football Club - Player Dev Manager |
| GORDON, Miranda |
Norwood Secondary College |
| GRIGG, Shaun |
Carlton Football Club |
| GUMBLETON, Scott |
AFL Essendon Football Club (PAP) |
| HADDEN, Megan |
Catholic College Sale |
| HALL, Simone |
North Lodge Swimming Academy |
| HALLIDAY, Kelly |
Christian Brothers College |
| HAMPSON, Shaun |
Carlton Football Club |
| HANLON, Jarryd |
Penola Catholic College |
| HANSEN, Lachlan |
AFL Kangaroos Football Club - Player Dev Manager |
| HANSLOW, Bree |
Kyabram Secondary College |
| HARRISON, Shaun |
Goonawarra Golf Club |
| HAWKINS, Tom |
AFL Geelong Football Club (PAP) |
| HAYES, Daniel |
Melbourne Football Club |
| HEBBARD, Mathew |
St Brendans Primary School |
| HINCHCLIFFE, Ellyce |
AFL Essendon Football Club (Admin) |
| HISLOP, Thomas |
AFL Essendon Football Club (PAP) |
| HOBSON, Adam |
CRANBOURNE GOLF CLUB INC |
| HODGE, Jason |
McKinnon Secondary College |
| HOGAN, Simon |
AFL Geelong Football Club (PAP) |
| HORAK, Matthew |
Broadmeadows Secondary College |
| HOULI, Bachar |
AFL Essendon Football Club (PAP) |
| HOWARD, Brad |
AFL St Klida Football Club |
| HUGHES, Ben |
AFL Kangaroos Football Club - Player Dev Manager |
| IDZES, Danica |
Toorak College |
| JACKLIN, Courtney |
Eltham College |
| JACOBS, Sam |
Carlton Football Club |
| JAMISON, Michael |
Carlton Football Club |
| JETTA, Leroy |
AFL Essendon Football Club (PAP) |
| JONES, Clinton |
AFL St Klida Football Club |
| KING, Jacob |
Richmond Football Club (Football Apprenticeship) |
| LAKER, Madeleine |
Camp Australia |
| MADIONA, Damian |
Loyola College |
| MANGER, Wade |
Mc Mahons |
| MAURILLI-PULLIN, James |
south Gippsland Secondary College |
| MAYER-MARKS, Roxanne |
Eumemmerring Secondary College |
| MC WHINNEY, Dylan |
St. Mary's Primary School |
| MCDONALD, Ashleigh |
Our Lady Of Sion - PE Dept |
| MICHAELS, Christopher |
Dandenong Stingrays |
| MOFFATT, Bradley |
Lowanna Secondary college |
| MOORE, Haydn |
Lowanna Secondary college |
| MORRISON, Emma |
Frankston High School |
| MUNFORD, Tara |
Norwood Secondary College |
| MURPHY, Jacinda |
Goulburn Valley Grammar School |
| NELSON, Rhett |
Topspin tennis |
| NORTHROP, Cassandra |
Santa Maria College |
| O'BRIEN, Zoe |
St Brendans Primary School |
| PAOLINI, Michael |
Marcellin College |
| PETERSON, Carl |
Richmond Football Club (Football Apprenticeship) |
| PETTERD, Ricky |
Melbourne Football Club |
| POWELL, Linda |
Loreto College |
| PRIOR, Nicholas |
Kyabram Secondary College |
| QUAINE, Katrina |
Cheltenham Secondary College |
| RAAYMAKERS, Bradley |
St Josephs College Ferntree Gully |
| RAY, Jonathon |
Drummond Golf - Hoppers Crossing |
| RAYNER, Sophie |
Christian Brothers College |
| REIMERS, Kyle |
AFL Essendon Football Club (PAP) |
| RENOUF, Brent |
Hawthorn Football Club (PAP) |
| RENTON, David |
St. Josephs College |
| RIEWOLDT, Jack |
Richmond Football Club (Football Apprenticeship) |
| ROSS, Ben |
AFL Kangaroos Football Club - Player Dev Manager |
| RYAN, Timothy |
Mazenod College |
| SCHOLTES, Marie |
Lavalla Catholic College |
| SELWOOD, Joel |
AFL Geelong Football Club (PAP) |
| SHARMAN, Sarah |
Presentation College |
| SHELTON, Lauren |
Victoria University Sunbury |
| SHERAR, Bronwyn |
Melbourne Racing Club |
| SIGNORINI, Laura |
St Monica's College |
| SIRIANNI, Isaac |
The Rosanna Golf Club |
| SPENCER, Joel |
Oasis Leisure Centre |
| SPROULE, Aleisha |
Victorian Aquatic industry Council |
| SUCKLING, Matthew |
Hawthorn Football Club (PAP) |
| SUTHERLAND, Matthew |
The Knox School |
| TABB, Alyce |
Bundoora Secondary College |
| TABB, Alyce |
Bundoora Secondary College |
| TAITE/MCKINLAY, Connor |
Murray Bushrangers |
| THEUNISSEN, Ross |
Whitefriars College |
| THOMAS, Lindsay |
AFL Kangaroos Football Club - Player Dev Manager |
| THORP, Mitchell |
Hawthorn Football Club (PAP) |
| URQUHART, Gavin |
AFL Kangaroos Football Club - Player Dev Manager |
| VAN DORSSER, Michael |
Goulburn Valley Grammar School |
| VAN OOI, Elise |
Mooroopna Secondary College |
| WALKER, John |
St Josephs Primary School |
| WALTERS, Belinda |
Mazenod College |
| WARREN, Ben |
AFL Kangaroos Football Club - Player Dev Manager |
| WATERS, Jesse |
Whitefriars College |
| WEETRA, Isaac |
Melbourne Football Club |
| WELLS, Kate |
Wonthaggi Secondary College |
| WILCOX, Cassie |
St. Mary's Primary School |
| WILLIAMS, Matthew |
Bourchier Street Primary School |
| WILSON, Tom |
NMIT |
| WOODS, Meredith |
Frankston High School |
| WRIGHT, Jedd |
Notre Dame College |
| YOUNG, Cassie |
Yarra Valley Grammar |
|

|  Goodbye and Good Luck!
| ANDREW, Mitchell |
Frankston High School |
| APOLLONIO, Luke |
Mazenod College |
| ASDAGI, Alex |
Loyola College |
| AUDLEY, Stephanie |
Our Lady Of Sion - PE Dept |
| BAXTER, Whitney |
Shepparton High School |
| BESELER, Whitney |
Loreto College |
| BORRMAN, Sarah |
Goulburn Valley Grammar School |
| BREDA, Robert |
De La Salle College |
| BROADBENT, Jenna |
Tintern Girls Grammar School |
| BUSCH, Rikki |
Kyabram Secondary College |
| CARLYLE, Brent |
Marcellin College |
| CARLYLE, Elyce |
Victorian Soccer Federation |
| CASSAR, Sarah |
Victoria University Footscray Nicholson (IT) |
| CHAMBERS, Matthew |
Beacon Hills College |
| CITROEN, Lewis |
Goulburn Valley Grammar School |
| COLLINS, Bradley |
St Josephs Primary School |
| CORNELL, Braydan |
Craigieburn Secondary College |
| CROWE, Olivia |
Mazenod College |
| CULA-REID, Penelope |
Wilson Medical |
| DAVIES, James |
St. Josephs College |
| DAWSON, Sarah |
Sports Power - Wangaratta |
| DE JAGER, Nicholas |
Whitefriars College |
| DEANE, Bridgette |
Notre Dame College |
| ELLUL, Emma |
Catholic Ladies College Eltham |
| ELTRINGHAM, Joshua |
Carlton Football Club |
| GAMBLE, Jess |
Netball Victoria |
| GILL, Andrew |
The Knox School |
| GRACZYK, Tamie |
Yarra Valley Grammar |
| HANSSON, Jessica |
St Margarets School |
| HAY, Daniel |
St Patricks College |
| HOLDING, Tahlia |
McKinnon Secondary College |
| HOUGHTON, Aaron |
Elisabeth Murdoch College |
| HUMPHRIES, David |
St. Josephs College |
| HUNT, Kacey |
Christian Brothers College |
| JESS, Emma |
VFL North Ballarat F.C |
| JESS, Paul |
Aquinas College (Ringwood) |
| JOHNSTON, Steven |
Victorian Soccer Federation |
| KELLY, Benjamin |
St. Mary's Primary School |
| KENELLEY, Paul |
Guthrie Street Primary School |
| KNUDSEN, Jonathon |
Hawthorn Football Club (Admin) |
| LLOYD, Tyson |
The Peninsula School |
| LONG, Jessica |
AFL Essendon Football Club (Retail) |
| MAAS, William |
AFL Geelong Football Club |
| MACDONALD, Jarrod |
Penola Catholic College |
| MAGINN, Damian |
Siena College |
| MANGER, Wade |
Eynesbury Golf Club |
| MARTIN, Caitlin |
Santa Maria College |
| MATHERS, Crystal |
Elisabeth Murdoch College |
| MCCORMACK, Corey |
Carrum Downs Secondary College |
| MCGLASHAN, Tess |
Australian Professional Footballers Association |
| MEREDITH, Leigh |
AFL Telstra Dome Stadium |
| MOORE, Haydn |
Lowanna Secondary College |
| MURPHY, Jamie |
Catholic College Sale |
| NEWHOUSE, Nicholas |
Yarra Yarra Golf Club |
| NOONAN, Spencer |
St Francis Xavier College |
| O'SULLIVAN, Rhys |
St Brendans Primary School |
| PARRY, Rhiannon |
AFL World |
| PATERSON, Steven |
Whitefriars College |
| PHILLIPS, Emma |
Aquinas College (Ringwood) |
| PIXTON, Jodie |
Ivanhoe Girls Grammar |
| PORTER, Cassandra |
St Columba's College Limited |
| POWER, Laura |
Mooroopna Secondary College |
| RICHARDS, Brendan |
Euroa Secondary College |
| ROBINSON, Matthew |
Beacon Hills College |
| RYAN, Jeffrey |
Kurnai College - Maryvale Campus |
| SAWYERS, Matthew |
Avila College |
| SCHOLTES, Sarah |
Lavalla Catholic College |
| SEARLE, Gerard |
Mount Lilydale Mercy College |
| SHACKLETON, Garreth |
Frankston High School |
| SIMON, Jake |
Cheltenham Secondary College |
| SPENCER, Joel |
Just Fitness |
| STARKE, Georgia |
De La Salle College |
| SYLVIO, Christopher |
Christian Brothers College |
| WILSON, Tom |
NMIT |
| WIRGES, Jeremy |
St Patricks College |
| YOULE, Jaymie |
Wonthaggi Secondary College |
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|  TimesheetsA reminder to all trainees.....TIME-SHEETS
Please note that time sheets are to be received NO LATER
than
FRIDAY
Time sheets for the fortnight ending the 23rd February NEED to
be faxed pr scanned in to us NO LATER than Friday 23rd February if you
would like to be paid.
Time sheets for the fortnight ending the 9th March NEED to be
faxed or scanned in to us NO LATER than Friday 9th March if you would
like to be paid.
Time sheets for the fortnight ending the 23rd March NEED to be
faxed or scanned in to us NO LATER than Friday 23rd March if you would
like to be paid.
FAX Number is [03] 9654 6820
Don’t forget -- Time-sheets can now be SCANNED and
EMAILED
The subject of your email will always be Time-Sheet.
The email addresses which you can send to are:
Rhiannon.Bausch@aflsportsready.com.au
Or
Taryn.Bausch@aflsportsready.com.au
Please ensure you are faxing the correct side of the timesheet
to us at AFL SportsReady.
Part-Time Trainees
Please fill in the number of hours worked column on your
timesheets prior to faxing or scanning it to us.
NO TIMESHEET - NO PAY - NO EXCUSES
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|  Quote of the MonthChange does not change tradition. It strengthens it. Change
is a challenge and an opportunity; not a threat. - Prince
Phillip of England
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|  For our applicantsFor all you applicants out there don’t be disheartened if you don’t
have an AFL SportsReady Traineeship as yet. We here at AFL SportsReady
are dedicated to providing young people with opportunities within the
sporting industry; unfortunately there are limited positions available
at this time.
Here are a couple of tips / hints that may help you find the
right career for you.
Have you sent us through your resume yet?
If not send us through your resume to lauren.byrnes@aflsportsready.com.au.
If you have just recently updated your resume, then send that
through as well.
Have you changed address/phone number/name?
Let us know and we will update your details.
Do you want to change your preferences Eg: From
Retail to Fitness?
Give us a call or email on 03 8663 3030 or lauren.byrnes@aflsportsready.com.au
and let Lauren know what you would like your preferences to be
changed to.
Are you still interested in an AFL SportsReady
traineeship?
If yes, that’s great. If not, please reply to this email
newsletter stating that you are no longer interested in undergoing a
traineeship.
Request a Self Canvassing Card.
A Self Canvassing Card is used to help introduce you to
prospective employers. The card provides details about the traineeship
and also the many advantages of employing you through AFL SportsReady
Limited. It also provides contact details for any prospective employer
to get in touch with us if they want learn more about the AFL
SportsReady Traineeships. Remember, the most important thing employers
look for in new staff is commitment and enthusiasm.
By approaching potential employers direct, you clearly
demonstrate you are prepared to make a commitment not only to them, but
also to the necessary training required for a career in their
industry.
Helpful
websites
You could also visit any of
these fantastic websites that offer careers within the sports industry.
Be sure to use keywords such as traineeship or entry level and choose
Sport & Recreation as an industry when using a larger website
such as MyCareer or CareerOne.
Melbourne School of Sport & Recreation Management –
http://www.mssrm.com.au/sportswise/index.html
Sportspeople - http://www.sportspeople.com.au/
Career One - http://www.careerone.com.au/
My Career - http://www.mycareer.com.au/
Australian Jobsearch - http://www.jobsearch.gov.au/
My Future - http://www.myfuture.edu.au/
An
extra resource just for the ladies is Career Chick - http://www.careerchick.com.au/This
website provides tips on interviewing, resume writing, grooming and
lifestyle.
Current
Vacancies
Job: Sports
Retail Area: Hoppers Crossing Knowledge and interest
in golf is preferred Expected Start Date: Immediate
Start Field Officer: Peter Filandia 0418 109
704 Email Resume: peter.filandia@aflsportsready.com.au
Job: Horticulture Area:
Melton Expected Start Date: Immediate Field
Officer: Peter Filandia Contact Number:
0418109704 Email Resume: peter.filandia@aflsportsready.com.au
Job: Traineeship in Information
Technology - Cert 3
Area:
Wangaratta Expected Start Date: ASAP Field
Officer: Paul Broderick Contact Number: 0419 312
387 Email Resume: paul.broderick@aflsportsready.com.au
Job: Sports
Administration
Area:
Ballarat
Expected start date:
A.S.A.P
Field Officer: Peter
Filandia
Contact number: 0418 109
704
Email resume: peter.filandia@aflsportsready.com.au
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|  Managing your MoneyUnderstanding Money is a helpful website which shows you how to: Put
Yourself in Charge and Take Control by following a few simple things
done regularly which can make a real difference.
Before you know it, you will be on the way to having a healthy
bank account.
Then visit:
www.understandingmoney.gov.au
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