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SEQPHA’s first breakfast for the year held at Sofitel Gold Coast

SEQPHA held its first committee meeting last month. The Calendar of event for 2012 was discussed.  Guest speakers, Bruce Frey, Ken Holmes from Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary talked about their work at the sanctuary and SEQPHA donated $1,000 to the centre. Sandy and Ian are doing a wonderful job with the Leukaemia patients and SEQPH

A also donated $1,000 to them. Concept Amenities added to that by donated a further $500.00.

The next SEQPHA meeting will be held on Thursday 15th March at 7.00 am at the RACV Royal Pines Resort – Kalinda Restaurant. For any inquiries or to join SEQPHA contact Melissa Bent – mobile 0466 915 341 or melissa@corporatedesigns.com.au

 

 

PHAN AGM – 13 March 2012

The Professional Housekeepers Association of NSW will be holding its Annual General Meeting on:

  • Tuesday. March 13th., at 4pm
  • Radisson Blu Hotel – 27 O’Connell Street Sydney
  • Ground Floor – Blu Room

RSVP: Mavis Hedrik, Public Officer for PHAN Email:  mavis007@tpg.com.au

 

 

Kuwait Housekeeper’s Group organising Housekeeping Conclave

Kuwait Housekeeper’s Group is  thrilled to inform they are organising a First “Housekeeping Conclave” at Holiday Inn Kuwait Downtown on March 07 2012. Where almost all leading hotels of Kuwait will be participating along with their teams and some local institutions .

For more information contact Prabhat Shukla Prabhat.shukla@hidtkuwait.com

 

 

SEQPHA Breakfast at RACV Royal Pines Resort – March 2012

The South East Queensland Professional Housekeepers Association is inviting members and non-members to join them for Breakfast next month.

Guest Speaker: Joe Smith – One step Further.

Date Thursday 15th March.
Time: 7.00am
Venue: RACV Royal Pines Resort – Kalinda Restaurant
Full Buffett Breakfast $20 members and $25 for non members.

RSVP Melissa Bent 0466 915 341 or melissa@corporatedesigns.com.au by the 5th March

SEQPHA Breakfast & AGM

The SEQPHA breakfast is on again. This time at the Sofitel Gold Coast, On3 Restaurant on Tuesday 7th February 2012. Start 7 am. They are also holding their AGM. All housekeepers welcome.
Members: $20.00
Non-members: $25.00
RSVP: Melissa Bent: Melissa Bent melissa@corporatedesigns.com.au

UKHA events for 2012

2012 bookings so far

  1. 24 January –Share knowledge day
  2. 7 February – County Linen – Gina Good Hall
  3. 13 March—TBA
  4. 10 April -   Calibre
  5. May  WGC
  6. 12 June —The Grove – Sponsored by the Hotel
  7. September – BBQ – Royal Jersey
  8. October –  Business Lunch
  9. November— Christmas Fair
  10. December – Dinner dance

NEW = Hotel Olympic—Sponsored by Calibre and Richard Haworth (Oct TBA)
Summer Ball – 20 June 2012 – De Vere Oulten Hall Hotel, Leeds – Hosted by the Northern Region

For more information visit www.ukha.co.uk

SEQPHA November Breakfast at Jupiters

It was a great breakfast at Jupiter’s and a big thank you to Sheila who hosted the morning and kindly filled in for Libby who is on a Managers conference.  Thanks also goes to Mark Glancy from D-Tec for giving an informative talk on bed bugs and to our guests, Sandy Sneddon and her husband Ian who take the Leukaemia patients and parents out every Wednesday night in Brisbane for dinner, they do such a wonderful job, it is an escape from the Hospital walls, and they get to meet other families in the same situation.  Sandy thanked SEQPHA for the support – SeaWorld tickets, Currumbin are putting on a night for the families, Versace have given a complimentary High Tea for a patient to use and Dreamworld offered a family to have the Breast Cancer breakfast last month and to stay in the park for the day.

Ken Holmes from Currumbin updated everyone on the Koala situation, and pointed out that SEQPHA have contributed over $5,000 to the park.  There is a surprise for Libby when she returns from Boot Camp.  The next baby girl Koala to be born will be named Libby!

Finally a big thank you to the suppliers for donating prizes for the raffle, SEQPHA raised over $300 for charity. The sponsors were Sewroo, Sandy Sneddon, Burleigh Textiles, Coomera Laundry, Frenkel Textiles, White Magic, and AHS.

 

 

PHAN Christmas Dinner

The PHAN Christmas Dinner will be held at Arabella Lebanese Restaurant on Friday 9 th December at 7.00 pm. To reserve a seat email Mavis on mavis007@tpg.com by Monday 28th November. Come and join the PHAN Christmas cheer with entertainment and belly dancers.

Arabella Lebanese Restaurant
489-491 King Street, Newtown
(parking available opposite)

 

PHAN events July to October 2011

It has been a busy few months for the NSW housekeeping community. Firstly, occupancy and activity has been extremely high over the winter months. It seems that there is no longer a substantial ‘low season’, as they say, no peace for the wicked! PHAN has conducted a number of activities which have been well attended by the membership and supported by our sponsors recently.

Christmas in July Party.

What a night it was! Friday 29th July at the spectacular Shangri-La Hotel, 300 guests from the housekeeping fraternity in Sydney ate, drank and danced the night away! The room was beautifully themed and everybody got into the Xmas spirit with their party frocks and even a visit from Santa. This inaugural bi-annual event was deemed a great success. We were able to charge all attendees only $20 per head because of our ever generous sponsors who should be acknowledged,  A.H. Beard, Ecolab, Accommodation Linen, Agserve, I.H.S. Swan Services, Frenkel Textiles, the Pillow Cleaner , Challenger, Concept Amenities, Weatherdon,  Sealy, Diversey, Australian Weaving Mills , Sleepmaker and a big thank you to the Shangri-La for their fabulous hospitality. The pictures tell the story

Innovative products workshop

The Radisson Blu hosted this workshop on 9th September from 4 to 6pm. There were 3 companies showcasing their products and there was a presentation from a charity that the PHAN membership may be able to assist.

Firstly AGSERVE presented the latest technology in the battle against bed bugs. They have patented a mattress and bed base encasement. If you install these encasements you can be assured that if there were bed bugs in you mattress or bed base they cannot get out. Alternatively, if there are bed bugs in the room they cannot infiltrate the mattress or bed base. The next product demonstrated was the CDC 3000 Detector. This innovative product is as it says, is a bed bug detector system. This piece of equipment mimics a human body. Bedbugs are attracted to the heat and the carbon dioxide given off by a person at rest, the bedbugs enter the detector (which looks like a small briefcase) and become trapped. The devise is left in a room overnight and hey voila!, if you have bedbugs in the room there will be evidence in the morning.  If you have a complaint from a guest who reports being bitten or if you have had a bed bug episode and you want to check if the room is bed bug free, the CDC 300 Detector will provide you with the evidence you require

SOLUCARE is a company that produces chemicals with a difference. The difference is the way they are packaged. No more heavy 15 or 25 litre containers. The products are provided in a fine powder form, they are packaged to suit the individual container whether it be a 500ml spray bottle or a 10litre bucket just drop in the pre packaged item. Fantastic way to control your chemical usage and save on storage space and OH&S issues.

ODOUR CLEANSE, presented an efficient method of removing odours without the use of ozone machines. The system is simple to use, place the sachet in the container provided, add water and leave in the area for an hour or more depending on the extent of the problem. A simple method that does not involve expensive equipment

CLOTHESLINE is a Sydney based charity whose mission is to make a noticeable difference to the lives of the homeless and disadvantaged, men, women and children and improve their comfort, self image and employment prospects. Steve Cowie, the founder of the charity gave a presentation on the activities of the organization and how Sydney hotels could support their efforts particularly with the donation of linen, toiletries and even furniture. The members who attended seemed very keen to assist this charity in its very noble mission

After the workshop the members adjourned for a sumptious Chinese banquet at a local restaurant

PINK BREAKFAST

Once again PHAN were proud to support Breast Cancer Research with 34 attendees at a Pink Breakfast organized by Ziva Lavecky of Ziva Corporate on 19th October. We were treated to a fun packed morning with great food, the obligatory glass of pink champagne and what could be life saving information

Paul  Judge,  Senior Manager from NSW Industry & Investments to open the proceedings. Paul provided the wonderful venue on the 47th floor of the MLC   with spectacular views over the city

Dr Lesley Andrews, Clinical Assistant, Hereditary Cancer Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick spoke to us regarding hereditary factors and the fact that fathers blood line should be checked as well as mothers

Shula Endrey-Walder OAM, Founder Gift of Life Australia promoted the use of stem cells and cord blood which can save lives

The fabulous Professor Mason, School of Medical Sciences, Bosch Institute once again attended and spoke to us on the  latest updates on Vitamin D, which is so vital to wellbeing. Small amounts exposure to the sun are recommended on a regular basis to keep vitamin D at the right level

The function ended with the drawing of the raffle handsomely supported by the Sydney hotels with accommodation, dinners and afternoon teas included in the prizes. We are happy to announce that over $2100 was raised on the day, a great effort for this much deserving charity

For more information on PHAN go to www.phan.org.au

 

SEQPHA Trade Fair a great success!

The South East Queensland’s Professional Housekeepers Association’s (SEQPHA) organized a Trade Show, which was held on 21 September at the Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove. More than 30 industry suppliers were showing their products and services. The Trade Show was open to all accommodation, housekeeping, maintenance and purchasing staff. Liz Lycette, Director of Lycette & Associates was there too. She presented the attendees with a talk on Productivity, Trends and Innovation in Housekeeping.

The event was a great success and if you missed this last one, there will be another Trade Show next year. Contact Melissa Bent for further information: melissa@corporatedesigns.com.au (SEQPHA Treasurer).

About SEQPHA

The SEQPHA was founded in 1998 in response to housekeepers and supervisors seeking to network, exchange information and provide opportunities for social interaction with their peers. A non-profit organisation, the SEQPHA’s goals and objectives are to provide seminars, education and social events at members’ hotels to assist housekeepers and supervisors stay abreast of current trends and technology, specifically for the hospitality industry, and to enjoy networking at social events.