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South East Queensland Professional Housekeepers Association Gold Coast Race Day

SEPHA-logoThe SEQPHA event of the year – Race Day!
The paradise room, Gold coast turf club
Saturday 13th July 2013 at 12pm 

Members:  $60.00
Non-members: $70.00

lucky doors prizes, raffles and best hat prize $$ raised from The bed raffle will go towards The Ronald McDonald House

RSVP: 17th June 2013 – please note no late acceptance as payment and final numbers must be given to the Turf Club prior to the event

For more information contact Melissa Bent 0427142664 or melissab@mbdesigns.com.auSEQPHAraceday

 

Optii catch up

small for websiteLiz managed to catch up with the Optii team on a recent visit to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. She took the opportunity to hear of the  latest updates to the housekeeping software which will include lots of improvements on the optimisation of the cleaning itself, but will also include lots of other things housekeepers struggle with every day. Very exciting, but I can’t share much yet! Several more Hotels have taken up Optii in the last few months including Ramada and Days Inn and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and Atlantis in Dubai.  Click Here To Read More

PHAN members invited to tour the QT Hotel and Parkroyal in Sydney

PHAN-logoThe Professional Housekeeping Association of NSW invites its members to join the committee on a tour of the QT Hotel in Sydney and the newly refurbished room of the Parkroyal in Darling Harbour. This will take place on Thursday – May 30, 2013 – starting at 3.30pm
All will meet at 3.15pm outside the QT hotel.   The address is 49 market Street, Sydney – its right alongside the heritage State Theatre street entrance.  This is the newest property in Sydney – and very different.  Should be lots of fun and very interesting to be shown around by Executive Housekeeper, Kevin Lucas.
Then the group will walk to the newly refurbished Parkroyal at Darling Harbour (in Day Street) and meet with Executive Housekeeper Kevin Ball, who will show off the upgraded rooms and public areas.  This is a property most members know very well and it will be really exciting to see what changes have been made.
After the tour there will be dinner at Parkroyal.  Pizza with salad whilst we chat about things “housekeeping” and any other vibrant conversation matter you wish to talk about.
Please contact Mavis Hedrik to RSVP onmavis007@tpg.com.au

L&A Development Programme Part 2 delivered in London

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L&A have completed a 2nd successful Housekeeping Management workshop on 14th and 15th  May at the Arch Hotel in London. 14 participants came from as far afield as 
Malta and Ireland to gain skills in project management and learn presentation
skills. Having the Engineer from the Arch participate was a highlight as we all 
learnt a great deal from Robin on the Engineering perspective, an added plus.

Topics of the Development Programme Part 2 covered over the 2 days included
cleaning concepts and control systems for public areas, working with
contractors, preventative maintenance programmes and project management.
Including learning how to design a critical path using a Gantt chart. Day 2
included environmental sustainability, current environmental global best
practice and what this means.

The afternoon session included health and safety
for Housekeeping. At the end of the day participants presented a project to the
group which they would then take back into their operation. Anne Britton from
UKHA and the GM of the Arch Grant Powell presented all participants with
certificates.

Some feedback from participants:
“Activities all great and very informative throughout” 
“A lot of needed info for me to take back to my operation” 
“Great team efforts throughout the day and formed important friendships” 
“Training activities a great boost of confidence as an individual” 
“Very well delivered and professional – kept us on our toes” 
“Clear concise, allows brainstorming amongst participants every interactive”
“Presentation skills was very helpful to get more confidence” 
“You are the ONLY Housekeeping Training course that is specific to us and
really train with the heart.”

Participants working hard on a group session

Participants working hard on a group session

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GM of the Arch Hotel, Grant Powell with Anne Britton President of UKHA after the certificate presentation

Housekeepers Forum

PEHN_logoThe Professional Executive Housekeeper’s Network invites you to participate in our Annual Housekeeper’s Forum. This is an opportunity to address issues that arise in housekeeping and this year’s topics are about Finance (Budgets, Profit and Loss etc.) and Linen (understanding fabric and towel constructions, expected life of linen etc.)

GUEST SPEAKER

Gary Johnson – Radisson Flagstaff Financial Controller

Gary has been The Radisson Flagstaff’s Financial Controller for eight years. He has a degree in Bachelor of Business studies majoring in Accounts and has worked in Residential Hotel for 25 yrs.


Dorthe Jantzen  – M. Cohn & Associates

Dorthe has over 15 years of experience in the textile industry and has been the Account Executive at M. Cohn for 6 years – specializing in commercial linen and bed accessories.

– PANEL DISCUSSION 

Speakers will answer any questions raised by the participants.

– MEMBERSHIP

Applications for membership are welcome on the day. For year 2013-2014

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE  – BOOK EARLY

Email or mail back prior to Friday 17 May, with your: 

Full Name :_____________________ Company : ________________

Full Name :_____________________ Company : ________________

For further information regarding the Forum, please contact  Margaret on  E: mfernandes@radisson.com

For more information on The Professional Executive Housekeeper’s Network (PEHN).

Please visit our website – www.pehn.org.   Send queries to info@pehn.com.au

Join the conversation @ our open group  in LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Professional-Executive-Housekeepers-Network  Mailing address:  P.O Box 200 Market Street, South Melbourne , VIC 3205

PHAN well prepared for another active year

PHAN CommitteeAs executive housekeepers come under increasingly large workloads and more stressful responsibilities, membership of, and participation in, appropriate industry bodies can prove very worthwhile for the individual’s wellbeing. That was a key message imparted by Professional Housekeepers Association of NSW Inc (PHAN) president Maureen Jolowicz at the Association’s 2013 annual general meeting.

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Site inspection Fairmont Resort in Leura, NSW

Fairmont 2Liz and Vicky Jakus, the Executive Housekeeper of the Blue Mountains Hotel School took a couple of hours for a site visit to the Fairmont Resort in Leura. The Resort has just spent Australian $10 million on a refurbishment programme so it was a good opportunity to see the results. Click Here To Read More

The Global Soap Project improving health in Malawi

Malawi_RecipientsThis is a message from  Sam Stephens Executive Director, The Global Soap Project.There is nothing like the joy we bring to people with a simple bar of soap!  Last month, I went to Malawi to visit our partners distributing our soap in the southern part of the country.  The project there is a collaborative effort between Global Soap, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Clinton Health Access Initiative, PATH, PSI, and the local Ministry of Health.  Since becoming part of the partnership last year, we have distributed soap and hygiene education to more than 5,000 pregnant women and their families each month.
In Malawi, diarrheal diseases and pneumonia combined are the leading cause of death in children, and the second leading cause of death in adults. Research by CDC and UNICEF has shown that handwashing with soap is the most effective way to prevent those deaths.
As with most of our in-country projects, we strive to complement the work being done and the health goals already in place. In Malawi, our partnership is providing soap and hygiene educaiton through an existing network of rural clinics to increase the community’s understanding of the importance of soap, how to use it, and why it is worth purchasing for their families from the local markets.  Participants are given a free bar of soap after completing a handwashing education class at each clinic visit.  Over a period of several months, this repitition encourages behavior modification to make handwashing a lifestyle routine for the mothers, their families, and the broader community.
The program has shown early success; according to the program coordinator, diarrheal disease rates have decreased significantly, school attendance is improving because there is less illness, participant families are sharing information about handwashing with others in the community, and program participants are starting to purchase local soap – meaning the impact we’re creating will be sustained long-term. The economic and health impacts show what a bar of soap can do – and how it makes a difference.
We’re grateful for your support as we work to improve health and save lives – thank you for making all of this possible!  Over the past three years, you have helped Global Soap make a positive health impact in nearly 30 countries around the world, including the US – all while diverting thousands of pounds of used soap from landfills each week.Support is grately appreciated. To donate visit: http://www.globalsoap.org/get-involved/donate/

Guest Lecture Series at Blue Mountains Hotel School, Leura

blue-mtn-int-hosp-meetingLiz continued with guest lecturing in March 2013, she was once again invited to present a 2 hour lecture to the Year 2 students at the Blue Mountains Hotel school Leura Campus. The session introduced the students to new rooms division products and technologies used in hotels and resorts globally.

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SEQPHA Mother’s Day Breakfast

SEPHA-logoSEQPHA invites its members and non-members to a Mother’s Day Breakfast held at Sofitel Gold Coast on 7 May 2013 at 7 am. The cost to attend is $20 for members and $25 for non-members.

Please contact Melissa Bent if you would like to attend by 1st May on Mob: 0427 142664 or email melissab@mbdesigns.com.au