Worker of the Year Award

AOD Worker of the Year Award

Each year the Forum seeks to recognise the hard work of front line AOD workers in the City of Yarra with the AOD Worker of the Year Award. Recipients of the award are granted $3000 to spend on professional development.

2011

This year the award was shared between 2 highly respected candidates.
Hui Zhou is a Community Outreach Lawyer with Fitzroy Legal Service. Hui has assisted clients of numerous services in Yarra to resolve legal issues. Hui shares the award with Kasey Elmore, NSP Worker at North Richmond Community Health.

2010

Andrew Reid has been working at YSAS for over 10 years, and has been working with vulnerable young people for more than two decades. Within YSAS he has worked across all service types, including intensive support/withdrawal units, Day Programs, residential rehab, and youth outreach.

2009

Thuy Bui has worked at North Richmond Community Health Centre since August 2004. The focus of her work has been with Vietnamese drug users and Vietnamese families with a family member who is using drugs.

2008

Danny Jeffcote has worked for North Yarra Community Health since 2002 and is based at MINE Primary NSP.

2007

Faye Edebohls from North Richmond Community Health - inagural Yarra AOD Worker of the Year