Harmony Week
Established to celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity and coinciding with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Harmony Week provides a platform to acknowledge the contributions of multicultural communities to Australian society.
Harmony Week at Uniting AgeWell
Reflecting our core value of Inclusion, Harmony Week allows us to celebrate the diversity among our staff.
42% of Uniting AgeWell’s employees were born overseas, representing 363 countries and speaking 38 languages. We love any chance to share their stories including the varied journeys and career pathways they have been on. Read their stories below.
Uniting AgeWell is a very supportive organisation to work for. They really care for their staff – like a deep, real caring!
Walking Together
Uniting AgeWell is walking together with First People and embarking on the creation of our first Reconciliation Action Plan.
Staff stories
18 Mar 2025
A good choice!
You don’t need to ask Hirut Wegayehu if she enjoys coming to work. You can see it written all over her face.
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18 Mar 2025
Keeping the Polish traditions alive
The Lifestyle Assistant at Uniting AgeWell Manor Lakes Community knows the importance of fun. It’s part of her role in organising daily activities and outings for the residents she cares for.
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20 Mar 2023
A clear vision
Uniting AgeWell Registered Nurse Roshna Bista is pretty clear about what she’s going to teach her young son one day.
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20 Mar 2023
“A second family to me”
Indian-born, Uniting AgeWell Registered Nurse, Manpreet Mangat says a lot of what motivates her are the “warm feels” she gets from helping older people.
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17 Oct 2022
Being the best version of herself
The joy from the almost immediate health improvements that the Short Term Restorative Care (STRC) program brings is not only felt by the clients. It’s also shared by Uniting AgeWell STRC Care Advisor Joyce Thuku.
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20 Mar 2023
Back to her roots
Get to know Lifestyle Coordinator at Uniting AgeWell Andrew Kerr Care Community, Kelina Tokunai.
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20 Mar 2023
An impossible choice
Uniting AgeWell Care Advisor Manjeet Kaur faced a decision no mother should ever have to make: to sacrifice seeing her son for two years to secure their future in Australia or return to India to be reunited with him.
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20 Mar 2023
When actions speak louder than words
Get to know Registered Nurse at Uniting AgeWell Kalkee Community Nangatta, Anne An.
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