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Tracey O\u2019Hanlon and\u00a0 Ken Fairweather (UnitingCare) with trainees Cecil Fisher, Noah Maks, James Stanley, Graham Gyemore; and Jess Abernathy (UnitingCare) (Photo: UnitingCare)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 6, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four trainees have been making a big impact at the Ny-Ku Byun Elders Village in Cherbourg, thanks to a UnitingCare Queensland program.<\/p>\n

The four – Graham Gyemore, Noah Maks, Cecil Fisher and James Stanley – are the first of at least 10 trainees that UnitingCare aims to support through its Indigenous Employee Initiative.<\/p>\n

The trainees are completing the practical component of their TAFE Horticulture Certificate III qualification at Ny-Ku Byun and at the Canowindra Aged Care facility in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

They have been working to transform the grounds at the two sites by mulching, pruning, planting, weeding and watering as well as helping with maintenance tasks.<\/p>\n

A UnitingCare spokesperson said that when the four finish their 38-week course, they will not only be qualified in horticulture and garden maintenance, but will also have manual driving licences and understand what it takes to maintain a multi-resident facility.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not like other jobs,\u201d Noah said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day is different, and every hour in the day has a lot of variety and interesting things to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

James said the trainees liked to “divide and conquer”.<\/p>\n

“But not in the normal way. We divide the work and then smash it so it\u2019s done quickly and properly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Maintenance supervisor Mick Pratt said the four trainees were “passionate” and were enriching the lives of UnitingCare residents.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s almost a secondary bonus that the grounds now look the best they have ever been,” he said.<\/p>\n

Ny-Ku Byun is run by Pinangba, an arm of UnitingCare, while Canowindra is run by BlueCare, another part of the UnitingCare family.<\/p>\n

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Trainee James Stanley, left, doing a healing smoking ceremony for clients and staff at Ny-Ku-Byun, something which he would like to do every month (Photo: UnitingCare)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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