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  Perth artist’s portrait of Fiona Wood a hopeful for this year’s Archibald Prize 15 March 2023 A portrait of Perth’s world-renowned burns specialist Professor Fiona Wood will soon be on its way for consideration in the 2023 Archibald Prize exhibition, an annual art competition organised by the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney. The artwork, titled Fiona on Skin, sees Professor Wood’s portrait engraved or ‘etched’ on to a large piece of cow leather stretched over a wooden frame, with acrylics used to paint her features. Part time artist, full time change management professional Deb Hamm from Health Support Services explained she chose leather as the ‘canvas’ because she felt it was symbolic to have Professor Wood’s portrait on ‘skin,’ noting her prolific work in this area. “The cow leather, or ‘skin,’ not only highlights her amazing contributions to science, but also brings the viewer to a sense of understanding of...
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  HSS extends a hand to Kimberley’s flood affected regions 08 February 2023 Our supply and warehouse teams have recently worked in partnership with the Disaster Management & Response Directorate and Environmental Health Directorate at Department of Health, to coordinate the delivery of nearly 3,500 bottles of hand sanitiser to WA flood affected communities. Only a few weeks ago, rural and remote communities in the Kimberley were hit hard with the worst flooding ever docu...
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  Welcome to the Noongar season, Bunuru 01 February 2023 Today marks the first day ofBunuru(February to March) in the Noongar seasonal calendar. It’s the hottest time of the year with little to no rain and is recognised as the season of adolescence and our second summer. HSS Cadet Jasmine Unno is here to share some of her kaartdijin (knowledge) about this season and Noongar culture in thevideo. Sharing this kaartdijin is an important part of building Ab...
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  Pride art installation unveiled 13 December 2022 Employees at each of our locations were encouraged to write a message of support on a coloured piece of paper in the shape of a butterfly. Butterflies symbolise life, endurance, change, and hope and the heart is the universal symbol of love. Hundreds of butterflies were collected and combined to form a unique and special piece of art.
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  HSS wins big at IPAA Awards 09 December 2022 A big congratulations to our winners and finalists at the Institute of Public Administration Australia WA (IPAA WA) Awards today! HSS won three awards across HR, IT and government collaboration.