• Gen David Hurley (Ret’d), Deputy Vice Chancellor University of Notre Dame Professor Margot Kearnes, Flight Lieutenant Tryon Francis and Wing Commander Andrew Read Jones, and Chair Defence Reserves Support Council NSW James Digges. Credit: Defence
    Gen David Hurley (Ret’d), Deputy Vice Chancellor University of Notre Dame Professor Margot Kearnes, Flight Lieutenant Tryon Francis and Wing Commander Andrew Read Jones, and Chair Defence Reserves Support Council NSW James Digges. Credit: Defence
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Eight New South Wales employers have been recognised for their support of ADF Reservists at the Defence Reserves Support Council annual awards ceremony at Doltone House, Hyde Park, Sydney.

Acting Head of Reserve and Youth Division Brigadier Duncan Hayward said the awards allowed Defence to acknowledge employers who had been particularly supportive of their employees undertaking Reserve service.

“It is a huge testament to these businesses to be acknowledged by their staff as an employer of choice,” Brigadier Hayward said.

O’Brien, Connors and Kennett Lawyers was named winner of the Employer Support Award for the Small Private Sector category. They were nominated by Australian Army Reservist Lieutenant and Associate Lawyer Clare Wainwright.

Accepting the award, Bob Warren, Principal of O’Brien, Connors and Kennett Lawyers, said he proudly told clients that he employed an Army Reserve Officer.

“We have supported Clare throughout her commissioning process, which involved several blocks of training over a two year period,” Warren said.

“The training Clare received through the Army has greatly benefitted her civilian employment. It has provided her with outstanding leadership abilities, flexibility and adaptability under pressure, the ability to make decisions and act with integrity."

The winners are:

Not for Profit – Museum of Contemporary Art
Education Sector – University of Notre Dame
Small Public Sector – Waru Mudyin Aboriginal Services
Medium Public Sector – Government House, Sydney
Large Public Sector – Sydney Trains and St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney
Small Private Sector – O’Brien, Connors & Kennett Lawyers
Medium Private Sector – Lincoln Electric
Large Private Sector – Qantas Airways

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