Building a strong culture
Values and culture network
The Values and culture network was formed in 2014 and
continues to promote the Queensland public sector values and
build a OneTMR culture. There are over 30 permanent members
of this volunteer network representing more than 13 branches, including
representatives from regional locations. The network meets
quarterly to discuss areas of focus for the year which has included:
- building relationships in regional and remote areas
through local culture initiatives, such as charity
fundraising, team health checks, mini Olympics, and
health and wellbeing walks
- partnering with senior leaders to share organisational
values with new employees at Big Event inductions, both
in Brisbane and in the regions
- championing values and culture across key
departmental initiatives, such as the Customer Service
Ways We Work program, People 4 People Week, My
Health for Life Program and the CUBIE (recognition)
awards
- supporting disaster recovery efforts in regional
Queensland, including fundraising for fire victims and
participation in community recovery.
Working for Queensland survey
The Working for Queensland annual survey gives the department
the opportunity to help shape the future of the Queensland
Public Service, while improving employees’ work experience. The
survey results inform focus on enhancing employee engagement,
building a positive workplace culture, strategy development, and
resource investment.
The 2019 focus included workload and health, organisational
fairness, anti-discrimination, and red-tape reduction.
The results revealed employees reported the most positive
changes in the following areas:
- feeling supported to pursue development opportunities
in other workplaces
- the wellbeing of employees is a priority for the
department
- managers model the behaviours expected of all
employees.
The Plans for Action 2019–20 addressed key employee
engagement focus areas. Actions are undertaken at
organisational, divisional and branch level.
CUBIE Awards 2019
The annual CUBIE awards were held for the sixth year in December
2019. CUBIE awards are aligned to the Queensland Public Sector
values and candidates are nominated by their peers based on
their commitment to these values. Winners are awarded in eight
categories: Customers first, Unleash potential, Be courageous,
Ideas into action, Empower people, OneTMR - Individual, OneTMR
- Team and the Director-General’s All-rounder. A total of 1362
submissions were received, with nominations shortlisted by
the department’s 17 branches before progressing to the Values
and culture network panel and then to the final judging panel
convened by the Director-General.
Table 9: Winners for 2019–20 Cubie awards
| Category |
Winner |
Highly Commended |
| Customer first |
Donald Mackay, PPI, Road and Passenger Transport Planning |
Steven MacDonald, IMD, PDO, North Queensland Region |
| Unleash Potential |
Trevor Short, IMD, RoadTek, Far North Region |
Anne-Marie Moxham, Strategic Investment and Asset Management |
| Be Courageous |
Alexander Taylor, TransLink, Fare Revenue and Contracts |
Brett McKenna, CSSR, Service Innovation and Systems
Peter McCarten, IMD, PDO, Project Planning and Corridor Land Management
|
| Ideas into Action |
Christopher Kiernan, IMD, PDO, Environment and Cultural Heritage |
Peter Jenkins, TransLink, Network Events Empower People |
| Empower People |
Leah Warnick, IMD, PDO, Capability and Human Resources
|
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OneTMR Individual
|
Rachel Coulson, CSSR, Northern Region, Road Safety
|
Lindel Ryan, IMD, PDO, Engineering Services
Anthony Hoiberg, Corporate, Health and Safety
|
| OneTMR Team |
Disruptive Event Management Team (DEMT), IMD, PPI, Corporate, CSSR, TransLink and TNSR
|
|
From IMD
|
Brett Whitbread, Andrew Thomas, Bruce Bernhardt, Donna Cullen, Gina Turner, Glen Vaughan, Mehmood Khan, Stephen Mallows, Steven MacDonald, Leeann Taylor, Tammy Adams, Annita Sloan and Mark Wasley
|
|
From PPI
|
Christopher Sykes
|
|
From Corporate
|
Alec Chambers From CSSR
|
|
From CSSR
|
Andrew Robinson, Anthony Melrose and Frank D’Souza
|
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From Translink
|
Anthony Partridge, Jeffrey Gregory, Sherrin Cappler and Karen Wood
|
|
From TNSR
|
Helen Maloney and Melinda Williamson
|
|
DG All Rounder
|
Brett Collard, Corporate, ITB, Service Operations
|
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