Flett, P. (Penelope)

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Flett, Penelope
Flett, Penny
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Medical administrator
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Dr Penny Flett, who settled in Australia in 1965, was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2003 for service to the aged and disabled community through the Brightwater Care Group. Prior to becoming the Chief Executive Officer of the Brightwater Care Group on 23 July 1986 Flett worked in a variety of positions including four years with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). In 1974 she became the first woman in peacetime to hold a male rank and the first woman doctor to serve in the RAAF. Penny Flett was named Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year in 1998.

  • 1965 Settled in Australia
  • 1974 First woman in peacetime to hold a male rank and first woman doctor to serve in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
  • 23 July 1986 - Chief Executive Officer of the Brightwater Care Group (Inc.)
  • 1997 - 2000 Chair of the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Board
  • 1998 Telstra Australian Businesswoman of the Year
  • 1999 - Member St George's College Council
  • 1999 - Member of the Australian Bravery Decorations Council
  • 1999 - 2002 Board member of the Positive Ageing Foundation, Western Australia
  • 2001 - 2002 Board member of the State Training Board of Western Australia
  • 2003 Awarded the Centenary Medal

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Penny Flett is Chief executive officer of the Brightwater Care Group (Inc.), a community service organisation that provides residential and at-home services for elderly and young disabled people in Perth. She was named the Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year in 1998.

  • 1965 Life event - Settled in Australia
  • 1997 - 2000 Career position - Chair of the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Board
  • 1998 Award - Telstra Australian Businesswoman of the Year award received
  • 1999 - Career position - Member of the Australian Bravery Decorations Council
  • 1999 - 2002 Career position - Board member of the Positive Ageing Foundation, Western Australia
  • 2001 - 2002 Career position - Board member of the State Training Board of Western Australia

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  1. Extended care services in metropolitan Perth : directions for change / Planning & Research Branch, Health Department of Western Australia
    Western Australia. Health Dept. Planning and Research Branch
    [ Book : 1986 ]
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