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