The Christmas Decorating Competition has been judged and we have a winner!
The theme for this year’s competition was ‘tropical’ and the judges saw many wonderfully bright displays featuring palm trees, flamingos, pineapples and Santas wearing coconut bras and grass skirts! Entries were judged on theme, creativity, overall appearance and sustainability.This year’s winner is 5A with their tropical, under the sea theme.Their winning prizes include a sweet treat hamper, kindly donated by the STARS Staff Council and the very coveted trophy, designed and made by Rehabilitation Engineering. Best of all, 5A get to pick next year’s theme and get a jump on the competition.
2023 STARS Christmas Decorating Competition winner 5APhoto 1:Under the sea decorationsPhoto 2: Ben Hackwood presenting the winners with their trophy and certificate Photo 3: Santa’s barPhoto 4: Christmas tree decorated with tropical flowersPhoto 4: Upcycled jellyfish made from a food coverHighly Commended this year goes to Patient Support Services and Endoscopy / PACU. Patient Support Services’ decorations included an amazing palm tree and tropical fruit arch, an interactive tropical photo backdrop, a Grinch with a Hawaiian shirt and a tree with personalised, laser cut decorations with the names of all the team members.
Highly Commended: Patient Support Services Photos 1 : Ben Hackwood presenting their certificatePhoto 2 & 3: Christmas tree with personalised tree decorationsPhoto 4: Brooke Gardner and Ben Hackwood trying out the Hawaiian photo backdropPhoto 5: Colourful palm tree and fruit arch Endoscopy / PACU decorations cleverly incorporated the tropical theme into their specialty with a Santa’s bowel prep bar, complete with bowel prep mocktails. They also scored highly in sustainability, with palm tree decorations made completely from recycled materials, including saline bags.
Highly Commended Endoscopy / PACUPhoto 1: Ben Hackwood presenting their certificatePhoto 2: Santa’s bowel prep barPhoto 3: Palm trees made from recycled materials Photo 4: Recycled sign There are a number of shout outs to other teams, including the most spectacular tree which goes to Ambulatory Care Outpatients for their very impressive and tastefully decorated tree with tropical fruit and leaves.
Christmas tree in Ambulatory Care OutpatientsPharmacy gets a special mention for their sustainability score with pineapples made from pharmacy packaging and tropical birds made from paper rolls.
Pharmacy’s tree decorated with pineapple and birdsSTARS Education Research Alliance (SERA) get a shout out for their efforts to decorate a large area. Their extensive display included palm trees that made use of the office supports, a surfboard Christmas tree, pineapples made from pine cones, and wreaths made from paper drink umbrellas.
SERA’s entry covered a large areas and was very creativeFinally, 4B were recognised for incorporating the tropical theme into their pet wall, with the addition of tropical bucket hats on pet photos.
4B’s pet wall Other great entries:
Ward 5B
4A Dining room
Hawaiian SantasPhoto 1: Level 6 reception,Photo 2 : Outside Food Services
Ward 4AThe competition is a fantastic team building opportunity and also brings a lot of joy to patients and their families while they are at STARS. Well done to all our entrants.