Healesville jeweller Harout By Dion Teasdale
A HEALESVILLE jeweller has been honoured with the Healesville Rotary Club’s annual Pride of Workmanship Award.
Harout Nenejian, a jewellery manufacturer at Healesville Jewellers, was presented with the award late last month.
The award recognises the commitment, hard work and pride of an outstanding individual employee working in the local community.
Mr Nenejian, an Armenian who was born in Syria, came to Australia seven years ago and has been working in Healesville for the past two years.
He was nominated for the Pride of Workmanship award by his employer, Sally Browne, who said she was very proud of Mr Nenejian’s work and attitude.
“Harout is an ambassador for our business, but he is also a role model in the wider community,” she said.
“He is a very skilled employee, but he is also very polite and eager and he takes great pride in his work and in being a part of the local community.”
Mr Nenejian said he was very surprised to be nominated for the award and was overwhelmed when it was announced he had won it.
“When they read out my name my jaw dropped, but it is such a good thing. It is an honour to be recognised in this way,” he said.
Mr Nenejian said taking pride in his work was very important to him and something he learned from his father.
“My father is a jeweller back in Syria and I grew up learning from him. I learned that it is important to treat your customers like they are members of your family,” he said.
“Making jewellery is my life. It runs in my blood and I love working in Healesville and working with the people here.
“There is a great community feeling in the town. People are very welcoming and friendly.
“I feel like I am part of one big happy family and it is easy to take pride in what I do,” he said.
Healesville Rotary Club’s vocational director, Rod Thom, said the club was very impressed with Mr Nenejian’s participation in the local community.
“The Pride of Workmanship Award acknowledges an employee who displays outstanding qualities in all aspects of work performance and Harout is a very deserving recipient,” he said.
“He is a person who takes great pride in what he does and how he goes about it and that is definitely worth recognising and celebrating.”
