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Monday, July 7, 2014

Hitting the ground running!

Monday the 7^th of July marked the first day of my internship with the PR Communications Team at the City of Perth and it was met with absolutely woeful weather! After successfully navigating public transport and managing to stay relatively dry, I ventured up to level 6 of Council House, where I met my supervisor. She showed me to my work station and introduced me to the members of her team who were all so welcoming and friendly. We then took a trip to the properties division where I was issued with a Visitors swipe card which gives me access to the building and printing facilities.

Once everything was settled, Natasha talked me through what I would be doing that day. Today was the first day of the school holidays and the City of Perth had organised “Perth City Snowland” with the first session starting at 10.30am. My supervisor was meeting a journalist from Perthnow at 10.15am and invited me to come along, which was a great experience. The kids seemed to be really enjoying themselves in spite of the weather, which was nice to see. Additionally, Natasha sent me some information regarding the YMCA Youth Parliament Reception and asked me to help write a speech on behalf of the Deputy Lord Major to present at the event. Wow, not bad for my first day!

After lunch I returned to “Snowland” with my supervisor where we met with a photographer who took some fantastic shots of the kids in action. I assisted my supervisor to gain consent forms from parents to use the shots for promotional materials for the City of Perth. The remainder of the afternoon was spent working on the Deputy Lord Mayors speech. All in all, it was a busy day but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. It was great to be able to apply some of my skills on the first day and there is a nice sense of camaraderie in the office.

I am looking forward to seeing what the next 19 days will bring!