Finalists have been revealed for the Women in Industry awards. The awards are an opportunity to celebrate the success of outstanding women from across a range of industrial sectors, including mining, transport, manufacturing, engineering, logistics, bulk handling, waste management, rail and construction and infrastructure – all sectors that are traditionally male-dominated.
Tickets are available for the gala dinner event, which will take place on Thursday, 8 June 2023 at Aerial, South Wharf (Melbourne) from 6:30PM to 11:30PM.
The finalists are:
Business Development Success of the Year
Kacey Finlayson – Get Real Workwear & Safety
Kelly McGinty – Powerhouse Logistics Pty Ltd
Lucinda Adams – Weir Minerals Australia
Navine Smith – Laminex Australia
Sandra Robinson – Kennards Hire
Stefanie Frawley – TMX Global
Excellence in Construction – sponsored by NAWIC
Aimee Najdovski – Acciona Australia
Bek Bishop – Elite Building Services (Vic) Pty Ltd
Jenana Roper – Schneider Electric
Sonja Landon – Sedgman Pty Ltd
Tara Matkovich – Elite Building Services (Vic) Pty Ltd
Trudy Grimshaw – Department of Finance, Western Australia
Excellence in Engineering – sponsored by SEW-EURODRIVE
Elika Karbassi – Liberty Industrial
Elsa Antunes – James Cook University
Helen Baxter-Crawford – SMEC
Jennifer Courmont – Downer
Jennifer Del Mastro – Airservices Australia
Nicola Taylor – BOC
Excellence in Manufacturing – PACCAR Australia
Brenda Denbesten – Dulux Group
Kristi Riordan – Harvest B
Kym O’Leary – COgear
Naomi Elliott – Concept Laboratories
Rebecca Vella – Laminex Australia
Shari Lyon – Fluxwood Lighting
Excellence in Mining – sponsored by Weir Minerals Australia
Amy Chetcuti – Downright Diesel
Ashara Moore – BHP
Georgia Wilson – Redpath
Lisa Jane Hults – Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd
Tyler Mahoney – Prospectors Club
Excellence in Transport
Amanda Bradfield – EES Shipping Pty Ltd
Ann Lopez – Lopez Brother’s Transport
Caddie Green – Metro Trains Melbourne
Coralie Chapman – Humes Concrete Products
Jenny Lancaster – Aurecon
Leonnie Carter – Carter Heavy Haulage & Transport
Industry Advocacy Award
Alanna Ball – Women in Safety
Alexandra Nagy – SHAPE Australia
Jemma Walshe – Fulton Hogan
Radmila Desic AM FAIB – Queensland Government Department of Communities, Housing, Digital Economy
Ros Dent – BINGO Industries
Ros Milverton – Seaway Intermodal
Sandra Lau – Viva Energy Australia
Mentor of the Year
Alison Cusack – Cusack & Co
Caoilin Chestnutt – BHP
Julie Truss – Weir Minerals Australia
Louise Azzopardi – Louise Azzopardi Training and Development Solutions Pty Ltd
Renny Chivunga – Aurecon
Shiloh Ainuu – BINGO Industries
Teagan Dowler – The BCW
Rising Star of the Year
Ambrin Begum – M-Power Software Pty Ltd
Aya Salih – Bajwa EnviroConsult
Felicity Waldmann – Kolsen (Espec Pty Ltd)
Maddie Greenwood – SHAPE Australia
Miranda Swift – Northrop Consulting Engineers
Sophia Kurianski – Jinolo
Sunny Kalidas – DCWC
Safety Advocacy Award
Annastasia Denigan – Toll Group
Giselle Phillips – Fredon QLD
Joanna Davies – Aurecon
Kylie Andrew-Komar – Re.Group Pty Ltd
Charlotte Keenan – Laminex Australia
Simone Hamill – Delcon Group
Tickets are now on sale here: https://womeninindustry.com.au/awards/