The finalists for the 2024 Women in Industry Awards have been revealed, highlighting successful women across a range of industrial sectors.
The awards, held on June 20 in Sydney, 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.
The finalists are:
Safety Advocacy Award
- Ally Boys – Toll Group
- Ann Redfern – Fulton Hogan
- Colleen Ning – GroundProbe
- Gail Harvey – Guidera O’Connor
- Kahlia Foster – Harvey’s Towing
- Kathleen Kelly – McConnell Dowell
- Liana Walsh – Elgas
Rising Star of the Year – Proudly sponsored by Atlas Copco
- Freya Jeffries – GroundProbe
- Grace Stapley – SMEC
- Jessie Schilling – HKA
- Kate Leone – UGL, M6 Stage 1 project
- Renee Daumuller – Incitec Pivot Limited
- Sophie Davies – Fortescue
- Vivian Lee – McConnell Dowell
Business Development Success of the Year
- Claire Halsey – Cleanaway
- Michelle Knott – Brooklyn Quarry
- Rebekah Seysener – Orica
- Rhianna Di Trapani – Virtual Civil Consulting
- Sandra Robinson – Kennards Hire
Industry Advocacy Award – Proudly sponsored by Komatsu
- Becky May Felstead – Strong Minds Strong Mines
- Brenda Denbesten – B&D Group
- Kim Wainwright – Xplore Resources and Queensland Exploration Council
- Steph Gee – CM & SM Gee Electrical
- Vesna Newman – John Holland
Mentor of the Year
- Catriona Sutherland – Stantec
- Deb Scown – Ampol Limited
- Janelle Greene – NTI
- Kirstin Reblin – Opal Packaging
- Kristina Duris – Cleanaway
- Leanne Isabella – Hysata
- MarSerrano Lopez – SMEC
- Yiming Ma – Enscope
Excellence in Manufacturing – Proudly sponsored by PACCAR Australia
- Derelle Mitchell – Health Focus Manufacturing
- Kira McGrath – Orica
- Lara Cassim – Ausco Modular
- Megan Haysom – Halocell
- Samantha Wynn – Komatsu
- Stacey Head – she wear
Excellence in Transport – Proudly sponsored by Kenter Logistics
- Alice Reis – Arup
- Anne Modderno – Swietelsky
- Jenny Fellows – Fellows Bulk Haulage
- Monica Dryden – Mott Macdonald
- Orlane Mortimer – Wollongong Crane Trucks
- Shani Davies – Metro Trains Melbourne
Excellence in Engineering – Proudly sponsored by SEW-EURODRIVE
- Allyson Woodford – APA Group
- Helen Baxter-Crawford – SMEC
- Nicole Waterman – Laing O’Rourke Australia
- Olivia Mirza – Western Sydney University
- Prisantha Dissanayake – SMEC
- Tammy Sheely – Enscope
Excellence in Mining
- Ashley McCarthy-Griffiths – Stanmore Resources
- Kelly Ferguson – BHP
- Laura Jeffrey – TUNDRA Resource Analytics Pty Ltd
- Renata Roberts – The Bloomfield Group
- Sinead Booth – Fortescue
Excellence in Construction
- Angela Hucker – EPIC – Empowering People in Construction
- Daisy Wu – Linesight; Multilingual Connectors
- Felicity Pettiford – Sydney Builder Chick
- Lisa Foley – McConnell Dowell
- Rebecca Britt – CIMIC Group’s CPB Contractors – M6 Stage 1
- Sinead Redmond – GeelongPort
Excellence in Energy – Proudly sponsored by Energy Today, The Australian Pipeliner and Ecogeneration
- Aditi Dey – Enscope
- Elizabeth Wheeler – APA Group
- Marion Geltinger – Halocell Australia
- Sheila Wujanto-Hawe – Jemena
- Vesna Olles – BOC Limited
Tickets are now on sale for the Women in Industry Awards.
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