Finalists have been announced for the 2023 Women in Industry Awards, with the winners to be announced at a gala dinner in Melbourne.
The Women in Industry Awards recognise outstanding women from across a range of industrials sectors, including in mining, transport, manufacturing, engineering, logistics, bulk handling, waste management, rail and construction, infrastructure as well as safety advocacy.
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.
Tickets are now on sale here: https://womeninindustry.com.au/awards/
Individual tickets are $230 ex. GST, and tables of 10 are $2,100 ex. GST.
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