The finalists of the 2007 Telstra Western Australian Business Women's Awards have been named, with 22 contenders up for five categories.
The finalists of the 2007 Telstra Western Australian Business Women's Awards have been named, with 22 contenders up for five categories.
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Twenty-two inspiring business women have been recognised as finalists in the 2007 Telstra Western Australian Business Women's Awards.
The Telstra Business Women's Awards were introduced in 1995 and celebrate the dedication and commitment of women in business across Western Australia, and around the country.
Telstra Group Managing Director and Telstra Business Women's Awards Ambassador, Ms Holly Kramer, said this year's Awards have identified another fantastic group of inspirational women in Western Australia.
"It's an honour for Telstra to host these Awards which recognise the valuable contribution women make to business across Australia," Ms Kramer said.
"The Telstra Business Women's Awards offer women the chance to step into the limelight and receive due recognition. We congratulate all of this year's finalists on their achievements."
Telstra is proud to announce this year's Western Australian finalists:
Yellow™ Business Owner Award (for owners with a 50 per cent share or more in a business, with responsibility for key management decision making):
- Alicia Curtis - Owner, Alicia Curtis Leadership, Karawara
- Anna Jacobs - Owner, Anna Jacobs, Mandurah
- Kristy Porter - Managing Director, Porter Consulting Group, Cloisters Square
- Leanne Preston - Chief Executive Officer, Wild Child, West Perth
- Annette Walker - Director, Insight Career Management, Manning
- Kathy Walmsley - Director and Owner, Sensory Connections Occupational Therapy Service, Floreat
Hudson Private and Corporate Sector Award (for employees in the private and corporate sector or owners with less than a 50 per cent share of a business):
- Dr Irene Ioannakis - Managing Director, Caterpillar Institute (WA) Pty Ltd, South Guildford
- Maryanne Kelly - General Manager Production, Argyle Diamonds, Kununurra
- Dr Diane Miller - Senior Winemaker and Manager, The Vintage Wineworx, Porongurup
- Julie Shuttleworth - Process Manager, Barrick Gold, West Perth
- Joanne Williams - Deputy Managing Director, Nido Petroleum Ltd, West Perth
- Miranda Woodhouse - State Deposit Manager, Elders Ltd, Bellevue
IBM Community and Government Award (for employees of government departments, statutory bodies and not-for-profit organisations):
- Clare Allen - Chief Executive Officer, Community First Inc, Mandurah
- Tammy Batten - CEO and Director of Nursing, St John of God Hospital, Geraldton
- Colleen Hayward - Manager of Kulunga Research Network, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, West Perth
- Shirley McPherson - Chairperson, Indigenous Land Corporation, Cottlesloe
- Jacqui Stutt - Chief Executive Officer, Newman YMCA, Newman
- Kareena Waters - General Manager - Training Division , Kondinin Group Ltd, Cloverdale
Australian Government Business Innovation Award (for women who are using innovation to commercialise new products and/or services. This is open to eligible business owners, private sector employees and entrepreneurs):
- Sue Dash - Proprietor, Chocolate Drops, Two Rocks
- Leanne Preston - Chief Executive Officer, Wild Child, West Perth
- Heather Rose - Director, Flowerbrook Pty Ltd, Williams
- Karen Skewes - Owner, Le Beau Day Spas, Kardinya
- Kathy Walmsley - Director and Owner, Sensory Connections Occupational Therapy Service, Floreat
The Young Business Women's Award (for women aged 34 years and under as at 08 June 2007, who meets any of the above criteria):
- Tammy Batten - CEO and Director of Nursing, St John of God Hospital, Geraldton
- Alicia Curtis - Owner, Alicia Curtis Leadership, Karawara
- Julie Shuttleworth - Process Manager, Barrick Gold, West Perth
- Julia Sykes - Director, Sykes Music, Subiaco
- Joanne Williams - Deputy Managing Director, Nido Petroleum Ltd, West Perth
- Miranda Woodhouse - State Deposit Manager, Elders Ltd, Bellevue
Winners in the 2007 Telstra Western Australian Business Women's Awards will be announced on Tuesday 16 October, 2007 at Burswood Entertainment Complex.
Overall winners from each state and territory are eligible to be named 2007 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year. All category winners progress on to the national finals being held on Saturday 10 November 2007, where they are eligible to win the national Award in their category.
