Victoria's top business women head to Awards finals
8 Sep 2010
8 September 2010: The CEO of a business with nine aged care facilities in Melbourne and Geelong and an executive with global experience in one of the world's largest IT companies are among finalists in the 2010 Telstra Victorian Business Women's Awards.
Ingrid Williams, a former nurse with a passion for rally-car driving who heads the TLC Aged Care group, and Janet Matton, Vice President of Operations for IBM Australia/NZ who spent many of her 32 years with IBM in the US, Europe and Asia, are two of the finalists for the Hudson Private and Corporate Sector Award.
In total, seventeen Victorian business women were named today as finalists for the Telstra Business Women's Awards, now in their sixteenth year.
The finalists also include the Youth Development Officer at maximum security Port Phillip Prison who introduced a program teaching offenders how to run a small business, the owner of an online retail cosmetics business and the inventor of a container for freezing baby food.
A Ballarat Health Services executive who led the push for fluoridation of Ballarat's water supply, a youth worker who founded the Fitzroy-based Westside Circus and a clinical psychologist who led national campaigns to raise awareness of depression for beyondblue are finalists for the White Pages Community and Government Award.
Telstra Chief Marketing Officer and Telstra Business Women's Awards Ambassador, Kate McKenzie, said today the Victorian finalists were a diverse group of successful business women whose achievements provided inspiration for the careers of countless others.
"Telstra congratulates the 2010 finalists from Victoria for the leadership, innovation and hard work they have displayed throughout their careers," Ms McKenzie said.
"Since 1995, the Telstra Business Women's Awards have celebrated the achievements of outstanding Australian business women.
"The finalists from Victoria this year join the tradition of women who have made significant contributions both across the State and within their local communities," Ms McKenzie said.
The winners of the 2010 Telstra Victoria Business Women's Awards will be announced at a presentation luncheon on 1 October at the Atlantic Peninsula Room A, Shed 9/15 Central Pier, Docklands.
Winners of the Awards will receive a share of $200,000 in cash and prizes and become part of an exclusive national business alumni.
The Victorian winners will proceed to the national finals of the Telstra Business Women's Awards which will be announced in Melbourne on 11 November.
Further information on the Telstra Business Women's Awards can be found at www.telstrabusinesswomensawards.com
The finalists for the Telstra Victorian Business Women's Awards are:
Commonwealth Bank Business Owner Award
| Kate Morris |
Adore Beauty, Carlton North |
| Sally Nicholes |
Nicholes Family Lawyers, Melbourne |
| Sharon Pearson |
The Coaching Institute, South Melbourne |
| Cheryl Smith |
Dance 101, Melbourne |
Hudson Private and Corporate Sector Award
| Anne Hooker |
Port Phillip Prison, Laverton North |
| Janet Matton |
IBM Australia Ltd, Melbourne |
| Ingrid Williams |
TLC Aged Care, Heidelberg |
White Pages Community and Government Award
| Nicole Highet |
beyondblue, Hawthorn West |
| Debby Maziarz |
Westside Circus, Fitzroy |
| Grace McQuilten |
The Social Studio, Collingwood |
| Tracey Wilson |
Ballarat Health Services, Ballarat |
Nokia Business Innovation Award
| Nicole Highet |
beyondblue, Flemington |
| Elise Klein |
The Mali Initiative, Collingwood |
| Sally Nicholes |
Nicholes Family Lawyers, Melbourne |
| Corrine Taylor |
International Medical Recruitment, Melbourne |
| Alexandra Wardle |
Miinki Moop Pty Ltd (Qubies), Cheltenham |
marie claire Young Business Women's Award
| Michelle Crowther |
Be Your Best Physiotherapy, Cranbourne |
| Emma Donaldson |
Autism Victoria, Carlton |
| Elise Klein |
The Mali Initiative, Collingwood |
| Grace McQuilten |
The Social Studio, Collingwood |
| Kate Morris |
Adore Beauty, Carlton North |
| Claire Vellios |
Malin Friends Kindergarten and Nursery, Kew |
Media contact:
Marcela Balart
Lighthouse Communications
Ph: 02 9262 3868; M: 0422 483 371
Telstra:
Karina Keisler
0419 523 776
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