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WOMEN IN COLLISION
PAINT&PANEL JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2023 WWW.PAINTANDPANEL.COM.AU
OUR 25 FINALISTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY LAST YEAR’S WINNERS.
JOIN US TO CELEBRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN SYDNEY ON 17 FEBRUARY.
WIC FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
T HANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO nominated for this year's Women in Collision Awards. It was great to see so many in- dustry suppliers nominate their customers. We had a phenomenal number of nominations and are very grate- ful to last year's winners who spent the time reading all of the nominations and
voting for these finalists.
There are five finalists in each category
– except in administration where we had a voting tie. The two women who received the most votes will be named winners at our fabulous Women in Collision Awards which will take place in the stylish The Grand, Beta in Sydney's CBD on Friday 17 February.
Numbers are strictly limited so it's 'first in, best dressed'. We’ll be hearing from three inspirational speakers, there will be plenty of time for networking and enjoying some fine food and wine as we come together to celebrate. Congratulations from the Paint & Panel team to all the finalists.
Thanks to IAG for being the program’s platinum sponsor. George Manos, IAG’s manager, industry risk and governance said: “Congratulations to all the finalists in the Women in Collision Awards and thank you for your dedication to the repair industry. As an inaugural, and this year’s platinum, sponsor [we believe] celebrating the contribution and achievements of Women in Collision aligns to IAG’s values of embracing diversity, inclusion and belonging and helping to foster change in what has traditionally been a male dominated industry.
“IAG is proud to sponsor the Women in Collision Awards ... and we look forward to being part of another fantastic event in February 2023.’
This year’s finalists are as follows
OWNER/MANAGER
• ANGELA BURNS, Fortress Collision Repair Services, Mansfield, Queensland
• SARAH KARAVASILIAS MPSR, Marrickville, New South Wales
• KATEPRESNELL,KatePresnellBodyworks, Launceston, Tasmania
• MICHELLE TE RURE, Action Smart Group, Adelaide, South Australia
• HELENA WILLMOT, Willmot Smash Repair Specialists, Cairns, Queensland
ADMINISTRATION
• JOANNE ABSALOM, Burleigh Smash Repairs, Gold Coast, Queensland
• BROOKLYN ALLEN, McCarthy Panelworks, North Mackay, Queensland
• MARGARET BAUER, Cooma Crash Repairs, Cooma, New South Wales
• NICOLE GOH, Sheen Panel Service, Coburg, Victoria
• BRONTE SUTHERLAND, Kate Presnell Bodyworks, Invermay, Tasmania
• BONNIE VAN OUSTEN, Australasian Hail Network, Underwood, Queensland
PARTS MANAGER
• KYLIE CLARK, Bellarine Smash Repairs, Geelong, Victoria
• JANINE DANDAN, Q-West, Castle Hill, New South Wales
• CARLIE MARTIN, Gemini, Rockhampton, Queensland
• ALEISHA OAKLEY, Wells Bodyworks, Hobart, Tasmania
• KELLY RYKERS, Riviera Panels, Bairnsdale, Victoria
TECHNICIAN/ESTIMATOR
• DANYELLE BURHNER, Wales Truck Repairs, Kingswood, New South Wales
• CHARLENNE NIMMO, Joondalup Smash Repairs, Western Australia
• CHLOE OLDLAND, Joondalup Smash Repairs, Western Australia
• AMBER TSIVILIS, Unique Bodyworks, Ferntree Gully, Victoria
• JESS WEIR, Northside Smash Repairs, Brendale, Queensland
INDUSTRY SUPPLIER
• REBECCA ANDERSEN, PartsCheck, Queensland
• RACHEL DALY, Workskills, Brisbane, Queensland
• KIRSTEN DODD, BASF, New South Wales
• ZARA DICKIE, Compass, New South Wales
• JADE GRIFFITHS, Mazda Parts WA,
Western Australia
• MELANIE SWIFT, Axalta, New South Wales
For more information visit paintandpanel. com.au/women-in-collision
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Harleen Kaur with Compass; 2022 speaker Natalee Johnston; George Manos, Adele Jin, IAG; Bella Turisse, AMA Group; Kathy Zdravevski, VACC
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