The 2016 Finalists
Twenty four individuals and five companies from the Australian resources sector have been selected as finalists for the 2016 Women in Resources National Awards (WIRNA).
The finalists will be celebrated and winners announced at the 2016 Women in Resources National Awards presentation diner proudly hosted by The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME).
The event will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Thursday 1 September 2016.
WIRNA is a partnership between the Minerals Council of Australia and its Northern Territory and Victorian branches, CME, the Queensland Resources Council, the New South Wales Minerals Council, the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy, and the Tasmanian Minerals and Energy Council, with support from various state Women in Mining Network branches.
The 2016 finalists are:
Excellence in Diversity and Performance
- Fyfe Pty Ltd – Diversity and Flexibility Strategy (SA)
- Darwin Sparkettes (NT)
- Aurizon (QLD) – Targetting 30% women by the end of the decade
- BHP Billiton Nickel West – Job Sharing in Senior Leadership (WA)
- McCullough Robertson – Inclusion and Diversity Strategy (NSW)
Gender Diversity Champion
- Mr Adam Lancey
Manager Logistics and Transformation
BHP Billiton NSW Energy Coal
NSW - Ms Leigh Richardson
Human Resources Lead, GEMCO and TEMCO Operations
South32
NT - Mr Chai McConnell
Principal Consultant
Advisian Pty Ltd (part of Worley Parsons Group)
QLD - Mr Michael Schoch
General Manager – Crux Project
Shell Australia Pty Ltd
WA - Ms Kate Hobbs
Senior Consultant
First Principles Consulting
SA (joint winners) - Ms Lucy McEwen
General Manager, Property Services
Fyfe Pty Ltd
SA (joint winners)
Exceptional Woman in Australian Resources
- Dr Andrea Marsland-Smith
Executive Manager & Manager – Regulatory & Compliance/Government Relations, HSSE, Logistics
SA
- Ms Rae O’Brien
Group Manager Technical Services (South)
Glencore Coal Assets Australia
NSW - Ms Andrea Sutton
Chief Executive and Managing Director
Energy Resources of Australia
NT - Ms Cecile Wake
Growth Director
QGC
QLD - Ms Claire Negus
General Manager Commercial
Roy Hill
WA - Dr Sandra Close
Founder and Director
Surbiton Associates Pty Ltd
VIC
- *TAS
Exceptional Young Woman in Australian Resources
- Ms Jasmine Richards
Senior Environmental Advisor
Oz Minerals
SA - Ms Katie Manns
Scheduling Engineer
Newmont Mining Corporation
NT - Ms Dannielle Dendle
Engineering Project Specialist – Modifications and Small Projects and Engineering Controller Projects
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Peak Downs Mine
QLD - Ms Megan Kline
Superintendent Mining Production
BHP Billiton Iron Ore
WA - *TAS
- Ms Phillipa Salm
Production Supervisor at Mount Thorley Warkworth Coal & Allied
Rio Tinto
NSW
Outstanding Australian Tradeswoman, Technician or Operator
- Ms Samantha (Sam) Seib
Mine Services Team Supervisor
Glencore McArthur River Mine
NT - Ms Kristy Hasting
Operator – Grader and Haul Truck
Thiess Australian Mining
SA - Ms Esther Bruce
Electrical and Instrumentation Technician
CMOC-Northparkes Mine
NSW - Ms Marianne Finch
Dragline/Dozer Operator
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Saraji Mine
QLD - Ms Yvonne Fahey
Fleet Management System Business Lead, and Technology Advisor
Alcoa of Australia, Huntly Bauxite Mine
WA - *TAS
*Tasmanian state Awards winner are not available until after 22 July 2016.