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The hard work and dedication of 34 inspiring local businesswomen will be celebrated at an upcoming awards presentation.

The Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network Awards Night Gala is the night of nights for the network.

This year’s awards mark 25 years of the celebration, which recognises the region’s women in business.

Proudly partnered by Sunshine Coast News and sister publication My Weekly Preview, the awards have once again attracted the best of the best across categories including Young, Corporate, Micro/Small and Professional.

One finalist will also be named the 2024 Outstanding Business Woman of the Year and another as the Sustainable Business Woman of the Year.

Former Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network president Min Swan and current president Paula Williamson.

SCBWN president Paula Williamson said the network was excited to hold its long-standing awards in 2024 and celebrate women in business.

“The awards provide an opportunity for us all to learn about so many outstanding women who are doing extraordinary things,” she said.

The winners will be announced at a gala event at Maroochy RSL on August 8.

The 2024 finalists

Corporate:

  • Nakita Brown – Axia Litigation Lawyers
  • Katie Johnston – EATS (Empowering All Through Support)
  • Jenny Lawson – Successful Grants
  • Brooke Fenwick – Fenwick Collective
  • Patricia Casajus – Your Brand Crew
  • Caroline Patton – Accuteque Global Pty Ltd
  • Rochelle Callard – NumberWorks’nWords Sippy Downs
  • Michalle Faulkner – EastCoast Human Resource Group
The 2023 Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network Awards winners Jacqui Atique, Beth O’Leary, Angela Tondelstrand, Josie Collins, Anna Owen and Renee Cooper. Picture: Eyes Wide Open Images

Micro/small:

  • Philippa Scott – Fantastic Futures
  • Renee Jarrett – Daisy Cakes and Bakes
  • Sam Ezzy – GetSynergy
  • Pauline Ryeland – Intimacy Whisperer
  • Anna Poole – Platinum Skin & Aesthetics
  • Tracey Ferguson – Coastal Financial Advisers
  • Teneille Newton – Noosa Black Garlic
  • Kim Morrison – Twenty8 Essentials
  • Kerri Tutton – Sunny Coast Beads
  • Jaya McIntyre – Empire Art Photography & Coaching
The 2022 SCBWN award winners: Dr Tanya Bell, Bronte Cresswell, Kate Ogg, Paula Gowland, Susan Toft and Kellie Simkin. Picture: Jason Hay Photography

Professional:

  • Sue Gaskell – Brandon and Gullo Lawyers
  • Lynda Tonkin – Coast2Bay Housing Group
  • Kim Milnes – Aitken Legal
  • Katherine Nichols – Comlink Australia
  • Melissa Payne – University of the Sunshine Coast
  • Bianca Fehlberg – Jetts Fitness Global
  • Leza Bardini – Nutworks
  • Jodi Salmond – Reef Check Australia
The 2021 award winners: Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane, Ayllie White, Sally Doran, Emma Greenhatch, Ami Bateman and Elise Jione. Picture: Jason Hay Photography

Young:

  • Jordyn James – Burlesque L’amour
  • Kalena Stano – Hello Lendy
  • Aimee Sawyer – Aura Property Sunshine Coast
  • Samantha Rillie – Real Life Skills Support Services
  • Rossina Ngwenya – About28 Oral Care
  • Abbie Whittaker – Inflow Pilates Studios
  • Georgie Kollis – Mason Finance Group
  • Krista Stock – GHD

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