Past Award Winners - 2006 National
2006 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year
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Margot Spalding
Co-owner and Co-director of Jimmy Possum Furniture Pty Ltd
Bendigo, Victoria
Margot Spalding is the co-owner and co-director of Jimmy Possum Furniture Pty Ltd, a furniture design and production company. The business was established by Margot and her husband 11 years ago in a small shed with just one employee. Today Jimmy Possum Furniture employs 130 people and offers over a thousand products through five own-name retail stores as well as supplies furniture to 66 stores across Australia.
National Westpac Business Owner Award
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Margot Spalding
Co-owner and Co-director of Jimmy Possum Furniture Pty Ltd
Bendigo, Victoria
Margot Spalding is the co-owner and co-director of Jimmy Possum Furniture Pty Ltd, a furniture design and production company. The business was established by Margot and her husband 11 years ago in a small shed with just one employee. Today Jimmy Possum Furniture employs 130 people and offers over a thousand products through five own-name retail stores as well as supplies furniture to 66 stores across Australia.
National Zaffyre International Private and Corporate Sector Award Winner
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Dr Jennifer Smiley
Principal GP, Illawarra Family Medical Centre
NSW
Dr Jennifer Smiley is the Principal GP at the Illawarra Family Medical Centre in Wollongong. Established in 2005, the centre brought together several GP businesses and a range of health facilities. Jennifer is Chairperson of the after-hours Wollongong Medical Service, and has implemented new business practices to ensure a higher quality of patient care. Jennifer is also Chairperson of Cervical Screening Working Group that aims to register women from non-English speaking and disadvantaged backgrounds for cervical screening.
National Hudson Community and Government Award Winner
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Anne Bradford
Regional Manager for the Department of Defence
NT
Anne Bradford is Regional Manager for the Department of Defence. Anne manages over 1300 employees across 92 Defence sites, providing a range of administrative and technical services. Most recently, Anne was involved in overseeing the provision of services and support for peacekeeping operations in East Timor. In 2000/01 Anne was the National Manager Learning and Development for the National Crime Authority where she was responsible for developing and implementing a workforce capability framework for training, professional learning and staff development.
Australian Government Business Innovation Award Winner
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Linda Lowndes
Director/Inventor, Microskin Internationa
QLD
Linda Lowndes is the Director and Inventor of Microskin International. Microskin is a simulated secondary skin, which aids sufferers of skin conditions, birthmarks, burns, scars and acne damage. Linda created Microskin International after 7 years of research and trials. Microskin International is scientifically formulated to match each patient's skin colour, will bind to the epidermis, lasting up to 5 days. It is waterproof, flexible, 100 per cent breathable and is UV resistant. Microskin International has been successfully trialled by more than 300 patients and is the subject of two current medical studies.
National Panasonic Young Business Women's Award Winner
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Amy Sznicer
Retail Operations and Marketing Manager, Brown Sugar
VIC
Amy Sznicer is the Retail Operations and Marketing Manager for fashion brand, Brown Sugar. Under her leadership, Amy has led Brown Sugar to achieve record sales growth, including expanding the company with the implementation of more stores, both brand new and newly refurbished, around the country. Amy's responsibilities on a daily basis include managing Brown Sugar's marketing, human resources, store design and website development, which she has improved by introducing strategic approaches to visual merchandising, customer communications and service levels.