Celebrating the success of our business women

Business Asia, March, 2001

To enter women need to nominate themselves or be nominated by another person.

To nominate yourself or someone else, please contact 1800 817 536.

Submissions are then judged on a state basis by a panel of eminent business people.

Winners are judged at presentations at each state and territory, in each category.

All winners at a state level then go on to compete for the coveted national awards.

Category winners then become eligible to win the overall Telstra Business Woman of the Year Award.

All nominations close on 20 April.

All women who are nominated must submit an official entry by 25 May.

For further reformation, contact 1800 817 536 or visit the Telstra Business Women's Awards web site -- www.telstra.com.au/tbwa

Be in it

Hot tips for entrants in the 2001 Telstra Business Womens Awards

* Rise to the challenge. Enlist the support of former and current employees or colleagues. Ask them to contribute their honest opinions about your leadership style to include in your entry.

* Reflect on your achievements and put them in the right perspective. Don't be shy about them!

* Review your achievements and the impact they've had on the people around you, the industry you work in and the wider community.

* Realise the fun of taking part in the Awards! You'll enjoy hearing about others' experiences, as well as the support of your peers, and you'll gain a greater understanding of common issues faced by professional women.

* Reach for your goals. Make the most of this opportunity to network with other women in business, and learn from their experiences.

Winners

2000 Telstra Business Women's Awards winners Patria Jafferies, Managing Director and co-founder of Dome Coffees Australia and winner of the AusIndustry Private Sector Award, from Western Australia.

Sue Murphy, Director, Resources and Technology, Clough Engineering, winner of the Ansett Australia Private Sector Award, from Western Australia.

Christine McLoughlin, Board Executive and Company Secretary, AMP Limited, winner of the Shell Corporate and Government Award, from New South Wales.

Lynn Mason, Farmer and entrepreneur, Director of JM & NL Furneaux Aquaculture, winner of the Westpac Group Business Owner Award, from Tasmania.

Gabrielle Molnar, Director of Markham Appointments recruitment agency, winner of the Alcatel Young Business Women's Award, from New South Wales.