2011 Gladstone Managers of the Year
The 2011 Gladstone Managers of the Year were announced at the MEA Final Dinner held in Gladstone on Friday 16 September 2011.
Awarding:
Professional Manager of the Year
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Winner
Steve Bugden - Operations Manager Allsteel Fabrications, Diversified Mining Services
Finalists
- Darryl Bond - Superintendent Information Services, NRG Gladstone Operating Services
- Steve Bugden - Operations Manager Allsteel Fabrications, Diversified Mining Services
- Philip Clynes AIMM - Media Sales Manager, The Gladstone Observer
- Lorrie-Ann Columbus - Assistant Principal, St. Francis Catholic Primary School
- Lorna McGinnis - Social Performance Manager, QGC
- Meredith Papavasiliou - Editor, The Gladstone Observer
Not For Profit Manager of the Year
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Winner
Michelle Baxter - Area Director, Queensland Ambulance Service
Finalists
- Michelle Baxter - Area Director, Queensland Ambulance Service
- Mark Casswell - Boyne Calliope Catchment Coordinator, Fitzroy Basin Association
- Dave Facer - Service Leader, Projects, Wide Bay and Central Queensland, Community Solutions
- Karl French - Acting Regional Manager and Trainer, Conservation Volunteers Australia
- Carmelita Van Deventer - Chairperson, Gladstone District Schools Chaplaincy Committee
Owner Manager of the Year
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Winner
Kaye Cooper - Principal and Practice Manager, Kaye L Cooper and Associates
Finalists
- Vicki Brown - Principal, LJ Hooker Boyne Tannum
- Kaye Cooper - Principal and Practice Manager, Kaye L Cooper and Associates
- Tony Daley - Owner-Manager, Island Sands Cafe
Rural/Regional Manager of the Year
Winner
Donald Runge - General Manager Queensland Operations, Newcrest Mining Limited
Finalists
- Dianne Morris - President, Enterprise Biloela Association Inc
- Leo Neill-Ballantine - Assistant Manager, Galloway Plains Pastoral Company
- Jason Pascoe - Manager, Port of Bundaberg, Gladstone Ports Corporation Ltd
- Donald Runge - General Manager Queensland Operations, Newcrest Mining Limited
Young Manager of the Year
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Winner
Matthew Cooke - Chief Executive Officer, Nhulundu Wooribah Indigenous Health Organisation Inc
Finalists
- Matthew Cooke - Chief Executive Officer, Nhulundu Wooribah Indigenous Health Organisation Inc
- Melissa Daniels - Principal, Acting, Rosella Park School
- Carrie Hazeldine - Administration Team Leader and Accounts Officer, Welcon Technologies Pty Ltd
- Carli Hobbs - General Manager, Gladstone Engineering Alliance