Community & Business
27 August, 2024
Mum is the word on the Tablelands
FOUR Tablelands women have won three silver and a bronze at the national AusMumpreneur Awards held in Melbourne this month.
“Changing the World” category bronze medal winner Nicola Baker, from Ravenshoe, said the awards night was a fantastic event, and for four women from the area to succeed “was a great achievement”.
The AusMumpreneur Awards celebrate and recognise Aussie mums in business achieving outstanding success in areas like business excellence, product development, customer service and digital innovation. The awards are designed to celebrate the growing number of women who successfully balance motherhood and business in a way that suits their life and family.
Patrice Dalgetty from Kaban, won a silver award in the One to Watch category for her work creating the Kaban Heights in the Pines wedding venue. Her daughter Paige also won silver in the Industry Fashion award for her corporate clothing business.
“This is an amazing mother and daughter success, and Paige accepted the award pregnant with her third child,” Nicola said.
The third silver went to well-known publisher Chrystal Leonardi in the Business Services award, for her Bowerbird Publishing business based in Julatten.
“It is an absolute honour to be awarded this prestigious award among so many of the industry’s most celebrated publishers,” Crystal said. “Being a publisher has been the most wonderful privilege and something I’m very proud to have accomplished.”
For Nicola, who last year won the People’s Choice award, the AusMumpreneur awards are a great way to get the message out that you are not bound by motherhood to make a difference.
Founder of the Moyamoya Australia fundraising group, she will be celebrating her son’s 21st birthday next month “against all the odds”.
Jed was 11 months old when he had his first stroke, which was followed by many procedures including two brain surgeries. The diagnosis of moyamoya, a chronic and progressive condition of the arteries in the brain, gave Nicola the fire to help others confronted with the disease.
The foundation has raised $100,000, which goes to research and practical assistance for families. It is also one of the credited parties behind the development of the Kelly Stroke service, which aims to provide better access to stroke diagnosis in remote and regional areas, and which is currently before the state government.
Nicola is also an author, who wrote “The Thing About Jed” in 2023, and collaborated with fellow award winner, Crystal Leonardi, on the children’s book “My Mate Jed”.
