1/50Woman of the Year winner Louise Bezzina. Picture: Glenn Hampson
50 pictures: Women of Year awards ceremony
A chance to celebrate remarkable women from all walks of life on International Women’s Day at the Gold Coast Bulletin Women of the Year gala awards presented in association with Harvey Norman at The Star Gold Coast.
2/50Mary Walters, Lisa Belgrave and Michele Luangkhoth. Picture: Glenn Hampson.
3/50Style Icons winners Fleur Richardson and Leina Broughton celebrate. Picture: Glenn Hampson
4/50Rebecca Frizelle and Steve Mitchell. Picture: Regina King.
5/50Wellness Warriors winner Stacey Panozzo. Picture: Glenn Hampson
6/50Shelley McQueen, Kate White, Leilani Matthias and Angela O’Brien. Picture: Regina King
7/50The Gold Coast Hospital Foundation crew. Picture: Glenn Hampson
8/50Gold Coast Bulletin Editor Rachel Hancock and General Manager Clare Starling. Picture: Glenn Hampson
9/50Kimberley Beinke and Darcie Finlayson. Picture: Regina King
10/50Angels Among Us award winner Carly Fradgley with Dr Julie Wilson Reynolds. Picture: Glenn Hampson
11/50Marion Charlton, Clare Starling and Lou Barrett. Picture: Regina King
12/50Hon Kate Jones MP and Leina Broughton. Picture: Regina King
13/50Stacey Panozzo and Cherie Warwick. Picture: Regina King
14/50Victoria Beattie with Rebecca Frizelle. Picture: Glenn Hampson
15/50Kim Sutton and Dr Sonu Haikerwal. Picture: Regina King
16/50Peta Fielding and Daisy Fielding. Picture: Regina King
17/50Kellie Robertson. Picture: Glenn Hampson
18/50Megan Green and Brooke Clancy. Picture: Regina King
19/50Rose Madden, Hedley Thomas and Vanessa Cave. Picture: Regina King
20/50Sporting Superstars winner Courtney Hancock. Picture: Glenn Hampson
21/50Vicki Hayward and Danielle McPherson. Picture: Regina King
22/50A very happy Stacey Panozzo collects the Wellness Warriors award. Picture: Glenn Hampson
23/50Judges on stage. Picture: Glenn Hampson
24/50Carly Fradgley and Mindy Mann. Picture: Regina King
25/50Kim Lee from The Star. Picture: Glenn Hampson
26/50Amanda Ramsay and Tania Meli. Picture: Regina King
27/50Ladan Ocora. Picture: Glenn Hampson
28/50Candy Brown and Sam Wakerley. Picture: Regina King
29/50Vicki Hayward with her Champion of Education award. Picture: Glenn Hampson
30/50Victoria Beattie and Justine Oppermann. Picture: Regina King.
31/50Guests arriving at the Women of the Year awards ceremony at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Glenn Hampson
32/50Chelsey Nichols and Oscar Cullinan. Picture: Regina King
33/50Sporting Superstars winner Courtney Hancock receives her award from Katie Page. Picture: Glenn Hampson
34/50Rebecca Frizelle, Clare Starling, Katie Page and Rachel Hancock. Picture: Glenn Hampson
35/50MC Amanda Abate. Picture: Glenn Hampson
36/50Claudine Anderson, Dr Katherine Hunt and Diane McKenna. Picture: Regina King
37/50Dr Sanu Haikerwal. Picture: Glenn Hampson
38/50Dr Shirley Wee and Anna Carroll. Picture: Regina King
39/50Linda Munro with her Champions of Sport award. Picture: Glenn Hampson
40/50Kim Lee from The Star presents The Entertainers award to Louise Bezzina. Picture: Glenn Hampson
41/50Vicki Hayward wins the Champion of Education award presented by Professor Carolyn Evans. Picture: Glenn Hampson
42/50Style Icons winners Fleur Richardson and Leina Broughton. Picture: Glenn Hampson
43/50Representatives of the award sponsors. Picture: Glenn Hampson
44/50The judges on stage. Picture: Glenn Hampson
45/50Woman of the Year winner Louise Bezzina speaks on stage. Picture: Glenn Hampson
46/50Ladan Ocora. Picture: Glenn Hampson
47/50Emily Jade O’Keeffe speaks during a panel discussion. Picture: Glenn Hampson
48/50Gold Coast Bulletin Editor Rachel Hancock, Woman of the Year Louise Bezzina and Harvey Norman CEO Katie Page. Picture: Glenn Hampson
49/50People’s Choice winner Katrina Springer with her award. Picture: Glenn Hampson
50/50Woman of the Year winner Louise Bezzina with Oscar Cullinan from Oscar Oscar salons. Picture: Glenn Hampson
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