2024 State Finalists - Accelerating Women

Crooked Compass is a boutique travel company that specialises in immersive, perspective shifting journeys for those seeking a more meaningful travel experience. 

Crooked Compass offers small group tours exploring remote and emerging destinations, with touring styles ranging from active adventures, cultural connections to expeditions and unique festivals.

H & H Training Academy is a vocational education provider in the building and construction industry. 

Its team of accomplished trainers aim to empower individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to enter the workforce and contribute to their communities. 

Lactamo created a specialised ball specifically designed and developed to support and facilitate breastfeeding.  

It uses a combination of temperature, movement and compression to help with common breastfeeding problems including oversupply, undersupply, blocked ducts and engorgement.

Migration Affairs is an immigration agency helping individuals, women and their families and businesses with their visa, immigration and citizenship matters. 

Its team draws on personal migration experience and connections, cultural backgrounds and multiple language skills to provide empathy and tailored solutions for a range of complex migration problems.

Founded by husband and wife team, Alex and Fiona McKenzie, My Fit Pro is a live streaming platform that is purpose built for fitness businesses offering online classes. 

It is proud to help fitness businesses thrive, while encouraging members to live happier and healthier lives through easy access fitness classes.

The Audacious Agency helps businesses craft their stories to stand out and establish themselves as credible leaders. 

Founders Annette Densham and Lauren Clemett leverage their backgrounds in journalism, PR, corporate communications and advertising to help brands craft compelling narratives to build recognition and online dominance. 

Bloom Healthcare is a registered NDIS provider committed to enriching the lives of individuals with disabilities through high-quality in-home therapy and healthcare services. 

Guided by values that emphasise the utmost importance of people, genuine care and evidence-driven results, Bloom Healthcare adopts a comprehensive and empathetic approach. 

Conrad Distillery is a premium distillery with a commitment to sustainability. 

Its initiative, the "Wine Rescue Program", transforms undrinkable wine into premium spirits, assisting waste reduction, supporting resource optimisation culture and minimising its carbon footprint.

EziYacht is a female owned and operated yacht brokerage in Australia, helping clients buy and sell boats by providing guidance and support. 

EziYacht is committed to promoting gender equity within the maritime sector and strives to empower women to become actively involved and confident on the water.

Bungala Food Service is a meal delivery service created to provide employment opportunities for the local Aboriginal women of Port Augusta. 

The team provides Aboriginal women with traineeships to achieve their Certificate II in Kitchen Operation – resulting in stable employment and a supportive working environment. 

Lotus Consulting was founded by Sian Burton with a clear mission – to empower female private practice owners in the allied health space to scale their businesses to new heights. Through her signature program, Success without Sacrifice, Sian supports her clients to achieve financial freedom and a fulfilling life, balancing business success with family time.

Having already empowered thousands of women on their journey to business success, Sian's goal is to continue to accelerate the success of the women in her community over the coming years.

mumamoo is a female owned infant formula company that is 100% Australian made, owned and manufactured. 

The business has expanded from an exclusively South Australian customer base to being sold nationally in more than 800 stores.

Allison Davies, Music and The Brain educates parents, carers, teachers and service providers to use therapeutic, music-based strategies as tools for felt safety in themselves and their children, with a particular focus on neurodivergence and neuro affirming practice. 

Founded by Penni Lamprey, Miss G & Me is a high-quality clothing label tailored to tall women and their unique needs. 

Miss G & Me crafts every garment meticulously in Victoria or Tasmania, and is committed to sustainability, supporting local industries, and minimising its environmental impact. 

VA Institute is a training, mentoring, and coaching organisation dedicated to empowering both start-up and established virtual assistants. 

It delivers training founded on real industry experience and offers comprehensive programs to equip participants with the necessary skills and resources to launch fully operational virtual assistant businesses.

Founded by Principal Lawyer Alison Cusack in 2018, Cusack & Co is a Melbourne-based maritime law firm that offers a range of maritime law services and products, and tailor-made fixed fee contracts to suit all types of clients. 

Empowered Women in Trades is a social enterprise that is helping champion tradeswomen, diversity, and gender equality. 

By collaborating with educational institutions and industry leaders it strives to help empower women and non-binary individuals to pursue and excel in careers across the trade sector.

Founded by Kirsten Bartlett and Lyn Airey, The GrantEd Group supports universities, non-profit organisations and the commercial sector to write successful grants. 

Its team is passionate about seeing important research get funded and are driven through the belief that great research can change the world. 

Founded by Clinical Psychologist and Director Frances Bilbao, Mums Matter Psychology is a leading perinatal psychology practice that provides specialised, affordable, and accessible psychological therapy to help support women's mental health during the transition to parenthood.

Peeplcoach is an on-demand leadership development platform that combines people, technology, coaching and training to help accelerate your performance. 

Its team is driven by making coaching accessible for anyone, anywhere, on any device, at any stage in their career or business journey.

AussieOS Global Mobility is a relocation service provider that supports individuals and their dependents secure housing when they first arrive from overseas or interstate.

Whether assistance is needed for a corporate relocation, a family move, or an individual relocation, it offers personalised solutions to ensure a smooth transition.

Benang specialises in infrastructure construction and maintenance services, catering to a wide range of sectors, including water, power, gas, and mining and resources. 

The company's vision is driven by a commitment to delivering high-quality projects on time and on budget while maintaining the highest standards of safety and environmental care.

With a passion to champion learning through play, Connetix creates magnetic tiles made to last through years of play. Its open-ended toys help develop children’s imagination and creativity, growing with children as they learn and develop.

Diversity Focus is a workplace diversity research and training consultancy, committed to fostering an inclusive world where diversity is valued. 

Its vision is to empower organisations and individuals to become architects of a brighter, more harmonious future where diversity is truly celebrated, equity is ensured, and inclusion is a way of life.

K2Dance is a thriving dance studio delivering professional, innovative, and dynamic dance tuition for toddlers, children, teenagers, and adults. 

K2Dance takes pride in catering for students with a disability, gender diversity, culture and race diversity, as well as foster children and students from varying socio-economic backgrounds.