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Recognising, rewarding and developing the careers of female trailblazers in the collision industry. 

Welcome to the 2025 Women in Collision Awards – the only award recognition program focussing on women in the collision repair industry. Women have always been the backbone of this industry but over the last 10 years especially have proudly walked into the foreground as business owners, administrators, technicians, parts managers and into varied roles at the supply companies that support vehicle repairs.

The Women in Collision Awards and Seminar lunch will take place in Sydney at Doltone House Hyde Park, Sydney on Friday 13 February 2026.

Categories:

• Customer Service This one speaks for itself – this one is for the customer service officers (aka receptionists but they shouldn’t be!)
• Estimator. This category is for women whose primary role is as an estimator.
• Industry Supplier Representative. This category is for women who work for suppliers such as paint and consumables companies, workshop equipment suppliers, parts supplier or training companies
• Office Professional. The ‘backroom’ heroes of every business. This category covers roles that are not primarily customer facing such as
  accounts, marketing, training, OH&S compliance and all the other essential office tasks.
• Owner/Manager. This category is for business owners or senior managers.
• Parts Manager. This category is for Parts Managers only. 
• Rising Star. This category is open to interpretation. It’s for women under 30 who you feel are already making a difference to the industry or
  the business.
• Technician. This category is for refinish technicians, body repair technicians or mechanical automotive technicians who work in a bodyshop. They can be an apprentice or a qualified technician.

Sixteen winners will be honoured – two per category.