As a qualified teacher, I deeply love learning and am passionate about sharing it with others. Promoting personal development and a thirst for knowledge is essential. My motto is, "Without change, there wouldn't be butterflies." Diversifying, adapting, and responding to changes in our lives and work environments are crucial to personal and professional growth. In 2013, my husband Theo and I founded Consolidated Group, an equipment hire company. Today, we have over 90 employees and have diversified into a group of companies that includes EK Contracting and Consolidated Transport. Our services cater to the mining, civil, transport, mechanical and defence sectors. As Managing Director of EK Contracting, I work alongside my Indigenous co-owner, Glenn Rush. We are advocates for Indigenous employment in the Pilbara region, where I was born and raised. EK Contracting is on its way to becoming a leader in the mining industry, providing services such as project solutions, equipment hire, mechanical servicing teams, and labour hire. Our operators are highly trained, and we continually seek career advancement opportunities for them. We are proud of our team's accomplishments at Consolidated Group of Companies, and we have received numerous awards, including the WA Training Medium Employer Award in 2021, the 2022 CCFWA Safety Program of the Year Award, and the Small Business Safe Work System at the WHS Training Awards in 2022. I won Trainee of the Year at the CCFWA training awards in 2023, and our business won the Climate Innovation Award and Overall Business of the Year Award at the Rockingham Chamber of Commerce Awards. At the 2023 WA Training Awards, EK Contracting won Small Employer of the Year and was awarded Silver at the Australian Training Awards. I belong to a fantastic group of companies, and I am excited about our future in the resource sector. I look forward to achieving more success.