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Scoresby reopening: first day back for some, and first day in for most Australian Trucking Association: Woman of the Year Award

On 4 April, the Cummins Scoresby site welcomed back all staff into the office after two years of restrictions brought on by the pandemic.

Upon reopening, we were joined by a mix of returning employees and new hires who experienced the office for the first time.

The special occasion was celebrated with morning teas throughout the week where coworkers could meet as staff mingled in the kitchen. Director - Customer Support and Business Transformation, Asia Pacific, Julia Utan welcomed office employees back and thanked those who continued to be present in the facility over the last couple of years. The PDC staff were recognised with “thank you” cupcakes for their efforts to keep the business running in-person and office staff received “welcome back” cupcakes.

Julia Utan welcoming office staff back into the facility.

On-highway Product Manager Asia Pacific Lora Miller presented the winner of the National Trucking Industry Woman of the Year Award on behalf of Cummins at the Trucking Australia conference on the Gold Coast on 6 May.

The award recognises the strong professional or personal contribution made by a woman in the Australian trucking industry. The winner was Leanne Dyer, On the Pads, who unfortunately could not attend the gala dinner presentation to accept the award. Leanne was gifted a one-week international travel package to visit the Cummins factory in the United States. In her speech, Lora talked about how Cummins supports women in the automotive industry, from employees taking the initiative to celebrate their female co-workers and educating themselves to break the bias on gender discrimination, to the number of resources and opportunities available for career development. She highlighted that, over the last four years, there has been a steady increase in the number of female apprentices and, this year alone, there were 19 females in the apprentice program.

Lora Miller presenting the Woman of the Year award.