September 16, 2018
In Melanie McCarthy’s birthplace of Broken Hill, it was once the rule that a woman had to give up her job when she married.
It was the case when her own mother wed in the 1970s.
But it has been a different story for the Goornong resident.
Ms McCarthy has not only maintained a successful career while building a family, she has officially been recognised as a trailblazer in a field in which few women work.
Last week, she was named the 2018 Exceptional Woman in Australian Resources at the Women in Resources National Awards in Canberra.