2005 RESULTS: EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS & EXPORT AWARDS
The Excellence in Business Overall Micro Business Award 2005
Winner: Termite Doctors & Pest Management Services
The Excellence in Business Overall Macro Business Award 2005
Winner: Cooroy Mountain Spring Water
The Sunshine Coast Regional Exporter of the Year 2005
Winner: Botanical Food Company
Manufacturing / Construction / Agriculture
Micro Winner: Instant Marquee Systems
Macro Winner: Cooroy Mountain Spring Water
Nominees:
- Bizfurn Express Business Furniture
- Botanical Food Company
- Cooroy Mountain Spring Water
- Instant Marquee Systems
- Liquid Glass Gallery
- Maleny Dairies
- Morcraft Homes
- St Clair Sheetmetal
- The Ink Spot
National / Franchisor / Franchisee
Micro Winner: Australian Geographic
Nominees:
- Australian Geographic
- Snap Printing
- Starshots
- Viviens Jewellers
- Zarraffa's Coffee
Retail
Micro Winner: High Tech Health
Macro Winner: Neuendorf Interiors
Nominees:
- Cosmetics Plus
- Global Living
- High Tech Health
- Howards Storage World
- Lanhams Retravision
- Main Beach Surf Co.
- Maleny Computer Centre
- Maleny Jewellers
- Neuendorf Interiors
- Nutshack
- One Zero Maleny
- Placemat
- The Jewellery Lounge
Restaurant / Food Service
Micro Winner: Colin James Fine Foods
Macro Winner: The Spirit House
Nominees:
- Alfresco
- Colin James Fine Foods
- First Class Functions
- Frozzy's
- Hungry Feel
- Pasta Pronto
- Riba Kai Café Lounge
- Sab's at Woombye
- The Deck Restaurant
- The Spirit House
- Velvet Waters Rock 'n' Roll Restaurant
Service
Micro Winner: Termite Doctors & Pest Management Services
Macro Winner: Sunshine Coast Private Hospital
Nominees:
- A to Z Mortgages
- ab fab The Stress Free Movers
- Coastal Business Brokers
- Elenbi Design
- Ferguson Cannon Lawyers
- Fitness Evolution Aust P/L
- Force 8 Photo Digital
- Holmans Group
- Ikatan Spa
- Merrick's Noosa Learn to Surf
- Mint Hair & Beauty
- Noosa Youth Service
- Performance Training Pty Ltd.
- Solutions@IT Pty Ltd.
- Sunshine Coast Private Hospital
- Sunshinerealestate.info
- Termite Doctors & Pest Management Services
- Terry's Seafoods
- Thompson McNichol Lawyers
- Your Loan Adviser
- Zone 3 Laser Games
Tourism / Hospitality / Accommodation
Micro Winner: Lake Weyba Cottages
Macro Winner: Australia Zoo
Nominees:
- Australia Zoo
- Lake Weyba Cottages
- Rydges Oasis Resort
- Sheraton Noosa Resort & Spa
Highly Commended
National / Franchisor / Franchisee: Starshots
Restaurant / Food Service: Alfresco
Service: Holmans Group
Hall of Fame
Inducted:
- Ellmo's Of Ocean St
- TravelWorld Corporate & Events
Young Business Leader
Winner: Rhonda Billett – Uptown Hair Studio
Finalist: Peta Simpson – New Staff Solutions
Nominees:
- Rhonda Billett - Uptown Hair Studio
- Glen Coventon - Performance Training Pty Ltd.
- Andrew Howarth - Sab's at Woombye
- Penny Moore - Bizfurn Express Business Furniture
- Vanessa Naughton - Horizontal Tango & So Sexy Lingerie
- Sam Penny - High Tech Health
- Peta Simpson - New Staff Solutions
Employee of the Year
Winner: Lianne Dickson – St George Bank
Finalists:
- Lisa Pye – Encompass Professional Services
- Graham MacDonald – Performance Training
Nominees:
- Peta Aitken - Uptown Hair Studio
- Erick Buma - Bizfurn Express Business Furniture
- Giles Clark - Australia Zoo
- Lianne Dickson - St. George Bank
- Linda Douglas - Newapprenticeships.com.au
- Kenneth Hall - Velvet Waters Rock 'n' Roll Restaurant
- Graham MacDonald - Performance Training Pty Ltd.
- Lisa Pye - Encompass Professional Services
- Gavin Reeves - Pelican Motors Service
- Lisa Rowe - Sunshine Coast Health Foundation
- Steve Smith - Sunbather Insulation & Solar
Export
Arts & Entertainment: Virtual Mechanix
Education & Services: APAC Services
Small Manufacturer: Advanced Aquarium Technologies
Medium Manufacturer: Transportable Shade Sheds
Large Manufacturer: Botanical Food Company
Agribusiness: Botanical Food Company
Tourism: Oceanis Australia Pty Ltd
Information & Communication Technology: Rylson Group
Emerging Exporter: Transportable Shade Sheds
Highly Commended (Medium Manufacturer):
- Quick Corp
- Didgeridoonas
Nominees:
- Advanced Aquariums
- APAC Services
- Basically Wild
- Botanical Food Company
- Classic Queenslanders
- Didgeridoonas
- Oceanis Australia Pty Ltd
- Performance Training
- Pravana
- Quik Corp
- Rylson Group
- Sea English Academy
- Transportable Shade Sheds
- Virtual Mechanix