Susanna Freymark
It was a night to celebrate local businesses at the Richmond Valley Business Awards held at Club Evans on Saturday, July 18.
The winners and the category they won in were:
Excellence in Retail and Personal Services
Lifestyle Group
Excellence in Trade, Construction & Manufacturing
Apracs
Excellence in Business and Professional Services
Ciacom
Excellence in Health, Care & Wellness Industries
Summerland Support
Excellence in Agriculture & Primary Industries
Richmond Mushrooms
Excellence in Creative Industries
Mememe productions: Redefining Children’s Creative Culture
Outstanding Trainee/Apprentice of the Year
Chelsea Franks – Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club
Outstanding Employee
Annette King – Richmond Valley Aquatics
Outstanding Young Business Leader
Tiahn Fairfull – Coraki Hotel
Outstanding Business Leader – 20 Employees and Under
Andrew Presbury – Apracs
Cate McQillen – mememe productions
Outstanding Business Leader – 21 employees and over
Neale Genge – Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club
Employer of Choice – 20 Employees and Under
Apracs
Employer of Choice – 21 Employees and over
Casino Food Company
Excellence in Innovation
Odyssey Campers
Excellence in Sustainability
Mememe productions – Increasing our Positive Footprint
Outstanding Community Organisation
Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club
Outstanding New Business
Woodburn Health
Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
Creating Positive Pathways Together
Excellence in Micro Business (5 Employees and Under)
Ciacom
Excellence in Small Business (6-20 Employees)
Mememe productions: Imagination as Infrastructure
Excellence in Medium Business (21-99 Employees)
The Rod n Reel Hotel & Brewery
Outstanding Visitor Experience
The Casino Truck Show
Go here for the list of Highly Commended businesses.
The finalists in each category were:
Excellence in Retail and Personal Services
Beachside Bargains Evans Head
Fresh Image Studios
Lifestyle Group
Excellence in Trade, Construction & Manufacturing
Apracs
Odyssey Campers
Williams Group Australia
Excellence in Business & Professional Services
Cicom
Janelle Beucker Personal Travel Manager Evans Head
Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club
Excellence in Health, Care & Wellness Industries
Kel’s Diabetes and Pharmacy Services
Kookaburra Early Learning
Richmond Valley Aquatics
Summerland Support
Sunday Therapy
Swimming with Mikayla
Woodburn Health
Excellence in Agriculture & Primary Industries
Richmond Mushrooms
Excellence in Creative Industries
McAuliffe School of Dance
mememe productions: Redefining Children’s Creative Culture
Odyssey Captured
Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club
Outstanding Trainee/Apprentice of the Year
Chelsea Franks – Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club
Millie Bodley – Fresh Image
Zoe Brown – Fresh Image
Outstanding Employee
Amy Sutton – Woodburn Health
Annette King – Richmond Valley Aquatics
Charles Ubamos – Club Evans RSL
Courteney Matthews – McAuliffe School Of Dance
Donna Trustum – Rod n Reel Hotel & Brewery
Emma Waterhouse – Lifestyle Group Evans Head
Gail Keep – Kookaburra Early Learning
Kaitlin Walker – Fresh Image
Kera Rizza – Fresh Image
Kevin Reilly – Richmond Mushrooms
Kya Gaiter – Fresh Image
Maree Donaldson – Achieve Australia
Melissa Brown – Woodburn Health
Niki McPaul – Lifestyle Group Casino
Outstanding Young Business Leader
Brooke Felsch – Fresh Image Studios
Tailah Leonard – Rod nR eel Hotel & Brewery
Tiahn Fairfull – The Coraki Hotel
Outstanding Business Leader – 20 Employees and Under
Amanda Moss – Woodburn Health
Andrew Presbury – Apracs
Cate McQuillen: Reimagining Childhood for a Changing World
Kelly Towns – Woodburn Health
Kylie O’Reilly – Richmond Mushrooms
Outstanding Business Leader – 21 Employees and Over
Daniel Simpson – RodnReel Hotel & Brewery
Neale Genge – Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club
Patrick Deegan – Summerland Support
Tania Gilliland- Kookaburra Early Learning
Employer of Choice – 20 Employees and Under
Apracs
Richmond Mushrooms
Casino Food Company Limited
Lifestyle Group
Richmond Valley Aquatics
Richmond Valley Council
Summerland Support
Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club
Excellence in Innovation
Odyssey Campers
Excellence in Sustainability
Kookaburra Early Learning
mememe productions: Increasing Our Positive Footprint
Summerland Bank
Outstanding Community Organisation
Achieve Australia
Casino and District Historical Society
Lions Club of Casino
Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club
Outstanding New Business
Aligned Cabinetry
Luna E-Clipz Mobile Grooming
Woodburn Health
Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
Creating Positive Pathways Together
Summerland Support
Sunday Therapy
Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club
Excellence in Micro Business (5 Employees and Under)
Brighterhome cleaning & maintenance
Cicom
Janelle Beucker Personal Travel Manager Evans Head
Kel’s Diabetes and Pharmacy Services
McAuliffe School Of Dance
Richmond Mushrooms
Sunday Therapy
The Mustering Yard Cafe
Excellence in Small Business (6-20 Employees)
Apracs
Chippa
Coraki Hotel
Fresh Image Studios PTY LTD
mememe productions: Imagination as Infrastructure
Walker Street Cafe
Excellence in Medium Business (21-99 Employees)
Kookaburra Early Learning
Richmond Valley Aquatics
Summerland Support
The Rod n Reel Hotel & Brewery
Outstanding Visitor Experience
Coraki Hotel
Lifestyle Group
The Casino Truck Show
The Evans Head Living Museum
The Rod n Reel Hotel & Brewery
Woodburn Evans Head RSL Club