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The 2016 Holiday Coast Credit Union Greater Port Macquarie Business Awards celebrated the best of the region’s business on Friday night at Panthers.
There were 220 businesses nominated in this year’s awards with more than 8500 votes cast for the winners.
The Award for Business Excellence was presented to the team from Home Sweet Home.
The Excellence in Small Business Award went to Harcourts while Aqua Vitae Day Spa was inducted into the Business Awards Hall of Fame.
People’s Choice winner, voted by the community, was won by Priceline Pharmacy.
The full list of winners are:
- Accommodation: Rydges, Port Macquarie
- Automotive Services: CS Mechanical Repairs
- Building, Trade Services and Suppliers: Fastplast Building Supplies
- Banking, Finance and Credit Unions: Smarter Financial and Insurance Solutions
- Childcare, Education and Training: Soul Surfing Surf School
- Community and Social Services: Willing and Able Foundation
- Creative Services and Communication: Scaramouche
- Food Production and Catering: Black Duck Brewery
- Hair and Beauty Services: Evelina Kemp Hair and Beauty
- Hotels and Clubs: Settlers Inn Port Macquarie
- Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering: Bennetts Steel
- Medical, Healthcare and Fitness: Priceline Pharmacy
- New Business: Home Instead Senior Care
- Professional and Business Services (5 or less employees): Lake Studio architecture and design
- Professional and Business Services (6 or more employees): MBC Recruitment
- Real Estate and Residential Services: Coast Front Realty
- Restaurants and Cafe: Bookface, Port Macquarie
- Retail (5 or less employees): Touchwood Flowers
- Retail (6 or more employees): Hastings Co-operative Ltd
- Tourism and Attractions: Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail (Arts and Health Australia Pty Ltd)
- Excellence in Innovation: Stabilcorp Pty Ltd
- Excellence in Sustainability: Fuji Xerox Business Centre Mid North Coast
- Excellence in Business Ethics: MBC Recruitment
- Employer of Choice: MBC Recruitment
- Young Business Executive (18-35 years): Connie Porter, Port Macquarie Private Hospital, Ramsay Health Care
- Young Entrepreneur (18-35 years): Stacey Morgan, Port Macquarie Performing Arts
- Woman in Business: Jane Hillsdon, Dragonfly Marketing
- Business Leader (35+): Tanya Simmons, Bennetts Steel
- Excellence in Work Health and Safety: Blue Gum Bros
- Excellence in Small Business: Harcourts, Port Macquarie
- Excellence in Business: Home Sweet Home
- People’s Choice: Priceline Pharmacy
- Hall of Fame: Aqua Vitae Day Spa
Tracey Fairhurst
The Port News has been at the heart of its community for more than 135 years. Your stories matter to us and so does local journalism. If you have a story to share, email tracey.fairhurst@austcommunitymedia.com.au
The Port News has been at the heart of its community for more than 135 years. Your stories matter to us and so does local journalism. If you have a story to share, email tracey.fairhurst@austcommunitymedia.com.au
