Gold Coast Business Awards

The 2008 Awards

are officially open for business!

Nomination and entries are now open for the 2008 Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards following a high profile launch in the Penthouse suite of Conrad Jupiter’s. Many of the city’s leading business people attended, including 2007 Business of the Year winner, Kenton Campbell.

Campbell, Founder of Zarraffas Coffee, says winning the 2007 award has boosted moral among his staff and has made him feel that his hard work has paid off.

“It means that the Gold Coast believes in us as a company. I’d encourage anyone to apply.”

Every month from May to October the awards acknowledge winners in each of the 9 categories. All of the monthly winners become finalists for the Major Awards, which are presented at a Black Tie Gala at Conrad Jupiter’s in November.

The award categories are: Family Business, Manufacturing and Construction, Mayor’s Innovation GC, Retail, Wholesale and Distribution, Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation, Trades, Professions and Services, Information Technology and Multimedia, Emerging Business and now, Environmental Management.

This year, the Awards committee are very excited to announce the new monthly category to reward and promote environmental responsibility.

The Environmental Management Award, sponsored by Gold Coast City Council’s 2020 Vision on Waste Strategic Plan, is open to business across all sectors who have implemented good environmental practices, not just those in the environmental industry.

Committee President, Ian Cousins, says “the category will recognise companies who are actively moving away from over-reliance on landfill & recognise potential reuse for their business waste, as well as reducing carbon emissions & water waste.”

“Gold Coast City has been one of the fastest growing regions in Australia for more than four decades. New and established businesses are thriving in the robust, economic environment of Australia’s sixth largest city and fastest growing regional centre, and with this growth come the responsibility to our future generations and the need to focus our efforts towards creating a sustainable future for our environment is becoming more apparent.”