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Important Event Dates for 2008
ENTRIES  ARE DUE 1st EACH MONTH
FROM  MAY TO OCTOBER!
May  Thursday 1st Entries Due
    Wednesday 28th Presentation of May winners
June  Monday 2nd Entries Due
    Wednesday 25th Presentation of June Winners
July  Tuesday 1st Entries Due
    Wednesday 23rd Presentation of July Winners
August  Friday 1st Entries Due
    Tuesday 27th Presentation of August Winners
September  Monday 1st Entries Due
    Wednesday 24th Presenation of September Winners
October  Wednesday 1st Final Entries Due
    Wednesday 29th Presentation of October Winners
November  Saturday 22nd GALA EVENING – Conrad Jupiters

* Dates are subject to change
 
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.”


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Launch Socials in the Penthouse Suite
at Conrad Jupiters
 
 
Ian Cousins, Wayne Jones & Richard Holt 
(Committee President, Treasurer & Vice-President) 
 
 
Ian Cousins, John-Paul & Stacey Langbroek,  
Ross Giudice, Annie Northon-Knight & Steve Ciobo
 
 
Rowena Bell-Bradbury, Shane Campbell & Tracy Constable 
 
Aldwyn Altuney, Joe Sands & Shannon Willoughby
 
Kenton Campbell, Suzy & Jim Kinsel
 
Kristina Turkovic, Wayne Jones, Nev Hyman & Di Reilly
 
Barry Jenkins, Steve Sammes, Ian Cousins, Cherrill McKay 
 

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