2005 Winners of the Bendigo Bank Gippsland Business Awards

The inductee to the Hall of Fame is ‘Valley Windows’ of Morwell a previous multi award winner in the Manufacturing categories & Gippsland Business of the year 2002.

The announcement was made at the gala award presentation evening held on Friday night at the Premiere Function Centre, Traralgon for the 2005 Federation Health Gippsland Business Awards.

Compered by well known entertainer and television personality, Denis Walter and featuring Melbourne comedy act “Troupe De Jour”, the awards evening was again, a huge success and confirmed its place as the highlight of Gippsland’s annual business calendar.

Business of the Year

Chumba Concept Salon – Warragul

Scott Turner Interim CEO Federation Health and Jeff Ingram Chairperson Federation Health Gippsland Business Awards Committee presenting Belinda Watts and Carl Keeley from Chumba Concept Salon Warragul with their award.

Chumba Concept Salon now joins other well known Gippsland businesses who have won the prestigious award in previous years. These include Kiel Industries, Jindi Cheese, Geo Eng, Gippsland Business Support ,Valley Windows & Patties Foods.

Gippsland Business of the Year

Hall of Fame Inductee
won by:

Valley Windows – Morwell

Gary Garth receives the award as inductee into the Gippsland Business Awards Hall of Fame

The Federation Health Gippsland Business Awards drew unprecedented interest from businesses across Gippsland. Chairperson Jeff Ingram said: ‘The quality of nominations this year was of a very high quality. This is a great sign that business in Gippsland continues to improve across the board. The breadth and quality of nominations demonstrate that businesses can thrive in a regional environment. The Awards are a celebration of the great things that are happening in the Gippsland Business Community.’

Jeff Ingram continued: ‘On behalf of the committee I would like to congratulate the winners, finalists and sponsors for their support of the Awards and encourage
businesses who were not finalists or did not nominate this year to get involved in 2006.’

Commerce
won by:

GBS Recruitment

Juli Halton and Sharon Stait receive the award from Barry Quinn representing the Commerce category sponsor Phillipsons.

Environment & Sustainable Business Practice
won by:

Stringybark Cottages

Greg Hade of Loy Yang Power presents the winners of this award to Neil and Lois Triggs of Stringybark Cottages

Export
won by:

DM3D Studios Pty Ltd

The award was presented by Mr Brendan Jenkins MP on behalf of the Victorian Government to Merryn Neilson, Dave Rasmussen and their team from DM3D Studios.

Hospitality
won by:

F&C Fish and Chippery

Ruth McDonald representing the category sponsor, the Baw Baw Shire Council, presented the Hospitality award to Peter Schnieder and Jason Jones of F&C Fish and Chippery located in Sale.

Information Communications Technology
won by:

DM3D Studios Pty Ltd

Dave Rasmussen and Merryn Neilson receive the award on behalf of their company from Jane Oakley representing category sponsor Telstra Country Wide.

New Business
won by:

Chumba Concept Salon

Maree McPerson of Gippsland ACC presents Carl Keeley and Belinda Watts of Chumba Concept Salon with the New Business award.

Retailing
won by:

Foster AUR Food-Rite Supermarket

Deanne Healey representing VECCI presents the award for Retailing to Sandy and Jo Bucello from Foster AUR Food Rite.

Young Achievement Award

There was a special presentation to INSPIRYAD1, a school based company auspiced by St Pauls Grammar Warragul and Young Achievement Australia.
Danielle Darragh received the award from sponsor representative, Associate Professor Adela McMurray from Monash University and Susan Sayer YAAA.