How to Nominate for the Bendigo Bank Gippsland Business Awards

You can access a nomination form by:

• Download form from this website (available soon)
• Collecting one from any Bendigo Bank across Gippsland
• Collecting one from any Shire Office after 16 March 2008
• Using the copy posted to you in March

Entries

Once your nomination form has been processed we will send you an entry form via postal mail. You must complete this form and send to us before the 06 June 2008.

Timetable for 2008 Awards

Eligibility Criteria

To the best of my knowledge, my business or the business I am nominating meets ALL the following eligibility criteria:

• It resides in Gippsland AND will comply with any of the categories listed.
• It is a sole trader, partnership or Pty. Ltd. company that has a base in Gippsland and employs people who live in Gippsland.
• It is NOT a club, co-operative or non-profit organisation.
• It is NOT a government-funded business or a government agency.
  Entities that are the responsibility of and/or funded by other agencies and/or that currently receive significant financial support from other funding, (For example: Local, State or Federal Government, Philanthropic Organisations) are not eligible to nominate.
• Entrants can nominate for more than one category, but must submit a separate entry form for each category.

The Bendigo Bank Gippsland Business Awards are open to:

Sole traders; partnerships; Pty Ltd or listed public company’s; that have a base in Gippsland and employ people who live in Gippsland.

• Employees and immediate family of the Award organizers, Bendigo Bank or any sponsors associated with the Awards are not eligible to enter.
• Hall of Fame Award recipients are not eligible to nominate.
• Entrants can nominate for more than one category, but must supply a separate nomination form for each category – this includes answering the general and category questions.
• Entities that are the responsibility of and/or funded by other agencies or projects and/or that currently receive significant financial support from other funding bodies (eg. Local, State or Federal Government, Philanthropic Organisations or Trusts) are not eligible to nominate.

Judging

• An anonymous judging panel (10 members) is appointed by the Awards Committee from government, sponsors, organizing committee and independent business specialists.

• Personal contact and/or referee contact may take place to clarify certain points judges wish to query.  Entrants required for this will be notified by phone.

• Each nomination is assessed separately by two judges, who then refer their results back to the panel.

• The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence shall be entered into.

• All finalists are assessed by the entire judging panel to determine category winners.