Meet the 2021 Finalists

The first round of judging has been completed and the Moreton Bay Region Business Excellence and Innovation Awards are excited to announce the finalists for the 2021 Awards.

There are 58 finalists across 12 categories, after a record number of businesses from a diverse range of sectors were nominated.

The fourth annual awards program has been refreshed to reflect Moreton Bay Regional Council’s Regional Economic Development Strategy, with the introduction of three new categories - Businesswoman of the Year, Food and Agribusiness Excellence, and Advanced Manufacturing Excellence.

Award winners will be announced during a gala awards ceremony on November 19 at Eatons Hill Hotel.

Meet the Finalists (in no particular order)

Award for Food and Agribusiness Excellence

  • Bask & Co.
  • Little White Goat Cheese
  • LuvaBerry
  • My Berries
  • Pinata Farms

Description of finalists here.

Award for Advanced Manufacturing Excellence

  • Elexon Electronics Pty Ltd
  • Fibre King Pty Ltd
  • Health Focus Manufacturers
  • Tubeworx Australia

Description of finalists here.

Award for Tourism Business Excellence

  • Ocean View Estates
  • Pitstop Café
  • Redcliffe Farmers and Artisan Markets
  • Sandstone Point Holiday Resort
  • The Store of Requirement

Description of finalists here.

Award for Customer Service Excellence

  • Eckersley Print Group - Print Approach
  • Lillybrook Dental Surgery
  • Northshore Pet Resort
  • Rinse & Repeat
  • Sesame Lane Care & Kindergarten

Description of finalists here.

Award for Exporting Excellence

  • Big Dog Pet Foods
  • Bramble Bay Co
  • Packer Leather Pty Ltd
  • Solar Bollard Lighting
  • Trident RFID

Description of finalists here.

Award for Environment & Sustainability Excellence

  • ByGreen
  • Club Pine Rivers
  • Eckersley Print Group - Print Approach
  • Samford Valley Mushrooms

Description of finalists here.

Award for Not-For-Profit Excellence

  • A Brave Life
  • Intercept Youth and Family Support Program
  • The Carers Foundation
  • Worklinks Qld Ltd
  • Youth Development Foundation

Description of finalists here.

Award for Innovation Excellence

  • It’s Rocket Science
  • JESI
  • Little Hinges
  • MacroGIS
  • STEM Punks

Description of finalists here.

Award for Youth Innovation Excellence

  • Grace Lutheran College Robotics
  • Grace Lutheran College Shark Tank Year 9
  • IntelVest - Murrumba State Secondary College
  • PHL Photos
  • Super Curricular Initiative- Murrumba State Secondary College

Description of finalists here.

Award for Businesswoman of the Year

  • Ellie Bakker – Splice Marketing
  • Fiona Holmstrom – STEM Punks
  • Jacki Hinchey – Blue Dog Farm
  • Dr Sonia Sonia – Kallangur Dental Surgery
  • Susanne Jones – Just Better Care Brisbane North

Description of finalists here.

Award for Employee of the Year

  • Andrew Luke – Packer Leather Pty Ltd
  • Kai McCoy – Bramble Bay Co
  • Teena Ryder – Intercept Youth and Family Support Program
  • Therese Thomson – Sesame Lane Care & Kindergarten
  • Travis Rock – Insurance Web

Description of finalists here.

Award for Entrepreneur of the Year

  • Ellie Bakker – Splice Marketing
  • Matt Ryan - CareTech
  • Michael Holmstrom – STEM Punks
  • Michael Kennedy – Kennedy’s Timbers
  • Mike Arieni –Solar Bollard Lighting

Description of finalists here.

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