Hunter Business Awards Two Thousand & Nineteen
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AUSTRALIA’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS REGIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS FINALISTS HUNTER BUSINESS AWARDS TWO THOUSAND & NINETEEN BUSINESS LEADER OF EXCELLENCE IN EXCELLENCE IN CONTRIBUTION TO THE YEAR (31+ YEARS) BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS THE REGION Proudly sponsored by (21+ EMPLOYEES) (5 - 20 EMPLOYEES) Proudly sponsored by Port CPA Australia Proudly sponsored by NSW Proudly sponsored by Authority of New South Wales Minerals Council Newcastle Herald Amanda Reilly – Novaskill Allambi Care Atune Health Centres All Seasons Hunter Pools and Colin Osborne – Anglican Woodfires Anglican Care Care Chandler Macleod Asquith Workforce Aussie Ark Elizabeth Gabriel – Aussie Ark Club Singleton Aussie Ark Chandler Macleod Ian Jones – Merchant Compass Housing Business Brokers Barr Property & Planning Compass Housing Essential Skills Training & Lesleigh Adie – Ourcare Recruitment Cardiff Veterinary Hospital Greater Bank Services Kenshaw Electrical Design Anthology Newcastle Airport Margo Shand (Chiplin) – Chandler Macleod Monica Clare Recruitment Ethos Health Newcastle Bean Counters Ball Morven Cameron – Lake Novaskill Funda Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Macquarie City Council Group Oakvale Wildlife Park Newcastle Basketball Peter Cock – Newcastle NewieVentures Airport Pepper Tree Wines Newcastle Financial Planning Group Out of the Square Media Sarah-Jane Dunford – TSA Management Riskology Seed People Consulting PKF Shane Fox – Merchant Skildare Riskology Business Brokers Signature Gardens Retirement Simon Ashley – Atune Health Resort START UP SUPERSTAR EXCELLENCE IN KRISTEN KEEGAN EXCELLENCE IN Proudly sponsored by the MICRO BUSINESS YOUNG BUSINESS INNOVATION Australian Institute of Company (< 5 EMPLOYEES) EXECUTIVE Proudly sponsored by Directors Proudly sponsored by Glencore (18 – 30 YEARS) Pitcher Partners Proudly sponsored by Core Pilates Studio AJM Photography Ampcontrol Quarry Mining Hunter Allied Care CK Health Hunter Primary Care Jess Kiely – A Growing Shaw & Bunner Legal Evergreen Energy Consultants Understanding National Narrowband Network Co (NNNCo) Tender Training College Hunter Electrics Kiraley Muller – MRS Services Group Programmed The Cabin Collective Merchant Business Brokers Martin Corrigan – Port The Business Centre The IV Lounge Riskology Waratah Coal Services Tuckers Lane Custom Furniture The Eye Place Monique Aganovic – Hunter Allied Care Tighes Hill Cellars Rebecca Steltenpool – PKF Scott Charlton – Scent Central 2 HUNTER BUSINESS AWARDS 2019 OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE IN EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL EXCELLENCE IN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE & HOSPITALITY SUSTAINABILITY Proudly sponsored by Proudly sponsored by Compass Proudly presented by Proudly sponsored by Umwelt Newcastle Coal Housing Hunter Business Chamber Infrastructure Group Anglican Care Allambi Care Caves Coastal Bar & Anglican Care Bungalows Compass Housing Hunter Brain Injury Respite Chandler Macleod Options (I Am Here) Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley Compass Housing Procare Pepper Tree Wines Downer EDI Works Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley Samaritans Foundation Tighes Hill Cellars Genea Newcastle Hunter Pet Motel OUTSTANDING YOUNG EXCELLENCE IN LOVE WATER LOVE Hunter Valley Coal Chain ENTREPRENEUR EXPORT BUSINESS Coordinator (18 – 30 YEARS) Proudly sponsored by Proudly sponsored by Port of Newcastle Hunter Water Toronto Private Hospital Proudly presented by Hunter Business Chamber R&R Murphy Calvary Retirement Community TSA Management Grace Page – The IV Lounge Cessnock Whiteley Corporation Westpac Rescue Helicopter Jack Antcliff – Oasis Media Daracon – Martins Creek Service Quarry Jade Chislett – Just Like You Dolls LOCAL CHAMBER OF Morisset Hospital COMMERCE PRESIDENT’S AWARD Jeffrey Bell – Bellcorp Proudly sponsored by Proudly sponsored by Accountants Service NSW Sparke Helmore Lawyers Simone Burrows – Blu’s Bulahdelah Chamber of School of Dance Commerce and Tourism Tomaree Business Chamber HUNTER BUSINESS AWARDS 2019 AUSTRALIA’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS REGIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS 3 HUNTER BUSINESSES SHINE Friday 23 August saw a sell-out categories, with the night Council, Pitcher Partners, Umwelt, crowd of 590 guests from the culminating in the Business Leader Port of Newcastle, Newcastle Coal region’s leading businesses gather of the Year Award. Infrastructure Group, Port Authority at NEX, Wests City for the highly of New South Wales, Service NSW, The Chamber congratulated anticipated 2019 Hunter Business Compass Housing, Sparke Helmore all finalists and acknowledged Awards. Lawyers, Australian Institute of the partnerships with its valued Company Directors and beverage The awards were presented at sponsors who make it possible sponsors Drayton’s Family Wines, a gala dinner sponsored by the to provide such recognition. Tullochs, Leogate Estate Wines and University of Newcastle. This included the major sponsor Murrays Craft Brewing Co. University of Newcastle, award From a large pool of very sponsors Hunter Water, Glencore, Guests were entertained by the impressive finalists, winners were Quarry Mining, CPA Australia, Mark Wells Band throughout the awarded across 17 different Newcastle Herald, NSW Minerals evening. 4 HUNTER BUSINESS AWARDS 2019 HUNTER BUSINESS AWARDS 2019 AUSTRALIA’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS REGIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS 5 JOINT WINNERS BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR (31+) MORVEN CAMERON, LAKE MACQUARIE CITY COUNCIL Morven Cameron would improve working is the first female relationships. As a result, executive leader of 90 per cent of the changes Lake Macquarie City introduced came from staff Council. She oversees suggestions. a team of more than 1100 staff, $3 billion The addition of a small worth of infrastructure business improvement assets and a $356 team to council has already million budget that resulted in $3 million in delivers more than 100 productivity savings and services to 205,000 injected a more business- residents. oriented culture and mindset among staff. Since being appointed CEO in Morven is focusing on 2017, Morven has realising new opportunities driven an innovative for advanced manufacturing approach to economic in Lake Macquarie and development, the DashMake space including leading is targeting emerging the establishment enterprises in that sector. of Dantia, the city’s The goal is to develop economic development company, in with Hunter Water to improve the an ecosystem for advanced 2014. delivery of services for people in manufacturing firms that will use Lake Macquarie. Lake Macquarie as a base for She has encouraged strategic international markets. business partnerships – such as One of Morven’s first tasks as CEO the establishment of the DashMake was to instigate an organisational The judges said Morven’s personal manufacturing co-working space reconfiguration that involved close attributes as a leader were at Warners Bay in collaboration consultation with staff on the shape evident in the strong performance, with Ampcontrol and Slingshot, as of the new structure, allowing objectives and corporate culture of well as a Partnership Agreement them to nominate solutions that Lake Macquarie City Council. 6 HUNTER BUSINESS AWARDS 2019 BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR (31+) PETER COCK, NEWCASTLE AIRPORT Dr Peter Cock is the CEO Peter led the of Newcastle Airport, one of introduction of new Australia’s fastest growing corporate values to the airports, servicing about organisation – aligning 1.3 million passengers its corporate objectives annually. and staff values as one. This was achieved by Peter has taken a regional implementing a culture leadership approach to his workshop process to role as CEO, seeing the seek genuine input from airport as critical piece staff and embed the new of infrastructure for the values into the business Hunter and the organisation from the outset. as catalyst for enhancing regional prosperity. Peter is passionate He has set the vision, about supporting the strategy and priorities for local businesses in his the Airport, including the area and increasing securing of an international to the diversification of the Hunter awareness of the route to Auckland, the launch of economy. Hunter Region as a premier tourist the Astra Aerolab, and plans for a destination. The Australian Airports Association runway expansion that will expand awarded Newcastle Airport Major The judges said Peter’s the airport’s potential reach to new Airport of the Year in 2018, leadership had been integral international markets. recognising its outstanding to the achievements and These initiatives will not only ensure commitment to excellence in business success of the Airport, the continued growth of the airport customer service, safety, security demonstrating the effectiveness of but will drive significant investment, and facilities as well as positive a positive workplace culture and new jobs and economic benefits to feedback from passengers, aviation a collaborative approach to doing the region, as well as contributing partners, airlines and vendors. business. THE BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD IS SPONSORED BY CPA AUSTRALIA. THIS AWARD RECOGNISES PEOPLE WHO DEMONSTRATE OUTSTANDING ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT, STRATEGIC BUSINESS DIRECTION AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS, WHILE PROVIDING INSPIRATION TO A NEW GENERATION OF UPCOMING BUSINESS LEADERS. HUNTER BUSINESS AWARDS 2019 AUSTRALIA’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS REGIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS 7 PRESIDENT’S AWARD NEWCASTLE AIRPORT Newcastle Airport has the potential opportunities for the region. The to influence the prosperity of the inaugural three-month Auckland Hunter region at a scale that few service carried 6,300 passengers,