2023 Winners

SRJ Walker Wayland Award for Not-For-Profit Excellence

Winner: Encircle Ltd

Celebrating 36 years, Encircle Community Services is a registered charity recognised and respected for its role in fostering community development and participation in Moreton Bay. Encircle specialises in engaging and connecting communities; developing capacity and resilience in vulnerable and disadvantaged communities; and delivering quality services that respond to community need.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

UniSC Award for Environment & Sustainability Excellence

Winner: Moreton Bay Recycling

Moreton Bay Recycling is a concrete waste recycling facility in Narangba. Moreton Bay Recycling accepts clean concrete waste from building and demolition projects — and efficiently process it onsite to create quality recycled concrete products.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

Solar Bollard Lighting Award for Exporting Excellence

Winner: EJ

EJ is the global leader in design and manufacture of infrastructure access solutions (manhole covers). A 5th generation family business, founded in 1883 in Northern Michigan, USA who have grown by providing access solutions for the world’s growing infrastructure. For 7 years, EJ, Brendale has been headquarters and main assembly works for the AP region.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

Solar Bollard Lighting Award for Exporting Excellence

Winner: ONETIME

ONETIME is a company that specializes in sports timing and technologies. Their core business involves providing timing and results for various events, such as running, triathlon, swimming, and cycling, as well as developing the necessary technology to achieve these outcomes.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

Telstra Award for Youth Innovation Excellence

Winner: Bray Park State High School - Project Bray Green

Project Bray Green is set to challenge the behaviours of students by rewarding them to recycle and go green! Project Bray Green is a unique business set up by Bray Park SHS Year 8 Innovate students in order to help save the world from plastic bottles by recycling.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

Dynamic Bradview Roofing Award for Corporate Social Responsibility Excellence

Winner: Ausbuild

Ausbuild’s current portfolio includes The Sanctuary (Warner), Prominence (Pallara), and Montrose, in Morayfield. Ausbuild’s unique home, land and finance model takes the stress out of home buying to ensure that every journey home, is a simple one.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

Bishopp Award for Marketing Excellence

Winner: Cashmere Syrups

Cashmere Syrups is an Aussie-owned brand that specialises in tasty, Aussie made flavoured syrups and cocktail mixers. Originating from The Rainbow Syrup Company, a Brisbane-based syrups manufacturer, Cashmere Syrups was born out of a need to pivot during the covid pandemic and offer an online solution for customers all across Australia. This is the second year in a row Cashmere Syrups has won this award.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

Award for Employee of the Year

Winner: Hannah Worthy, The Store of Requirement

Hannah is the general manager for The Store of Requirement and runs not only the online store/warehouse but also the physical shop. Hannah takes care of the staff and takes a personal role in each of their lives. It is important to Hannah to continue to learn and improve relations with the other staff to ensure that not only are the staff happy in their role, but delivering the best possible service to our customers.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

EPIC Assist Award for Accessibility & Inclusiveness Excellence

Winner: Belgravia Leisure

Belgravia Leisure is the fastest growing leisure management organisation in Australia and has over 30 years’ industry experience. They currently manage 12 venues in Moreton Bay, eleven aquatic centres, and one sports complex.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

Moreton Daily Award for Customer Service Excellence

Winner: IntegratePHYSIO

IntegratePHYSIO is a local outpatient health organisation providing quality care with the aim to prioritise your health first and help our community become the healthiest in the country.

They pride themselves in providing outstanding patient care using best practice treatments that deliver positive results. IntegratePHYSIO’s optimal goal is to enhance the patient’s lifestyle by enabling a functional return to their activities and optimising their quality of life.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

Visit Moreton Bay Award for Tourism Business Excellence

Winner: Brisbane Whale Watching

Brisbane Whale Watching is an eco-certified, nature tourism cruise owned and operated by Captain Kerry Lopez, the first female-owned and operated, permitted whale watching venture in the southern hemisphere. Since 1996, BWW has welcomed thousands of tourists to Moreton Bay to enjoy a day of whale watching onboard the multi-million-dollar, purpose-built luxury catamaran “Eye Spy”.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

Think2Be Award for Entrepreneur of the Year

Winner: Ellie Bakker, Splice Marketing Agency

Aged 29, Ellie Bakker launched Splice Marketing, a niche healthcare marketing agency that filled a gap in the market. She bootstrapped the agency and, over the last 5 years, has grown it from a one-woman band to a team of 20 – with no bank loans and only the first round of Jobkeeper payments. Ellie now runs three businesses, has presented to more than 3000 entrepreneurs across Australia, and gives back where she can through volunteering and pro bono marketing services for local charities.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

RDA Moreton Bay Award for Innovation Excellence

Award for Food & Agribusiness Excellence

Winner: Moreton Bay Kitchen

Catering business, restaurant, school tuck shop, meal delivery. Moreton Bay Kitchen is the brain child of international, award-winning chef, Suzie Albu. With decades of experience from owning a restaurant to running an events company in London, Suzie knows food. Her repertoire is wide and varied. Using fresh and local ingredients, she makes spectacular food for real people.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

North Harbour Award for Advanced Manufacturing Excellence

Winner: My Berries

My Berries produces safe and sustainably sourced frozen and freeze dried Australian soft fruits. They pride themselves on choosing perfectly ripe, delicious soft fruits surplus to the supermarket trade. My Berries' unique, double pronged business reduces food waste while value-adding to fruit that may have been discarded.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

Westpac Businesswoman of the Year

Winner: Ruth Limkin, The Banyans Healthcare

The Banyans Healthcare provides residential and intensive outpatient treatment programs for professionals and their families experiencing mental health or addiction. Using a multi-modal treating team of medical staff, allied health, physical therapy and nutrition, The Banyans provides exclusively one to one therapy to provide a private and confidential treatment program.

Read Full Moreton Daily Article

Red Carpet Winner Interview with Garry Youngberry from 9News Queensland

Moreton Bay Regional Council Business of the Year

Winner: IntegratePHYSIO

IntegratePHYSIO is a local outpatient health organisation providing quality care with the aim to prioritise your health first and help our community become the healthiest in the country.