RDA Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast Award for Innovation Excellence

This award will recognise a business within the City of Moreton Bay demonstrating excellence in a product, process, business model or marketing innovation that challenges conventional thinking and demonstrates competitiveness in the national or global market, regardless of company size. Nominations may be for a single initiative (product innovation, process innovation, business model innovation or marketing innovation) or an overall strategy within a company.

The qualifying period for all submissions is January 1 2024 to December 31 2024.

OECD Definitions:

Product Innovation: A good or service that is new or significantly improved. This includes significant improvements in technical specifications, components and materials, software in the product, user friendliness or other functional characteristics.
Process Innovation: A new or significantly improved production or delivery method. This includes significant changes in techniques, equipment and/or software.
Business Model (Organisational) Innovation: A new organisational model or method in business practices, workplace organisation or external relations.
Marketing Innovation: A new marketing method involving significant changes in product design or packaging, product placement, product promotion or pricing.

How to enter this category

Are you ready to enter and start your exciting Awards journey?

The first step is to create a profile via the application portal available HERE then select a category or categories and complete your nomination via the nomination form fields.

Within the portal, entrants will be able to submit images and documents to support your nomination. Only nomination forms with completed answers will be accepted. After receiving your nomination, you will be emailed a 2025 digital pack.

This can be used on your website and other marketing material. Please refer to the Rules of Entry when compiling your submission.

KEY DATES

Nominations Open: Tuesday 1 April 2025
Nominations Close: Extended - Monday 14 July 2025
Finalists Announced: Monday 18 August 2025
Finalist Interviews*: Monday 25 August 2025 Between 9am - 1pm)
Gala Awards: Thursday 30 October 2025

2025 Judging Panel - View the judging panel HERE

*All interviews will be 30mins and hosted online. Finalists will be sent full details once finalists have been announced.