Collie Business Awards - 2024

2024 Winners Announced

Collie, WA – May 18, 2024 – The South32 Collie Business Awards, the only awards dedicated exclusively to recognising the achievements of Collie businesses, announced their winners at a Gala Presentation Night on Saturday, May 18, 2024.

The event celebrated exceptional regional businesses that have made an extraordinary impact on the community and demonstrated excellence in their fields. The awards, known as the highest acknowledgment of outstanding achievement and commitment to the Collie business community, brought together winners, finalists, and guests for an evening of recognition and celebration.

GENERAL AWARDS

Start-Up Business Award

Runner Up: Partners in Safety

Winner: Ma & Pa’s Pet Delights

Sole Trader Award

Runner Up: CLP Advertising & Photography Services

Winner: Collabs Scientific Services

Business with 1-5 Employees

Runner Up: Iridescent Studio

Winner: Outback Horse Trails

Business with 6-10 Employees Award

Winner: The Vic Hotel

Winner: Kidz Cottage

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Hospitality and Tourism Business Award

Runner Up: Outback Horse Trails

Winner: The Vic Hotel

 

Retail and Sales Business Award

Runner Up: Everything Under the Sun Collie

Winner: Ma & Pa’s Pet Delights

 

Services Business Award

Runner Up: Iridescent Studio

Winner: Collabs Scientific Services

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Leading with Innovations Award

Runner Up: Little Blue Door

Runner Up: Collabs Scientific Services

Winner: WA South West Plan Managers

Sustainable and Environmental Business Practices Award

Runner Up: Outback Horse Trails

Winner: Busy Bee Dry Cleaners

OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AWARD

Kidz Cottage

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Employee of the Year Award

Runner Up: Iridescent Studio – Rebecca Chapman

Runner Up: Kidz Cottage – Tiffany Latham

Winner: WA South West Plan Managers – Lisa Ilacqua

Customer Service Award

Runner Up: Colin Stevens - Collie Australia Post

Winner: James Bond-McKay - Collie Chicken Treat

Thank you to our amazing sponsors: South32, Collie Chamber of Commer & Industry Inc, Triple M, Development WA, WesTrac, Synergy, The Club Hotel, International Graphite, Bendigo Bank, MEGT, Premier Coal, Ian Guppy, The Vic Hotel & Co Gibson Country Style Jerky.

Thanks to the amazing catering crew for the delicious food from Supper Road. Thanks, Sam and the team from Collie Club Hotel for the tasty beverages, Julie from Harris River Estate for the HRE Wine selection, Erik at Collie Trophies and Engraving for the Trophies, Backdrop Blooms for our glorious champagne wall, Joanne from Busy Bee Dry Cleaners for all the linen Jon Gellweiler our Photographer from JLG Photographics - look to the Chamber Facebook for the photos, Totally Sound and Lomax Media for all their amazing behind the scenes work, Sarah from Gumfire for all our Website and artwork assistance.

Our prize sponsors are Southern Cross Austereo, Lomax Media, IPS Business Advisory, Dominos Collie, WIN, South Western Times, Collie Chamber of Commerce, Regional Seven, Partners in Safety, Collie Auto Tech and Jodie Hanns MLA.

Our door prizes are from Forest Explorers, Mystical Presents, The Vic Hotel, Your Way Celebrant, Dominos Collie and Little Blue Door.

Our Auction items are brought to you by Ibis Hotel, The Vic Hotel, Mystical Presents, Gourmet Grazing, Glow with Dannii, Jodie Hanns, Woolworths Collie, B’Blissful Beauty, Tailored Grazing, Ma & Pa Pets Delights, Everything under the Sun, Lisa Marie Hair Design, Illogical Being, Iridescent Studios, Adventure Connections, Outback Horse Trails and The Collie Chamber of Commerce.

And lastly, and by no means least we wish to thank the Collie Underwater Hockey Club for all their efforts with setup and packing up.

The last surprise for the evening was the lovely Goodie bags on the way out, which had 10 lucky door prizes kindly donated by Dominos in 10 of the goodie bags!

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