2026 Winners Announced
Collie, WA – June 8, 2026 – 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, June 6, 2026.
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
Sole Trader Award
Runner Up: Collabs
Winner: Forest Explorers
Business with 1-5 Employees
Runner Up: The Hair Volte
Winner: Partners in Safety
Business with 6-10 Employees Award
Winner: Collie Auto-Tech
Business with 21+ Employees Award
Winner: Collie Ridge Resort
INDUSTRY AWARDS
Hospitality and Tourism Business Award
Runner Up: Forest Explorers
Winner: Collie Ridge Resort
Retail and Sales Business Award
Runner Up: Everything Under the Sun Collie
Winner: Partners in Safety
Services Business Award
Runner Up: Quantum Filtrations
Winner: Reformix
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Leading with Innovations Award
Runner Up: Quantum Filtrations
Winner: Reformix
Sustainable and Environmental Business Practices Award
Runner Up: Reformix
Winner: Forest Explorers
Community Insight & Impact Award
Winner: Lisa Marie Hair Design
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Employee of the Year Award
Runner Up: Everything Under the Sun – Layne Marley
Winner: Collie Auto-Tech – Kate Hunter
Customer Service Award
Runner Up: Shawny Guilfoyle - Tailored Grazing
Winner: Teagan Sewell - Betta Electrical
OUTSTANDING BUSINESS AWARD
Runner Up: Collie Ridge Resort
Winner: Partners in Safety
Thank you to our amazing sponsors: South32, Collie Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc, Triple M, Development WA, Bluewaters, Synergy, Premier Coal, Bendigo Bank, SWDC, The Club Hotel, WesTrac, Oz Commercial Maintenance, International Graphite and Chalkwest.
Thanks to the amazing catering crew for the delicious food from Supper Road. Thanks to Sam and the team at Collie Club Hotel for the tasty beverages, and to Erik at Collie Trophies and Engraving for the trophies. We also extend our thanks to Memory Makers for the stunning champagne wall, and to Joanne from Busy Bee Dry Cleaners for all the linen.
A special thank you to Jon Gellweiler from JLG Photographics for capturing the evening, be sure to check the Collie Chamber Facebook page for the photos.
Thanks also to Totally Sound and Lomax for their outstanding behind-the-scenes support, Amy Shepherd for the beautiful painting, Shenae Chappell and Ashleigh for the opening signing, Nat from Your Way Celebrant Services for our auction fun and Sarah from Gumfire for website and artwork assistance.
Our prize sponsors are Southern Cross Austereo, Lomax Media, IPS Business Advisory, Regional Seven, Collie River Valley Bulletin, SW Times, Collie Chamber of Commerce, The Vic Hotel, Woolworths Collie, Partners in Safety, and Collie Auto Tech.
Our door prizes are from Mystical Presents, Lisa Marie Hair Design, Eternally Beautiful, Collie Ridge Resort, The Vic, The Hair Volte, Illogical Being and Busy Bee.
Our Auction items are brought to you by Ibis Hotel, Jodie Hanns, The Club Hotel, Ma & Pa Pets Delights, Everything under the Sun and Collie Chamber of Commerce.
And lastly, and by no means least, we wish to thank the Collie BMX 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 also included 50 lucky plants, kindly donated by Oz Commercial Maintenance.
