A little bit of history
Business Excellence Awards
- 16 September 2023, direct via Regional Awards portal.
- 2022, no local awards in the aftermath of the Feb 2022 floods. Business were able to participate direct at regional level.
- 19 August 2021, held online due to pandemic restrictions
- 2020, no local awards were held due to pandemic restrictions.
- 20 July 2019, Trinity Catholic College Hall, Lismore
- 18 August 2018, Trinity Sports Hall, Lismore
- 15 July 2017, Trinity Sports Hall, Lismore
- 30 July 2016, Trinity Sports Hall, Lismore
- 1 August 2015, Lismore Showgrounds
- 23 August 2014, City Hall, Lismore
- 10 August 2013, Trinity Catholic College Hall, Lismore
Business After Hours
*The pandemic played havoc with events in 2020 and 2021, and of course in 2022 there were the big floods which also halted some events and changed the way we do our networking. The gaps in the archive will be remedied wherever possible.
2024
- January – NBN Co
- February – North Coast National (Lismore Show)
- March – Westpac Rescue Helicopter
- April
- May – CASPA
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
2023
- January
- February – TAFE (at Aardvark Cafe)
- March – Coffee Club at the Square
- April – The Metropole
- May – Social Futures
- June – Raine & Horne Real Estate
- July – Wrightway Products
- August – Edmonds Conveyancing (at Two Mates)
- September – PJs Country Fruit & Veg
- October – BASEC Engineering
- November – Strand Arcade
- December – with Janelle Saffin MP (at Invercauld House)
2022*
- January
- February – weather stopped us
- March – rescheduled due to flooding
- April – Busy Ability (at The Met)
- May – LCC (at Council chambers)
- June – Business Lismore (at Invercauld House)
- July – Strand Arcade
- August
- September – Hart Services
- October
- November – Colourworks and Lismore Square
- December – with Janelle Saffin MP (at Invercauld House)
2021*
- January
- February
- March – NORPA
- April – Invercauld House
- May – 41 Battalion
- June – Cancelled
- July – Busy Ability
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
2020*
- January – Norco
- February – CASPA
- March – Cancelled
- April
- May
- June – Cancelled
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December – La Baracca, Mary G’s and Cafe Capello for informal drinks in a post COVID world
2019
- January – Lismore Toyota
- February – Thomas George MP
- March – 24 Hour Solar
- April
- May – Ghetto Babe
- June – Lismore Property Managers
- July – NR Stained Glass and NR Tiles & Mosaics
- August
- September – RED Inc
- October – ON-Q Employment Services
- November
- December
2018
- January – Novaskill
- February – 41 Battalion
- March – SCCU
- April – SCU Catering Services
- May – ACE Community College
- June – Lismore Tourism Team
- July – ANZ Bank
- August – Frizelle Sunshine Automotive
- September – On-Q Human Resources (Cancelled)
- October – Farm Moto
- November – TAFE
- December
2017
- January – RoshTech IT
- February – ACE Community College
- March – Yellow Brick Road and Edmonds Conveyancing
- April – Complete Staff Solutions
- May
- June – Minarelli Smash Repairs
- July – James Frizelle Automotive Group
- August – Summerland Credit Union
- September – CommBank
- October – Westpac Rescue Helicopter
- November – Oak Tree Retirement Village
- December – Lismore Regional Gallery
2016
- January – Telstra Business Centre
- February – Property Professionals
- March – Nortec
- April – Universal Medicine
- May – Tursa
- June – Multitask
- July – Visitor Information Centre
- August – AdvicePlus & SmartLine
- September – RED Inc
- October – HVTC
- November – ETC Ltd
- December – Creative Lismore
2015
- January – Northern Rivers Conservatorium
- February – Goonellabah Tavern
- March
- April – Southern Cross Credit Union
- May
- June – Lismore Police Citizens Youth Club
- July – ON-Q Human Resources
- August – AdvicePlus
- September – NORPA
- October – Rotorwing
- November – Summerland Credit Union
- December
2014
- January – Multitask
- February – Nortec
- March – Northern Rivers Echo
- April – Zen Sushi
- May – Westpac Rescue Helicopter
- June – Nine12 Fitness
- July – Tursa
- August – AdvicePlus
- September – Summerland Credit Union
- October – EnVite Employment
- November – Nickel Energy
- December – Thomas George MP/Our Kids
2013
- January
- February – Summerland Credit Union
- March
- April – SES
- May – Invercauld House
- June
- July – Telstra Business Centre
- August – AdvicePlus
- September – Battery World
- October – Recovre
- November – Commonwealth Bank
- December