2015 Crowe Horwath Lismore Business Excellence Awards

Business of the Year

• Winner: ShopBaby Australia
• Sponsor: Crowe Horwath

Community and Social Services

• Winner: Lismore Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC)
  Highly Commended: YWCA NSW Northern Rivers
• Sponsor: North Coast Community Housing

Home Based Business

• Winner: Black Tie Photobooths
  Highly Commended: Bronzed and Beautiful
• Sponsor: They Design

Excellence in Sustainability

• Winner: Nickel Energy
  Highly Commended: Lismore City Council
• Sponsor: Commonwealth Bank

Darcy Goodwin Community Service Award

• Presented to: The Winsome & Lismore Soup Kitchen
• Sponsors:
  The Hon. Thomas George, MP
  Summerland Credit Union
  Lismore Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Personal Services

(incl. Health & Aged Care, Fitness & Wellness, Hair & Beauty)

• Winner: Goonellabah Sport and Aquatic Centre (GSAC)
• Sponsor: Multitask

Hospitality

• Winner: Henry’s Bakery Café
  Highly Commended: Black Sombrero
• Sponsor: Southern Cross University

Tourism and Accommodation

• Winner: LightnUp Inc (the Lismore Lantern Parade)
• Sponsor: Lismore Gateway Motel & Restaurant
  (presented by Prime 7)

Trade, Construction, Manufacturing and Innovation

• Winner: Del Casa Homes
  Highly Commended: FX Signs
• Sponsor: Telstra Business Centre

Retail

(includes online/eCommerce)

• Winner: ShopBaby Australia
  Highly Commended: Powermax Computers
• Sponsor: Lismore Come to the Heart

Professional Services

(incl. employment services)

• Winner: Summerland Credit Union
  Highly Commended: Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisors
• Sponsor: Tursa Employment and Training

Entrepreneur of the Year

• Winner: Bronzed and Beautiful
  Highly Commended: Mr Search
• Sponsor: Norco

2015 Awards Nominees

The full list of all entrants to the Awards.

• Black Sombrero
• Black Tie Photobooths
• Bronzed & Beautiful
• Challenge Children’s Services
• Del Casa Homes
• Earth Oven Wood Fired Pizza
• Flawless Imaging
• FX Signs
• Gloria Jean’s Coffees
• Goonellabah Sports & Aquatic Centre (GSAC)
• Henry’s Bakery Café
• High Tea Ladies
• Indian Mumtaj Restaurant
• Janelle Beucker Personal Travel Manager
• LightnUp Incorporated
• Lismore Appliances
• Lismore City Council
• Lismore Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC)
• Mr Search
• Nickel Energy
• North Coast Children’s Home Inc (t/as CASPA)
• Northern Rivers Community Gateway
• Not Just Business Cards
• Online Coins and Collectables
• PowerMax Computers
• Richmond Sand, Gravel and Landscaping
• RSL LifeCare – Chauvel Village
• Rugendyke and Bashforth Contracting Pty Ltd
• SHOPBABY Australia
• Silvertemp
• Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisers
• Summerland Credit Union
• Superior Smash
• YWCA NSW – Northern Rivers

Showbags

Thank you to the following businesses who provided an amazing variety of goodies for our showbags.

• Advice Plus
• Commonwealth Bank
• Challenge Community Services
• Coffee Shots
• Colourworks
• Come to the Heart
• Crowe Horwath
• Del Casa Homes
• Far North Coast Family Referral Service
• High Tea Ladies
• HVTC
• Leumesin Design
• Newcastle Permanent
• North Coast Community Housing
• They Design
• Online Coins & Collectables
• Service NSW
• Southern Cross Credit Union
• Summerland Credit Union
• Tursa