It was a big night for business in the Great Lakes, with Forster’s Milligans taking out the Business of the Year award at the MidCoast Business awards.
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Around 260 people attended the event at Tuncurry Beach Bowling Club on Friday, May 5.
Event spokesperson Jeremy Thorton said this was an increase of at least 70 more people than last year.
“We are seeing the benefits of the new MidCoast region,” Mr Thorton said.
“Businesses are trying to unite under one banner. They want to be leaders in this change and they see the benefits in networking.”
Milligans won Business of the Year closely followed by Lumpy’s Nursery and Landscape Yard from Tuncurry.
“An Oscars-esq on stage mix up occurred with Milligans announced as runner-up before being surprised whilst collecting their award to learn they were infact the winner,” Mr Thorton said.
He said real estate agency R&R Property, was delighted to not only represent Stroud, but to win awards for the town.
R&R Property was a joint winner in the excellence in small business category with Sunrise Supported Living.
“The positivity in the room and support shown for each other was one of the most pleasing parts of the evening,” Mr Thorton said.
“Almost all winners made special mention of their staff as the crucial part of their business and thanked them for being the backbone to the local economy.”
The Advocate will highlight award-winning businesses in the coming weeks.
Great Lakes awards:
- Business Leader: Mario Tomlin of MidCoast Automotive
- Highly Commended (HC): Denise Hayne of R&R Property Stroud and Bulahdelah
- Excellence in Customer Service: Milligans
- HC: Lumpy’s Nursery and Landscape Yard
- Excellence in Small Business: Sunrise Supported Living and R&R Property Stroud.
- Excellence Professional Services: Life Skills for Kids
- Excellence in Retail: Lumpy’s Nursery and Landscape Yard
- Excellence in Tourism/Hospitality: North Coast Holiday Parks Seal Rocks and BIG4 Great Lakes
- Excellence in Trades: Milligans
- People’s Choice HC: Lumpy’s Nursery and Landscape Yard