Enter the 2023 Mount Alexander Business Awards
Published on 21 August 2023
Mount Alexander Shire Council is inviting local businesses to enter the 2023 Mount Alexander Business Awards.
The biennial awards showcase, acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of local businesses.
Entries for the 2023 Mount Alexander Business Awards open on Monday 21 August and close on Monday 18 September.
The entry process is simple and quick, with cash prizes on offer for each award category winner and a new location for the awards ceremony night, the Theatre Royal.
There seven award categories open, which reflect the diverse range of businesses across the shire:
- Community Focused – For businesses that actively contribute to the community.
- Creative Marketing – For businesses that show exceptional brand and marketing campaigns.
- Diverse and Inclusive – For businesses that show a strong commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion.
- Environmental Impact – For businesses that prioritise sustainable practices, environmental stewardship and social responsibility.
- Innovative Service or Product – For businesses that have introduced innovative services or products to the market.
- New Business – For new businesses that have shown outstanding achievements and growth in two years or under.
- Young Achiever – For a young person (35 or under) who is leading the way in their field.
Finalists and winners will be chosen by an independent judging panel, who will also choose an overall Business of the Year award winner.
Following feedback from previous years, we have reimagined the award categories to those above and also now include the Lifetime Achievement Award and the People’s Choice Award.
The Lifetime Achievement Award will be chosen by a panel and acknowledges a local business leader who has made a significant impact in the business community.
The People’s Choice Award gives the public a chance to vote for the business they think demonstrates excellence in customer service. Voting for the People’s Choice Award opens on Monday 25 September.
2021 Professional Services Award winner, Sid Larwill from Vegetation Link, said the awards are a great opportunity for businesses to step back from the day-to-day, and recognise and celebrate their success.
“The awards night itself was a great eye-opener to the diversity of businesses in the shire and the amount of people doing great work in our business community,” said Mr Larwill.
“Winning a Mount Alexander Business Award raised our profile locally. As a direct result, we came to the attention of a young professional who has since joined our team.
“The process also provided an opportunity to step back from the day-to-day and mark our successes.”
Visit www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au/BusinessAwards2023 to enter the awards.
Information session
One on one information sessions are available for anyone who’d like to learn more about the awards, the process, and get step-by-step help with their entry.
Contact Council to book in a time.
When: From Monday 21 August and close on Monday 18 September, at a time suitable to you
Where: Online, phone or in person
Book: Email business@mountalexander.vic.gov.au or call 5471 1745.
For more information contact Natalie Parsons, Council’s Economic Development Coordinator, on 5471 1700 or n.parsons@mountalexander.vic.gov.au.
The 2023 Mount Alexander Business Awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday 15 November at the Theatre Royal.
Sponsors and partners
The Mount Alexander Business Awards are run by Mount Alexander Shire Council with the support of many wonderful sponsors and partners.
Our Gold Sponsor again in 2023 is Don Smallgoods, along with our Gold Media Partner, Midland Express and Castlemaine Mail.
Silver Sponsors include Workspace Australia, Maldon and District Community Bank, Lascorp, RMG, Castlemaine Rotary Club and Castlemaine Hot Rod Centre along with our Silver Media Partner the Tarrangower Times.
Joining us for the first time are Bronze Sponsors – Westvic Staffing Solutions and nbn Local.
Our valued partners are Startup Central Victoria, Business Mount Alexander and Maldon Inc.