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Business of the Year
This award will recognise a Gympie business of any size that demonstrates overall business excellence.
Judging criteria across all facets of the business. Businesses cannot be nominated for this category as the winner will be chosen by the judges from the finalists in all categories.
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People’s Choice Award
The People’s Choice award is a public vote conducted once finalists are shortlisted. Finalists in all categories are automatically entered into the People’s Choice award. People’s choice voting will be open from 18 September until 9 October.
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Categories
Micro Business
This award will recognise a micro Gympie business that demonstrates business excellence with a team of up to 5 people including sole traders or partnerships.
Judging criteria across all facets of the business including business overview; business strategy and innovation; marketing and promotion; customer service; safety; environmental sustainability and community contribution.
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Small Business
This award will recognise a small Gympie business that demonstrates business excellence and has between 6 and 20 employees.
Judging criteria across all facets of the business including business overview; business strategy and innovation; leadership, workplace culture, and staff diversity/inclusion; marketing and promotion; customer service; safety; environmental sustainability; and community contribution.
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Medium to Large Business
This award will recognise a medium to large Gympie business that demonstrates business excellence with over 20 employees.
Judging criteria across all facets of the business including business overview; business strategy and innovation; leadership, workplace culture, and staff diversity/inclusion; marketing and promotion; customer service; safety; environmental sustainability; and community contribution.
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New Business
This award will recognise a new Gympie business that was started or acquired after 1 July 2023 and demonstrates business excellence.
Judging criteria across all facets of the business including your new Gympie business story and business overview; business strategy and innovation; leadership, workplace culture, and staff diversity/inclusion; marketing and promotion; customer service; safety; and environmental sustainability.
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Business Innovation
This award will recognise a Gympie business of any size that demonstrates innovation through processes, products, employment, marketing and/or ideas.
Judging criteria includes overview of your business and strategies; your innovation story, the implementation, successes and challenges; leadership, workplace culture, and staff diversity/inclusion; marketing and promotion; customer service; safety; and environmental sustainability.
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Community Contribution
This award will recognise a business that has made a significant positive impact on the Gympie community, outside of the business’ normal scope of work and in a philanthropic spirit. It celebrates those who have gone above and beyond to foster a stronger and more connected community. This could be through an event, project, initiative, activity, service or volunteering program that has a positive impact on our community.
Judging criteria includes the contribution overview; the positive impact on the community; the strategies used to implement it and the barriers and difficulties overcome; and responses received from the community.
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Food & Agri Business
This award will recognise a Gympie business of any size that is engaged in substantially earning a revenue from food and agriculture, including but not limited to farming, processing, manufacturing and distribution of food, beverages and/or agricultural products.
The award will honour a business in the food and agriculture sector that has excelled in innovation, sustainability, and industry leadership, whether through production, processing, distribution, or retail.
Judging criteria across all facets of the business including business overview; business strategy and innovation; leadership, workplace culture, and staff diversity/inclusion; marketing and promotion; customer service; safety; and environmental sustainability.
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Tourism Business
This award will recognise a Gympie business of any size that is engaged in substantially earning a revenue from tourism.
The award will honour a business in the tourism sector that has excelled in innovation, sustainability, and industry leadership.
Judging criteria across all facets of the business including business overview; business strategy and innovation; leadership, workplace culture, and staff diversity/inclusion; marketing and promotion; customer service; safety; environmental sustainability and tourism sector involvement and activity.
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Professional Services
This award will recognise a Gympie business of any size that is engaged in earning a revenue from the provision of professional services, advice, expertise or specialist support to businesses, organisations or individuals.
The award will honour a professional services business that has demonstrated excellence in client service, innovation, business performance, and industry leadership while making a positive contribution to the Gympie region.
Judging criteria across all facets of the business including business overview; business strategy and innovation; leadership, workplace culture, and staff diversity/inclusion; marketing and promotion; client relationship and customer service; safety and risk management; sustainability and community involvement.
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Not-for-Profit Organisation
This award will recognise a Gympie Not-For-Profit organisation that demonstrates excellence in business.
Judging criteria across all facets of the business, including business overview; your NFP model and funding strategies; leadership, workplace culture, and staff diversity/inclusion; marketing and promotion; customer service and difference made in the community; safety; and environmental sustainability.
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Workplace of Choice
This award will recognise a business that demonstrates being a workplace of choice for employees.
Judging criteria will include business overview; business strategy and innovation; leadership; workplace culture; staff diversity and inclusion; induction, training and development of staff; staff support; retention and reward strategies; and safety.
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Customer Service Hero
This award will recognise an individual that demonstrates excellence in customer service.
Judging criteria includes how the nominee demonstrates customer service, contribution to customer satisfaction and how the individual stands out.
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Nomination Form
Nominations close at 4pm on Thursday 16 July 2026.