The Campaspe Murray Business Excellence Awards are our region’s most celebrated and highly anticipated business event.

The 2024 Business Excellence awards will honour local business achievements and showcase our finest local businesses and the people that make them great. The awards are open to any business located within the Campaspe Shire Council and Murray River Council area.

about the awards

Our awards program aims to honor businesses and professionals who have demonstrated excellence, innovation, and a commitment to success. Whether you're a thriving start-up, a well-established organisation, or an individual making a significant impact, Campaspe Murray Business Awards are designed to showcase and applaud your accomplishments.

The Awards program is an opportunity for businesses to reflect on their current practices and receive recognition for a job well done. In addition, the Awards aim to inspire our community to become more involved in supporting local business and bring greater awareness to the connections between businesses, local employment, and the overall prosperity of our community.

Benefits to applicants include:

  • The opportunity to perform a ‘business health check’ by undertaking the application process and assessing strengths and weaknesses, prior to receiving feedback from judges.

  • The opportunity to make connections with key business people in our region. Our gala dinner allows you to connect with like-minded professionals, industry leaders, and potential collaborators.

  • Increased recognition of a business and its brand. The Campaspe Murray Business Awards shine a spotlight on those who have pushed boundaries, introduced new solutions, and embraced creativity.

  • The potential to be acknowledged as a finalist or category winner, or Business of the Year. Becoming a finalist or winner of the Campaspe Murray Business Awards enhances your business's credibility. It serves as a testament to your excellence, setting you apart from competitors and instilling confidence in clients and stakeholders.

Finalists in the 2024 Awards will receive:

  • Extensive promotion as a finalist through various media such as online, print, radio and social media

  • Business profile in the Awards Gala Dinner magazine and follow up press feature

  • Acknowledgement as a finalist at the 2024 Gala Celebration

  • Finalist decal to display in place of business

  • Finalist logo to use in own marketing

2024 Categories

In 2024 we are thrilled to announce three new categories to our awards Process.  Excellence in Marketing, Excellence in Health and Wellbeing and Community Impact Award. 

  • Sponsored by Campaspe Shire Council and Murray River Council

    The Business of the Year award recognises a business that has demonstrated outstanding achievements, performance and innovation. This award is open to any business that has won an award category.

  • Sponsored by Nichol Trading

    After the initial round of judging occurs and finalists are announced, the public are invited to vote for their favourite finalist business in the People’s Choice Award.

  • Sponsored by Edge FM

    Open to any person under the age of 35 who has started and is running their own successful business.

  • Sponsored by McPherson Media

    Open to any business selling products directly to the general public.

  • Sponsored by Telstra

    Open to any business providing professional services to the general public or to other businesses.

  • Sponsored by Foodmach

    Open to any business involved in manufacturing, fabricating, processing, or value-adding, or providing a trade service.

  • Open to any business providing Health and Wellbeing services to the community.

  • Sponsored by Echuca Moama Tourism

    This category recognises creativity and innovation in the promotion of products, services and/or destinations. The focus can be for a specific singular or ongoing campaign or ongoing integrated marketing approach delivering innovative marketing/campaigns that supports the promotion of your business.

  • Sponsored by Melville & Hicks Lawyers

    Recognising excellence in an individual employee. Applications must be completed by the employer (of the employee being entered).

  • Sponsored by Rich River Golf Club

    Open to any business providing food (hospitality), accommodation or entertainment services.

  • Sponsored by Moama Bowling Club

    Open to any business where the proprietor's residence is also the principal place of business.

  • Sponsored by Greenhams (HW Greenham & Sons Pty Ltd.)

    Open to any business providing goods and/or services within the primary industries (viticulture, horticulture, dairy, livestock etc.), or who value-add to agricultural products.

  • Sponsored by Coolabah Turf

    Open to any business thnt does not provide a return to stakeholders. Those businesses may trade in surplus as long as no person/s or organisation is paid a dividend. Examples include ages care services, hospitals and educational facilities.

  • Sponsored by Community Bank Tongala & Mathoura

    Open to any new business that commenced operations in the past three years.

  • Sponsored by Discovery Parks Group

    This category is open to any business offering goods or services within the tourism industry.

  • Sponsored by Echuca Regional Health

    Entry will be by community nomination. Community Impact category spotlights and honors a business or organization whose selfless efforts have made a tangible, measurable impact on the community.

 

Sponsors