Sapphire: Kestrel Coal Resources

Agribusiness Category: NBN Co

Emerging Business Category: Local Buying Foundation

Manufacturing Category: Regional Insurance Brokers
Health and Lifestyle Category: AusIndustry
Retail Category: Fair Dinkum Fresh

Professional and Business Services Category: 4t Consultants

Tourism Category: Capricorn Enterprise

People's Choice Category: The Capricornian
Hospitality Category: The Irish Village

Business and Industry Partners: Peak Services; State Gas; Herron Todd White (CQ); HHH Partners; Smart Fitness; Acumentis and Emerald Show Society.

Find out how your business can be involved in the next Awards - to be delivered in 2023 - by contacting CHDC Events Coordinator Kylie Hawkins at khawkins@chdc.com.au .

Kestrel Coal

Kestrel is proud to be part of the Central Highlands community.

Close to 85% of our 600-strong workforce call the region home.

Our vision is to be one of the world's leading providers of high-quality metallurgical coal, needed to power the global steel industry.

Our purpose is to make Kestrel a great place to work and give back to the community that has supported us from the beginning. We strive to be an employer of choice and a reliable community partner.

The future of regional Queensland's resources is bright and having a role in developing a sustainable local economy is important to us, and we will continue to partner with local businesses to build a meaningful legacy.

NBN Co

NBN Co is helping Australia transition to a digital future by building and operating this new high-speed, wholesale local access broadband network. The NBN Local Team is the voice of customers in rural, regional, and remote Australia. NBN's focus is building digital capability, developing regional infrastructure, supporting local performance, and engaging at all levels within communities.

Local Buying Foundation

Delivered in partnership between BHP and C-Res, the Local Buying Foundation (LBF) and Local Buying Program work to build better businesses and business communities. LBF provides funding to local organisations to deliver projects and programs supporting businesses to build capacity and capabilities. In Queensland, the Program and Foundation operate in the Central Highlands, Isaac and Mackay local government areas.

Regional Insurance Brokers

Established in 1981, our progressive and innovative approach to our clients' needs has grown Regional Insurance Brokers into one of the largest insurance broking houses in Australia.

We have provided insurance and financial services products to Central Highlands businesses since 2004. Our Emerald office is staffed by locals.

A large regional branch network and alliances with key players in southern capitals means NATIONAL STRENGTH combined with REGIONAL SERVICE, ensuring peace of mind and security for clients.

AusIndustry

AusIndustry provides expertise, connections and funding to help your business grow, diversify and thrive through a range of programs and grants.

We can help your business transform by taking advantage of growth opportunities, scaling your innovation or commercialise your ideas.

With staff across Australia and a national business contact centre 13 28 46, AusIndustry is here to help.

Fair Dinkum Fresh

Fair Dinkum Fresh is a locally-owned business which incorporates fresh fruit and vegetables with a large butcher shop.

Jason and Tracey O'Loughlin opened the Emerald shop in September 2020, the realisation of a long-held dream to give the community a fresh food outlet encompassing a range of wholesome produce.

Fair Dinkum Fresh is an extension of the couple's hugely successful Fair Dinkum Meats.

4t Consultants

4t Consultants realise we need to utilise our natural resources, knowing we must also share them with future generations. We must use these resources with good stewardship. 4t's part is to provide the owners and managers of those resources with the data, information and knowledge to make production decisions with confidence, with the least environmental impact possible.

Capricorn Enterprise

Capricorn Enterprise is recognised as the peak tourism and economic development body for the Capricorn region (Central Queensland Highlands to the Keppel Islands) and is responsible for strategically marketing to domestic and international consumers, trade, media, and business, and for supporting and developing industry projects, attracting large scale investment and driving the region's economy forward.

The Capricornian

The Capricornian can help with your savings, loans and insurance needs. As the only locally owned banking institution in the Capricorn region, it's proud to have branches in Emerald, Springsure and Capella. Providing choice in how you do your banking, be it face to face, online or over the phone, The Capricornian is here for good.

The Irish Village

The Irish Village's food is a mix of traditional Irish fare and Australian contemporary dishes. With an Irish twist, our menus have something for all appetites. What better way to end the day than with a pint of the best Guinness in Emerald and feel like you're a world away, but always right at home. Comfortable and centrally located within downtown Emerald and with a wide range of facilities, the Irish Village is your home away from home.