AWARDS GALORE IN 2024

To cap off the year, let’s celebrate the Central Highlands by looking back on the big wins for 2024!

Here’s all the accolades (in no particular order) collected by our local businesses, agribusinesses and other organisations:

• 4t Consultants – winner of a 2024 Australian Business Award and finalist in the 2024 Small Business Champion Awards.
• Bronwyn Reid’s Small Company – Big Business: How to Find, Keep, and Win Big Customers – 2024 Book Excellence Award.
• Emerald Coaches’ Ethan Bran – QLD Bus Industry Council’s joint Apprentice of the Year.
• Local operators that made the Best of Queensland Experiences list, compiled by Tourism and Events Queensland: BIG4 Breeze Holiday Parks Carnarvon Gorge; Carnarvon Gorge Eco Tours; Dooley’s Hotel Capella; Dooleys Tavern and Motel Springsure; Midlander Motor Inn; Miners Heritage, Rubyvale; The New Royal Hotel Rubyvale; Rubyvale Caravan Park; Rubyvale Motel and Holiday Units; Sapphire Caravan and Cabin Park; Sandstone Park Carnarvon Gorge.
• GDL Emerald’s Matt Pearce – ALPA Queensland Young Auctioneer.
• TMF Cake Designs – 2024 Australian Wedding Awards finalist and Highly Commended at 2024 Wedding Industry Awards.
• Rolleston beef and grain farmer Kurt Mayne – AgForce Queensland’s Producer of 2024.
• Springsure Rural – CRT Queensland Business of the Year.
• SwarmFarm Robotics’ Andrew Bate – Pearcey Foundation Queensland Entrepreneur of the Year.
• Emerald Saleyards’ Timothy Maguire – 2024 Saleyards Industry Champion Award.
• CHDC, Infinitum Partners and National Property Research Co. – Commendation at the 2024 Queensland Awards for Planning Excellence.
• Central Highlands Regional Council’s Rolleston Runway Strip Rejuvenation Project – a 2024 National AusStab Award of Excellence.
• Boiso’s Electrical Services – Master Electricians’ National Emerging Business of the Year and Queensland Emerging Business of the Year.
• Central Queensland Highlands Visitor Information Centre – WOW! Award for “an amazing team of volunteers and delivering excellent service” and Glen Wass named a Volunteer of the Year by Queensland Information Centres Association.
• Australian Nature Guides – a Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award and Simon Ling named Val Speedie Outstanding Tour Guide by Savannah Guides Field School.

You can put your business in the running for a trophy soon when nominations open for the 2025 Central Highlands Business Excellence Awards. Subscribe to CHDC here to be kept in the loop.

If we’ve missed any, shoot an email with details to CHDC’s Communications Officer Nicky Fisher nfisher@chdc.com.au.