August 2024 Winners

Emerging and Micro Business

Happy Hounds Dog Walking and Pet Sitting

Happy Hounds Dog Walking and Pet Sitting, founded in 2012, is renowned for providing exceptional expert pet care services. Happy Hounds currently has a management team of four plus thirty team members serving over 2500 pet owners and more than 5000 pets. It is now one of the largest and most highly regarded pet care businesses in the Gold Coast region.

Family Business

Dairy Free Down Under

Dairy Free Down Under is a Gold Coast-based family business that manufactures and distributes quality food products across Australia. In 2018 the company  launched its range of gluten free, dairy-free vegan-friendly cheese substitutes. Now, the company has launched a new venture, branded Gourmet Dairy Co, to focus on hybrid dairy cheese sauces that blend plant-based and dairy ingredients

 

Retail, Wholesale and Distribution

Gr8 Health

Gr8 Health is an online retailer of health products. Gr8 Health sells a comprehensive range of more than 7000 health and beauty products through its web store as well as provide consumers access to nearly 400 articles authored by GPs, naturopaths, and nutritionists. Based in Southport, the business reports that more than 75 per cent of its monthly orders now come from interstate customers.

Construction and Trades

Stratum Civil

Stratum Civil is a family-owned civil construction firm that serves clients across southern Queensland. Founded in 2020, the Yatala-headquartered business now employs more than 50 people and has a growing fleet of excavators, trucks and other earthmoving equipment

Manufacturing

VAC Truck Industries

Vac Truck Industries is an Australian owned manufacturer of vacuum truck solutions to many industries of Australia including civil construction and infrastructure. Headquartered at Arundel, its purpose-built trucks include hydro excavation vacuum systems, high-pressure hydro drain cleaning jetter systems and liquid waste collection systems. Launched in 2016, the business now employs 41 people.

Professions and Services

TCLH

Launched in 2015 by Craig and Lucy Johnston, TCLH is a leading provider of hospitality labour hire, camp management and catering services to clients in remote industries including mining and resources, oil & gas, and construction. The business now more than 90 employees and services national and international clients throughout Australia.

Health and Wellbeing

The Skin Centre

The Skin Centre, which has been operating on the Gold Coast since 1995,  specialises in medical, cosmetic and surgical dermatology. The company, which was founded by Dr Michael Freeman and is now owned by his son Dr Andrew Freeman, has treated thousands of people with skin cancer and other skin conditions. The business also provides clinical trials services to pharmaceutical, biomedical and medical device companies.

IT and Digital Business

Mad Panda Media

Established in 2016 by former Channel Nine and sports industry executive Jason Sintome, Mad Panda Media provides a comprehensive, one stop solution for marketing, digital, production, video, ecommerce and design needs. The company’s mission is to provide clients with their every need from simple branding through to complex digital strategies and creative projects.

Education, Training and Employment

Langports

Langports English Language College is a second generation, family-owned business that has delivered exceptional English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) courses to students from more than 70 countries. Established in 2007, the colleges employs 62 people and has campuses on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane. Langports has been named Best Language School in Australia on multiple occasions.

Mayor's Innovation GC

Regen Australia

Regen Australia, which was established 25 years ago, provides holistic environmental management services from planning to project completion. The business employs 55 people in its native plant nursery, natural area restoration services, revegetation, and environmental consultancy services. Regen Australia has now cultivated more than 4 million native plants and has contributed to the successful completion of more than 1600 ecological restoration projects.

Tourism, Hospitality and Events

Burleigh Beach Tourist Park

Burleigh Beach Tourist Park is a boutique accommodation provider in an amazing location and with a long history of providing families an affordable sea-front holiday. Company directors Lara and Scott Berryman  took control of the park in 2019 and have grown the business significantly. The park now has 75 powered sites for caravans and 10 two-bedroom units.

 

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