RECOGNISING BEST OF BEST IN BUSINESS

MORT & Co staff are celebrating taking out the Best of the Best award at The Focus HR Business Excellence Awards 2021 in Toowoomba.

Presented by the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce, the awards recognised innovation, achievement, and successes of the local business community and showcase the diversity and dedication of the Toowoomba business community.

This year’s awards welcomed more than 700 nominations and 135 applicants.

Two new awards MicroTrader of the Year and Sole Trader of the Year Award were also presented on the night.

Other award winners included:

Sole Trader of the Year – Askafoodtech

Micro-Business of the Year – Watson’s Plumbing and Gas

Future Leader of the Year – Amie Mish-Wills

Toowoomba Chamber Hall of Fame Inductee 2021 –

Rowes, a part of the Toowoomba business community for 129 years.

Other category winners were:

Best Regional Business – Better Movement Clinic

Gerry Doumany Export Award – Mort & Co

People’s Choice – Hammy’s Cupcakes

CEO Special Recognition Award – Angie’s Domestic Duties

Tourism – Rosalie House Cellar Door Restaurant

Hospitality – Rosalie House Cellar Door Restaurant Industry – Mort & Co Professional Services – Eastwood Early Education

Retail – Hogans Family Jewellers

Community and NFP – BEST Employment

Innovations & Technology – DataFarming

Health & Wellbeing – The Fit Lab Health & Fitness Centre

Employer of Choice – NRG

Representing Hammy's Cupcakes are (from left) Cameron Grimmett, Josh Brown, Bella Brown, Michael Brown, Hammy Brown, Zac Brown, Veronica Brown, Lisa Thompson, Jack Thompson and Colin Thompson.

At the Focus HR Business Excellence Awards 2021 are (from left) Clayton and Emma Menyweather of Little Pig Consulting with Charles Patty, Katy Mason, Nadia Glumac and Andrea Campbell representing Eastwood Early Education.

Luke and Nessi Stenhouse represent Armstrong Auto Group at the awards.

Joy Taylor and David Masefield.

BUSINESS NIGHT OF NIGHTS: Representing Proterra Group are (from left) Stef Cherry, Jim O’Dea, Fiona O’Dea, Dan Whitehouse, Betty Appleby, Kimberley Morgan, Mick Shellshear, Clare Ferguson, Sean Rice and Shelley Burchett. Pictures: Kevin Farmer

At the Focus HR Business Excellence Awards 2021 are (from left) Chris Black, Alisha Black, Luci Adams and Lachlan Hogan.

Erin Venter (centre) of Murdoch Lawyers with Rene Ackland (left) and Sam Metzroth representing Tafe Queensland.

Representing Polished Beauty Boutique are (from left) Brooke Ballment, Jessica Page and Lisa Martin.

Alex Stalling (left) of Tinker with Nury Barros of toowoomba.com.au.

Representing Lockhart Design are (from left) Eliza Schulz, Suz Schulz and Jess Olsen.

Jai Warner (left) and Gurdeep Saroa of Grivity.