TWO businesses – Wilshire & Co and The Commercial Boutique Hotel collected six awards between them when the Tenterfield Business Awards were presented on Thursday evening.
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A packed house at the Tenterfield School of Arts celebrated the awards presentation, which recognised businesses and employees in the local community.
Wilshire & Co won the awards for Business of the Year, Excellence in Agriculture and Excellence in Retail.
The Commercial Boutique Hotel accepted the trophies for Excellence in Innovation, Excellence in Tourism and Excellence in Hospitality.
Ray White Rural won two awards on the night, for Excellence in Service Industries and Excellence in Agribusiness.
Employee of the Year went to Teena Smith from Premier Meats, and Jessica Cowin from Zest Hair won Apprentice/Trainee of the Year.
The Corner Life & Style Store & Cafe won Excellence in Customer Service, while Best Western Henry Parkes was named winner of Excellence in Accommodation.
The Oracles of the Bush committee took home the award for Event of the Year and the People’s Choice Award went to BFIT Health Club.
Among the other winners Kristen Lovett Accounting Services won the award for Excellence in Financial and Legal Services, and Go Vita Tenterfield picked up the trophy for Excellence in Health, Beauty and Fitness.
Tenterfield Care Centre, which operates the Haddington and Millrace aged care centres, was named winner of Excellence in Community Health.
Cameron Bolton Interiors won the Excellence in Manufacturing/Construction award.
Long-time barber, Jeff Holland, who has been working in his Rouse Street store for 50 years, was presented with an award for outstanding service to the Tenterfield community by mayor Peter Petty.
EARLIER
Tenterfield hairdressers will be kept busy today (and hopefully there will be no rain to bring down the up-dos) as the town’s business and tourism community glams up for tonight’s Tenterfield Business & Tourism Excellence Awards.
It’s all happening from 6pm at the Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts for the sold-out event, where winners in 18 categories will be announced.
This year’s nominations are nearly double those of last year, with 30 different businesses, four events and eight employees from six different businesses vying for the coveted trophies.
If you have missed out on a ticket you can still be among the first to know who won ….
