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The recipient of this award is chosen by the Hunter Business Chamber President. Entries are not required.


Thursday 31 August saw more than 560 guests from the region’s leading businesses gather at NEX, Wests City for the highly anticipated 2017 Hunter Business Awards.

The awards were presented at a gala dinner sponsored by the University of Newcastle.

From a large pool of very impressive finalists, winners were awarded across 10 different categories, with the night culminating in the Business Leader of the Year Award.

Two very special people were remembered on the night for the incredible legacies they have left the business community.

Hunter Business Chamber CEO Bob Hawes took a few moments to honour the memory of last year’s Hunter and NSW Business Chambers’ Business Leader of the Year winner Michael Slater who passed away recently.

“Michael was a distinguished and truly inspirational and dedicated leader. He left enormous boots to fill,” Bob said.

“His contribution to business was fittingly recognised last year as both the regional and state award winner for the Business Leader of the Year and we will remember him for the fantastic impact he had on the community.”

The 2017 Business Leader of the Year Award went to Greg Budworth, Group Managing Director of Compass Housing.

In honouring the memory of former Hunter Business Chamber CEO Kristen Keegan, the Young Business Executive Award was renamed and the

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2017 Kristen Keegan Young Business Executive Award was presented to Ben Dewson of Holistic Industries.

Kristen passed away earlier this year and was remembered on the night for her love of the Hunter and her belief in empowering young people to be great leaders.

“Kristen’s work was highly regarded and she firmly cemented her place as a leader in the Hunter Region,” Chamber President Jonathan Vandervoort said.

“She is so greatly missed and this award is a truly fitting way to recognise the significant contribution Kristen made in nurturing and mentoring the careers of young people around her.”

The Chamber congratulated all finalists and acknowledged the partnerships with its valued sponsors who make it possible to provide such recognition. This included the major sponsor University of Newcastle, award sponsors Hunter Water, NSW Minerals Council, Greater Bank, Pitcher Partners,

Port Authority of NSW, Quarry Mining and Construction Equipment, CPA Australia and wine sponsors Drayton’s Family Wines, Tullochs and Murrays Craft Brewing Co.

Guests were entertained by the sweet sounds of Novatones - a Hunter based barbershop style choir and great music by Good Company throughout the evening.


The President’s Award is the only one not selected by a judging panel but, as the name suggests, by the President of the Chamber.

It was established some years ago to provide the Chamber with an opportunity to recognise companies, individuals and organisations that have added special value to the business community in ways that are not recognised by other awards.

The University of Newcastle has an exceptional history of varied accomplishments that contribute significantly to our community.

Over 50 years, the organisation and its leading educators have achieved a long list of accolades, and their world-class researchers are recognised for their contribution to many fields.

UON is a research-intensive institution with an outstanding record of achievement.

The organisation is ranked among the

top 1 per cent of the world’s universities, according to the QS World University Rankings for 2017 and 2018.

The institution’s performance on the world stage continues to impress as the organisation realises its vision of being global leaders in equity, education and research.

There is a range of impressive statistics and rankings that have seen UON capture regional, national and international attention in recent times.

UON has the largest number of indigenous students at an Australian University and recently celebrated the Wollotuka Institute’s accreditation by the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium, an Australian first.

It has embraced innovation and has been a key driver in helping the region achieve and exceed its ambition to integrate elements of the digital economy to benefit students, the community and business.

Bob Hawes, CEO, Hunter Business Chamber, Professor Caroline McMillen, Vice Chancellor, University of Newcastle, Jonathan Vandervoort, President, Hunter Business Chamber

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE 2017 HUNTER BUSINESS CHAMBER PRESIDENT’S AWARD

THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD IS THE ONLY ONE NOT SELECTED BY A JUDGING PANEL BUT AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER.

IT WAS ESTABLISHED SOME YEARS AGO TO PROVIDE THE CHAMBER WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNISE COMPANIES, INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS THAT HAVE ADDED A SPECIAL VALUE TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN WAYS THAT ARE NOT RECOGNISED BY OTHER AWARDS.

The University of Newcastle has taken huge strides to work with its researchers, industry, business and other education providers such as TAFE NSW to better customise its offerings which in turn gives students career paths locally and improves retention of talent in the region.

Most recently, the organisation commissioned their landmark NeW Space facility on Hunter Street in Newcastle which is not only inspiring the community but also the undergraduates who now experience a learning environment at the cutting edge.

We know the University is not stopping there. It is stepping up to the plate to continue to play a major part in revitalisation of not only Newcastle CBD but also our southern neighbours in Gosford.

The Hunter Business Chamber looks forward to the University of Newcastle continuing on trend and we know successful outcomes in their mission and strategy will continue to bring greater benefits well beyond just this region.

University of Newcastle Vice Chancellor Professor Caroline McMillen said the University of Newcastle is greatly honoured to receive the prestigious 2017 President’s Award from the Hunter Business Chamber.

“As a university with a proud history of engagement with industry and business, we look forward to continuing to work in partnership with the Hunter’s premier business community to harness education, research and innovation to create the jobs and industries of the future,” Professor McMillen said.


making Compass one of the largest community housing providers in Australia.

Greg believes Compass’ role is about building communities just as much as it is about providing housing.

He is passionate about improving housing policy and practice both nationally and internationally and undertakes a number of industry leadership roles.

He has been responsible for the establishment of a number of community development programs including the GROW total sustainability program, Compass Connect, the Grow a Star program and he pioneered the ‘2 person visit’ to ensure that tenant welfare is given individual attention and support services while property inspections are also conducted.

Greg believes that ‘the higher we climb the more we see what can be done’ and has always been focused on a higher goal of ensuring housing as a human right. He has a strong belief that this is not

GREG BUDWORTH

2017 BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR (AGE 36+)

This award recognises people who demonstrate outstanding entrepreneurial spirit, strategic business direction and innovative ideas, whilst providing inspiration to a new generation of upcoming business leaders.

Greg is the Group Managing Director for Compass Housing. He has transformed Compass Housing into a highly successful, international community housing and community development provider and is bringing jobs and investment to the Hunter.

Greg is making a real difference to national and international housing policy and practice, to improve people’s lives through appropriate housing as well as skills to participate in their communities.

Hunter born and raised Greg has led the organisation since his appointment in 2004, bringing a unique skill set and experience from earlier roles as a Police Officer, Youth Worker and Christian Minister.

Greg is an Executive Director on the Compass Board. He leads a team of 121, supporting almost 10,000 residents living in 4,600 properties,

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constrained by borders and has led expansion into Queensland, New Zealand and Vanuatu.

Greg has an MBA from the University of Newcastle and is completing his Doctorate of Business.

Greg said that more important than the awards is the opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives.

“These awards are a welcome recognition of the hard work and dedication that drives us to deliver better outcomes for our tenants.”

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THIS AWARD RECOGNISED THE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION MADE TO BUSINESS BY BUSINESS PEOPLE AND PROFESSIONALS AGED 36 YEARS OR OVER.


KRISTEN KEEGAN YOUNG BUSINESS EXECUTIVE (AGE 18-35)

This award recognises an inspirational young professional aged between 18-35 years who has built a successful career within an organisation.

Ben’s journey started when he deferred the commencement of his tertiary studies in 2001 to join the Royal Australian Air Force Reserves. After completing his initial required service he returned to Newcastle and worked as a security guard and other various jobs while completing his teaching studies.

In July 2007 he founded Holistic Security with a business partner while completing his final internship as an Early Childhood Teacher through the University of Newcastle. During the next four years he played the role of classroom teacher at two public schools as well as Managing Director for Holistic Security.

In 2013 Ben realised the growth of his own business required him to move into it full time. In 2015 Ben and his partners developed 5th Level Training, a registered training organisation (RTO) of which he was CEO.

Then in 2016 they negotiated a merger with another RTO and Holistic Industries was born. Ben took on the role of General Manager of the new training arm as well as Managing Director of Holistic Security.

In 2016 they acquired part of 5 Sawyers Bar and Restaurant and Ben became Licensee and took on one of the three Director’s roles, overseeing operations.

In addition to his roles in Holistic Industries, Ben began working part-time for GWG Partners, recruiting in the legal and financial sectors in May 2017. He also works casually as a Support Worker in Samaritans’ Community Justice Program as well as a teacher for TAFE NSW.

Ben believes that a good leader is someone who possesses integrity and would never ask their employees to do something they wouldn’t do themselves.

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“To get the nod from the judges was a pleasant surprise and I'm extremely grateful for the recognition as all the finalists deserve to be recognised for their efforts. Winning the category is a testament to the team I have around me and it's them, and the Hunter Business Chamber, I need to thank.”

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business, measuring social and environmental impact, and reducing ecological footprint as well as empowering and educating staff and members.

Their work in the community includes a Community Entrepreneur Program, the More than Money Financial Education Program, a Community Volunteering Program, and Community Investments and Products which also includes grants and sponsorships.

$400,000 is donated annually to community groups and charities nationally through the Community Reward Program, benefiting 20 non-profits in the Hunter. Beyond Bank employees volunteered 300 hours in the Hunter in the past year.

There are more than 15,000 students from 359 schools enrolled in the More than Money program and Beyond Bank was a founding partner of the DaSH co-working space in Charlestown.

As part of their B for Good Program their processes and practices have realised a 4.2 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas.

This award recognises an organisation that has made a significant contribution to the ongoing prosperity and growth of the Hunter Region outside its core business.

Beyond Bank Australia is one of Australia’s largest customer owned banks – servicing over 200,000 customers with assets under management of more than $5 billion.

Beyond Bank operates branches across the Hunter Region as well as South Australia, Western Australia, the Riverina Region and the ACT, and provides banking services and wealth management.

They have a proud history of supporting customers and local communities with a strong foundation of values driving the organisation.

Beyond Bank has built a dedicated Community Development Division with three staff members based in the Hunter.

They operate a number of innovative programs in the region including the B for Good Programs which puts sustainability principles at the heart of everything they do.

This includes sustainability in the

Through the provision of community investments, grants and sponsorships along with their Foundation, they have invested more than $15 million back into the community since 2007.

Beyond Bank’s General Manager Ray O’Brien thanked and congratulated the Hunter Business Chamber for the excellent initiative which celebrates some outstanding work happening in our local community.

“Beyond Bank is thrilled to receive such recognition as we strive to offer not only the best possible banking experience but importantly, a deep and genuine link to grassroots organisations that are the lifeblood of our vibrant Hunter Region,” Ray said.

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BULAHDELAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURISM

This award recognises the achievements of a local chamber in supporting their own members to maximise their business potential.

Bulahdelah Chamber of Commerce and Tourism aims to support and promote businesses and tourist assets as well as invigorating the community.

It is the lead organisation in town, driving positive change, innovation and improvement.

The organisation has been instrumental in the injection of funds into community initiatives as well as the delivery of three successful festivals which have raised visitation rates.

They have developed a number of employment initiatives and have been the recipient of a number

of grants under the Community Development Partnership Program for improvements to community and tourist facilities.

They have been instrumental in the growth of the Rural Transaction Centre, the promotion of visitor economy and responsible for a number of submissions advocating on council mergers, Special Rate Variation, RV and Visitor Strategy as well as State Regional Strategy and a new community plan.

They employ strong communication and networking activities to reach their wider community and drive important improvements.

Bulahdelah Chamber President John Sahyoun explained that winning this award acknowledges the hard work of a small but dedicated organisation.

“It places us on the map and will open more doors to help our town, demonstrating that no matter how small your place is or how small you think your voice is, you can make a difference. This award represents the years of hard work and dedication we have put into doing what we do.

“We are passionate not only about building a small town, but for regional and rural NSW. We welcome the challenge of representing our town and region on the bigger playing field. We hope that our example will inspire others to strive that bit harder. Nothing is impossible,” John said.

“Finally, we believe in the Chamber movement and the potential for it to bring positive influences in their communities.”

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THIS AWARD RECOGNISED THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF A LOCAL CHAMBER IN SUPPORTING THEIR OWN MEMBERS TO MAXIMISE THEIR BUSINESS POTENTIAL.

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Nurses Now has earned contracted supplier status to four of the nation’s largest healthcare providers and have grown from a client base of 130 healthcare facilities to providing staffing services to 162 sites over the past 24 months, with an impressive 13 percent revenue increase over the past financial year.

Client Relations Manager Grant Pericleous said it was an honour to be awarded as the Hunter Business Chamber’s Customer Service (20+ employees) category winner.

We support the health-space in a service based industry, to be recognised for excellence of our

customer service practices is truly inspiring.

“None of this success, nor recognition, would be possible without the trust and continued support in equal parts from both our healthcare clientele and our dedicated nurses, so thank you!” Grant said.

This award recognises an organisation with 20 or more employees that has implemented outstanding practices in customer service to achieve business success.

Nurses Now is an award winning, family owned and operated nursing agency. They supply temporary and permanent placement of qualified and experienced nursing staff and frontline healthcare managers.

They provide staff across many regions and all states and territories of Australia. Over the past 12 months they’ve filled more than 35,100 nursing shift assignments.

Nurses Now relies on its strong recruitment processes, ongoing staff professional development and commitment to quick responses in continuing to build its high levels of customer satisfaction.

They have a three-ring policy ensuring prompt acknowledgment of a client’s request along with a 30 minute response time to the original request. This exceeds industry service level agreements and they have earned an industry best six minute shift

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“We are truly honoured to receive this award,” owner Louise Tillman said.

“The best part was being able to share it with so many of our clients who were in the room that night. It was lovely to see their faces. Since then the response from everyone has been amazing. So many wonderful emails and Facebook messages. It really gives you a boost and makes all the effort and care that we put in really worth it.”

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CUSTOMER SERVICE (-20)

This award recognises an organisation with less than 20 employees that has demonstrated outstanding practices in customer service to achieve business success.

Scion Audio and Events is a hire production company supplying to the event Industry. The business has expanded to include a large inventory which enables them to offer a complete solution to clients.

They hire audio, lighting and AV equipment, staging, draping and theming. Scion likes to take the client’s vision and turn it into reality.

Currently in Hamilton North they may be looking for new premises to accommodate their year on year growth.

Scion’s extensive inventory includes audio equipment suitable for small to large outdoor events for up to 10,000 people. Constant upgrade of hire equipment is necessary to keep

up with the fast paced changes in technology and meet customer’s needs.

Along with this they take their role in creating an event of excellence very seriously and work hard as a team to deliver whatever the customer needs and more.

Their provision of excellent customer service has seen constant growth and high customer return rates and referrals.

While their main customer service policy is fairly simple: ‘Be helpful, be kind, be nice’, they ensure that a strong staff culture underpins this. Passion, solid staff training programs and team work all help to provide high levels of customer confidence and satisfaction.

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public sector and non-government organisation contracts.

This year they will add another 23 new properties, bringing the number of new affordable properties provided to communities to 397 from 286 in 2014, without increasing debt.

Compass continually invests in current and new community programs with a focus on encouraging tenant participation and community inclusion. This has resulted in safer communities, more sustainable tenancies and a significant reduction in crime in some areas.

Compass Housing Group Managing Director Greg Budworth said the credit for awards like this really belongs to the frontline staff who do such a great

COMPASS HOUSING SERVICES

EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS (20+)

This award recognises an organisation that has attained significant growth and is able to demonstrate the specific strategies and processes implemented to achieve that growth over the previous 24 months.

Compass Housing Services is an enterprising and socially committed not-for-profit organisation that provides social and affordable housing for low to moderate income households.

Compass currently manages over 4600 properties and community development projects in Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu including around 2500 in the Hunter Region.

Compass prides itself on providing tailored tenancy and support services to accommodate the specific requirements of tenants. Annual independent surveys show an industry high 92 per cent satisfaction rate, exceeding the 75 per cent rate required by the Australian Registrar.

Over the past 24 months they have successfully delivered several major

job helping the organisation deliver on its vision for a world in which all people have access to appropriate and affordable shelter and are engaged in sustainable communities.

“Access to adequate housing is a basic human right but it’s something a lot of people struggle to obtain. When you don’t have stable accommodation, everything else becomes much more difficult. Seeing people turn their lives around after being housed is incredibly inspiring,” Greg said.

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THE EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS AWARD FOR 20 OR MORE EMPLOYEES WAS SPONSORED BY THE NSW MINERALS COUNCIL. THIS AWARD RECOGNISED AN ORGANISATION THAT HAS ATTAINED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND IS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES AND PROCESSES IMPLEMENTED TO ACHIEVE THAT GROWTH OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 MONTHS.


WINTON CONSULTING

EXCELLENCE IN SMALL BUSINESS (-20)

This award recognises a company with less than 20 employees that has attained significant growth and is able to demonstrate the specific strategies and processes implemented to achieve sustainable growth.

Winton Consulting is a cooperative enterprise with over 250 years of combined experiences, learnings, knowledge and perspectives in human resources, industrial relations, executive

leadership, change management, strategic operations, finance and psychology.

Winton has built its business based on a model of ensuring its conduct, actions and decisions support its purpose, approach and people.

Winton’s initial growth strategies focused

on a targeted campaign around small/medium and regional councils in NSW through relationship and network building, as well as, building internal capability and capacity.

This was coupled with development of reliable and scalable ICT to allow anywhere, anytime and any device functionality.

These strategies continued to evolve

and have helped the company realise growth from two to nine employees over the past two years. During this same period their client base has grown from four to thirty five with a footprint across New South Wales, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.

Winton Consulting’s founder and CEO, Clare Dunnicliff, said the accolade was wonderful recognition for the company, established three years ago.

“Major change experienced by organisations through restructuring and industrial relations negotiations has seen a phenomenal demand for our services during the past three years,” Ms Dunnicliff said.

“These are really challenging times, and our holistic, innovative and cooperative approach focused on root-cause as opposed to symptoms, helps organisations develop ways to effectively identify and manage these issues.”

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FASHION SAVVY: Hilton Seskin, left, is a veteran retailer behind Glue, Topshop and JD Sports outlets. Picture: Louie Douvis, Priscillas modelling agency

Mogul snagsA RETAIL mogul whobrought the Topshop label toAustralia has been revealedas the mystery buyer of ahistoric building in HunterStreet mall.

The Newcastle Herald hasconfirmed Hilton Seskin, afashion industry veteran andfounder of Rebel Sport, is thedirector of a company thatpurchased the Municipalbuilding inMay.

Mr Seskin is behind thepopular chain of Glue Storesnationally and his latestundertaking has been thelaunch of UK activewear re-tailer JD Sports in Australia.The flagship store was un-veiled in Melbourne in Apriland at least two more haveopened in recent months.

The purchase of the Mu-nicipal building had beenshrouded in secrecy sinceit sold for $3.275 million at

auction, with agents fromColliers International pre-vented from releasing theidentity of the successfulbidder.

When contacted by theHerald on Tuesday, Mr Ses-kin confirmed he was thenew owner but remained coyabout his plans for the site.

Newcastle had been on hisinvestment radar for severalyears and when he saw th“iconic” building was up fsale, he felt the timing wright.

“We obviously believin Newcastle and we lovwhat’s going on there …whole city is going to ch

HEART OF THE CITY: The historic Municipal building is oppsold for $3.275 million at auction in May.

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NEWCASTLE City Councilwill cut down fig trees onSwan Street in Cooks Hillafter its insurer threatenedto revoke public liability cov-erage “across the city” if thetrees weren’t removed.

The council will begin cut-ting down 11 of the street’s24 figs on Wednesday, ninemonths after the NewcastleHerald first reported thatthe iconic trees were on thechopping block.

There have been 110 dam-age claims related to thefigs on Swan Street between2000 and 2017, including anincident in 2009 when partof a tree struck a member ofthe public.

Interim general managerJeremy Bath said the city’shand had been forced by itsinsurer, which had requestedthe council “provide stepsto mitigate future damagecaused by the fig tree roots”after a tree fell through ahome on Swan Street duringthe April 2015 storms.

He said the council hadconsidered trimming theroots, but had decided thatcourse of action would likelydestablilise the trees and ex-acerbate the issue.

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DAMAGE: A fig tree fell ona Swan Street home duringthe April 2015 storms.

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THE AWARD IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY NEWCASTLE HERALD AND RECOGNISES A COMPANY WITH LESS THAN 20 EMPLOYEES THAT HAS ATTAINED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND IS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES AND PROCESSES IMPLEMENTED TO ACHIEVE THIS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH.


supplying the new club bathrooms.

The water savings have been modelled to be in excess of 1.4 million litres of water every year.

Club Secretary and Manager Dean McCarthy said the Club is most pleased

NELSON BAY BOWLING & RECREATION CLUB

HUNTER WATER SAVERS

The Hunter Water Savers Award is specially designed to acknowledge businesses that are becoming more involved in sustainability.

Nelson Bay Bowling and Recreation Club has been a favourite venue among locals and visitors for over 50 years, and has maintained a strong community focus by supporting many charitable, community and sporting groups.

The club worked closely with Hunter Water’s business water efficiency team this year to identify significant water savings, and highlight the opportunity for a number of alternative water supply options.

The club was looking to significantly reduce water consumption for irrigation, and the proposal for the award focused on harvesting all runoff from the existing roof area and collecting this in four new 20,000 litre tanks.

The water will be used not only for irrigating the bowling greens, but also

The Hunter Water that exists today has had a long and rich history from its humble beginnings in the 1880s when water was first delivered to Newcastle from a temporary pumping station on the Hunter River at Oakhampton.

To mark this milestone we’re giving the public access to fascinating historic photos, memorabilia and tools of a bygone era to showcase how our local water and sewer system has evolved over time through an exhibition at the Newcastle Regional Museum from Tuesday 12 September to Sunday 29 October 2017.

CELEBRATING 125 YEARS SERVING THE HUNTER

For more information on Hunter Water’s 125 year celebrations, visit hunterwater.com.au/125years

that they received recognition for their water saving initiatives from Hunter Water.

“We place a great deal of emphasis in ensuring that we adopt sustainable practices from both a Business and Community perspective,” Dean said.

Victor Prasad, Executive Manager Customer Service, Hunter Water & Dean Mccarthy, Secretary Manager, Nelson Bay Bowling and Recreation Club

THE HUNTER WATER SAVERS AWARD IS DESIGNED TO ACKNOWLEDGE BUSINESSES THAT ARE BECOMING MORE INVOLVED IN SUSTAINABILITY.

THE AWARD IS AN INITIATIVE OF HUNTER WATER CORPORATION AND RECOGNISES THE BUSINESS THAT SAVES THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF WATER AS A RESULT OF WATER AUDITS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER EFFICIENCY RETROFITS.


THE HUNTER BUSINESS CHAMBER ACKNOWLEDGES

THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR PARTNERS IN

BRINGING YOU THE 2017 HUNTER BUSINESS AWARDS.

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