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Snowy Monaro Business Awards 2023 Winners
By Steve Cuff
May 07 2023
3 min read

The 2023 Snowy Monaro Business Awards winners were announced on Friday evening at a grand gala night at the Cooma Multicultural Centre. 

The region is graced with a vast amount of small businesses, and the evening saw a large gathering of nominated businesses , their staff and attendees enjoy the evening. The awards are presented every two years, and this year the nominees were all worthy of their category, but their can only be one winner on the night. Three businesses also walked away with two trophies have won in two different categories. Congratulations to all the winners.

The awards would not be possible without sponsors, and we thank the following businesses for supporting the Snowy Monaro Regional Council and their awards night.

Major Sponsor - Snowy Hydro

Category Sponsors 

Agsafe, HipPocket Work Wear & Safety - Cooma, Hon Kristy McBain MP, Perisher, Regional Development Australia - Southern Inland, Telstra.

Other Sponsors

Cambalong Botanicals, Lou Lou's Boutique & Gifts, Radio Snowy Mountains.

Here are the winners from the night and their category. Photos by Steve Cuff / Snowy Mountains Magazine.

Outstanding Employee

Meg Morris - Snowy Mountains Helicopters

Meg Morris from Snowy Mountains Helicopters won Outstanding Employee and is pictured with Federal Member for Eden-Monaro, Kristy McBain.

Employer of Choice +

Trade Business of the Year

Sea to Sky Electrical

Sea to Sky Electrical won both Employer of Choice and Trade Business of the Year with Brent Smith receiving the award on behalf of Sea to Sky Electrical.

Outstanding Start-up

Snowy Monaro Valuers

Emma Schlachter and Bella Grant from Snowy Monaro Valuers.

 Excellence in Innovation

Elliot Farm

Lara Elliot from Elliot Farm.

Excellence in Sustainability

No Filter Hair & Make-up

Cody Burton from No Filter Hair & Make-up.

Outstanding Visitor Experience

Cooma Monaro Railway

Cooma Chamber of Commerce’s Trish Williams (left) and Sandy Schofield (right) with Cooma Monaro Railway’s Gordon and Esther Strachan.

Excellence in Micro Business

(less than 5 employees on payroll)

Behind the Boots

Kerin Jarvis from Behind the Boots

Excellence in Small Business

(5-20 employees on payroll)

Birchwood Café Jindabyne

Kane and Laura Stamp from Birchwood Café Jindabyne

Excellence in Large Business

(+21 employees on payroll)

Snowy Vets

Ashleigh Bligh and Maddie Bligh - Snowy Vets.

Farmer / Agriculture Business of the Year

Bredbo North, Capital Region Memory Farm, Bredbo North Angus

Luke Williamson from Bredbo North, Capital Region Memory Farm, Bredbo North Angus.

Hair, Beauty and Wellness Business of the Year

Kaptivate Makeup & Skin

Kaptivate Makeup & Skin's Kaddie Armstrong.

Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Business of the Year +

People's Choice Award for Villages

Wildbrumby Distillery 

Monika and Brad Spalding from Wildbrumby Distillery won two awards for Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Business of the Year and People’s Choice Award for Villages.

Medical, Allied Health and Fitness Business of the Year

Skip Regional Dance Company 

Skip Regional Dance Company – Clare Lawley and Kayla Bogatek.

Professional Services Business of the Year

Monaro Dance Company

Kayla Bogatek with Mayor Narelle Davis

Retail Business of the Year +

People's Choice Award Jindabyne

Design & Detail – Mountain Style

Diana McInnes from Design & Detail – Mountain Style won both the Retail Business of the Year and the Jindabyne People's Choice Award.

Transport, Freight and Logistics Business of the Year

McLachlan Haulage

Tania and Damon McLachlan

People’s Choice Awards -Bombala

Lou Lou's Boutique and Gifts

Michelle Wegner and Elyse Broz from Lou Lou's Boutique and Gifts.

People’s Choice Awards - Cooma

Charles Davis Photography

Accepting on behalf of Charles Davis Photography were Katie O'Neill, Paula Johansson and Rhiannon Deane.