Celebrating Cowra Businesses

The success of Cowra businesses over the last 12 months are set to be celebrated in style this Saturday night at the 2021 Cowra Business Awards.

Over 300 people are expected to attend the annual gala event at the Cowra Showground Pavilion, which sees the Cowra Business Chamber recognise and celebrate the achievements of all businesses across the Cowra Shire over the past 12 months.

Cowra Business Chamber President Jordan Core said the event was shaping up to be the biggest indoor event Cowra had seen since the 2020 Awards last February, which were snuck in just before the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It has been a very challenging year for local businesses throughout the pandemic, particularly those in the hospitality and tourism industries that were shut down for a period of time,” he said.

“This event will be huge; it will bring the entire business community of Cowra together again after over a year, but also celebrate how Cowra businesses survived the pandemic, made it through to the other side, and in some cases, even grew and improved their businesses.”

Apart from Excellence in Small Business, Excellence in Micro Business, and the Cowra Business Chamber Honours Roll, which will be announced on the night, the finalists in each category are as follows:

Outstanding Business Leader
Alicia Ball, Cassi Papadimitrious, Danny Gregory, Marc Grant, Mark Gordon and Zelda De Wet. Sponsored by the Cowra Bowling Club.

Outstanding Young Entrepreneur
Jack Nobes, Jake Nealon, Josh Gardiner, Ryan Downing and Zac Jones. Sponsored by Yellow House Cowra.

Employer of Choice
Brotherfox Barbershop, Cowra Information and Neighbourhood Centre (CINC), Cowra Ballet School, Cowra Retirement Village, Fly Oz, and Raine and Horne. Sponsored by Cladding Australia.

Excellence in Innovation
Chernco En-gineering, CINC, Cowra Ballet School, Fly Oz, The Salon Collective. Sponsored by The Imperial Hotel.

Excellence in Hospitality and Tourism
Café Ruze, Cowra Hotbake, Cowra Tourism Corporation, Kendal Street Café, Masala Library by Sid and The Railway Hotel. Sponsored by Elders Insurance.

Excellence in Professional Services
Clark McNamara Lawyers, Elders Insurance, Joblink Plus, Raine and Horne, St George Bank, Sureway Employment and Verto. Sponsored by Skye & Co.

Excellence in Retail and Personal Services
Brotherfox Barbershop, Cowboys Guns and Gear, K & S Couriers, Phill’s Paints and Blinds and Skye & Co. Spon-sored by Central NSW Biz HQ.

Excellence in Rural Services
Central West Veterinary Services, Cowra Auto Electrical and Air Conditioning, Cowra Tyre Power, Cowra Veterinary Centre and Lachlan River Produce. Sponsored by Raine and Horne.

Excellence in Trade, Construction and Manufacturing
Cowra Plaster Works, Lachlan Engineering, Powertech Electri-cal and Automation Solutions, Sadie’s & Co Cleaning, TJM Engines and Zac Power Electrical. Sponsored by Fly Oz.

Community Group of the Year (Employees)
CINC, Cowra Show Society, Cowra Special Needs Service and Cowra/Grenfell Meals On Wheels. Sponsored by Roccy FM.

Community Group of the Year (Volunteers)
Cowra Junior Rugby League, Cowra Park Run, Cowra Region Suicide Awareness Group, Cowra Youth Council and St Vincent De Paul. Sponsored by The Cowra Guardian.

Outstanding Young Employee
Chloe Fricker, Chloe Wolfenden, Jake Brown, Jessica Kirwan, Sam Townsend and Tif-fany Kent. Sponsored by WIN TV.

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