Strong nominations for Community Business Awards

A pleasing number of nominations have been received for the 2008 Gwydir Community Awards.

The awards are run in both Bingara and Warialda, and are supported by Bingara and District Vision 20/20, the Warialda and District Chamber of Commerce, and Gwydir Shire Council.

Winners from both centres will be announced at the Vocational Awards night on September 19.

The largest category in the Bingara awards was that of Senior Employee, with 19 nominations.

Six nominations for the Junior Employee award were received.

The Large Business category received four nominations, while the small business category received six nominations.

Stephen Baker was the only nomination for the Agricultural Award, as a rural employee of excellence. He was also nominated in the Senior Employee category.

Other nominations are as follows:
Junior Employee
The nominee’s place of employment is in brackets after their name.
Mitchell Anderson (Newsagency); Paul Andrews (Wades): Jessica Heal (Touriandi): Sky Austin (Cindy’s Hair salon): Carisa Riley (Boutique Capri): Leticia Anderson (Bingara Bakehouse)

Tonille Reading (Touriandi), Narelle Watts (Central School), Stephen Baker, (Glenroy, H & J Munro), Chris McNulty (Vet Clinic), Steve Apthorpe (Wades Butchery), Carlton Orr (Post Office), Trish Maxwell (Fruit Market), Yvette O’Brien (Fruit Market), Cindy Austin (Cindy’s Hair salon), Cheyne Jobson (Bingara Bakehouse), Sharon Price (Community nurse HNEAH), Gail Galvin (Bingara Pharmacy), Paul McLachlan (Fays), Jill Withers (Fays), Ann Maree Anderson (Medical Centre), Susan Bridges (Catherines Hair Design), Ellie Skinner (Bingara Advocate), Tony Morehead (Bingara Advocate), Judy Northcott (H Roy Miller)

Bingara Fruit Market; Catherine’s Hair Design; Bingara Post Office; Cindy’s Hair Design; Shane O’Brien; H. Roy Miller