Prime Super Northern Inland Innovation Awards 2010

Website: www.niia.com.au

Following on the success from last year’s awards this exciting event once again acknowledged innovative, cutting-edge, ground-breaking, leading or new approaches and practices in operation in the Northern Inland business community.

The Prime Super Northern Inland Innovation Awards 2010 were held on Saturday November 13th 2010, at the Inverell R.S.M Club. The gala dinner and awards evening, also featuring live musical entertainment, followed an exhibition at the Inverell R.S.M Club where finalists for the 2010 awards showcased their products and services from around the region.

Awards were presented in the following categories:

Agriculture / Horticulture and associated services

Finalists
Edward Evans - Inverell
ICT International - Armidale
Agline Distributors - Narrabri

Winner
Agline Distributors - Narrabri

Encouragement Award
Dr Robert Mensah - Narrabri

Tourism / Leisure and services

Finalists
Executive Oasis - Armidale & Narrabri
Australian Railway Monument and Rail Journeys Museum - Werris Creek
sSs BBQ Barns - Tamworth

Winner
Australian Railway Monument and Rail Journeys Museum - Werris Creek

Encouragement Award
Commercial Hotel Bundarra - BundarraProfessional and Retail services

Professional and Retail Services

Finalists
ComputerBank New England Inc. - Uralla, Armidale & Inverell
Gunida Gunya - Gunnedah
Kylie Mitchell Designs - Armidale

Winner
ComputerBank New England Inc. - Uralla, Armidale & Inverell

Encouragement Award
Friendly Faces Helping Hands - Boggabri

Manufacturing and Engineering

Finalists
Tretheway Industries Pty Ltd - Deepwater
Matrix Key Systems - Tenterfield
Phoenix Foundry - Uralla

Winner
Tretheway Industries Pty Ltd - Deepwater

Encouragement Award
Faber Toolboxes - Narrabri

Research and Education

Finalists
TAFE NSW New England Institute - Tamworth
North West Advisory Group - Narrabri
New England Girls' School - Armidale

Winner
North West Advisory Group - Narrabri

Encouragement Award
TAFE NSW New England Institute & Outback Division of General Practice - Tamworth

Due to the overwhelming success of the awards, they will be held again in 2011. Further details can be found at the awards website - www.niia.com.au