More than 200 Cabonne businesses are in the running for the 2019 Cabonne Daroo Business Awards after being nominated by their customers and clients.
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A record 1000 individual nominations were received from throughout the shire, which awards chairperson Libby Oldham described as "phenomenal".
Mrs Oldham said the number of individual nominations was 33 per cent higher than last year, while the number of businesses, community organisations and individuals to receive nomination rose by an amazing 66 per cent.
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"A record 33 groups were also nominated in the category for Contribution to Cabonne by a Community Organisation," Mr Oldham added.
Best Business in Cabonne nominations were Age of Fishes Museum, Australian National Field Days, Billabong Takeaway, BJ Welding, Bryton Wool, Cabonne Bus Lines, Cabonne Service Centre, Cabonne/Blayney Family Day Care, Café Fifty One, Canowindra Tyre Service, Cargo Store, Clearwater Tanks and Coco Harvest.
Cumnock General Store were also nominated, as were Eat Your Greens, Eugowra Central Hotel, Garden of Roses Café, Hillside Harvest, Molong Bakery, Molong Newsagency, Molong Pharmacy, MSM Milling, Shephard Civil and Earthmoving, SPAR Supermarket and YBM Molong.
She said the community's participation in the nominations process was unprecedented and was a tremendous endorsement of Cabonne business operators and their employees.
To be recognised by your customers and clients is one of the best compliments any business can receive.
- Cabonne Daroo Business Awards chairperson Libby Oldham.
"To be recognised by your customers and clients is one of the best compliments any business can receive," she said.
An online voting process has now started to determine finalists in each of the 17 categories, and people can cast their votes by going to www.daroobusinessawards.com.au
Winners will be announced at a gala dinner at Manildra on Friday, November 1.
Mrs Oldham said that with such a large number of nominations this year, it will be an outstanding achievement to be named as a finalist.
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The ticket price of $66 remains the same as in previous years.
Other categories are best new business, best ongoing business, best home-based business, excellent in hospitality, excellence in accommodation, excellence in marketing, advertising and communications, excellence in tourism business, excellence in service operations - small entity, excellence in service operations - large entity, contribution to Cabonne - community organisation, contribution to Cabonne - by a business, business fostering disability inclusion, business that has thrived through adversity, apprentice/trainee of the year and employee of the year.
Best New Business
Amanda Lee Photography
Billabong Takeaway
Bites Brews
Bonnie-Sue Mawbey Family Day Care
Burtons Lane Curry Paste
Cumnock Bowling Club Chinese Restaurant
Downtown Fitness
Eugowra Central Hotel
Foodworks Canowindra
Frock On
Hunky Chunky Pies Bakehouse
Manildra Pharmacy
Manildra Post Office
Marksman Design Co
Pucker and Pout by Kiah
Ram Man NSW
St Mary Pharmacy
Synergy Hair Beauty
The Blue Bowerbird
The Cheesecake Co
The Woolshed Australia
Timber Tales
Westlime Canowindra
Best Ongoing Business
Ag N Vet Eugowra
Age of Fishes Museum
Agwise Rural Supplies and Steel
Australian National Field Days
Booful Gifts Homeware
Bryton Wool
Cabonne/Blayney Family Day Care
Cabonne Service Centre
Café Fifty One
Canowindra Country Bakehouse
Canowindra Phoenix
Canowindra Tyre Service
Cargo Store
Clearwater Tanks
Coco Harvest
Coffee on Kiewa
Cumnock General Store
Delice Café
Eat Your Greens
Eden Décor and Gifts
Finns Store
Freemasons Hotel
Garden of Roses Café
Hillside Harvest
Leanne Pearce Dogwash
M A Bray Transport
MG ML Gander Livestock Carriers
Molong Smash Repairs
MSM Milling
Mullion Creek After School Care
Paul Culverson Earthmoving Farm Contracting
QT Beauty Co
Rural Centre
Studio Windmill
YBM Molong
Best Home-Based Business
Amanda Lee Photography
Avalind Photography
Cargo Store
Eagle Eye Termite Pest Control
Eat Your Greens
Greenwood Designs
Jackie Watson Cabonne/Blayney Family Day Care
Kerin Engineering
Lauren Poole Cabonne/Blayney Family Day Care
Leanne Pearce Dogwash
Pucker and Pout by Kiah
Studio Windmill
Sunnylodge Greyhound Education Centre
Tammy Nonnemacher Hairdressing
The Cheesecake Co
Excellence in Hospitality
AMUSU Theatre
Café Fifty One
Canowindra Hotel
Canowindra Services Club
Cargo Inn
Cargo Store
Clancy's Café
Coffee on Kiewa
Cumnock Bowling Club Chinese Restaurant
Cumnock General Store
Delice Café
Eat Your Greens
Edwena Mitchell Catering
Eugowra Central Hotel
Finns Store
Freemasons Hotel
Garden of Roses Café
Heifer Station Wines
Hunky Chunky Pies Bakehouse
Manildra Post Office
Molong Bakery
Timber Tales
Excellence in Accommodation
Creekside Farmhouse
Frisby Cottage
Manildra Caravan Stopover
Manildra Royal Hotel
Old School House
Old Vic Inn
Royal Hotel
The Old Grain Shed at Nangarna
Excellence in Marketing, Advertising and Communications
Age of Fishes Museum
Bites Brews
Canowindra Phoenix
Cargo Store
Coco Harvest
Cudal News
Cumnock Progress Review
Downtown Fitness
Eat Your Greens
Manildra Matters
Molong Real Estate
MSM Milling
Studio Windmill
Excellence in Tourism Business
Age of Fishes Museum
AMUSU Theatre
Australian National Field Days
Banjo Paterson Museum
Borrodell Vineyard
Cargo Road Wines
Cargo Store
Clancy's Café
Coffee on Kiewa
Craft on the Creek
Eugowra Central Hotel
Heifer Station Wines
Hillside Harvest
Nashdale Lane Wines
Twisted River Wines
Yarn Market Craft Cottage
Excellence in Environmental Enhancement & Sustainable Agriculture
Ag N Vet Cumnock
Kurrafalls Farm
Little River Landcare
Peffer Pastoral Co
Rural Centre
Excellence in Service Operations - Small Entity (0-5 employees)
Agwise Rural Supplies and Steel
Billabong Takeaway
Bites Brews
Canowindra Country Bakehouse
Canowindra Phoenix
Canowindra Post Office
Canowindra Tyre Service
Cargo Inn
Cargo Store
Coco Harvest
Coffee on Kiewa
Cumnock Bowling Club Chinese Restaurant
Cumnock General Store
Delice Café
Earth and Ag Machinery Services
Eden Décor and Gifts
Hillside Harvest
Hunky Chunky Pies Bakehouse
Leanne Pearce Dogwash
Manildra Pharmacy
Manildra Post Office
Michael Miles Electrical
Molong Real Estate
Molong Smash Repairs
Pac Crete Concrete
Peter Irvine Contracting
St Mary Pharmacy
Timber Tales
Excellence in Service Operations - Large Entity (6+ employees)
Ag N Vet Eugowra
Cabonne Bus Lines
Cabonne Service Centre
Canowindra Hotel
Clearwater Tanks
Cudal Bowling Club
Cumnock Village Preschool
Eugowra Central Hotel
Freemasons Hotel
MSM Milling
Primelime Cudal
SPAR Supermarket
YBM Molong
Contribution to Cabonne - Community Organisation
AMUSU Theatre
Banjo Paterson Museum
Cabonne/Blayney Family Day Care
Canowindra Creative Centre
Canowindra Hospital Auxiliary
Canowindra Library
Canowindra Preschool Kindergarten
Clancy's Café
Community Transport
Cudal Community Children's Centre
Cudal Public School P C
Cudal Tennis Clinics - Cudal Tennis Club
Cumnock CWA
Cumnock Progress Association
CWA Canowindra
Eugowra Evening VIEW Club
Eugowra Events and Tourism Association
Grow Molong
Manildra & District Improvement Association (MADIA)
Manildra Craft Cottage
Manildra First Responders
Manildra Men's Shed
Molong Advancement Group
Molong Hockey Club
Molong Players
Molong Rugby League Football Club
Molong Show Society Incorporated
Mullion Creek After School Care
Mullion Creek Progress Association
Orana House
St Vincent De Paul Canowindra
St Vincent De Paul Molong
Yeoval Show Society
Contribution to Cabonne - By a Business
Ag N Vet Eugowra
Age of Fishes Museum
Agwise Rural Supplies and Steel
Australian National Field Days
Banjo Paterson Museum
Canowindra Phoenix
Cargo Store
Cargo Village Markets
Craft on the Creek
Cudal Bowling Club
Cumnock General Store
Manildra Pharmacy
Manildra Post Office
Molong Real Estate
MSM Milling
SPAR Supermarket
The Cheesecake Co
YBM Molong
Business Fostering Disability Inclusion
Age of Fishes Museum
Community Transport
Freemasons Hotel
HACC Office Canowindra
SPAR Supermarket
Business that has Thrived Through Adversity
Ag N Vet Eugowra
Banjo Paterson Museum
Café Fifty One
Cabonne Service Centre
Cargo Inn
Cargo Store
Coco Harvest
Cumnock Bowling Club Chinese Restaurant
Cumnock General Store
Cumnock Village Preschool
Dean's Tyre & Auto
Eden Décor and Gifts
Gavin Shearing Pty Ltd
Hillside Harvest
Molong Real Estate
MSM Milling
SPAR Supermarket
Timber Tales
Yeoval Showground Caravan Stopover
Apprentice/Trainee of the Year
Emma Regan, Cabonne Council
Employee of the Year
Ashlee Newell, Eugowra Community Children's Centre
Bob Murray, Cabonne Council
Craig Ross - MSM Milling
Deb Oates, Cabonne Council
Heidi Thornberry, Cabonne Council
Jake Allcorn, Molong Pharmacy
Jayne West, ANFD
Kasey Millstead, Billabong Takeaway
Kristy Hogan, Canowindra Country Bakehouse
Mary Mulhall, St Vincent de Paul Molong
Matilda Den, Central Hotel Eugowra
Melissa Fitzsimmons, Be Tempted @ Barnseys
Naomi Schroder, Cabonne Council
Nicola Brazier, YBM
Nicole Gosper, SPAR Supermarket
Rachael Geddes, Cabonne/Blayney Family Day Care
Robyn Slattery - St Vincent de Paul Canowindra
Roselea Rowston, Canowindra Phoenix
Sarah Evans, Cumnock Village Preschool
Sharnie Duncan, Cabonne/Blayney Family Day Care
Tiana, Molong Tyre & Mechanical
Toni Searl, Mullion Creek After School Care
Vanessa Palmer - Cudal Bowling Club
Best Business in Cabonne
Age of Fishes Museum
Australian National Field Days
Billabong Takeaway
BJ Welding
Bryton Wool
Cabonne Bus Lines
Cabonne Service Centre
Cabonne/Blayney Family Day Care
Café Fifty One
Canowindra Tyre Service
Cargo Store
Clearwater Tanks
Coco Harvest
Cumnock General Store
Eat Your Greens
Eugowra Central Hotel
Garden of Roses Café
Hillside Harvest
Molong Bakery
Molong Newsagency
Molong Pharmacy
MSM Milling
Shephard Civil & Earthmoving
SPAR Supermarket
YBM Molong