Finalists

• Field of View Sports Photography

Field of View Sports Photography has captured sporting memories for 18 years. Now a team of 20 locals, they support, sponsor and donate to sport, with community at their heart.

• Lightbox Agency

Lightbox Agency helps ambitious businesses, not-for-profits and government organisations build leading brands through strategy, branding, websites, marketing and technology. They combine specialist expertise with a flexible approach and integrate seamlessly with each client’s team.

• Memco Event Content

Memco Event Content captures authentic wedding moments through iPhone video and 35mm film. They help couples relive their day instantly with raw content delivered within 24 hours, preserving genuine emotions, energy and memories to treasure forever.

• Year Glance

Year Glance helps organisations of all sizes see their entire year at a glance. Their visual calendar app integrates with Google and Microsoft, replacing spreadsheets and wall planners with a clearer, more streamlined way to plan.

• Pole & Aerial Divas Ringwood

Pole and Aerial Divas Ringwood offers pole dancing, aerial hoop and silks classes in an inclusive environment, helping students improve fitness, confidence and wellbeing.

• Risky Kids Maroondah

Risky Kids Maroondah delivers a science-backed movement and mindset program, helping young people build confidence and resilience through parkour-inspired challenges and practical skills.

• Samurai Karate - Croydon

Samurai Karate Croydon builds confidence, discipline and resilience through martial arts training for children, teens and adults in a welcoming community.

• Sustainnovate

Sustainnovate helps built-environment professionals grow through sustainability training and coaching, using AI and industry expertise to make sustainability practical.

• Yarra Heights Dance Academy

Yarra Heights Dance Academy has provided quality dance education for all ages and levels for 30 years, developing strong technique, creativity and life skills while building confidence and fostering a lifelong love of dance.

• Vibe Studios

Vibe Studios provides dance and cheer classes for children, teens and adults of all abilities. As a supportive second home, they help students build confidence, form lifelong friendships and feel they truly belong.

• Empowering Beauty

Empowering Beauty is a results-driven skin and beauty clinic helping clients feel confident through advanced treatments, personalised care and genuine relationships that deliver results beyond beauty.

• Medicura - Health & Aesthetics

Medicura is a Nurse Practitioner-led clinic, blending aesthetic injectables and advanced skin treatments with health and longevity medicine, including weight management, menopause care and integrative wellness.

• Melb Myo & Injury Management

Melb Myo and Injury Management provides expert myotherapy and injury care for active individuals, athletes and workers, helping relieve pain, restore mobility and keep clients moving.

• Mindful Living Counselling and Psychology

Mindful Living Counselling and Psychology is a trauma-informed practice supporting people of all ages. Australia’s largest EMDR-focused private practice, it provides high-quality care to help people recover from trauma and difficult experiences.

• My Face Place

My Face Place helps women age well through a science-led approach. Their university-trained team provides personalised treatments and affordable skin memberships, making expert, consistent care simple and effective.

• The Innate Connection Chiropractic

The Innate Connection Chiropractic provides personalised care for all ages, helping individuals and families improve movement and wellbeing through tailored care, education and strong community relationships.

• Alpine Annexes

Alpine Annexes designs and manufactures premium-quality, custom-made caravan annexes, awnings and pet enclosures for Australian caravanners. Australian-made since 1977, they combine personalised design, quality materials and expert craftsmanship to create a perfect fit, built to last.

• Boss Aluminium

Boss Aluminium designs and manufactures premium Australian-made trays, canopies and 4WD accessories, combining innovative design, precision craftsmanship and uncompromising quality to build Australian-made products made for adventure.

• Instant Engraving

Instant Engraving is an experienced team of engraving specialists, manufacturing industrial labels, tags and nameplates, while providing product branding and bulk personalisation services. Their in-house design expertise and innovative technology enable consistently fast turnaround times.

• Complete Freedom Services

Complete Freedom Services is a not-for-profit social enterprise providing professional cleaning services while creating meaningful employment and pathways for former refugees and multicultural communities in Maroondah.

• Interact Australia

Interact Australia delivers personalised disability, community and employment services, empowering people to build independence, achieve goals and thrive through tailored, person-centred support.

• Pinchapoo

Pinchapoo is the proud creator of Australia’s cheeky hotel toiletry “pinching” movement and has redistributed over 17 million personal hygiene products, tackling hygiene poverty for the disadvantaged.

• Reverse Art Truck

Reverse Art Truck is a Ringwood-based not-for-profit that has operated for decades, promoting creative reuse by providing quality reusable resources for educators, artists, makers, crafters and hobbyists of all ages.

• SALT - Sport and Life Training

SALT – Sport and Life Training helps sporting clubs build stronger cultures and better people through practical education and support, while providing free, in-person support to clubs and communities when tragedy strikes.

• Canine Hydro

Canine Hydro uses a heated hydrotherapy treadmill to help dogs recover from injury, manage conditions like arthritis and stay fit. With a range of equipment, supplements and rehabilitation techniques, they provide personalised, caring support for every dog.

• Driving Miss Daisy Ringwood

Driving Miss Daisy Ringwood delivers tailored transport and companionship with exceptional attention to detail and a high level of customer service, helping people travel safely, confidently and with dignity.

• Foster Ramsay Finance

Foster Ramsay Finance helps Maroondah families make confident property and finance decisions. Through personal advice and a planned pathway forward, they provide clarity, certainty and trusted relationships that evolve as clients’ needs change over time.

• LJ Hooker Home Loans - Melbourne East
  

LJ Hooker Home Loans – Melbourne East helps individuals and businesses achieve their financial goals through tailored lending solutions. With expert advice, personalised service and genuine care, they simplify finance and help clients move forward with confidence.

• Select Cleaning Melbourne

Select Cleaning Melbourne offers tailored services to meet the diverse needs of their customers, including NDIS participants, aged care recipients, TAC, WorkCover and private clients.

• Dance Art Croydon

Dance Art Croydon is a retail dance store specialising in pointe shoe fittings and school uniforms. They support local eastern suburbs dance schools and help dancers achieve their dreams

• Essential Catering & Events

Essential Catering and Events creates unforgettable corporate, private and community events through exceptional food, detail and heartfelt service.

• Little Bad Wolf

Little Bad Wolf is a family-run Mediterranean restaurant in Croydon, serving bold Mediterranean flavours made with fresh ingredients and big heart, while proudly supporting local clubs, charities and community events.

• Rydges Ringwood

Rydges Ringwood provides accommodation, dining and event experiences for corporate travellers, groups and leisure guests. Their people-first culture and dedicated local team deliver exceptional guest experiences.

• The Barber Master

The Barber Master delivers premium personal grooming services and lasting relationships. They support local sporting clubs, charities, First Peoples initiatives and community groups.

• Urban Vineyard

Urban Vineyard is a community wine destination showcasing independent Australian wineries through curated wines, tastings and events for locals and visitors alike.

• Coys Constructions

Coys Constructions designs and builds high-performance Passive House homes across Melbourne’s outer east and Yarra Valley, creating healthier, energy-efficient homes through specialised building-science expertise.

• DSI Autobody Maroondah

DSI Autobody Maroondah is a second-generation family business specialising in prestige collision repairs, helping motorists, insurers and fleet partners through OEM-approved repairs and genuine customer care.

• Eastside Plumbing & Gasfitting

Eastside Plumbing and Gasfitting provides plumbing maintenance services across Melbourne, supporting homes, businesses and property managers with reliable service, clear communication and detailed reports.

• Ethereal Projects

Ethereal Projects is a local fit-out construction company specialising in bespoke joinery. They create functional commercial, hospitality and residential spaces, delivering quality craftsmanship and strong client outcomes.

• Safe Play Australia

Safe Play Australia creates safe, inclusive playgrounds and outdoor fitness spaces across Victoria. Family-owned, they support local clubs, inclusive programs and community organisations.

• Tailored Solutions

Tailored Heating and Cooling Solutions provides services across Melbourne, supporting households, builders and businesses with practical advice, reliable service and local expertise.