Maroondah Business Excellence Awards

Retail and Hospitality

Recognising hospitality businesses including cafes, restaurants, bars, hotels caterers and accommodation, and retail business selling consumer goods through diverse channels, including physical retail locations, e-commerce platforms, and direct sales approaches. This category celebrates excellence in customer experience, product offerings, operational efficiency, marketing strategies, community impact, and sustainability practices, recognising leaders who drive innovation and success in these dynamic industries.

Trades and Construction

Recognising businesses that excel in domestic and civil construction, landscaping, urban design, infrastructure development, and traditional building trades. This award celebrates businesses that demonstrate exceptional quality, design innovation, and sustainable practices in their projects, setting high standards for business performance and industry leadership.

Professional Services

Recognising professional services businesses that exemplify outstanding performance, strategic vision, service delivery, operational excellence, and a commitment to continuous improvement including legal firms, accounting services, architectural firms, engineering services, management consulting , advertising services, market research companies, financial services, IT services providers, human resources consulting, and environmental consulting businesses.

Health and Wellness

Recognising businesses that promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being in the community including healthcare providers, fitness centres, wellness studios, nutritionists, mental health practitioners, spas, beauty services and other establishments offering services aimed at enhancing individuals' overall health.

Educational Services

Recognising businesses that promote learning and personal development ranging from educational providers and training services to tutoring programs and sports instruction. This category honours those that contribute to the educational growth and well-being of individuals in the region, including early childhood education and adult community education services.

Manufacturing

Recognising businesses that demonstrate innovation, efficiency, quality, and cutting-edge design in their manufacturing processes and technological advancements. From manufacturing facilities incorporating design technology to enhanced product development to leveraging technology for creative solutions, this category honours businesses that integrate advanced technology and design principles to drive progress and excellence in their respective industries.

Arts & Creative Services

Recognising businesses that demonstrate creativity, innovation, and artistic talent in fields including visual arts, performing arts, design, media, and cultural endeavours. From artists and designers to creative agencies and cultural organizations, this category honours those who contribute to the vibrant cultural landscape of the Maroondah community through their artistic endeavours and creative expressions

Not for Profit

This award acknowledges a finalist or winner that has excelled in this category by demonstrating a commitment to charitable or educational causes, addressing societal issues and promoting equity and unity within the community.

Sustainability

This award acknowledges a finalist or winner that has excelled in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices. It celebrates businesses that have implemented initiatives to reduce their environmental impact and highlights businesses that have integrated ESG considerations into their operations, addressing environmental concerns, social responsibility, and governance practices to contribute to a greener and more sustainable future and create long-term value for stakeholders and society.

Business of the Year

This prestigious award celebrates an outstanding business that has demonstrated exceptional performance, innovation, growth, and community impact. The award recognises the achievement of excellence in across business operations, financial success, customer satisfaction, leadership, and contribution to the local economy. The recipient of the Business of the Year award is a role model for other businesses and sets a high standard of excellence in the industry.

Entry is open to businesses registered within the City of Maroondah who have been in continuous operation for a minimum period of two years as 23 June 2025. View the municipal boundaries for Maroondah City Council

The business must hold a current Australian Business Number (ABN).

The business must be more than 60% Australian owned, with the owners or founders responsible for making the key management decisions.

The business must not have been subject to court proceedings in the 12 months prior to Thursday 26 October 2023. This includes the owner or founders in a personal capacity.

The business must not be subject to unresolved proceedings against Maroondah City Council.

Entry into the Maroondah Business Excellence Awards 2025 is not open to members of the Maroondah Business Advisory Committee, elected representatives of the City of Maroondah and Maroondah City Council employees.

Entry into the Maroondah Business Excellence Awards 2025 is not open to sponsors, suppliers and judges of the Awards or sponsors and suppliers of Maroondah BizMonth.

Maroondah City Council accepts no responsibility for any nominations or entries not completed by the closing time.

Maroondah City Council collects your personal information for the purpose of administering the Maroondah Business Excellence Awards 2025. Your information will be disclosed to the participating advisors and judges but will not be distributed to any other parties. Maroondah City Council will also use the information to keep you informed of other business-related activities. At any time you can remove yourself from this database by emailing bizhub@maroondah.vic.gov.au.

Maroondah City Council reserves the right to disqualify any entrant or business who Council has reason to believe has breached any of these terms and conditions, or engaged in any unlawful, fraudulent, misleading, deceptive, or other improper misconduct that may jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the Maroondah Business Excellence Awards or otherwise bring the Maroondah Business Excellence Awards into disrepute or damage the goodwill or reputation of the Maroondah Business Excellence Awards or Maroondah City Council.

In entering the Maroondah Business Excellence Awards 2025, entrants declare that the information provided is true and accurate at the time of completion.

It is a condition of entry that entrants may be profiled in the media and Maroondah City Council will publicise finalists and recipients of the Awards.

All entrants must be available for a free one-on-one session with an experienced business management consultant who is an independent advisor.

Entrants shortlisted as finalists must be available for a business site visit and interview in September 2025 and must the Maroondah Business Excellence Awards 2025 Recognition Event on Friday 10 October and the Gala Dinner on Thursday 23October 2025.

It is acknowledged that the Maroondah Business Excellence Awards 2025 are a competition. The decision of the judges is final no correspondence will be entered into. All entrants agree to comply with all Conditions of Entry outlined above and on the BizHub Maroondah website.

Entry is open to businesses registered within the City of Maroondah who have been in continuous operation for a minimum period of two years as 23 June 2025. View the municipal boundaries for Maroondah City Council.

The business must hold a current Australian Business Number (ABN).

The business must be more than 60% Australian owned, with the owners or founders responsible for making the key management decisions.

All nominations for the Maroondah Business Excellence Awards are free. Simply complete the online nomination form.

All you will need is information about the business and answer specific questions about the category/categories you choose.

Our award judges are distinguished professionals with diverse business backgrounds, possessing extensive industry expertise. Committed to fostering growth and mentorship within the business community, our judges bring a wealth of knowledge and passion to the evaluation process.