VIC - Telstra Australian Business Awards

Overall Victorian Winner

APS Plastics Pty Ltd

APS Plastics Pty Ltd (APS) is a design and engineering company and has been responsible for the design of many high profile products, from the Willow cooler to safety binding used on snow-boards. The business was also involved in the design and engineering of Camatic's innovative 'Matrix' seating used at the Portugal 'Stadium of Light' and the MCG extension. The company has also recently designed a world first revolutionary new medical device (the Unitract retractable syringe).

Australian Government Micro-Business Award

Osborn Sloan & Associates

Osborn Sloan & Associates provides diagnostic, rehabilitative and educational programs to clients with hearing loss and brain injuries. Their services allow clients to rehabilitate within the community. The business was started as a home-based sole practice more than nine years ago when its initial owner was undergoing a period of back injury rehabilitation and today operates out of a practice in Kew.

MYOB Business Award

APS Plastics Pty Ltd

APS Plastics Pty Ltd (APS) is a design and engineering company and has been responsible for the design of many high profile products, from the Willow cooler to safety binding used on snow-boards. The business was also involved in the design and engineering of Camatic's innovative 'Matrix' seating used at the Portugal 'Stadium of Light' and the MCG extension. The company has also recently designed a world first revolutionary new medical device (the Unitract retractable syringe).

Panasonic Australia Business Award

PageUp Pty Ltd

PageUp is a software development and application service provider specialising in recruitment systems. The businessÆ signature product, PageUp People, is an online recruitment system and has screened over a million candidates for organisations such as Coles Myer, BHP Billiton, Macquarie Bank and Flight Centre.

AMP Business Award

Hitwise Pty Ltd

Hitwise was formed in 1997 to measure website visitor numbers. Today, Hitwise provides daily rankings of websites in more than 160 industry and interest categories as well as online tools that track competing websites and internet usage patterns. The business has more than 700 clients worldwide and offices in Melbourne, San Francisco and New York.

Victorian Government Special Premier's Award

The Marengo Holiday Park

The Marengo Holiday Park provides beach front caravan and camping sites to visitors on the Great Ocean Road and overlooks the Hayley Reef Marine Sanctuary, home to a colony of Australian fur seals. The park offers four-star, self-contained cabin accommodation and powered and unpowered sites. It is popular with families, couples and retirees from Australia and overseas.

Victorian Government Indigenous Certificate of Excellence

Oz Native Tiles

Ceramic tiles provide the innovative medium for the beautiful indigenous tribal designs of Oz Native Tiles. During its three years of operations, Oz Native Tiles has been the main supplier of ceramic tiles for the Victorian Aboriginal Housing Board and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Housing. Oz Native Tiles has also participated in a number of exhibitions and is developing further its interstate expansion.