2007 National - Telstra Australian Business Awards

2007 Telstra Australian Business of the Year and National MYOB Business Award

Brookfarm

Brookfarm is a gourmet food manufacturing company located in St Helena in northern New South Wales. Brookfarm began selling its home grown macadamia goods at the local market in 2000, and now distributes its products throughout Australia and internationally, to the United States of America, the United Kingdom, South East Asia, Scandinavia, New Zealand and Canada. Brookfarm products include natural and infused macadamia oils and macadamia mueslis. All Brookfarm products are GM-free and are made and manufactured in the Byron hinterlands. The Brookfarm macadamia plantation produces five varieties of macadamia from over 4,500 trees.

2007 Telstra Australian Business of the Year and National AMP Innovation Award

SRA Information Technology Pty Ltd

SRA Information Technology Pty Ltd developed EnviroSys, an environmental information management system which manages corporate environmental, health and safety and community data from static devices and moving samples. It integrates spatial and aspatial information and includes National Pollutant Reporting, water monitoring, greenhouse reporting, performance indicators and health and safety monitoring. EnviroSys is the accumulation of five years of recognised research and development in the provision of information management systems to the environment industry and operates in the mining, oil and gas, infrastructure and government sectors.

2007 National Australian Government Micro-Business Award

propertybuyer

propertybuyer specialises in sourcing, evaluating and negotiating property sales on behalf of homebuyers, investors and developers. The Sydney-based business was established in 2003 as an alternative to the vast majority of real estate agents who represent vendors only. propertybuyer acts exclusively for buyers purchasing residential and commercial real estate, and works with related service suppliers, such as specialist mortgage brokers and financiers, to make the process of buying a home or investment property simple and efficient. propertybuyer has grown from a home-based business to owning its own office premises and employing five staff.

2007 National Panasonic Australia Business Award

Platinum Electrical Contractors

Platinum Electrical Contractors was formed in 2001 and provides electrical contracting services to the industrial and commercial markets. Platinum Electrical Contractors currently employs over 30 staff who operate mobile service vehicles specialising in electrical installations, repairs and maintenance. Platinum Electrical Contractors successfully introduced the use of wireless pen-pads to its business, enabling the electronic integration of job sheet details with management software. Platinum Electrical Contractors is based in Blacktown and has clients throughout Sydney, with plans to franchise in late 2007. In 2006, Platinum Electrical Contractors featured among BRW's list of Fastest Growing Start-Up Companies.

2007 National Hudson Business Award

Danley Construction Products Pty Ltd

Danley Construction Products Pty Ltd designs and manufactures concrete joint products for the building and construction industry throughout Australasia. Established in 1987, Danley has grown from a small garage operation to an Australia-wide business and today is the holder of patented products and distributor of 200 products. Danley recognises the needs of the industry to help control the cracking of concrete, and incorporates research, design and product testing into every product they manufacture. Ongoing liaison with those in the concrete industry allows Danley to create holistic, innovative solutions and offer technical advice and support from project inception to end.

2007 National Telstra Regional Award

AVKO Mining Pty Ltd

AVKO Mining Pty Ltd was established in 1993 and specialises in all aspects of underground mining, in particular shaft sinking, bulk sample excavations and ground support. Based in West Kalgoorlie, AVKO Mining currently has operations in Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales and recently excavated a significant ore pass in Papua New Guinea. AVKO Mining also provides labour and machinery hire services to mine sites around Australia, and encourages hands-on training of student engineers, introducing a work experience training program for students to enhance their skills and knowledge of underground mining.