Victoria

Find A Babysitter.com.au is an internet-based business offering parents the convenience of finding a babysitter or nanny online with introductions established via email, SMS and job postings. The childcare shortage in Australia has seen the business grow almost 70 per cent a year since its establishment in 2005. Over 22,000 carers have registered with Find A Babysitter.com.au and more than 12,000 Australian parents have subscribed to the service since it started. The business's extensive database is updated regularly and facilitates feedback from parents to provide customers with a comprehensive and personalised service.

Wild Action Productions operates from a portable zoo facility that visits Victorian schools and communities to educate individuals about Australian wildlife. Established in 1994, the business offers four different ‘hands on' wildlife programs including Australian animals, Insect-a-mania and mini beasts, Rock-pool Discovery and Endangered species. Every year Wild Action Productions' programs educate over 250,000 Victorians on all things ‘wild' and are designed to support the State's teaching curriculum and expose children to live native animals in their classrooms. Wild Action Productions educates more children than the Melbourne Zoo.

Atlantic Group (v) is a venue, catering and event management company delivering contemporary, cutting-edge events to Melbourne. Last year, Atlantic Group (v) unveiled four sophisticated and stylish event spaces at Shed 14, Central Pier Docklands and has an additional tourism, entertainment and leisure development underway in neighbouring Shed 9. Established in 1999, the company's Docklands venture is one of the largest developments by any private investor in Victoria. Atlantic Group (v)'s event management services are able to cater for events of any size.

Roma Food Products manufactures alternative grain foods under the Orgran brand and specialises in wheat and gluten free products. In 1985, two brothers recognised the need to cater for people with food allergies and today the company exports over 85 products worldwide. In 2007, it introduced Orgran Outback Animal Cookies that are free from gluten, wheat, dairy, eggs, yeast, soy and nuts. The cookies contain calcium carbonate for children who are unable to consume dairy, and were developed after the company recognised children weren't specifically catered for in the allergen free market.

ETIKO FAIR TRADE is a small business providing Fairtrade sporting balls and fashion items for environmentally and socially conscious Australians. All products comply with strict ethical and environmental standards, and are either Certified Fairtrade, Certified Sweatshop Free or sourced from Worker or Farmer Owned Cooperatives. Since 2004, the company has strived to inform the community about the importance of Fairtrade products and workers rights. The company helps fund healthcare and micro-credit programs in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka and provides funding for worker-owned co-operatives in South America.

WBP Property Group is a valuation and property services company with branch offices in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland, and a network of partner firms around Australia. Established in 1992, the business' key services include property valuations, professional and aggregation services and property education. WBP Property Group's proprietary XpressVal technology was developed to help the business improve its processing and turnaround times for clients to meet increasing expectations of faster service for the same or lower fees. WBP Property Group employs 100 staff and plans to broaden the network of WBP offices around Australia.

Ripple Products Pty Ltd designs, manufactures and distributes water saving products, such as the Digital Shower Timer and Pop-Up Water Saving Bucket. Ripple Products' primary focus is water awareness, water usage and water consumption which is achieved through the supply of its ‘action based incentive' water saving products for the bathroom, kitchen, laundry, garden and car. Formed in 2004, Ripple Products' clients include government departments, water authorities, environmental agencies, large corporates and schools. The business employs five staff and has recently expanded the distribution of its functional water-wise products to the United Kingdom.

Gorman Industries Pty Ltd is a womenswear label combining utilitarian styling with girlish overtones. Customised prints in the form of animals or geometric shapes and luxurious knitwear have grown to become the brand signatures. Established in Melbourne in 1999 by designer Lisa Gorman, the business currently employs 20 staff and has three Melbourne-based flagship stores with plans to open another 12 retail stores nationally. Gorman Industries also supplies to various boutiques and department stores in over seven countries including Canada, Singapore, Japan and the United States.

No Fuss Events Pty Ltd is an event hire business specialising in the supply and installation of hire products including marquees, misting systems, turf protection, furnishings and portable flooring. Established in 1999, No Fuss Events has grown from a modest factory in Dandenong to a large warehouse in Mulgrave, which houses a fleet of trucks and forklifts and over 40,000m2 of flooring and 12,000m2 of structure. No Fuss Events employs a team of 22 and has supplied hire products to organisations including Country Racing Victoria, the Australian Formula One Grand Prix and the International Flower and Garden Show.

WBP Property Group is a valuation and property services company with branch offices in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland, and a network of partner firms around Australia. Established in 1992, the business' key services include property valuations, professional and aggregation services and property education. WBP Property Group's proprietary XpressVal technology was developed to help the business improve its processing and turnaround times for clients to meet increasing expectations of faster service for the same or lower fees. WBP Property Group employs 100 staff and plans to broaden the network of WBP offices around Australia.

Inzenius specialise in labour management, providing organisations with a fully integrated single source software application. This application streamlines labour rostering, validation of attendance to roster, award interpretation, and full payroll processing and payments. Established in 2003, Inzenius provides management systems and support to clients based in the health, hospitality, manufacturing and business services sectors throughout Australia, as well as in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Mulgrave-based business currently employs 20 staff and has established distribution partners in Perth and Sydney, and internationally in China, Singapore and the UAE.

Safetech Pty Ltd specialises in the design and manufacture of materials handling equipment to provide solutions to manual handling problems. Established in 1985, the business is located in Moe and employs nearly 50 staff manufacturing products for four major categories; lifting and levelling, pallet handling, overhead handling solutions and stretch wrapping. The products are designed to improve worker safety and increase productivity in the workplace.

The Coaching Institute specialises in life and business coaching, offering programs in training, teaching, customer service and communication. Established in 2004, the business caters for a wide range of clients including managers, entrepreneurs, athletes and entertainers, and has worked with clients such as Flight Centre Limited, ALCOA, Myer and Caltex. The Coaching Institute is located in Albert Park and is the only business in Australia to offer a Diploma in Life Coaching.

Clyne Foods is a dried fruit processing and packaging company based in Warracknabeal, north west Victoria. Clyne Foods was established in 2004 in response to the high level of imported dried fruit in the Australian market. Clyne Foods sources fruit from 130 Sunraysia growers for domestic and international markets. The company's processing plant supplies manufacturers including Kellogg's, Cadbury, Greens and Uncle Toby's. Clyne Foods recycles 99 per cent of its industrial waste, and has implemented efficient water usage strategies.

Safetech Pty Ltd specialises in the design and manufacture of materials handling equipment to provide solutions to manual handling problems. Established in 1985, the business is located in Moe and employs nearly 50 staff manufacturing products for four major categories; lifting and levelling, pallet handling, overhead handling solutions and stretch wrapping. The products are designed to improve worker safety and increase productivity in the workplace.

AWMA Pty Ltd specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of water management, distribution and storage systems for the Australian water and waste industries. Established in 2000, AWMA product lines include aluminium and stainless steel water control gates, automation, flow metering, pipe systems and electrical contracting. The business services a number of markets including local farmers as well as the waste water, storm water, tidal water and urban water sectors.

Safetech Pty Ltd specialises in the design and manufacture of materials handling equipment to provide solutions to manual handling problems. Established in 1985, the business is located in Moe and employs nearly 50 staff manufacturing products for four major categories; lifting and levelling, pallet handling, overhead handling solutions and stretch wrapping. The products are designed to improve worker safety and increase productivity in the workplace.