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2011

News

  1. WA pressure tester named Australia’s best business

    A Western Australian business crucial to the safety of liquefied natural gas platforms, oil rigs and desalination plants has taken top honours in the 19th Telstra Australian Business Awards in Melbourne. ...

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  2. Iconic Hahndorf jam named SA’s best business

    Beerenberg Farm, a family-owned business that began by growing strawberries in the 1970s, has developed into an international condiments brand with 60 products found in supermarkets, airlines and top hotels....

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  3. Pressure’s fine for Western Australia’s top business

    Australian Pressure Testing Services (APTS) was launched as a one-man consultancy in 2003 by director Paul Newbound, operating from his dining room table and borrowing against equity in the family home....

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  4. ‘Green’ home builder named NT’s best business

    Established in 2007 by Justin and Karinda Gill to build environmentally sustainable homes, Abode New Homes includes solar hot water, solar power, 5 star energy efficiency and inverter air-conditioning in every home it builds....

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  5. Disaster loss assessors named Queensland’s top business

    A company responsible for speeding up insurance claims and repairs for cyclone and flood-affected Queenslanders was tonight named the state’s ‘Business of the Year’....

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  6. Top NSW business takes online learning to the world

    Janison, established in 1988 by Wayne and Jacquie Houlden to develop and host online learning systems, portals and assessments, took top honours at the 2011 Telstra NSW Business Awards in Sydney last night....

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  7. Green home strategy wins ACT agency top business award

    Established in 1999 and headed by Richard Luton, the business focuses on environmental sustainability in its own office and encourages vendors to “green” their homes before sale by giving advice on home energy audits....

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  8. Online wedding directory named Victoria’s top business

    Australia’s growing love affair with online shopping was reflected last night when three net-based businesses offering wedding services, custom-designed wall stickers and bicycles won Victoria’s top business awards....

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  9. Horticultural marketer named Tasmania’s top business

    Bringing new plant breeds such as the Callistemon “Great Balls of Fire” and the Acacia “Fettuccini” into Australian and world markets has led to business success for horticultural agency Plants Management Australia....

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  10. Customers first for South Australia’s finest businesses

    Fourteen of South Australia’s leading businesses are finalists for this year’s Awards, which will introduce a state Telstra Regional Award and a People’s Choice Award for the first time in the program’s 19-year history....

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  11. Best of the West put their customers first

    Fourteen of Western Australia’s leading businesses are finalists for this year’s Awards, which will introduce a state Telstra Regional Award and a People’s Choice Award for the first time in the program’s 19-year history....

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  12. Customer-focused tourism businesses among NT’s best

    Telstra today named the finalists in the 2011 Telstra Northern Territory Business Awards with analysis of the finalists showing top customer service is one of the biggest indicators of business success....

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  13. Best Queensland businesses put customers first

    Telstra today named the finalists in the 2011 Telstra Queensland Business Awards with analysis of the finalists showing top customer service is one of the biggest indicators of business success....

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  14. Best NSW businesses put customers first

    Telstra today named the finalists in the 2011 Telstra NSW Business Awards with analysis of the finalists showing top customer service is one of the biggest indicators of business success....

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  15. Best ACT businesses put customers first

    Telstra today named the finalists in the 2011 Telstra ACT Business Awards with analysis of the finalists showing top customer service is one of the biggest indicators of business success....

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  16. Best Victorian businesses put customers first

    Twenty of Victoria’s leading businesses are finalists for this year’s Awards, which will introduce a state Telstra Regional Award and a People’s Choice Award for the first time in the program’s 19-year history....

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  17. Best Tasmanian businesses put customers first

    Telstra today named the finalists in the 2011 Telstra Tasmanian Business Awards with analysis of the finalists showing top customer service is one of the biggest indicators of business success....

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  18. Australian public to vote for first time in Awards’ history

    The People’s Choice Award for the best business in the state or territory - to be joined by supporting sponsor Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of BlackBerry® smartphones – will deliver $2000 in prizes to businesses that receive the most votes by the public....

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  19. Diagnosis reveals small business in good health

    – An in-depth ‘health check’ of some of Australia’s leading small businesses has shown they measure up well against international benchmarks for good management....

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  20. Sydney Writers’ Centre - Our first 6 months as NSW Telstra Business Awards Winner (Micro-business)

    It’s been an amazing journey since we won the NSW Telstra Business Awards (Micro-business) in July 2010. Apart from meeting some wonderful entrepreneurs and proudly displaying the winning certificate at our premises, our business has also grown significantly since then. And I have no doubt that this was a direct result of the Award....

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  21. Chance to celebrate our best small and medium businesses

    Entries open today for the Awards program in its 19th year of recognising excellence in business. It is bigger than ever in 2011 with the introduction of two new Awards, the Telstra Regional Business Award and the People’s Choice Award....

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