200+ faces: Bendigo Business Excellence Awards 2024 picture gallery

Anyone who’s anyone in the Bendigo business scene gathered to crown the top shop at the Bendigo Business Excellence Awards. See all the glitz and glam from the gala.

Treehouse Pediatrics won the 'Health and Care' award at the Bendigo Business Excellence Awards 2024. Picture: Gianni Francis.

The coveted position of Bendigo’s business of the year was crowned to a local fresh food wholesaler amid a competitive selection of nominations.

JL King & Co took home the top prize and won in several categories for their “foresight and commitment” as business leaders in their industry.

Seventy-three finalists were short-listed for 21 award categories in the 2024 Bendigo Business Excellence Awards.

Judges said JL King & Co stood out in challenging economic conditions for their successgrowing their business with new contracts and building a new state-of-the-art facility in Bendigo.

More than 700 well-to-do Bendigonians attended the gala awards night at Red Energy Arena on Thursday dressed to the nines to celebrate the success of local business.

“Bendigo is booming” Premier Jacinta Allan said as she kicked off the 29th annual awards for her hometown.

“We’re home to businesses that have made our city a household name,” she said.

Ms Allan said “community is the secret ingredient” to the 13 per cent growth in the Bendigo economy over the last five years.

“Doing business in a regional community is unlike doing business anywhere else in the state,” she said.

“Employees are your family and your customers are the people you run into at the school gate.”

Ms Allan credited Bendigo’s economic growth to the hard work of the more than 14,000 businesses across Bendigo that employs more than 80,000 people.

Community Minded Award

Winner: Passion Pizza Bendigo

Finalists

Bendigo Ford

BBKM Plan Management Pty Ltd

Coliban Water

Discovery Science and Technology Centre

Creative Industries Award

Winner: Lauren Starr Artist

Finalists

Nest Design Studio

Props Theatre

Twenty-Four18

We Are Untold

Customer Focussed Award

Winner: myvet Strathfieldsaye & Snip and Chip Low Cost Pet Desexing

Finalists

3D Physiotherapy Health Group

Adventurbilities

Hip Pocket Workwear and Safety Golden Square

Victorian Specialist Support Services

Climate Leader Award

Winner: JL King & Co

Finalists

Bendigo Primary Care Centre

Bendigo Cosmetics

Hazeldenes Chicken Farms Pty Ltd

Diverse and Inclusive Award

Winner: Discovery Science & Technology Centre

Finalists

Treehouse Paediatrics

Emerging and Energised Award

Winner: Psych Assessment and Therapy Centre

Finalists

DUMAWUL

Kindness Society

Saranya Lee

Events and Tourism Award

Winner: Bendigo Heritage Attractions

Finalists

Bendigo Chinese Association

Bendigo Jockey Club

Gastronomy Award

Winner: MacKenzie Quarters

Finalist: Collins Honey

Health and Care Award

Winner: Treehouse Paediatrics

Finalists

Bendigo Cosmetics

Bendigo Primary Care Centre

Flash Farm

myvet Strathfieldsaye and Snip and Chip Low Cost Pet Desexing

Pivotal Occupational Therapy

Manufacturing Award

Winner: JL King & Co

Finalists

Hazeldenes Chicken Farms Pty Ltd

Yarrawonga Manufactured Housing Pty Ltd

National/Global Footprint Award

Winner: ISH24

Finalist: MSD Animal Health

Not-For-Profit Award

Winner: Lifeline Loddon Mallee

Finalists

Bendigo Foodshare

Bendigo Primary Care Centre

Zonta Club of Bendigo

Professional Services Award

Winner: The KH Studio

Finalists

Janelle Stevens Property

Proactive Finance

Revolve IT

Regional Women’s Business Award

Winner: Julie Sheahan (3D Physiotherapy Health Group)

Finalists

Josie Postlethwaite (Ladies with Tradies)

Lindsay Tod (Passion Pizza Bendigo)

Sam Cottingham (BBKM Plan Management Pty Ltd)

Small and Succeeding Award

Winner: Props Theatre

Finalists

Adventurbilities

Flash Farm

The KH Studio

Social Procurement Award

Winner: Downer

Finalist: Hazeldenes Chicken Farms Pty Ltd

Tech and Digital Award

Winner: Revolve IT

Finalists

MSD Animal Health

Pop Education

Trade and Construction Award

Winner: Dobeli Electrics

Finalists

Mikaela Jane Hair

RACE Services

Todd Newman Builders

Yarrawonga Manufactured Housing Pty Ltd

Volunteer of the Year

Winner: Peter Ball (Bendigo Military Museum)

Finalist: Kristen Beever (Bendigo Theatre Company)

Young and Professional Award

Winner: Jacinta Douglas (DJAARA)

Finalists

Alissa Van Soest (Discovery Science and Technology Centre)

Jesse Cattell (William Farmer Funeral Directors)

Kira Hyde (The KH Studio)