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BCA Biggie Awards
Nation’s elite raise a toast to recovery
Australia’s business leaders gathered in the ballroom of Sydney’s Fullerton Hotel as a ringing endorsement of the country’s return from the pandemic.
‘We won’t allow inner cities to dictate climate’
Scott Morrison says regions will benefit from climate policies, declaring net zero emissions won’t be achieved in the ‘cafes, dinner parties and wine bars of our cities’.
ASIC deputy inspires stand up show
Some senior public servants may have experience in being a punchline, but few can match Karen Chester’s claim to inspiring an entire festival stand up show.
Amid ashes, Biggies winners gave hope
Winners in the BCA’s inaugural The Biggies awards went above and beyond in the devastating bushfires that swept through NSW.
BP works to fuel local communities
BCA’s Biggies Awards finalist: During the crises of 2020 BP Australia stepped up, moving into fire affected areas to ensure people had critical fuel supplies.
Fires force a new direction for local hero
BCA’s Biggies Awards finalist: After living through the trauma of the horrific Kangaroo Island bushfires, Kaytee Collins wants to use her experience as a launchpad to help change the world.
How online shopping made the difference in a year of crises
BCA’s Biggies Awards finalist: Woolworths stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic to manage people’s changing shopping needs.
A Covid-led conversion
BCA’s Biggies Awards finalist: Simon Doyle, medical doctor and former consultant at EY, showed “immense courage and selflessness” going straight to the COVID frontline in Melbourne.
Accenture backs people and tech to serve communities
BCA’s Biggies Awards finalist: Accenture increased its volunteer effort to assist communities hit hard by bushfires and the pandemic.
How Coles stepped up to help feed the nation
BCA’s Biggies Awards finalist: During the pandemic Coles donated extra food and groceries to food banks to help Australians facing hardship.
When they sent a pop-up mall to save a village
BCA’s Biggies Awards finalist: Structures and logistics company ATCO Australia helped small businesses to trade through the bushfire crisis.
EY helped small businesss on the ground
BCA’s Biggies Awards finalist: EY launched one of Australia’s most successful private sector bushfire relief initiatives, and it all started with a round of drinks.
A local hero who led the firefight far and wide
BCA’s Biggies Awards finalist: Scott Hart of Braidwood Community Bank wants is to do right by his community, and he spent months battling the fires in NSW.
Minderoo drives pod-led recovery
BCA’s Biggies Awards finalist: Minderoo visited a total of 13 fire-affected communities to develop its response plan — “life-changing” temporary housing pods.
How John Appleby helped save his slice of paradise
BCA’s Biggies Awards finalist: During the bushfires, Coles regional manager John Appleby decided no threat was big enough to stop him from protecting his community.
Economy still needs work: Reed
The coming budget will test the government’s preparedness for real reform.
Let business help in vaccine rollout: BCA
Business Council of Australia president Tim Reed has urged the federal government to push ahead with plans to get the country vaccinated, offering business help to achieve the task.
Business needs to run the extra mile with its sport links
Sport and business are often joined at the hip, but some argue there is much more to be done.
BCA keen to bank Covid progress
Having come through the pandemic better than expected, business leaders are also concerned about avoiding complacency.
Gonski ‘bowled over’ by good deeds
David Gonski says he was ‘bowled over’ by the community work of individuals in last year’s crises of bushfires and COVID-19.
How business rolled up its sleeves
Over the past 18 months, in every challenge, business has stood alongside Australians through their darkest days.
For Coles, Covid crisis ‘was a time to step up’
For Coles, the coronavirus was a time to step up and ensure essentials were available and shoppers were safe.
Minderoo led the way in bushfire recovery
When much of Kangaroo Island was still up in flame, a handful of workers flew into the island with a handful of maps and a mission.
Pop-up shopping mall saved traders
When fire tore through Mogo on NSW’s south coast last year, traders found themselves without a space to conduct their businesses.
Accenture adds a new dimension to caring
Consulting firm Accenture reached out beyond its client base to assist local communities impacted by bushfires and COVID last year.
Woolies stacks up as ‘quiet hero’
When the coronavirus pandemic struck 12 months ago, there was chaos in supermarkets across the country as people rushed to stockpile food.
EY’s practical support comforted fire victims
One of Australia’s most successful private sector bushfire relief initiatives, which assisted more than 500 small business owners, started with a round of drinks.
BP Australia makes big impact in crises
During last summer’s devastating bushfires, the supply of fuel to affected communities became a critical part of the emergency response.
Doctor’s human touch in time of rare contact
Melbourne-based emergency doctor Simon Doyle focused on the small things to try to establish a personal connection with his COVID-19 patients.
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