NGINA CELEBRATES
07 Dec 2016
The Nursery and Garden Industry NSW & ACT National Awards celebration took place last week, honouring nominees with the Association's top honours from a competitive field spread over 24 categories.
The Nursery and Garden community’s top organisations and outstanding individuals gathered together at Hawkesbury Racecourse on 25 November 2016 to celebrate the annual NGINA (Nursery and Garden Industry NSW & ACT) Awards.
The evening was comprised of a range of awards from the NGINA Awards of Honour, the NGI Industry awards for best businesses based on the National Awards criteria, and finally our popular Members Choice Awards. With a record number of nominations for the Members Choice Awards, the winners were voted on from a competitive field of entrants, all of whom demonstrate excellent business acumen.
Hosting the event was popular radio presenter, Phil Dudman. The awards ceremony took place at the Ted McCabe function centre, Hawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon. Nursery industry figureheads joined the award finalists to celebrate outstanding success across 24 award categories.
A highlight of the night was Cameron’s Nursery winning the Environment Award for the third year running. In recognition of this momentous win, Cameron’s Nursery was entered into the Hall of Fame.
AWARDS OF HONOUR
Tubestock Growers Group of NSW Perpetual Award
Stuart Swaddling from Tropical Plant Rentals
Outstanding Individual in a Region or Special Interest Group
Leigh Brennan, Sprint Horticulture
Allan Seale Award
Phil Dudman
Life Member Award
Mal Morgan, Glenfield Wholesale Nursery
Award Of Merit
Des and Val Leeke, Traden Tubes
STATE AWARDS
NSW/ACT Retailer of the Year 2017 (turnover $0-$1.5 Million)
Country Elegance Garden & Gifts, Dungog | Janice and Steve Bonamy
NSW/ACT Retailer of the Year 2017 (turnover $1.5 Million +)
Honeysuckle Garden, Mosman | Jack, Tom and Peter Thorburn and Rohan Parker
NSW/ACT Production Nursery of the Year 2017 (turnover $0-$1.5 Million)
Honeysuckle Park, Dural, Peter, Tom & Jack Thorburn
NSW/ACT Production Nursery of the Year 2017 (turnover $1.5 Million +)
Overland Nurseries, Arcadia | Melissa, Brent, Scott and Karen Tallis
NSW/ACT Environment Award for the Year 2017
Cameron’s Nursery | Sonja and Andy Cameron
MEMBER’S CHOICE AWARDS
Supplier of the Year 2017
Garden City Plastics, Craig Williams
Best Regional Business (ACT/South West)
Heritage Nursery Yarralumla, Bruno and Hedy Zimmermann
Best Regional Business (South Coast)
Jamberoo Native Nursery, Nathan Sparkes, Anne Hogan and Geoff Bailey
Best Regional Business (Central Coast Hunter)
Bromeliads Australia, Jennifer and Jamie Larnach
Best Regional Business (Western)
Narromine Transplants, Alex Cliffe
Best Regional Business (Mid-North Coast)
Bonny Hills Garden Centre & Café, Keith Hogan
Best Regional Business (Northern Rivers)
Bangalow Wholesale Nursery, Stuart and Tracey Knowland
Best Regional Business (Sydney)
The Green Gallery, Sharyn, Jeremy and Maurice Critchley
Best Regional Business (Tweed Brunswick)
Plantasy Nursery
Rising Star of the Year 2017
Engall’s Nursery, James Adams and Jane Orr
NGINA depends on member support to cover the wide range of activities they are involved in. This couldn’t be achieved without the support of those few members who go beyond the call of duty in order to get things done. Thanks to their contributions, energy and ideas; the industry is a better place for everyone.
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Images (2-5): Rising Star of the Year, Engall's Nursery; Life Member Award, Mal Morgan; Best Regional Business Sydney, The Green Gallery; Retailer of the Year ($1.5M+), Honeysuckle Garden Mosman.
