Telstra has announced the regional winners of the 2024 Telstra Best in Business Awards program.
Selected from more than 22,000 nominations nationwide, and having undergone a rigorous judging process, the winners will represent their respective states in the national leg of the competition to be held on 27 November in Melbourne.
The regional winners were chosen as the most outstanding across seven categories: Accelerating Women, Building Communities, Championing Health, Embracing Innovation, Indigenous Excellence, Outstanding Growth, and Promoting Sustainability.
A long history of achievements
With over 30 years of history, Telstra’s Best of Business Awards program has been supporting Australian small businesses, celebrating their achievements and the people behind them, while giving them the opportunity to learn from Australia’s best business minds. Many of ISB’s Top 50 Small Business Leaders have featured among past winners.
Amanda Hutton, Group Executive, Telstra Business said, “To be recognised as a state winner in the Telstra Best of Business Awards is an incredible accomplishment, and we hope this provides these businesses with the recognition they deserve, and a moment to shine the spotlight on their significant work for their communities.”
The national category winners and the Business of the Year award for the 2024 Telstra Best in Business Awards will be announced on 28 November.
Regional winners
The winners in each state include:
Accelerating Women
- Menopause Friendly Australia (WA) – empowers women by addressing menopause’s impact in the workplace.
- VA Institute (TAS) – offers comprehensive training and support for virtual assistants.
- Wholesome Blends (QLD) – provides Australian families a wholefood option for enteral or tube-fed nutrition.
- Ikuntji Artists (NT) – supports local Aboriginal artists and fostersfoster Anangu culture through canvas, fabrics, and jewellery.
Building Communities
- Left Field (TAS) – provides continuous employment in horticulture labour hire through its Farm Work Loop.
- The yLead Association (QLD) – empowers youth across Australia and New Zealand with transformative leadership programs.
- Hey Lemonade (NSW) – an app that helps users manage stress and build resilience to tackle smaller mental health issues in a practical way.
- Woden Valley Early Learning Centre (ACT) – provides nature-based early childhood education for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years.
Championing Health
- Medmate Australia (VIC) – a national virtual care platform offering access to registered doctors, prescriptions and medical advice daily.
- Bellberry (SA) – enhances research quality and participant welfare through its Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) services.
- Billy Cart Behaviour (ACT) – offers personalised, compassionate behaviour support for individuals with disabilities.
Embracing Innovation
- Meke Baby (VIC) – enables safe and convenient feeding for babies through its portable milk-warming device.
- MAC Trade Services (SA) – reduces fossil fuel dependence by retrofitting homes and businesses with energy-efficient appliances and clean energy solutions.
- Verterra Ecological Engineering (QLD) – designs, constructs and manages sustainable ecosystems.
- SAPHI (NSW) – specialises in AI imaging, edge computing and smart operational technology solutions for mining, heavy industry and government sectors.
Indigenous Excellence
- Bunbara (WA) – Offers integrated solutions in the energy, mining and defence sectors.
- Rainy Day Recruitment (SA) – specialises in placing professionals in IT, engineering and professional service roles
- DeadlyScience (NSW) – an education organisation focused on providing STEM learning and resources to regional and remote schools, benefiting Indigenous secondary students.
Outstanding Growth
- Taskforce Australia (VIC) – excels in safety compliance and maintenance for rental properties.
- MyVenue (SA) – a full-service developer of cloud-based point-of-sale software solutions specifically targeted towards sports, entertainment and hospitality venues.
- Proptech Labs (NSW) – a technology company offering innovative solutions to the property management industry.
Promoting Sustainability
- Sustainable Plastic Solutions (VIC) – specializes in creating custom resins and closed-loop solutions for large organisations.
- Hera Engineering (WA) – a consultancy specialising in structural, civil, facade and temporary works engineering.
- NTEX (NT) – a resource recovery company that transforms potential environmental liabilities into valuable resources.
- Wildlife Drones (ACT) – a technology company revolutionising animal tracking.
