In a multi-award winning victory, Glen Industries, Glen Innes’ disability employment support service, collected most outstanding business of the year.
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The team took the stage to accept the award, after also claiming best in workplace diversity.
Special guest emcee Kylie Gillies stole the show with on point commentary throughout the night, and even made it into a GEBA selfie:
Local MP Adam Marshall thanked Kylie for the evening and said she “lifted the tone of the evening
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Earlier: Anticipation runs high for business awards
This Friday night’s Glen Innes Examiner Business Awards will be bigger and better than ever, with more than 200 Nominations received over all categories.
The evening should see a capacity crowd at the services club with most tickets already sold.
The Glen Innes Examiner Business Awards brings together the Glen Innes Severn business community to acknowledge outstanding effort over the past 12 months.
Special guest M/C for the evening will be Australian media personality Kylie Gillies (pictured) and there will be several special highlights during the evening to celebrate her visit.
Local identity Jim Ritchie will co host the evening.
An Independent panel of judges of local business people has considered all nominations and judged the winners of the 2016 Glen Innes Examiner Business Awards across all but one of the categories.
The Rotary Club Senior Pride of Workmanship category will be judged by a Rotary Club Committee.
The Examiner was recognised for the 2014 Glen Innes Examiner Business Awards when it won the Best Event for a Non Daily publication at the Fairfax Australia Community Media Awards held in Canberra.
The award was given for outstanding achievement in presenting an event and was open to all Fairfax non-daily publications across Australia.
Examiner Editor Laurie Bullock said it was a big thrill and an honour for the Examiner to win the award, given the large number of non-daily mastheads in the Fairfax Media stable.
“There is no doubt the 2014 awards business awards was a very successful event as was the 2015 evening and we are looking forward to an equally great event for 2016,” he said.
The Examiner will have our photographer Tony Grant taking pictures on the red carpet and throughout the night, so come dressed in your best formal wear.
Senior Journalist Craig Thomson will be talking to all the winners and their responses will be reported for articles in the following week’s editions.
Locals will also get the chance to chat with host Kylie Gillies after the awards have been handed out.
The evening will be held at the Glen Innes and District Services club and begins at 6.30 pm.
Craig Thomson
I am a media and communications professional with experience across print, digital, social and radio broadcasts. I am currently the Editor of Australian Community Media's Launceston Examiner.
I am a media and communications professional with experience across print, digital, social and radio broadcasts. I am currently the Editor of Australian Community Media's Launceston Examiner.
