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2025 Winners
August 1st Wagga Wagga Business Chamber celebrated exceptional businesses and business leaders at the 2025 Optus Golden Crow Awards!
We are so fortunate to be part of such an exceptional business community. The winners of this year’s awards exemplify the diversity and strength of our business landscape over the last year.
Please join us in congratulating the 2024 Optus Golden Crow Award winners:
2025 Golden Crow Award
The Golden Crow Award is presented to a business that demonstrates excellence across multiple areas. This year’s winner demonstrated:
Exceptional performance across various aspects of their business operations.
Strong, measurable community engagement and support.
A clear focus on environmentally responsible practices.
Innovation, leadership, and a long-term vision that sets them apart in the local business landscape.
Outstanding Employee
The Outstanding Employee Award recognises an inspirational employee who has demonstrated a passion for their role and a commitment to their workplace and the community.
Taylor Smyth from Bidgee Strawberries & Cream
Outstanding Young Business Leader
The Outstanding Young Business Leader Award recognises an inspirational business leader aged 35 or under who has demonstrated a commitment to their workplace, industry, and the community through leadership
Grace Mattingly from Street Slamin Dance Centre
Outstanding Business Leader – 20 Employees and Under
The Outstanding Business Leader Award recognises an inspirational business leader aged 36 years or over who has demonstrated a commitment to their workplace, industry, and the community through leadership, whilst providing mentorship to others.
Kylie Cashen from Bidgee Strawberries & Cream
Outstanding Business Leader – 21 Employees and Over
The Outstanding Business Leader Award recognises an inspirational business leader aged 36 years or over who has demonstrated a commitment to their workplace, industry, and the community through leadership, whilst providing mentorship to others.
Steven Wait from Thomas Bros
Employer of Choice – 20 Employees and Under
The Employer of Choice Award recognises a business that has implemented strategies and initiatives to create a stimulating and supportive workplace environment.
Employer of Choice – 21 Employees and Over
The Employer of Choice Award recognises a business that has implemented strategies and initiatives to create a stimulating and supportive workplace environment.
Outstanding Community Organisation
The Outstanding Community Organisation Award recognises an organisation that works to improve the social, cultural, or environmental wellbeing of the community.
Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
This Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award recognises businesses that address the needs of a diverse community, including seniors, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with disability. An inclusive business facilitates the needs of all its employees and customers.
Excellence in Innovation
The Excellence in Innovation Award recognises a business that has implemented innovative solutions for new and existing needs through the introduction or improvement of a product, technology, or application that impacts the wider community.
Excellence in Sustainability
The Excellence in Sustainability Award recognises a business that has demonstrated its commitment to sustainable business practices and is working to reduce the impact of its operations on the environment.
Outstanding New Business
The Outstanding New Business Award recognises a start-up business that has effectively driven growth and is able to demonstrate the potential to achieve future success.
Excellence in Micro Business
The Excellence in Micro Business Award recognises a business that has effectively driven growth and is able to demonstrate the specific strategies implemented to achieve business success and/or resilience.
Excellence in Small Business
The Excellence in Small Business Award recognises a business that has effectively driven growth and is able to demonstrate the specific strategies implemented to achieve business success and/or resilience.
Excellence in Large Business
The Excellence in Large Business Award recognises a business that has effectively driven growth and is able to demonstrate the specific strategies implemented to achieve business success and/or resilience.
Outstanding Visitor Experience
The Outstanding Visitor Experience award recognises a business that understands the importance of visitor engagement for a region’s economy and reputation. Entrants must demonstrate how their business showcases the region/community and how their offering is unique within their industry.
Excellence in Business Ethics
The Excellence in Business Ethics award recognises businesses that are implementing ethical practices within their businesses, creating a positive work culture/ environment and building business success.
People’s Choice Award
The Triple M People’s Choice Award celebrates excellence in customer experience and is the only category decided by the public.