Submission Forms

The Building and Construction Award recognises the importance of this industry to our growing city. The award is open to all businesses in the building industry: from carpenters, bricklayers, plumbers, and electricians, to drafters, architects, and interior designers. The award will recognise a business that has made an outstanding contribution to this sector and that can demonstrate how it has capitalised on an opportunity in the Ipswich region to grow their business.

Ipswich is a regional hub for many sectors, in particular those services which support business to do business: from accountants, lawyers, financial advisors and banks, to marketing and IT businesses. This award recognises the importance of this industry to businesses in Ipswich and surrounding regions. The recipient of this award will demonstrate an outstanding contribution to this sector and how they have capitalised on an opportunity in the Ipswich region to grow their business.

With significant development occurring in the Ipswich region and housing affordability being a big drawcard, the Property and Real Estate industry is a sector which is growing in importance to the local economy. This award is open to businesses which contribute to the property and real estate industry in the Ipswich region. The recipient of this award will demonstrate an outstanding contribution to this sector and how they have capitalised on an opportunity in the Ipswich region to grow their business.

Ipswich receives 1.28 million visitors each year with a total visitor expenditure of $183 million. This sector grew by 45% between 2020 and 2021. This award category is open to businesses or individual events which have had a tangible and demonstrated influence on increasing tourist visitation to the region. The recipient of this award will demonstrate an outstanding contribution to this sector and how they have capitalised on an opportunity in the Ipswich region to grow their business.

Ipswich is home to 10,638 businesses, the majority of them small business. This award recognises the crucial role small business plays in our local economy and employment and is open to businesses with less than 10 employees. The recipient of this award will demonstrate how they have capitalised on an opportunity in the Ipswich region to grow their business.

This award is open to businesses with 10 employees or more. The recipient of this award will demonstrate how they have capitalised on an opportunity in the Ipswich region to grow their business.

This award is testament to the sense of community that continues to exist in Ipswich even as its population has grown. The award recognises those businesses who make a significant impact in our local community, be it through support for sporting clubs, stepping up at times of crisis, or supporting those in our community who are doing it tough. The award recipient will be able to demonstrate how their contributions has impacted the community.

This award is open to all business people aged 35 years and under. This award is open to individuals who can demonstrate outstanding and successful contribution to business in their respective field over the last twelve (12) months. This achievement may be for a single initiative or for consistent excellence within their position. The business person will be a business owner or in a management position. All nominees must be 35 years or younger as at 7 October 2023.

This award is open to all business people aged over 35 years. This award is open to individuals who can demonstrate outstanding and successful contribution to business in their respective field over the last twelve (12) months. The recipient will be a business owner or in a management position who can demonstrate how they have seized an opportunity to grow their business and improve its sustainability.

This year the Customer Service Award will be judged entirely on customers’ testimonials. It will be quality not quantity that will be judged by our panel of independent judges.