Finalists announced in Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2019
Forty-four of the state’s leading exporters have been named finalists in this year’s Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards.
This year’s finalists include businesses from the Gold Coast to Far North Queensland, and showcase the diversity of Queensland’s export sectors across 16 different categories.
Finalists and winners from previous years are well represented, including Circa Contemporary Circus (finalist – Creative Industries); Australian Language Schools (finalist – International Education and Training); and earthmoving machinery manufacturers Digga Australia, (finalist – Dermot McManus Award for Innovation; also Manufacturing and Advanced Materials).
They are joined by companies named finalists for the first time, including industrial mathematics firm Polymathian (finalist – Technology and Innovation); bikini manufacturer Moana Lifestyle (finalist – E-Commerce); and ‘superfoods’ producer Natural Evolution (finalist – Sustainability; also Emerging Exporter).
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk congratulated Queensland’s export achievers.
“Queensland has around 7,300 goods exporting companies of which 40 per cent are based in regional Queensland and in total sold $87 billion of goods to the rest of the world in 2018–19,” the Premier said.
“That’s larger than New South Wales and Victoria combined.
“Every exporter across Queensland who is putting time and energy into growing their overseas markets is also helping to grow the Queensland economy and support local communities.
“Around one in five Queensland jobs is supported by export income.”
Trade and Investment Queensland CEO Paul Martyn said it was a pleasure to honour Queensland’s export companies.
“It’s a pleasure for Trade and Investment Queensland to coordinate the export awards each year, and to give the state’s export achievers the recognition they deserve,” he said.
Winners in this year’s awards will be announced at the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards Gala at Brisbane City Hall on Thursday 10 October.
Guests at the black-tie Gala will include leaders from government, business and Queensland’s export community, including Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and TIQ’s 12 overseas trade commissioners.
Visit www.exportawards.qld.gov.au for more information and Gala tickets.
See below for full list of finalists.
Contact:
Zoe Russell (Premier’s office) – 0439 982 347
Greg Sweetnam (TIQ) – 0447 972 744
Agribusiness, Food and Beverages Award
Morlife
Mort & Co
Packer Leather
Top Cut Foods
Creative Industries Award
Cairns Aquarium & Reef Research Centre
Circa Contemporary Circus
Luxxbox
Populous
E-Commerce Award
Au Life International
Knotwood
Moana Lifestyle
Zuii Organic
Emerging Exporter Award
Charlton Innovation
Craig International Ballistics
Natural Evolution
Norseman Machinery Imports
International Education and Training Award
Australian Language Schools
Griffith University
John Paul College
St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School
International Health Award
Grahams Natural Alternatives
Luina Bio
Morlife
Trisco Foods
Manufacturing and Advanced Materials Award
Alpha-H
Digga Australia
HeliMods
Luxxbox
Minerals, Energy and Related Services Award
Core Group
International Mill Relines
JKTech
NLT Australia
Professional Services Award
JKTech
Oceanic Network
Populous
Tyler International
Regional Exporter Award
Advanced Aquarium Technologies
International Mill Relines
HeliMods
Mort & Co
Small Business Award
AKIPS
Grahams Natural Alternatives
Ryan Aerospace
Venlo Investments
Sustainability Award
Alpha-H
Envirotech Education
Knotwood
Natural Evolution
Technology and Innovation Award
AKIPS
NLT Australia
Polymathian
RedEye Apps
Dermot McManus Award for Innovation
Clipchamp
Digga Australia
TravelbyBit
Trisco Foods
Tom Burns Award for Women in International Business
Au Life International
Envirotech Education
iVolve Industrial Technology
Moana Lifestyle
Richard Joel Award for the Defence Industry
Craig International Ballistics
Highgate Engin & Holmwood Highgate Aus
ImmersaView
Ryan Aerospace
