The 2025 Moreton Bay Business and Innovation Awards gathered businesses and community representatives at Eatons Hill for an evening recognising achievements across multiple industry categories.
Awards Ceremony at Eatons Hill Hotel
The 2025 Moreton Bay Business and Innovation Awards were held at Eatons Hill Hotel on 30 October 2025, bringing together 61 finalists from across the region. The event highlighted achievements in innovation, customer service, manufacturing, sustainability, tourism and emerging business sectors.
The program was coordinated by Tourism and Events Moreton Bay in partnership with City of Moreton Bay.
Award Categories and Winners
A total of 16 categories were presented, with results based on assessments from a judging panel of 25 industry representatives. The Business of the Year honour went to Health Focus Manufacturers, recognised for its performance across multiple areas.
Category Winners
- Not-For-Profit Excellence: The Nest Community
- Corporate Social Responsibility Excellence: Wilko Painting
- Exporting Excellence: Solar Bollard Lighting
- Employee of the Year: Olivia Tulloch – Gather & Feast Café
- Advanced Manufacturing Excellence: Health Focus Manufacturers
- Entrepreneur of the Year: Tory Ogden – Kompliance
- Tourism Business Excellence: Brisbane Whale Watching
- Hall of Fame – Tourism Business Excellence: Brisbane Whale Watching (2023, 2024 and 2025)
- Innovation Excellence: RTM Cloud
- Businesswoman of the Year: Candice Kiss – Gather & Feast Café, Annie Lane Café, Ruby Tuesday Café
- Food and Agribusiness Excellence: Hip Hops Brewers
- Environment and Sustainability Excellence: The Nest Community
- Customer Service Excellence: Annie Lane Café
- New Business Excellence: Hop To It Collective
Eatons Hill as the Host Venue
Eatons Hill served as the host location for the awards evening, marking another major regional event held at Eatons Hill Hotel. Businesses and representatives made online acknowledgements following the event, including posts from individual winners expressing appreciation for the program.
Regional Significance
The awards highlighted contributions across a broad range of sectors, reflecting ongoing activity in business development, community service, tourism, and innovation. The achievements recognised during the event demonstrated the range of work undertaken by businesses across the region.
Future Outlook
Recipients are expected to continue expanding their work following the recognition in 2025. The awards program is anticipated to remain a platform for acknowledging regional business achievements in future years.
Published 31-Oct-2025
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