Finalists announced for 2025 Business Awards

26th Aug 2025

Finalists for the 2025 New England North West Business Awards have been announced. Among the finalists are Deano’s Smoked Trout for Outstanding Visitor Experience, Costa Guyra Glass houses for Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion and Matthew Velcich - Country Wide Property for Outstanding Young Business Leader
This year, 91 businesses and 39 individuals are in the running to take home one of 19 prestigious regional awards and the opportunity to represent the New England North West at the Business NSW State Business Awards in October.
Business NSW Regional Director for the New England North West, Diane Gray, congratulated the finalists, acknowledging the record response to this year’s program.
“We are thrilled with the record number of entries in 2025, and the calibre of nominations from across the region has been outstanding,” Ms Gray said.
“Our judges faced an extremely difficult task in selecting this year’s finalists. Every business that entered, and each individual who was nominated, should be particularly proud of their efforts.”
The New England North West Business Awards serve as the official pathway to the State Business Awards, hosted by Business NSW. Whether a finalist wins an award or not, the application process itself is invaluable, with feedback from the judges offering insights that will strengthen business planning for the future” she said.
Plans are now well underway for the New England North West Business Awards Gala Presentation Night, which will be held at the Armidale Ex-Services Club on Friday, 19 September. Tickets will be available to the public from Thursday, 28 August 2025.
For more information, visit www.businessnsw.com and head to the events section, or follow the Business NSW New England North West Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BusinessNENW .