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Issue date: Friday 19 June 2009
Bold Future project wins three Australian Business Awards
Gold Coast City Council's Bold Future project has won three national business awards. Bold Future has won the Innovation, Community Contribution and Public Service categories in the 2009 Australian Business Awards, announced in Melbourne today. Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke said the awards for Bold Future were especially gratifying because the project had been entered into only three categories – and had won all three. "These awards recognise organisations that demonstrate business excellence, product excellence, sustainability and commercial success," said Cr Clarke. A spokesperson for the Australian Business Awards said: "The 2009 Awards attracted a very high standard of entries from the Australian business community in times of great change. This year’s winners displayed exceptional performance and leadership in their respective industries, and are role models for any organisation striving for business and product excellence. "The successful organisations achieved award-winning standards in a diverse range of areas." Mayor Ron Clarke said the Bold Future project had engaged residents and ignited the community’s imagination. "We received 11,000 responses during last year's consultation phase of the project," he said. "They came from a huge cross-section of our community, from businesses to families, community groups and sporting clubs. Residents shared their ideas on what they wanted for our city by 2040 and their responses were formulated into six key focus areas that have informed our new five-year Corporate Plan, which in turn guides all of Council’s planning and actions." About the Awards Established in 2003, the Australian Business Awards is an independent organisation incorporated in Australia as a proprietary limited company. Specialising in Quality Management, the Australian Business Awards administer and coordinate The Australian Business Awards program. As a private sector initiative, the Australian Business Awards is not affiliated with any larger or controlling entity to avoid any potential conflict of interest and does not rely on the financial support of government or other organisations. The Awards are a national, all-encompassing awards program honouring organisations that demonstrate the core values of business excellence, product excellence, sustainability and commercial success in their respective industries. Entries are judged on specific criteria underpinned by the program's values of success, innovation and ethics. The judging panel is carefully selected and coordinated by the Australian Business Awards to ensure that the judging process is fair and objective, free of bias or influence. | ||||||
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