Join Shoalhaven’s most prestigious business celebration!
The 2025 Shoalhaven Business Awards in partnership with ActewAGL – Our Ruby Red Gala is celebrating 40 years of Shoalhaven Business – and is the region’s premier business event – an evening of celebration, networking, and recognition that brings together the best of local enterprise.
Witness the crowning of Shoalhaven’s business champions as winners are announced across multiple categories. Connect with industry leaders, successful entrepreneurs, and innovative businesses that are shaping our region’s economic future.
This elegant gala offers unparalleled networking opportunities in a sophisticated setting. Build valuable business relationships, celebrate achievements with peers, and gain inspiration from the success stories that will be shared throughout the evening.
Whether you’re a finalist, supporter, or business professional looking to connect with the region’s elite, this is the must-attend event of the year. Limited seats available at premium tables with the best networking opportunities.
Black Tie
Approx. 5.5 hours
$170 single ticket | $1,550 table of 10
EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
Good Things Organic
CareSouth
South Coast Therapy & Support Group
Interchange Shoalhaven
Nursing Solutions Group
Activate Health & Movement
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ORGANISATION (sponsored by CareSouth)
Be Here Nowra
PCYC Shoalhaven
Keith Payne VC Veterans Benefit Group
Southern Cross Housing
BCR Communities
Community Bank South Coast
OUTSTANDING VISITOR EXPERIENCE
Supercalla
Cupitt’s Estate
Bumpy Road Catering & Events
Wildwood
Where We Escape
EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION (sponsored by Nowra Ignite)
South Coast Therapy & Support Group
Nursing Solutions Group
Hannah’s Beauty Clinic & Japanese Head Spa
South Coast First Aid
OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE
Richie Butler – Bomaderry High School
Tina Hopkins – Juggernaut Advisory
Jake Kelly – GJ Gardner Homes
Sophie Lymbery – Activate Health & Movement
Helen Simister – South Coast First Aid
Jill Scott – South Coast Therapy & Support Group
Deborah Tomarchio – Neck of the Woods Café
Kirsty Nesbitt – Encore Support Group
Jeremy Comas – Lone Fig
EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY & INCLUSION (sponsored by Hansa Sailing)
South Coast Therapy & Support Group
Activate Health & Movement
Southern Cross Housing
Stella Studioz
Bomaderry High School
Shoalhaven Food Network Award, recognising our amazing small hospitality businesses in the Shoalhaven.
The Valley Table
Two Brown Men
Penzo’s Pizza & Gelato Bar
Kohli’s
Leaf in Nowra
Neck of the Woods Café
Bella Pizza & Gelato Bar
OUTSTANDING NEW BUSINESS
Soul Skin & Laser
Yandolera Community Care
South Coast Kitchen Gardens
Blak Cede
Expressive Mind Therapy
Bella Pizza & Gelato Bar
EXCELLENCE IN MICRO BUSINESS (less than 5 employees, sponsored by 2ST/Power FM)
Supercalla
Nowra Fasteners
Where We Escape
The Valley Table
Innovisuals
Colour Capsule
Be You Ballroom
EXCELLENCE IN SMALL BUSINESS (5-20 employees, sponsored by ActewAGL)
Good Things Organic
South Coast Therapy & Support Group
Activate Health & Movement
South Coast First Aid
Burbank & Brown Lawyers & Conveyancing
Hannah’s Beauty Clinic
Shoalhaven Signs
Neck of the Woods
Juggernaut Advisory
EXCELLENCE IN LARGE BUSINESS (21+ employees, sponsored by Ex-Servos Group)
Bumpy Road Catering & Events
Encore Support Group
OUTSTANDING YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER (sponsored by McDonalds)
Ashleigh McGuire – Ripe Mentoring
Hannah Morley – Hannah’s Beauty Clinic
Emily & Brad Humphreys – Be You Ballroom
Leonard White – Lone Fig
Emily Turner – Soul Skin & Laser
Andrew Brkic – Shoalhaven Signs
OUTSTANDING BUSINESS LEADER (sponsored by Macey Insurance Brokers)
Ian Morris – Bomaderry High School
Erica Jones – Interchange Shoalhaven
Clare Carson – South Coast Therapy & Support Group
Kim McArthur – South Coast Brides
Sian Ludlow – Stella Studioz
Adam Gowen – CUC Southern Shoalhaven
Nathan Carson – South Coast Therapy Group
Heather Marciano – BCR Communities
Stefanie Bristoe – Encore Support Group
ALIGNED CATEGORIES
Outstanding Employee
Outstanding Young Business Leader
Outstanding Business Leader
Employer of Choice
Excellence in Innovation
Excellence in Sustainability
Outstanding Community Organisation
Outstanding New Business
Excellence in Micro Business (Less than 5 employees)
Excellence in Small Business (5 – 20 employees)
Excellence in Large Business (21 or more employees)
Outstanding Visitor Experience
Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
NON-ALIGNED CATEGORIES
Shoalhaven Artisan Excellence
Business of the Year
Members of the Shoalhaven Business Chamber get access to a large number of benefits.
