Nominations close for 2019 St George business awards

Precedent Productions managing director and Awards founder Steve Loe said an exceptional number of nominations had been received for this year’s awards.

‘‘Every year the St George community throws its support behind local businesses by nominating them for the awards,’’ he said.

‘‘This year’s response has been outstanding, which goes to show what an amazing community St George is.

‘‘We have received thousands of nominations for businesses in over 30 categories, particularly via our website.’’

The awards team has already started work on the mammoth task of counting the nominations to find the most popular businesses in each category before notifying those who have been chosen as finalists.

Anonymous, impartial judges will then visit each finalist to assess their services from a customer’s point of view.

Judging criteria include: range of products, value for money, business and staff appearance, service quality and customer relations.

Finalists can also submit information about aspects of their business that an anonymous visitor may not see, such as customer testimonials and references.

‘‘Being a finalist in the Local Business Awards can provide a huge psychological and practical boost for the hardworking goods and services providers of St George,’’ Mr Loe said.

‘‘So we are particularly grateful to this year’s sponsors, without whose support the awards would not be possible."

Major sponsors of this year’s awards are Georges River Council and NOVA Employment and support sponsor is the Ramsgate RSL.

The achievements of all finalists will be celebrated at a gala awards dinner and presentations evening to be held on Wednesday, May 8 at Sharkies Leagues Club.

The presentation evening sees the announcement of all category winners as well as the Business of the Year and provides an exceptional networking opportunity for all businesses, sponsors and dignitaries involved.