Current Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor

Insurance Advisernet is locally owned by Jeremy and Nikki Thornton. Since starting in 2011, Insurance Advisernet Mid North Coast has grown to include Offices in Dungog and Armidale. We are proud of the reputation we have built, as businesses see the benefit of partnering with us to help protect their assets and lively hood. Our staff have over 100 years experience in broking, underwriting and claims which mean you can trust us to offer you great advice that will help protect you and your business. Talk to The Manning Great Lakes fastest growing and most innovative general insurance advisers.

Gold Sponsor

Regional Australia Bank is a customer owned bank that has been helping regional Australians achieve their lifestyle goals for over 50 years. We have a reputation for being flexible, personable and being able to make the complex simple. With roots in regional NSW, Regional Australia Bank has grown to be one of the premier banking alternatives to the ‘Big Four’ banks. Unlike the ‘retail’ approach taken by many competing institutions, we continue to add value to our members by recognising everyone’s circumstances are different. This means we can provide personalised financial solutions, working with our members to save them time, money, and effort.

Gold Sponsor

We are a family run business specialising in all your Quality Painting & Decorating needs in the Great Lakes, Mid North Coast & Northern NSW. Vandaline are proudly Licensed & Insured in New South Wales & In Queensland. Our services and team offer all your Painting, plastering, Minor carpentry and timber restoration needs. All using premium materials and products and updated on the trendiest colours and products. We love our community and we love our locals so we look after you from the time we quote through to when we finish your job, including those extras like returning for touch ups after you move into a property, at no charge, just to keep you smiling! We are highly experienced on and off site in all aspects of Commercial projects including shopping centres, aged care, restaurants, schools, airports, high rise painting etc. Residential painting includes vast experience in New and Renovated homes, External and Internal painting, Rural & Remote painting, Roof painting, Decks, Real Estate and Strata Property Maintenance. Please call Vandaline Painting Contractors for quality assured workmanship, competitive quotes designed to meet all budgets and a friendly team on your job.

Silver Sponsor

The community's vision for the MidCoast region is to be recognised as a place of unique environmental and cultural significance. Council's economic vision supports the achievement of this by aspiring towards sustainable economic growth founded on the region's natural assets, amenity and location while offering a healthy lifestyle and community connection. We aim to continually strengthen the region as a location of choice and create a supportive environment for businesses to invest and grow.

Silver Sponsor

TAFE NSW is the leading provider of further education and training in Australia. We aim to skill the workforce for the future through high quality, personalised education and training.

TAFE NSW has a great reputation for industry and business partnerships. These connections ensure our students get the highest level of real world training, meaning we can provide a high quality, job-ready workforce. We are constantly adapting our courses and facilities to suit local community and industry needs.

We provide a range of study options from full-time to part-time study, online or face-to-face. TAFE NSW also offers the training and qualifications small businesses need to support growth. If you’re a larger business intent on developing your workforce skill set, we deliver customised training and accredited qualifications anywhere, anytime, and in delivery modes to suit you.

From apprenticeships and traineeships to short courses and degrees you can learn the skills you need with TAFE NSW. 

Silver Sponsor

Mid Coast Automotive Group is thrilled to be a sponsor at the Business Awards Night and would like to congratulate all the entrants and winners to their respective categories. We were fortunate enough to be announced the winner of the Business Leader category a couple of years ago and it is an award we are still very proud of. 

Bronze Sponsor

All building/ Construction work.,big or small. Specialising in tilt up pre fabricated concrete struts.

Bronze Sponsor

Concept Design Kitchens and Joinery is owned and managed by Tod Gribble. Tod has been in the industry since 1999 and provides a first class range of services including, kitchen design and manufacturing, all joinery and cabinetry to a very high standard.

Bronze Sponsor

More than you ever expected - Evermore Retirement living in Forster NSW promises you total peace of mind in serene surroundings that feel more like a luxury 5-star holiday resort. That is what supported living is all about at Evermore.

Bronze Sponsor

WIN Television has a long and proud tradition of bringing fun, engaging and informative content to regional Australians. WIN provides local business a total TV solution with the opportunity to advertise to a mass audience on both the Channel 9 and Channel 10 platforms. Featuring award winning shows such as The Block, The Project and Masterchef, blockbusters like Married At First Sight, incredible sporting moments with the NRL, State of Origin, Australian Open and The Melbourne Cup as well as much loved Australian content such as Have You Been Paying Attention, Gogglebox, Australian Ninja Warrior, Australian Survivor and Lego Masters. Whatever the demographic of your customer WIN has the programming to help build your brand with strategic value for money advertising solutions to get the WINning edge

Bronze Sponsor

Forster Bowling Club was established in 1954. The club has the Eastern Tiger All you can Eat Restaurant which is open for lunch and dinner 6 days a week, (closed on Mondays). The club also offers Strand Bar and Grill open 7 days for Lunch and Dinner Restaurant quality food at club prices Make Strand Bar & Grill your Dining Destination at Forster bowling club Barista Coffee, Cake and Sandwiches are also available 7 days at the Bar Cafe Raffles are held on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday nights and Sunday afternoons. We have a courtesy bus for those who do not want to drive which covers the area from Forster Keys to Tuncurry, bookings are essential. At the Entertainment Centre the club has a dinosaur themed 9 hole putt putt course, New York street styled laser skirmish, tenpin bowling lanes and amusement machines. The club also proudly own and operate the Forster Palms Motel , situated right next door which has 36 rooms, pool, etc. We have different packages, some of those already created are for families, seniors, & bowlers, which will bring more visitors to our Club. The packages include the motel, the entertainment centre and club. This is a block of text. Double-click this text to edit it.